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semester 1 final exam
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History
9th Grade
01/25/2011

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What was necessary for the growth of a large population?
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Stable food supply
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what is the earliest known civilization, where was it located, and what made it a good locatoin?
Definition
the mesopotamian's, sumer,
lived between euphrataes and tigris river,
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who was the first ruler to have written laws?
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hammurabi
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where was the early human ancestors from?
Definition
east africa
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name the advances fo the nelithic revolution.
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stone tools, pottery, farming, herding.
Term
what was unique about the indus river valley?
Definition
very isolated and floods were unpredictable.
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diffusion
Definition
when ideas spread form one place to another
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cuneiform
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a system of writing
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heiroglyphics
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an ancient system o fwriting in egypt
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prehistoric
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a time before they recorded history.
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define A.D.
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anno domini
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Mayan
Definition
southern mexico through central america, polytheism
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incan
Definition
andes mountain, polytheistic
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aztec
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valley ofo mexico, polytheism.
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what is anatolia?
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a huge peninsula in modern day turkey
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where did the indo-europeons originate, what languages belonged to them?
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steppes of asia, english, spanish, persian, sanskrit, hndi.
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define nirvana
Definition
release form pain and suffering, enlightenment.
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who started budhism
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siddhartha guatama
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result of pax romana
Definition
rome became wealthy and there was peace.
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when was the fall of the western roman empire, why did it collapse?
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476 A.D., suffered from trade loss, weakened army, and inflation.
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explain the debate over icons in the eight century.
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leo the third banned icons but the pope said it was okay and to continue with it.
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what is czar, where did it come from.
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russian leader, from rome, julius ceaser.
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midevil period
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500-1500
Term
dark ages
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500-1000
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leif eriksson
Definition
a viking explorer and was first to get to north america before collumbus
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result of german invadors in western europe
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fall of western roman empire, alter in economy: disruption in trade
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lord
Definition
grant land to a vassal
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serf
Definition
take care of land and animals of his lord
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knight
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to defend thier lords land
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pope
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head of a group fo churches
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bishop
Definition
official over an area of churches
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priests
Definition
head of one church
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charles the hammer
Definition
an official known as mayor of the palace. defeated muslims in spain
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william the conqueror
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duke of normandy, take control of enland in 1066
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beginning of parliment
Definition
english king called two burgusses from each borough to make new taxes and laws
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who were the medici
Definition
wealthy family who were patrons and was a banking family
Term
renaissance
Definition
1300-1600
Term
three branches of protestantism
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lutherism, anglicanism, calvinism
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conquistadors
Definition
magellans crew, first to travel around the world
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europeons motives for exploring
Definition
spread of christianity, grow rich
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what was jamestown
Definition
settlement on the coast of virginia
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columbian change
Definition
global transfer fo food, plants, and animals during the colonization of the americas.
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