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21 Cards in this Set
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Reasons for the Fall of Rome |
Military Mistakes Economic and Civic Decay Political Instability |
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Aqueducts |
Man made channel carrying water. Bought clean water into Rome |
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Martyr |
A person who is willing to die for his or her beliefs |
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Salvation |
Being saved from sin and allowed to enter heaven |
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Resurrection |
The act of rising from the dead |
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Apostle |
An early Christian leader |
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Contrast religions |
Christian/Jewish=monotheistic Early river civilizations=polytheistic |
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How did Constantine become a Christian |
Saw vision of a cross night before a battle won the battle |
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What changes did Constantine make as a Christian in Rome? |
Painted red cross on military shields Built churches Sunday day of rest symbols on coins |
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Peter |
One of Jesus' first disciple knew Jesus Jewish fisher Set up churches |
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Paul |
An Apostle but at first distrusted Christians and tried to stop their spread until he heard the voice of Jesus. Set up churches |
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Christian beliefs of Jesus |
Savior Son of God |
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What crime was Jesus most likely charged with? |
treason/disloyalty to the government |
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sinkhole |
an area where soil has collapsed into a hollow
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In theory, how did early people arrive in the Americas? |
Land bridge that connected Asia to Americas Traveled by boat |
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Major rivers in the Americas |
Mississippi River-Major waterway ion North America Amazon-dangerous river in South America |
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Major mountains in the Americas |
Rocky-Western North America-tall cold difficult to cross Appalachians-Eastern North America-provided water, wood, shelters, food Andes-Western South America-difficult for crops |
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Major plains |
Great Plains in North America-Many native groups-buffalo, corn, hunters, nomads |
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Mayan Achievements |
Written Language Zero Calendar |
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What was the main food source for Mesoamerican civilizations? |
Corn-easy to grow, calories, vitamins, make bread |
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Why settle near water? |
Provided water for irrigation Provided fresh clean drinking water Provided food from fertile soil |
