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17 Cards in this Set
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Father of Judiasm |
Abraham |
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Israelites religious beliefs |
Monotheistic |
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Example of two sets of rules that regulated social behaviors |
Hammurabi's Code Ten Commandments |
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Ancient Egyptian writing system |
Hieroglyphics |
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Reason that Egyptians created a calendar |
Monitor flooding |
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Egyptian advances in medicine came from this procress |
Mummification |
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Egyptian pharaoh that changed their religion |
Amenhotep IV |
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Famous young Egyptian pharaoh whose tomb was found and studied |
Tutankhamun |
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Highest caste and closest to the gods in India |
Brahmans |
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How to rise out of a caste in India |
Act morally in one life and karma will allow you a higher caste in the next life |
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Compare Hinduism and Buddhism |
Both believe in nonviolence and a path to enlightenment |
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Why was the Great Wall of China built |
Try to stop attacks from Xiongnu Mongols |
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Benefits of the Silk Road |
Allowed exchange of both scientific and cultural ideas Increased China's wealth through trade |
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Describe how people traveled along the Silk Road |
Caravans of people and camels on land |
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Which belief system was brought to China by the Silk Road? |
Buddhism |
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Why did early civilizations settle along rivers |
Rivers provided fertile soil for farming and allowed for a surplus of agriculture Transportation Natural defense |
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Dangers of rivers |
Flooding caused loss of crops and death but the value of living near water was necessary |
