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32 Cards in this Set
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Hammurabi
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The king of Babylon who published a good set of laws
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David
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The king of Isreal who united the Hebrews
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Diaspora
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The scattering of the peopl
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Caste System
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A system of social states in India from which you are born into
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Karma
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is what you do(bad or good) that determines your future luck
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Right Livelihood
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The idea in the Eightfold path that states, you should have a proper job that doesnt hurt
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The Five Great Relationships
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Father-Son, Friend-Friend, Ruler-Subject, Older brother-Younger brother, and Husband-Wife
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Homer
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Was a blind poet who wrote the Odyssey and the Iliad
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Heinrich Schliemann
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A german man who excuvated the city of Troy. He found evidence of the Trojan War
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Marathon
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A place that a guy ran 26 miles to tell people about the Peloponnesian War
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Peloponnesian War
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Was a huge war between Athens and Sparta, and Sparta won
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Antigone
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Tragity poem about a birls brother who was killed because "he was a trader", and she folllowed her ethics, and buried him only to be killed for it
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Lysistra
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A comedy poem about women from Athens and Sparta, and they told their husbands that they wouldnt have sex with them unless they stop the war
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Diaspora
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The scattering of the Jews
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Hajj
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The fifth pillar of Isam which states that you should visit the Kaaba in your lifetime
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Five pillars of Isam
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Publicly proclaim faith, daily prayer, fating, charity, and visit the Kaaba
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The thousand and one nights
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A group of tales narrated by a piction princess including tales of Aladdin and Sinbad
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Orthodox Christainity
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A branch of Christainity in Eastern Europe
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Vikings
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Were distructive raitors, and they were slso traders and explorers
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Parliament
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Won the power of the purse with the help of the England War, (the hundred years war)
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Humanism
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The idea that people are rational beings. This movement originated from the study of classic culture and the Humanists studies, grammer, ethics, history, poetry, and speaking, but did not include religion.
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What were two reasons for the witch hunts between 1450-1750?
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Because people believed in magic and spirts so being a witch was something horrible. Also, people at this time looked for escape routes by accusing people of witchraft, and this was most oftenly done by outcasts
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What were two advantages of learning from the Guptas?
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The Guptas gave us the decimal system and the number zero
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What advantages did Muslims makin in medicine?
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They made hospitals, and set up ER's, and you had to pass a test in order to fo into the hospital
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Describe some of the ways in which art developed in the Islamic world.
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Art was used in caligraphy, architecture, and furniture
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What did Muhammad mean when he wrote that "the ink of the scholar is holier than the blood of the martyr"?
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He meant that it was better to be smart about your religion than to die for it.
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Did Arab women benefit from the rise of Islam? Explain your answer
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Yes, because they could divorce and the men were limited to 4 wives, they also got their own land
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Why does Mr. Desmaris believe that Asoka is deserving of our respect?
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He is worthy of our respect because Asoka converted to Budhism after winning a bloody war, and built house, roads, and trees for shade.
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Describe the variation of ancestors.
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They thought that their great god wouldnt respond to martals, and only the ancestors of kings could talk to the heaven lord.
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What new beliefs did jesus preach?
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He preached that the people who believed in him would have everlasting life, and he taught about forgivness.
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What did it mean when Caesar "crossed the Rubicon"? what does this expression mean today?
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It meant that the Romans crossed the River even though it was forbidden, and they couldnt turn back. Today it means to go to to far or cross the line and you cant go back.
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In christainity, what ideas are "rooted in the Jewish tradition"?
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The ideas were the 10 commandments, and to follow the old testament
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