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History
10th Grade
10/02/2011

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What are the 4 major religious books?
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Upanishads, Torah, Bible, Quran, and Eight Fold Path.
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Began when a prince by the name of Siddhartha Gautoma gave up all his eartly possessions and tried to recieve enlightment by meditation.
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Buddhism
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Began in about 30 A.D. when a carpenter names Jesus began to teach his doctrine.
Definition
Christianity.
Term
Began when Muhammad believed he recieved a revelation from the Angel Gabriel that he should serve Allah.
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Islam.
Term
Began from many different sources.
Definition
Hinduism.
Term
Began when Moses received the 10 Commandments.
Definition
Judaism
Term
what religion believes that animals have souls?
Definition
Hinduism
Term
why did christianity become so popular under Roman rule?
Definition
common language of Latin, time of peace, good road system
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Christianity practices:
Definition
tolerance of others and communion, meeting on the first day of the week.
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Judaism practices:
Definition
Keeping the Sabbath Holy-Hanukah
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Hinduism practices:
Definition
the belief in reincarnation.
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Buddhism practices:
Definition
meditation to achieve enlightment.
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Christian leader:
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Jesus/God
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Buddhism leader:
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Buddha
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Judaism leader:
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Jehovah
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Hinduism leader:
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Brahman
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Islam leader:
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Muhummad/Allah
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What are the 5 Pillars of Faith?
Definition
Charity, fasting, pilgrimage, prayer, and faith
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Who supposedly gave Muhummad his set of Holy writings?
Definition
an angel.
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where Christians worship:
Definition
churches
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where muslims worship:
Definition
Mosques
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where Buddhists worship:
Definition
temples
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where hindu's worship:
Definition
temples
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What was the main cause of the French Revolution?
Definition
the bad economic conditions and division o power between the nobility and the common people.
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Who was the king of France during the French Revolution?
Definition
Louis XVI
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The constitution of 1791 set up a limited _________ where there was still a king, but a legislative assembly would make the laws.
Definition
Monarchy
Term
In the French Republic, the title Madame and Mister were replaced by:
Definition
Citizen and Citizeness
Term
an overthrow of the government by force or the military:
Definition
coup de tat
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What is and what happened during the Reign of Terror?
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The Committee of Public Safety did away with the newly written French Constitution and started martial law.
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How many people died during the Reign of Terror and how did they die?
Definition
40,000. they were beheaded on the guillitine.
Term
Who was Napolean Bonaparte? how did he come to power and how did his power end?
Definition
He took over by military force and crowned himself Emperor of France. He was later exiled.
Term
a group of men who suspended the constitution and set up martial law in order to have their own rules.
Definition
committee of Public Safety
Term
Money or good in order to start a business.
Definition
Capital
Term
person who is willing to invest time and money in a business in order to make a profit.
Definition
entrepreneur
Term
making goods from home.
Definition
cotton industry.
Term
what factors led to the Industrial Revolution taking place in Great Britain?
Definition
large work force, natural resources, and entrepreneurs.
Term
who brought the industrial revolutions to America?
Definition
Samuel Slater
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What were the working conditions like in these early factories?
Definition
they were poor with dim lighting and long work hours.
Term
What was some advancement in transportation during this time?
Definition
railroads and steamboats were the 2 main forms of transportation.
Term
what was the main industry during this time?
Definition
textile.
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Who invented the steamboat?
Definition
Samuel Clement
Term
they helped improve trans. and reduce the prices of goods:
Definition
railroads.
Term
the taking over of territory by another country in order to take advantages of their resources:
Definition
imperialism
Term
How did British rule of India affect the country:
Definition
food shorages, hurt small businesses, and crippled the government.
Term
Who did the Zulu fight for control of land in Africa?
Definition
the Boers
Term
continents that fell under imperialism:
Definition
Africa, Asia, and South America
Term
What country was considered the Jewel in the crown of the British?
Definition
India
Term
People who were born in Spain and came to America later to make money.
Definition
Peninsulares
Term
People who were born in Latin America to Spanish parents.
Definition
creoles.
Term
people of mixed native american and spanish descent.
Definition
Mestizo's
Term
what war was fought between the British and Chinese over the drugs being imported?
Definition
Opium War
Term
Who did the leader of the Tai Ping believe that he was the brother of?
Definition
Jesus
Term
what group of people achieved equality underthe Tai Ping rebellion?
Definition
Women
Term
what were the names of he secret chinese societythat did not want foreign people in China?
Definition
Boxers.
Term
How did the Tai Ping bebellion change China?
Definition
led to the death of 20 milion and weakend the Qing dynasty.
Term
colonial government in which local rulers are allowed to maintain their laws and status.
Definition
indirect rule.
Term
colonial government in which local elites are removed from power and replaced by a new set of officials from the mother country.
Definition
direct rule.
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Who did the middle class usually side with in Latin America?
Definition
the rich people
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