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9th Grade
01/14/2010

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Artifact
Definition
the objects that were used and made in the past such as coins, tools, and pottery
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Culture
Definition
the specific knowledge, custums, arts, beliefs and values,
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Hominid
Definition
a human like being that stands and walks upright
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Nomad
Definition
people that move from place to place in search of food and water
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Hunter-Gatherers
Definition

people that hunt animals and gather wild plants and berries for food and other specific needs

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Pastorlists
Definition
people that range over wide areas with herds of livestock for food and other things
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Domestication
Definition
the specific growing or breeding of plants and animals to better help humans
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Bronze
Definition
the time period after the stonge age where they began to make items out of bronze
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origins of agriculture
Definition

accidentally planted a seed and grew crops

and it started from small groups of hunter gatherers in the fertile cresent

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impact of technology
Definition
it made life easier, they could cook, and carry water as well as survive
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impact of Neolithic transition
Definition

 it went form food growing to food production and now people could stay on one place because they didn’t have to depend on as  much. 

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Hammurabi
Definition

 King of Babylon

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Abraham
Definition

beginner of Judaism

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Cyrus the great
Definition
He was a ruler that took over many countries, united Persians and Medes under his rule. He freed Jews of slavery
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Lycurgus
Definition
Father of Sparta. He created the senate; and divide the land equally-no social classes
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Darius I
Definition

 He was considered the strongest ruler of Persia, and he did so much for his country. He built the royal road, hired satraps, he also reformed the army. He was King #2 

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Xerxes
Definition

He was that last strong ruler of ancient Persia.His armies invaded the Greeks but were eventually defeated by the Greeks. 

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Primary document
Definition

 Original document


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Secondary document-
Definition

the same document that is re-written after that time period it was originally written in.

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Ziggurat
Definition

A large building that is the heart of the temple.

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Cuneiform
Definition

Sumerian writing

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The torah
Definition
Jewish bible
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Dualism
Definition

 it was the belief that the world is ruled by 2 forces (good and bad)


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Polytheism
Definition

 Practice/worship of gods (many gods)

 

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Monotheism

Definition
worship of single god
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The laws of Hebrews
Definition

 

Obedience law, Ten Commandments. Mosaic law. Jews have to pray when they worship. Limit foods that Jews can eat. Standard behavior

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the code of Hammurabi
Definition

 The code of 282 laws were important because it was thorough but it was also written for all to see.

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The role of common folks in an empire
Definition
Men were usually working politically while women were at home taking care of children. Men outside, women inside.
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Oligarchy
Definition
a form of government in which all power is vested in a few persons or in a dominant class or clique; government by the few.
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Rlue of the Persians
Definition
559-330
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First Use of Fire
Definition
1 million
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Beginning of Agriculture
Definition
12,500
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First Villages
Definition
7,000
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Abraham
Definition
2,000-1,500
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Moses
Definition
1,200s
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Saul
Definition
mid 1,000s
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Rule of David
Definition
1,000
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Chaldeans destroy the Temple of the Hewbrews and enslave them
Definition
586
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Minoans
Definition
3,000-1,100
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Myceneans
Definition
1,600-1,100
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Age of Chaos
Definition
1,100-800
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Persian Wars
Definition
490-404
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Penoponnesian War
Definition
431-404
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Alexander's Empire
Definition
330-323
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Upanishads
Definition
800-400
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Jainism
Definition
500
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Buddhaism
Definition
500
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Vedic Age
Definition
2,000-500
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Aryan Invasion
Definition
1,500
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Harrapan societ emerges
Definition
2,500
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