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| Refers to the long period of time before people invented systems of writing |
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| The change from the nomadic life to farming began in the ____________ age. |
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| _______ went from place to place in search of food. |
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| The earliest people lived in East ________ |
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| Historians call the earliest period of human history the Old Stone Age, or ____ age |
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| Longitude is measured east and west of the |
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| Learned about human past through study of artifacts |
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| The north and south pole represent ___ degrees lattitude |
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| Latitude is measured north and south from the _____ |
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| Where one place is located in relation to another |
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| Relative location is a term used to indicate |
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| Longitude is measured from 0 dergees to ______ degrees east or west |
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| Which of the following was characteristic of the old stone age |
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| They dig to find artifacts |
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| How do archaeologists find out about early people |
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Cities
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Complex Religion
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| Name the 8 characteristics of a civilization |
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| Know where the continents and oceans are located |
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| Political unit that includes a city and its surrounding villages |
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| Tools and skills people use to meet their basic needs |
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| The study of people, their environments, and the resources available to them |
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| The earliest period of human history |
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| The spread of ideas, customs, and technology from one person to another |
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| Drawings that represent words |
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| Group of states controlled by one ruler |
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| The _____ River is located in Africa and helped the Egyptians farm and transport |
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| The meaning of hieroglyphics was later interpreted with the help of the ________ |
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| In the Egyptian society, most people were____ farmers. |
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| The area between the Tigris and Euphrates |
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| The ______ and _______ flow from the modern day Turkey through Iraq and into the Persian Gulf. |
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| Best statement to describe the period kown as the Middle Kingdom |
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| Social class that was the majority of Egyptians |
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| Why did the Egyptians of the old kingdoms design and build the pyramids. |
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| Using the stone, Jean Champollion unlocked the meanings of many hieroglyphic symbols |
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| Why was the Rosetta Stone important |
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| Built largely out of clay bricks, Sumerian cities |
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| It was the first major collection of laws in history |
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| What was the signifigance of the Code of Hammurabi |
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| Despite the reputation for brutality, Assyrian rulers led a well-ordered society. |
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| What statement best describes life in Assyrian society. |
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| He set up a common set of weights and measures. |
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| How did the Persian Emperor Darius improve trade under his rule? |
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| Analphabet using symbol store present sounds. |
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| What did the Phoenician traders develop to help them do business? |
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| King who first united Upper and Lower Egypt. |
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| Expanded Egyptian ruled North through Palestine, Lebanon, and Syria |
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| Queen of the New Kingdom who declared herself pharoah. |
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| Ruler who wrote a code of laws to help unite Babylonia. |
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| Persian leader who expanded empire. |
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| Taught a sing wise god; Ahura Mazda. |
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| Son of David, and turned Jerusalem into an impressive capital. |
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| United Hebrew tribe into single nation. |
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| His tomb provided a wealth of knowledge about Egyptian Civilization. |
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| A simple form of writing for everyday use. |
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| Reedy plant used for making writing materials. |
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| Pyramid shaped temple built by Sumerians. |
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| Law dealing with private rights and matters. |
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| Title of the rulers of ancient Egypt. |
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| Govenor who over saw province. |
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| Rich soil carried by flooding rivers. |
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Know where these are located:
Nile River
Black Sea
Caspian Sea
Persian Gulf
Mediterranean Sea
Red Sea
Asia Minor
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| The ______ War was between the Mycenean's and Troy due to the vital straights that connected the Mederterranean and the Black Seas. |
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| The "Odyssey" tells the story of a Greek hero named _______ and his return home to his wife. |
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| A unique version of the city-state during during the Greek Civilization was called______. |
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| In a ________, government is ruled by the minority. |
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| In a _______, government is ruled by the people. |
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| The _______ was formed to protect against threats from Persia. |
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| The _______ was a massive formation of heavily armed foot soldiers mastered by the Greek civilization. |
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| King Darius' son ________, sent a larger force to conquer Greece during the Persian War. |
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| The _______ War was between Spartan and Athens. |
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| Are plays that told stories of human suffering. |
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| Were humeroud plays that mocked people or customs in the Greek civilization. |
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| Trading with other civilizations |
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| The MInoan Civilization owed its sucess mainly to |
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| Reveal much about the values of ancient Greeks |
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| Homers's great epics, the Iliad and the Odyssey |
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| The rocky islands and isolated valleys of Greece contributed to the development of |
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| Help others seek the truth and self knowledge |
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| Socrates used the Socratic method questioning to... |
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| To organize an ideal society |
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| According to Plato, rational thought was necessary... |
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| Avoiding bias when recording the past |
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| Thucydides' historical writing set the standard for... |
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| To avoid desires and calmly accept whatever life brought |
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| What was the main idea of the stoic philosophy? |
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| Greek, Persian, Indian, and Egyptian |
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| Which cultures contributed to the Bew Hellenistic Civilization? |
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| Mastered the use of levers and pulleys. |
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| Developed basic geometry theorems. |
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| Created an oath that set ethical standard for doctors. |
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| Urged the Greeks to stronger defenses after Marathon. |
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| Developed the theory that a2+b2=c2 |
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| Wrote the Iliad and Odyssey. |
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| Ran over 26 miles to tell Athens of the victory at Marathon. |
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| Paul became a ________ when he died for his beleifs. |
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| A savior sent by God is called a _______. |
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| The _______ is the head of the Roman Catholic Church. |
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| Priests were under the authority of a ________. |
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| A beleif contrary to the official Church teaching is known as _______. |
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| They saw Carthage as a continued rival |
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| Why did Rome take such harsh actions against Carthage after the death of Hannibel? |
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| Defying the senate and bringing his army across the Rubicon |
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| Julias Caesar brought civil war to Rome by... |
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| Creating a well trained civil service to enforce the laws |
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| Augustus laid the foundation for a stable government by... |
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| What ended the persecutions of Christians? |
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| Political, economic, and social turmoil |
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| The Pax Romani came to an end when Rome was plunged into a time of... |
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| Escape from advancing Huns |
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| Visigoths and other Germanic people crossed into Roman's territory to... |
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| Rapid spread of Christianity |
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| One factor that did not contribute to the fall of Rome was... |
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| Not a singular event, but a long process of change |
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| The "fall of Rome" was... |
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| What did Constantine make the center of power for the Roman Empire? |
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| Central figure in Christianity |
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| Jewish convert who spread christianity from Mesopotaimia to Rome |
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| Author of Roman epic poem, the Aeneid |
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| Astronomer who theorized that the Earth was center of the Universe. |
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| Leader of the Carthaginian Army. |
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| General who brought Gaul under Roman control. |
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| First ruler of the Roman Empire. |
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| German leader who ousted the emporer of Rome. |
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| Built the new capial in the eastern Roman Empire. |
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| Divided the Roman Empire into two parts. |
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| Basic unit of the Roman army. |
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| Roman farmer, merchant, artisian, or trader. |
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| Foreign soldier who serves for pay. |
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| Member of the Roman landholding upper class. |
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| Government in which officails are chosen by the people. |
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| Bridge like structure that brought water from hills to cities. |
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Alexandria
Constantinople
Rome |
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