History - 1St Quarter Exam - Study Guide - Chapters 1-3

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accurately depicts the time period

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1450CE - 1750 CE: Early Modern

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important aspect of Post-Classical

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rise of islamic Empire

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occuring in the Early Modern

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gunpowder empires; world exploration

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world interactions

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trade routes;
columbian exchange;
wars for conquest;
United Nations

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theme that includes nation-states

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functions and structures of state

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theme that includes world migration patterns

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demography

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culture includes

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religion, education and the arts

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social development includes

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class structure, slavery and gender roles

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marks of the Ancient period

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codes of law; recorded history

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homo sapiens developed the ability to

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consciously think, solve problems

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evidence that Neanderthals believed in an afterlife

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buried their dead with meat and tools

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neolithic Era

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New Stone Age

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characteristic of humans before civilizations

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ability to spread to various geographic settings and climates

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development of agriculture led to these changes

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population size and life expectancy grew;
male-female relations;
stability of settlemetns;
complex social patterns

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cities required what for security

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structured city govt.s

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anthromorphism

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gods represent nature

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use of bronze led to improved

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tools and weapons

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the Iron Age starts at the beginning of

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the Classical period

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first to use the wheel

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Sumerians

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Catal Huyuk

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8000 ppl;
specialized labor;
trade with other villages;
present-day Turkey

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characteristics of 1st river valley civilizations

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social classes; food surpluses

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city-state

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cities and the surrounding territory controlled by their govt

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Hammurabi is known for

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code of law

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Hammurabi codes

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wage and hour laws;
death penalty for adultery;
pricing regulations;
conditions of slavery

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gender in Mesopotamia

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male dominant

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written form in Sumer

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cuneiform

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Sumerian acheivements

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the arch;
math system based on 60;
calendar based on moon;
religious literature

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Epic of Gilgamesh illustrates

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a continuity into the Islamic period

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Assyrians were first to use wat in warfare

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mounted soldiers

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development of writing

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explains y govts became more formal and bureaucratic

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Sumerians produced the first

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written law code

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political organization of the Tigris-Euphrates

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regional city-states

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true of Egypt and Mesopotamia

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both used iron;
both traded in the Indus Valley

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characterized the end of the Old Kingdom in Egypt

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one hundred years of civil war

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vehicle and weapons introduced to Egypt by the Hyksos

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chariot and compound bow

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first known female ruler of Egypt

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Hatshepsut

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last strong ruler of Ancient Egypt

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Ramses II

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class structure in Ancient Egypt

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upper class of ruler and govt officials

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rights of women in Ancient Egypt

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daughters could inherit mother's property

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early Indus valley traded with whom

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Persia and Mesopotamia

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Indus cities contained

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fortifications;
brick sewers;
markets and assembly halls;
grid patterned streets

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extreme isolation of China led to

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a unique culture

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Shang used what metallurgy independently of others

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bronze

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early Chinese cities had

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walls seperating elite from ordinary

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bureaucratic govt means

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govt responsibilities divided into departments

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the Shang dynasty fell to

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the Zhou

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artisans and craftsment fit wat class in Ancient China

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just below the ruling elite

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ancient Chinese religion

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gods represent nature;
spirits of ancestors were important

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purpose of reading cracks in heated bones

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predict the future

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signs that a Chinese dynasty is losing it Mandate of Heaven

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natural disasters;
invasions/revolts

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marker events of Classical Pd

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rise and fall of Greeks and Romans;
move away from river valley settlements

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changes from Ancient to Classical pd

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expansion of trade (Silk Roads and Indian Ocean);
increased contact between nomands and settlements;
major empires

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a diff between classical and river valley settlements

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political organizations were more powerful and elaborate

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Confucius developed his philosophy while in search of

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end of suffering during Era of Warring States

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state structure of the Zhou

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use of the shi;
decentralized control

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the Qin govt

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strict law (Legalism)

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how did the Qin differed from Zhou

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more centralized govt

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acheivements of the Qin

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first 1500 miles of Great Wall of China

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accomplishments of the Han

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expanded China's borders;
relaxed Legalist rule;
built Silk Roads;
Civil Service exam

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functions of govt under the Han

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promoted science and technology;
maintained Forbidden City;
punished criminals;
use of military to protect trade routes

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true of the Qin and Han

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trade was strictly controlled

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one of the Five Classicas

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Book of Changes: instructions for shamans

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top of class structure in Classical China

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scholar-gentry: wealthy, educated landowners

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families in Classical China

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patriarchal, male-dominated

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one of China's key economic strenghts

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high levels of technology

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Aryan nomads who populated Classical India came from where

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central Asia

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religious literature that says much about Classical India

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Vedas

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literature that questioned the authority of the Brahmin

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Upanishads

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who were the Brahmins

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priests and scholars

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concept of the Indian caste system

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purity v. pollution

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Indian caste system served as a political institution by

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enforcing rules about behavior

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rules affecting women in Classical India

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could not study scripture; obey husbands;
sometimes to commit scuicide;
could not remarry or inherit property

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karma

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good or bad forces in life

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moksha

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ultime goal of Hinduism

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Hindu ethics involves

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emphasis on obligations in life

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what led Gautama to found Buddhism

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seeking reason for human suffering

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aspects of Buddhism

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all ppl r equal;
gods and Brahmin were not necessary

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Buddhism differs from Hinduism by not believing

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in the caste system

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how Chandragupta Maurya solidified rule in India

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set up a centralized bureaucracy

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what Ashoka was most noted for

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spread of Buddhism

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Gupta period differed from Maurya in that the Gupta

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did not centralize

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India's political tradition

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stressed importance of regional and local units

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contributed to decline of the Gupta

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invasion of the HUns

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india's trade network included

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Se asia;
Middle east;
China;
central asia

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in contrast to scholar-gentry of China, the highest class in india went to

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priests

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agriculture led to increased populations because

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of healthier diets;
surplus food source