Foundations (8000 Bce To 600 Ce)

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What are the basis of societies in Sub-Saharan Africa?

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kinship
(tribes)

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What are griots?

Back 2

professional oral historians

also served as keepers of traditions and advisors to kings

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In what kingdom could one find griots?

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The Empire of Mali

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What does Bantu refer to?

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a large category of African languages

(apprx. 400, covering most of the south half of Africa)

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What is the purpose of an Egyptian pyramid?

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to be a tomb

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What is a pharaoh?

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the ruler of ancient Egypt

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What are hieroglyphics?

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letters in the Egyptian written language

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What are ziggurats?

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massive towers devoted to patron gods

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What prince began the first code of law?

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Hammurabi

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Where did cuneiform develop?

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the Middle East

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What is cuneiform?

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Writing based on wedge like letters

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What are city-states?

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a political organization system

(regional cities ruled by princes reporting to one major king)

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What is the accepted definition of "civilization"?

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societies with enough economic surplus to form divisions of labor and a social hierarchy involving significant inequalities

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What is surplus?

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More than the minimum need

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Where was Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa?

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along the Indus River

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Qin Dynasty

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Dynasty in China that succeeded the Zhou

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Qin Shihuangdi

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The brutal leader of the Qin Dynasty

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Who built the Great Wall of China?

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Qin Shihuangdi

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Terra cotta army

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The army of statues in Qin Shihuangdi's grave

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Liu Bang

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founder of the Han Dynasty

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Han Dynasty

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Dynasty in China that succeeded the Qin

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Han Wudi

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The "Warrior Emperor"

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Confucian Scholar: Official System

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"some people are more important than others"

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Silk roads

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trade road from China to Europe

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Wang Mang

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founder of the Xin Dynasty

stole throne from Liu Bang

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What religion was responsible for the Yellow Turban Uprising?

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Daoism

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Mandate of heaven

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"God said that I am the ruler."

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Sui Yangdi

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2nd emperor of the Sui Dynasty

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Sui Dynasty

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Preceeded the Tang Dynasty

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Who built the Grand Canal?

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Sui Yangdi

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Why was the Grand Canal built?

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for trade
to carry supplies to troops

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What is a vendetta?

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A bitter, distructive feud

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What are pastoralists?

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mountain dwellers with domesticated animals

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What are tribute payments?

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payments to foreign invaders for "protection"

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Emperor Wanli

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longest rule in Ming dynasty

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Manchus

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peoples of Mongolian steppes

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Emperor Kangzi

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3rd emperor of the Qing dynasty (longest rule)

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Jesuits

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Roman Catholic missionaries

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Cohongs

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Chinese import/export monopoly

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Tokugawa Ieyasu

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First Shogun
(founded the shogunate)

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Edo

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present-day Tokyo

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Closed Country Edict of 1635

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Sakoku Edict issued by Tokugawa

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"floating worlds"

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Anarchist book

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Kabuki

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traditional Japanese theatre

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Geisha

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Japanese entertainer

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Francis Xavier

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pioneering Jesuit
(16th Century China)

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"Dutch Learning"

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education out of Dutch schools in Japan

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Ivan the Great
Ivan III

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longest reigning leader of Russia
tripled Russian territory

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Cossacks

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dwellers of the southern steppes of East Europe

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Tsar

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rulers of Russia

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Boyars

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highest rank in Russian feudal system

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Ivan the Terrible
Ivan IV

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First "tsar" of Russia

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Oprichniki

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members of Ivan IV's organization

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Romanov Dynasty

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second and last imperial dynasty of Russia

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Peter the Great
Peter I

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Russia ruler that westernized Russia

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St. Petersburg

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first capital
established by Peter the Great

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Where is the loess?

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North China

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What is a eunuch?

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Castrated men who guard a harem

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What is the Shang dynasty?

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1st Chinese Dynasty
(implied: that we know of)

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What is the Zhou Dynasty?

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2nd Chinese Dynasty, succeeding the Shang
Had no powerful government

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What years did the Period of Warring States cover?

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402-201 BCE

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What did Confucious provide China?

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elaborate codes and ethics (based on harmony)