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Mr. Halacy Final Exam
Renaissance, C.A.J.I., Map
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Crusade
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a trip to regain the Holy Land
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Holy Land
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any place that Jesus traveled to
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cultural diffusion
Definition
when a culture influences another culture ex: Heian Period, Buddhism, Helenism, Islam, Christianity, Chinese writing influenced Japan
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technology transfer
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when the technology of one culture is passed on to other cultures ex: 3 African kingdoms, gunpowder, silk
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flood plains
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areas of flat land where rivers overflow thier banks
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Shang/Zhou/Qin/Han
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great dynasties of ancient and medieval China
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Confucius
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religious philosopher whose teachings are still learned today
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civil service
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civic duty and what you have to do
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Silk Road
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major trade route between west + east to China
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Silk
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major achievement in textiles.
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Jade
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green stone carved into art
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medicine
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acupuncture, herbal remedies
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technology
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paper making, compass, gun powder, small pox vaccine
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dynasty
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continuous rule from the same family
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Grand Canal
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waterway connecting Huang/Chang rivers in China.
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monsoon
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seasonal wind---dry for part, wet for part of the year
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subcontinent
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a large land mass jutting out of an even larger land mass.
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Himalayas
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largest mountain range in the world.
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Mohenjo Daro
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ancient Indian city along the Indus River.
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Harappa
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ancient Indian city along the Indus River.
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Vedas
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stories/writing from ancient India
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caste system
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born into a social class and you stay there for life.
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Hinduism
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largest religion in India--polytheistic-one major god is Shiva
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Buddhism
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2nd largest religion in India--follow the 8 fold path
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Maurya Empire
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created by King Chandragupta
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Asoka
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Chandragupta's successor
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Bantu
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large group of migrating people; ancestors of many Africans.
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savanna
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areas of grassland with scattered trees and bushes.
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Sahara
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world's largest desert-North Africa
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rain forest
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area where some African kingdoms live
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Mansa Musa
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great Muslim king of Mali
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Ghana
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1st great kingdom of West Africa
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Mali
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2nd great kingdom of West Africa
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Songhai
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3rd great kingdom of West Africa
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Ile-Ife
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forest kingdom in west Africa
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Benin
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forest kingdom in west Africa
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Christianity
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spread to many African kingdoms
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Islam
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Mansa Musa's Hajj to Mecca
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Swahili
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Bantu language w/ Arabic words
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archipelago
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chain of many islands
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Kyoto
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Heian empire's capital city.
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feudalism
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system of land ownership
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samurai
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Japanese warriors
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bushido
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rules for behavior followed by samurai; like chivaly...only in Japan
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shogun
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supreme military commander
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Heian Period
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Chinese influenced period in Japan's history.
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Renaissance
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a widespread change in culture that took place in Europe beginning in the 1300s
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Black Death
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killed 1/3 of Europe's population
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Peasants
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demanded more rights and moved from manors to cities for better wages
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100 years war
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promotes nationalism
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society change: Middle Ages--->Renaissance
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ability outweighs birthright
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new inspiration in Renaissance
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Grecian and Roman art-THE CLASSICS
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de Medici family
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finances and supports art
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Crusades help Renaissance
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promote learning
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1.) Italian cities (____)trade w/--> 2.) Muslim ______
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1.) Genoa, Florence, Venice
2.) merchants
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Middle class ______, which ____ ____.
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rises; ends feudalism
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city...portrait
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Florence
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woman posing
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Venus
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woman and children w/ halos
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Madonna + Child in Majesty
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Jesus + Mary
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Pieta
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Discus thrower
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Discobalus
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philosophers in courtyard
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The School of Athens by Raphael
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city...photograph
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Florence
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Jesus being crucified
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Crucifiction
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Woman....eyes follow you
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Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci
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Solar System....Zodiac signs
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Capernicus Universe (heliocentric theory)
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people dying on a table
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Romeo and Juliet
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humanism
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intrest in the Classics--Greece and Rome
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movable type
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letters and marks arranged and rearranged to write things
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Gutenberg
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develops printing press and movable type
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Utopia
Definition
a story by Sir Thomas More about an ideal place run by Greek philosophy
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Shakespeare
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a playwright and a poet...wrote Hamlet/ Romeo and Juliet
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Globe
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the theater where Shakespeare's plays were performed
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da Vinci
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artist, scientist, inventor....painted Mona Lisa
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Donatello
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sculptor--David
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Michelangelo
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painter---Sistine Chapel
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Petrarch
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first great humanist writer
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Erasmus
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leading Christian humanist---"In Praise of Folly"
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More
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lawyer--"Utopia"
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Rabelais
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humanist writer---"Gargantua and Pantagruel"
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Van Eyck
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master of realistic portraits...he was Flemish
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Durer
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German painter, master wood-cutter, and engraver
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Raphael
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great painter--"School of Athens"
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printing press revolutionize Renaissance
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movable type, printing press, Gutenberg....spread art and new faster
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