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| The term for the language, customs, religion, and values of a group |
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| The agriculture or Neolithic revolution |
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| What most directly lead to the development of civilization |
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| That hominids walked upright |
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| Dicoveries by the Leakys and other archeologists have provided what evidence about the origins of man. |
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| What is the term for the system of trade that directly exchanges godds and services (no money)? |
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| It connects 3 continents; Europe, Asia, & Africa |
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| Why is the fertile crescent called the crossroads of the world? |
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| Early recorded systems of law |
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| The Twelve Tables and Hammurabi's Code are examples of what? |
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| Early forms of writing: Summarians = Cuneiform; Phoenicians = phonetic alphabet; Shangs = Pictographs |
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| In what ways were the Sumarians, Phoenicians, and Shangs similar? |
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| What can we infer about Egyptian society from the Pyramids? |
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| Indus River Valley cities |
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| Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro were examples of wht types of cities? |
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| China; believed to be divine approval for an emperor to rule |
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| What is and what country do we associate with the Mandate of Heavan? |
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Know these civilizations: Mesopotamia; Egypt; Indus River Valley; China |
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| Identify the civilization(s)that was/were not considered one of the cities that began in river valleys. |
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| The Indian sub-continent is separated from the rest of Asia by what? |
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| You are born into a social class that determines your role in society. |
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| What are the ideals of the Caste system? |
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| The both believe in reincarnation and have roots in India. |
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| How are Buddhism and Hinduism similar? |
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| African centers of trading and therefore cultural diffusion. |
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| What are the similarities between Axum, Kush, and Nubia. |
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| Stepmother of Thutmose III, Female self-appointed pharaoh; relied on trade rather than conquest |
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| According to beliefs of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, who made a "covenant" with God? |
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| Cyrus, Cambyses, and Darius were all rulers of what Empire? |
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| Protection from the Mongols |
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| Why was the Great Wall of China build? |
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| Which philosopher believed truth was absolute and used questioning techniques as a method of teaching? |
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| It was a fundamental political unit |
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| What was the significance of the POLIS in Greece? |
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| Athens had a strong established government while Sparta had a strong military state |
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| How were Athens and Sparta different? |
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| The cooperation of independent Greek city states |
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| What was a major factor in Greece's victory in the Persian wars? |
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| What was the conflict between Athens and Sparta called? |
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| Weakened Greek city-states and ended Greek Unity |
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| What was the overall significance of the Peloponnesian War? |
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| The spread of Greek culture |
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| What is the significance of the Hellenistic era after the conquests of Alexander the Great? |
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| The early Roman republic was divided into what two social classes? |
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| In 264 BC Rome began to fight Carthage which was the beginning of the long struggle known as what? |
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| The end of European isolation |
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| What was the major result of the Crusades? |
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| In 60 BC, Caesar, Pompey, and Crassus formed a governing group called what? |
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| They had concern over Caesar's growing power and popularity and feared losing their own influence. |
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| Why was Julius Caesar assissinated by a group of conspirators? |
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| The dispersal of the Jews from their homeland in Palestine- especially during the period of more than 1800 years since the destruction of the temple in Jerusalem in AD 70. |
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| The Roman persecution of Jews resulted in the Jewish Diaspora. What does this term mean? |
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| What is the name of the Book associated with the growth of Christianity as a separate religion from its Jewish roots? |
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| Christians refulsed to worship Roman gods and this was seen as opposition to Roman rule. Also, some Roman rulers used Christians as scapegoats for political and economic trouble |
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| Why did the Roman emperors persecute Christians? |
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| problems with government (political), social order, the economy, and the military. |
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| What were the factors in the fall of the Roman Empire? |
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| Germanic tribes and Huns led by Attila. |
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| What invasions led to the fall of the Western Roman Empire? |
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| The Roman Emperor Constantine influenced the spread of Christianity in the way that the Mauryan Emperor Asoka influenced the spread of what religion? |
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| Because India saw a great flowering of civilization during this time. |
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| Why is the Gupta empire considered the Golden Age of India? |
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| What was the most important land based trade route connecting China with other civilizations? |
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| They both had centralized, bureaucratic government, built roads and defensive walls, conquered many diverse people and had conflicts with nomads. |
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| In what ways were the Han Dynasty and the Roman Empire similar? |
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| both believed in the afterlife, have a hierarchy of organization, and believe in the power of intercession |
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| What, if any, are the similarities between Buddhism and Christianity? |
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| their language had a unifying influence on Africa's continent. |
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| What is the significance of the Bantu migration? |
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| Which African society is known for being a center of the the Ethiopian Orthodox Christian church? |
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| they are both sets of religious laws or rules |
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| What are the similarities between the Five Pillars of Islam and the Ten Commandments? |
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| The Roman Colosseum and aqueducts were what type of developments? |
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| What geographical features did Andean civilizations NOT have in common wth the early civilizations in Mesopotamia, Egypt, India, and China? |
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| Muhammad unified the Arab people both plitically and through what religion? |
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| What is a major belief shared by Judaism, Christianity, and Islam? |
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| What is a major belief shared by Judaism, Christianity, and Islam? |
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| good defense system and stretegic location. |
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| What factor helped Constantinople and the Byzantine Empires last nearly a thousand years longer than the Western Roman empire? |
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| The early Christian church - Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic |
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| What group was separated in the (1054)Schism? |
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| What group conquered Constantinople in 1453? |
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| In the late 12th and 13th centuries what nomadic group led by Genghis Khan swept through Asia creating the larges land empire in history? |
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| diplomatic immunity, freedom of religion, long distance postal service. |
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| Identify several significant aspects of the Mongol Empire. |
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| reduction of trade and travel; isolation |
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| Identify characteristics of Islamic culture in the Middle Ages. |
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| Identify the Frankish king who united the Germanic tribes and founded the Christian Empire in Central Europe. |
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| What is the self-sufficient economic system that developoed in Western Europe during the period 600- 1450. |
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| Strong influence upon society and politics |
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| During the Middle Ages, what was the role of the Church in European society? |
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| to reclaim the Holy Lands for Christians |
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| What was the reson the Crusades were undertaken? |
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| What Japanese social class was approximately equal to the European knight? |
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| To set fair prices and standards for people working in the same field. |
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| What was the primary purpose of the European craft guilds? |
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| What social class is part of both Japanese and European feudalism? |
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| The Hundred Years War was a coflict over territory and national unity between what two nations? |
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| Flu like symptoms, headache, chills, and black boils around the armpits |
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| Identify the symptoms of the Black Death in Europe. |
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| What is the significance of Mansa Musa and Mali |
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| The great Zimbabwe Empire was built on what trade? |
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| they were all great civilizations without influence from Western Europe. |
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| In what ways are teh Maya, the Gupta, and the Songhai cultures similar? |
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| they took control of important trade routes that connected the north and the south. |
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| Why did the empires of Ghana, Mali, and Songhai rise to power between the 300's and 1500's |
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| elaborate irrigation systems |
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| What did the Maya, Aztec, and Inca civilizations all have in common? |
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| An ideal renaissance man is one who has what knowledge? |
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| the start of Protestantism |
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| What was the significance of the Reformation? |
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| the Bible alone is the source for religious athority. |
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| Identify at least one of Luther's main beliefs. |
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