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47 Cards in this Set
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Geography of India
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Hindu and Himalayan Mts.
Kyber Pass Indus River Valley Ganges River |
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Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro
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Possible Indus twin cities
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Indus River Valley Accomplishments
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Urban Planning-grid like cities
Houses made of brick Complex Plumbing Well organized government |
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Indus River Valley Religion
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Polytheistic
Mother Goddess Sacred Animals |
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Decline of Indus River Valley
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Mahenjo-Daro is abandoned
Attack, No more trees, flood, earthquakes |
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Chandragupta
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Harsh, effective ruler of Maurya (India)
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Maurya
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1st Indian Empire
Women Warriors Bureaucracy Tax |
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Asoka
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Son of Chandragupta
Conqueror Converts to Buddhism Benevolent Ruler |
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How did Asoka spread Buddhism?
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Stone Pillar Edicts
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What were the dynasties in India?
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Mauyra and Gupta
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Hinduism
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Aryan + Dravidian Culture
No single founder Complex Religion Caste System |
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What was the order of the Caste System?
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Brahmans
Kshatriyas Vaisyas Sudras |
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Teachings of Hinduism
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Dharma
Karma Reincarnation Moksha Caste System |
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Ahimsa
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Non-violence
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Re (sun god)
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Chief god of Egyptian civilization |
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Osiris
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God of the dead, judge of souls and god of the Nile
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Afterlife in Egypt
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Mummification
Pass a test Buried with everything you need |
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Social Class in Egypt
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Pharoah- god figure
Government officials/ Priests Merchants/Artisans Peasants Slaves |
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What were womens rights in Egypt?
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Inherited property
Enter business deals Buy and sell goods Court Divorce |
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Art in Egypt
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Statues
Wall Paintings Profile, eyes and shoulders foward Tombs and Temples |
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Literature in Egypt
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Hymns and Prayers
Proverbs and Poems Folk Tales (hieroglyphics) |
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Sumerians
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Wheel
Writing (cuneiform) |
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Babylonians
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Code of Hammurabi
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Hittites
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Iron
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Assyrians
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Warriors
Used Fear |
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Phoenicians
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Alphabet
Purple Dye Trade |
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Hebrews
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Monotheistic
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Gupta
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Golden Age in India
Math- Numerals, Concept of zero, Decimal System Medicine- Herbal Remedies, Plastic Surgery |
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Han ("golden age")
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Chinese dynasty influenced by Confucian
Government- Civil Service System Science/Math- Acupuncture |
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Ancient Greek Geography
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Mountains & Islands divided it into city-states
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Athens
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Democratic
Education Navy |
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Sparta
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Military
Oligarchy Travel Forbidden |
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Limited Democracy
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Only male citizens could vote
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Direct Democracy
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Men voted on day to day affairs
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Alexander the Great
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Expanded Greece Empire
Hellenistic culture |
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Ancient Rome Geography
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Center of the Italian Peninsula
Center of the Mediterranean Sea |
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Ancient Rome Government
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Republic
System of Checks and Balances to prevent too much power |
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Fall of Rome
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Internal- Heavy Taxes, Corrupt Government, Weak Economy, Weakening Army
External- Invasions |
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Effects of the Split of Rome
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West- Period of chaos and disorder
East- Byzantine Empire |
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Pax Romana
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Law- Twelve Tables
Art/Architecture- Dome, Realism Engineering- Aqueducts, Road System |
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Byzantine Empire
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Constantinople- "crossroads between Europe and Asia"
Greco-Roman culture Roman Catholic Eastern Orthodox |
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Justinian
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Emperor of Byzantine
Rome reached its greatest extent Hagia Sophia- Orthodox Church Justinian Code- Roman Laws (principles of justice) |
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Draco
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Strict rules in Athens
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Solon
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A reform of democracy in Athens
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Persian War 1
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Ionian Greeks Rebel
Battle of Marathon Greeks Win |
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Persian War 2
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Xerxes establishes Thermopolea
Sparta defeats Leonidas Athens is burned down |
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Peloponnesian War
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Athens vs. Sparta/Persia
Athens is captured |
