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prehistory
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long period of time b4 writing
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what are complex societies with advanced knowledge of farming trade government and art called?
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civilization
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In wht 4 river valleys did rhe earliest civilization develop
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Nile, hundus, sumer, Shang
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why did the summerians build ziggurats
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ensure the safety if the city -state
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why was hammurabi's code important
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it was the first set of written laws.
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what was a major accomplishment of Egypt's old kingdom
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building the great pyramids
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how did the religious beliefs of the Israelites differ from most of their neighbors
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the believed in one god.
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what was the worlds first civilization
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sumer
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who made a covenant with the god in which canaan was promised to the hebrew people
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Israelites
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what ancient near eastern civilization was known for thier tolerance of conquered people
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the persian empire
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what was the ancient Egyptian writing system called
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hieroglyphics
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what big contribution dud the Phoenicians make in the field of written communications
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their alphabet
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daoism
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a philosophy that sought to live in harmony with nature
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Mandate of heaven
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the divine right to live
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which early river valley civilization had carefully planned cities
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Indus civilization
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what is the ultimate goal of existence according to hindus
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achieving moksha
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along what river did civilization on China begin
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Huang he
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what did the chinese emperor shi huangdi start building to protect china from nomadic invaders
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great wall
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important advances or accomplishments of the Gupta empire
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•advances in math
• medical advances •decimal system |
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what beliefs do Hindus and Buddhist have in common
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non -violence, karma , dharama and cycle of rebirth.
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who was the founder of Buddhism
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Siddhartha Gautama
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what did Confucius mean by filial piety
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respect for parents
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what group established the caste system in India
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aryans
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what dynasty started the civil service system
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the Han Dynasty
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why did Spartan women often have to run the same estate
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because the men were occupied with war
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what do graphical barrier separated the different regions of ancient Greece
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Mountains
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who fought in the Peloponnesian War
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Athens and Sparta
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who authored the Iliad and the Odyssey
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homer
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what did the Mycenaean people do to support themselves
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sea trading
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what was the Acropolis in a Greek city states
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great marble temples dedicated to different gods and goddesses
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which city state placed more emphasis on the individual Athens or Sparta
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Athens
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who is the most powerful Greek God
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Zeus
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what concepts did Greek architecture reflect
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Beauty balance and harmony
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Hellenistic culture was the blending of cultures
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Greek& Babylon
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Alexander the Great empty empire extended as far east as what country
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Persia
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during the years of the Roman Republic what were the members of the land holding upper class called
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patricians
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who did Rome fight against in the Punic Wars
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Carthage
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describe how the power of Roman Senate changed when Rome shifted from being a republic time being N empire
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it had much less power
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why did large numbers of Germanic peoples crossed into Roman territory in the late 300
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they were being invaded by the hans
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why was Julius Caesar assassinated
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they were afraid he was going to make himself king
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the main source of information about the life of Jesus of Nazareth comes from what source
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the first five complete chapters of the Bible
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what type of structures did Romans use their engineering skills to build
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aqueducts
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what Roman Emperor built the foundation for stable government that would function well for 200 years
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Augustus Caesar
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what individual was particularly instrumental in spreading Christianity and making it a major world religion
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Paul the apostle
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which Roman Emperor granted religious tolerance to Christians
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Constatine
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what was the result of the Treaty of Verdun
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Charlemagne's grandsons were split into three regions
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what was the vassals obligation under federal contract
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it had to go to the military
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hypothesis
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a possible explanation
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who developed calculus in laws of gravitation
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Newton
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what route did Portuguese explorer Bartholomew Diaz take an attempt to get to Asia by sea
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cape of god
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what was the name of the voyage or route that brought African slaves to the Americas
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Middle Passage
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what is was the name of for the exchange of plants and animals between the Americas and the rest of the world , tht began in 1493
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Columbian Exchange
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why did early Europeans calculus create joint stock companies
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make prophit
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what Christians believe was necessary for them to do in order to achieve salvation
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receive sacrements
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which group began attacking Western Europe from the sea in the late 700's
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Vikings
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why did fuedalism develop in medival europe
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to provide a basic need for protection
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chivalry
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code of conduct for knights
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what group was bound to the land for life under the manor system
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peasants
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what groups made up the middle class that began to emerge in medival society
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merchants
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what was the chief goal of the crusades
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to take the holy lands
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who wrote the Divine Comedy
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Dante
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what document did king john of england sign which, among other things declared that the monarch must obey the law
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magna carta
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what disease killed nearly one third of Europe's population
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black death
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what are the chararestics of Gothic articture
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it was graceful, & had stain glass
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who helped lead the french to victory in the hundred years war
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joan of arc
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what is considered Byzantine emperor Justinian 's greatest achievement
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rebuilding hagia sophia
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the city of Constantinople sits on a strait that links what two seas
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Mediterranean & Black Sea
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What did the Byzantine Church come to be known as after the Great Schism
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eastern orthodox
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the major duties that are required of all Muslims are called
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5 pillars of islam
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what were non muslim peoples that had been conquered by Muslim armies often required to do
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the converted islams
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Muslim holy book
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Quran
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why did many Muslims begin criticizing the Umayyad caliphs
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the were confide.
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what subjects were muslims not allowed to portray in their art
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humans & animals.
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what city do you pray to
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Mecca
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what did mughal emperor Shah Jahan have constructed in honor of his dead wife
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tajma hall
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What became the dominant language of North africa after Muslims armies the region
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arabic.
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how have scholars been able to trace the Bantu Migrations
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the pattern of the language
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whose culture and traditions did the kingdom of Nubia absorb or adopt
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Egypt
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what kingdom in east Africa was known for building houses, palaces and massive defensive wall out of stone
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Great Zimbabwe
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What is the name of the trade language that, developed in east Africa which is a blend of Arabic and bantu based African languages
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arabic
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what was the name of the ancient trade network that ran from China to the Mediterranean sea
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silk road
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in what ways did art during the Tang and Song dynasties reflect the daoist tradition
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reflected natural essences of the natural world
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