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50 Cards in this Set
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What's a world region founded by the ancient Hebrews?
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Judaism
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What, according to the Bible, are the ten laws God gave Moses on Mount Sinai?
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The Ten Commandments
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What's the belief in many gods called?
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Polytheism
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What's the belief in one god called?
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Monotheism
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What's an area of flat land that rises above the surrounding land?
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A Plateau
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What's a line of rulers who belong to the same family and pass control from one generation to the next?
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A Dynasty
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What's a person from whom a person is descended?
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An Ancester
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Who's the special priest in ancient Chinese society who was believed to receive messages from the gods?
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Oracle
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What's another name for the valley of the Huang River in China and the region where Chinese civilization was born?
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The Huang River Valley
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Which is the ancient city in China, political and cultural center of the Shang dynasty?
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Anyang
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What's a large landmass that is connected to a continent?
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A Subcontinent
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What's a small river or stream that flows into a large river?
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A Tributary
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What's the walled-in area, similar to a fortress, that is built to protect a city?
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A Citadel
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What's the movement of a large group of people from one country or region to another in order to settle there?
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Migration
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What's the region in present-day Pakistan that was the birthplace of Indian civilization?
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The Indus River Valley
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What's the world's highest mountain range, forming part of the northern boundary of the Indian subcontinent?
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The Himalayas
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What's the mountain range in south Asia, forming part of the northern boundary of the Indian subcontinent?
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The Hindu Kush
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What's one of the two great cities of the Indus Valley civilization in South Asia? This city was abandoned around 1500 B.C., probably in response to the Aryan invasion?
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Mohengo-Daro
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What's one of the two great cities of ancient India?
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Harappa
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What are the three ancient civilizations we just studied?
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The ancient Hebrews, ancient China, and ancient India
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What's a large landmass that is connected to a continent?
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A Subcontinent
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What's a small river or stream that flows into a large river?
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A Tributary
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What's the walled-in area, similar to a fortress, that is built to protect a city?
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A Citadel
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What's the movement of a large group of people from one country or region to another in order to settle there?
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Migration
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What's the region in present-day Pakistan that was the birthplace of Indian civilization?
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The Indus River Valley
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What's the world's highest mountain range, forming part of the northern boundary of the Indian subcontinent?
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The Himalayas
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What's the mountain range in south Asia, forming part of the northern boundary of the Indian subcontinent?
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The Hindu Kush
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What's one of the two great cities of the Indus Valley civilization in South Asia? This city was abandoned around 1500 B.C., probably in response to the Aryan invasion?
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Mohengo-Daro
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What's one of the two great cities of ancient India?
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Harappa
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What are the three ancient civilizations we just studied?
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The ancient Hebrews, ancient China, and ancient India
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What's a large landmass that is connected to a continent?
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A Subcontinent
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What's a small river or stream that flows into a large river?
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A Tributary
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What's the walled-in area, similar to a fortress, that is built to protect a city?
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A Citadel
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What's the movement of a large group of people from one country or region to another in order to settle there?
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Migration
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What's the region in present-day Pakistan that was the birthplace of Indian civilization?
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The Indus River Valley
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What's the world's highest mountain range, forming part of the northern boundary of the Indian subcontinent?
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The Himalayas
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What's the mountain range in south Asia, forming part of the northern boundary of the Indian subcontinent?
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The Hindu Kush
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What's one of the two great cities of the Indus Valley civilization in South Asia? This city was abandoned around 1500 B.C., probably in response to the Aryan invasion?
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Mohengo-Daro
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What's one of the two great cities of ancient India?
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Harappa
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What are the three ancient civilizations we just studied?
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The ancient Hebrews, ancient China, and ancient India
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What's a large landmass that is connected to a continent?
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A Subcontinent
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What's a small river or stream that flows into a large river?
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A Tributary
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What's the walled-in area, similar to a fortress, that is built to protect a city?
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A Citadel
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What's the movement of a large group of people from one country or region to another in order to settle there?
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Migration
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What's the region in present-day Pakistan that was the birthplace of Indian civilization?
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The Indus River Valley
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What's the world's highest mountain range, forming part of the northern boundary of the Indian subcontinent?
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The Himalayas
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What's the mountain range in south Asia, forming part of the northern boundary of the Indian subcontinent?
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The Hindu Kush
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What's one of the two great cities of the Indus Valley civilization in South Asia? This city was abandoned around 1500 B.C., probably in response to the Aryan invasion?
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Mohengo-Daro
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What's one of the two great cities of ancient India?
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Harappa
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What are the three ancient civilizations we just studied?
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The ancient Hebrews, ancient China, and ancient India
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