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| time before people kept written records |
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| What are the 3 ages of prehistory? |
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old stone age
middle stone age
new stone age |
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| What is another term for the old Stone Age? |
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| What is another term for the middle Stone Age? |
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| What is another term for the New Stone Age? |
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| What are periods with extremely cold weather called? |
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-1/3 of Northern Hemisphere covered in ice
-ice several miles thick
-land bridges exposed
-many plants and animals disappeared |
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| Describe how the Neanderthal people of the Old Stone Age lived. |
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| Nomadic, lived in caves, used fire |
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| What were artifacts from the Old Stone Age made of? |
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| The Middle East is located on what three continents? |
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| Garden of Eden was located here |
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| List four reasons why the Middle East is so important to the world. |
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| Suez Canal, History, oil, religious center |
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| What advancements did man make in the Middle Stone Age? |
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| 1st domesticated animals (goats and dogs) |
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| List the 5 characteristics of a civilization. |
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-advanced technical skills
-government
-division of labor
-calendar
-written language |
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| What Middle East country has land in both Europe and Asia? |
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| What percent of Egypt is desert? |
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| Which desert is located in Egypt? |
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| What were ancient Egyptian rulers called? |
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| What was the final empire to control Egypt? |
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| What was queen of Egypt when the Romans took over? |
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| What was the 1st totally intact tomb discovered by archaeologists? |
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| Who was the 1st woman ruler that we have written record of? |
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| What system of writing did ancient Egyptians use? |
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| Describe the Great Sphinx. |
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| Body of a lion, head of a man |
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| How tall is the Great Pyramid? |
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| What was used to make the first convenient writing material? |
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| Who was the "Father of the Jews"? |
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| What did the Hebrews nickname Canaan? Why? |
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| Promised Land- God promised the land to the Hebrews |
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| What famous set of laws did God hand down to the Hebrews? |
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| Who were the first three kings of Israel? |
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| What is the religion of the Jews called? |
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| What do Christians believe about Jesus? How did he die? |
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| Jesus was the son of God who rose from the dead and that by faith in Jesus is the only way to get right with God- Crucified on the cross. |
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| What did Rome rename Israel? |
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| What event force the Jews to move to Egypt? |
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| What holidays are associated with Jesus? |
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Christmas- holiday celebrating Jesus' birth
Easter- holiday celebrating death and resurrection of Jesus |
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| What was Iran called in ancient times? |
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| What two rivers are often called the Twin Rivers? |
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| What body of water do the Twin Rivers empty into? |
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| What empire was the cruelest and had the most warlike people of ancient times? |
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| What did Nebuchadnezzar build that was considered one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World? |
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| Hanging Gardens of Babylon |
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| What nickname is given to the Fertile Crescent? |
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| Who founded the Muslim religion? |
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| What are Muslims forbidden to eat and drink? |
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| How many wives may a Muslim have? |
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| How many times a day does a Muslim pray? |
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| Muslims are followers of what religion? |
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| What country takes up 3/4 of the Arabian Peninsula? |
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| What were Ottoman rulers called? |
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| Where was Muhammad born and buried? |
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| What was the 1st set of Muslim written laws? |
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| What natural resource is abundant on the Arabian Peninsula? |
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| What natural resource is scarce on the Arabian Peninsula? |
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| Muslim holy/religious war |
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| What is the capital of Syria? Why is it historically important? |
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| Damascus- oldest permanent city in the world |
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| What is the belief in many gods? |
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| What type of landform is Greece? |
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| What did the Mycenaen's use to navigate their ships? |
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| What did Greek gods and goddesses' control? |
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| What Greek god was the chief god? |
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| What was the Greek god of war? |
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| Where did the Greek gods live? |
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| What type of government was Athens? |
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| What did Alexander have built that was considered one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World? |
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| What was the name of the war between Sparta and Athens? |
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| What Greek goddess was Athens named for? |
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| What are the 3 types of Greek columns? |
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| Which Greek scientist is known as the "Father of Medicine"? |
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| Around what river was Rome established? |
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| What was the name of the wars Rome fought with Carthage? |
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| How did Marc Antony and Cleopatra die? |
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| What does Pax Romana mean? |
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| What was the calendar that Julius Caesar created? |
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| What type of landform is Italy? |
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| What shape does Italy resemble? |
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| What mountains lie north of Italy? |
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| Who became consul of Rome in 59 BC- assassinated by Marcus Brutus and Gaiues Cassius? |
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| Who was the 1st Christian Roman Emperor? |
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| What Roman emperor appointed his favorite horse consul of Rome? |
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| What Italian Renaissance artist painted the Mona Lisa and the Last Supper? |
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| What Italian Renaissance artist painted the Sistine Chapel as well as sculpted the statue of David? |
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| What emperor played the fiddle while Rome burned? |
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| What do Ireland and the UK make up? |
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| What countries make up the UK? Great Britain? |
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| England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales |
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| What countries make up Scandinavia? |
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| What was King John forced to sign in 1215? |
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| Where was the 1st permanent English settlement in the new world? |
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| Who conquered England in the 800s? |
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| What king created the Anglican Church- married 6 times and had 2 wives killed? |
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| What queen of England's nickname was Virgin Queen? |
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| What queen's nickname was Bloody Mary? |
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| What is another name for the Spanish army? |
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| Who defeated the armada in 1588? |
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| England, Sir Frances Drake |
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| What Renaissance author wrote Hamlet, Macbeth, and Romeo and Juliet? |
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| What English king had the Bible first printed in English? |
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| Who was king of England during the American Revolution? |
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| What ruler created the Papal States? |
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| What French king helped lead the 3rd Crusade? |
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| Phillip 2, Crusade of the 3 kings |
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| What 2 countries fought in the 100 Years War? |
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| Who was the most famous French military leader of the Hundred Years War? |
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| Joan of Arc- 17 years old, fought with france, put on trial for witchcraft ad heresy |
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| Who started the Protestant religion Clavinism? |
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| belief that no matter what a person does, the outcome fo his or her life is already planned by God |
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| Who founded the 1st French settlement in the New World? When? Where? |
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| Samuel de Champlain, 1608, Canada (Quebec) |
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| Who claimed the entire inland of the US for France? What did he name it? |
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| Robert de la Salle, Louisiana |
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| What 2 countries fought in the French and Indian War? What was the war called in Europe? |
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| England and France, 7 Years War |
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| holy wars led by Christians |
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