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| They ruled Egypt from 1620 to 1570BC |
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| Leader of Egypt around 1285BC |
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| According to the Bible, Moses did what? |
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| Explain the basic beliefs of Judaism: |
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| Judaism is a monotheistic religion. Jews believe there is one God who created and rules the world. This God is omnipotent (all powerful), omniscient (all knowing) and omnipresent (in all places at all times). God is also just and merciful. He gave us the 10 Commandments to follow. |
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| Great Builders, Capital was Ninevah |
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| Who were the Babylonians? |
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| They were ruled by the Persians |
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| What do historians regard as Hammurabi’s greatest accomplishment? |
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| Who were the Phoenicians? |
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| The first to create an alphabet |
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| The city of Carthage was founded by… |
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| What caused the ancient Greeks to be isolated from one another? |
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| What is the significance of Athens? |
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| What is the significance of Sparta? |
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| Very strong Military State |
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| What was the Peloponnesian War? |
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| War between Sparta and Athens in 431 |
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| Who were the only polis citizens with political rights? |
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| Who were the only polis citizens with political rights? |
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| Who was Philip of Macedonia? |
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| father of Alexander the Great and conqueror of Greece, Illyria, and Thrace. |
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| Who was Alexander the Great? |
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| the king of Macedonia that conquered the Persian empire |
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| devotion to or imitation of ancient Greek thought, customs, or styles |
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| The transmission of ideas and products from one culture to another |
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| - A Japanese feudal lord in charge of an army of samurai |
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| The pilgrimage to the Ka’aba in Mecca required once of every Muslim who was not limited by health or financial reasons |
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| - The belief of absolute rulers that their right to govern is granted by God |
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| - A European economic policy of the sixteenth through the eighteenth centuries that held that there was a limited amount of wealth available, and that each country must adopt policies to obtain as much wealth as possible for itself; key to the attainment of wealth was the acquisition of colonies |
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| - In France, the class of merchants and artisans who were members of the Third Estate and initiators of the French Revolution; in Marxist theory, a term referring to factory owners |
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| - An economic system in which the state controls means of production |
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| - A political movement that is characterized by extreme nationalism, one-party rule, and the denial of individual rights. |
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| - Policy of Great Britain and France of making concessions to Hitler in the 1930s |
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| - In Buddhism, the release from pain and suffering achieved after enlightenment |
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| - A solemn pledge or agreement |
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| - A military formation of foot soldiers armed with spears and shields |
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| - In ancient Rome, a member of the wealthy, privileged upper class |
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| - Military expeditions by European Christians in the 11th-13th centuries to regain the Holy Land from the Muslims |
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| – Political system in which nobles are granted the use of lands that legally belong to their king, in exchange for their loyalty, military service, and protection of the people who live on the land |
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| – a pardon releasing a person from punishment due for a sin |
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| - Sudden overthrow of government leaders by a small group |
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| - One of three distinct social classes in France during the 1700s; clergy, nobility, and commoners (the third estate) |
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| - The idea that government should not interfere with or regulate industries and business |
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| - A policy in which a strong nation seeks to dominate other countries politically, economically, or socially. |
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| - Information or material spread to advance a cause or to damage an opponent’s cause. |
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| - An agreement to stop fighting. |
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| - A U.S. foreign policy adopted by President Harry Truman in the late 1940s, in which the United States tried to stop the spread of communism by creating alliances and helping weak countries to resist Soviet advances |
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