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Powerful families turned to personal soldiers to protect their interest
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samurai
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Household iteams left behind by early people; ex. Tools, poetry, paintings, buildings
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artifact
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method of teaching that answered question with question; answers lie within your own reasoning
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Socratic Method
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was chief form of entertainment; Circus, gladiator battles, plays were held there
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Coliseum
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a government by three people with equal power
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triumvirate
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smaller eastern Roman Empire, religion was eeastern orthadox
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Byzantine Empire
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New political and military system in which powerful nobles (large land owners) granted land to vassals in return for loyalty, military assistance
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Feudalism
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Pay ransoms, provided soldiers
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knight
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a code of conduct they had to follow
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chivalry
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Cut off from the church
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excommunication
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A military expodition caried out by Eorpean christians in the middle agfes to regain the
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Crusades
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the study of past societies through an analazation of the iteams people left behind
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archaeology
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holy land form the Musilums
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Shogun
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a person who moves from place to place
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Nomad
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a valuble method that archeoloists and anthropologists use to determin the age of artafacts
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radiocarbon dating
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a number of people sharing social structure, religion, art
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civilization
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the way of life that people fallow
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culture
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a city with politiacl and economic control over the surrounding country side
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city-state
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Company raised money by selling stocks (part of company that people owned); Any profit made would go to stockholders
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joint-stock company
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Qin Shihuangdi buid the great wall of china to keep nomads out.
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Great Wall
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major carriers of goods between Asia & Europe
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silk road
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a set of rigid caatgoier
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caste system
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wedged shpae, a system of writing developed by the Sumerians using a Reed stylist to create wedged shaped impressions on a clay tablet.
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cuneiform
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priest carvings or sarcred carvings a complex system of writing that uses both pictures and more abstract forms used by ancient egyptians and myans.
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hieroglyphics
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from Spain and Conquered the Native peoples
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conquistador
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World contained fixed amount of wealth & to increase your wealth you had to take wealthaway from others because wealth meant power
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mercantilism
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a man who served the lord
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vassal
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strict warrior code
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Bushido
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the most common of the various titles for the ancient egyptians monarchs. The term meant "great house".
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pharaoh
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Strong noble who owned land; Granted land to vassals
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lord
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peasants; who worked for lords and vassles
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serf
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Rented land from lord / vassal; Were blacksmiths, carpenters, millers, etc.
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free people
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he was a absolute ruler, the head of the Roman empire, everyone liked him
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Julius Caesar
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Queen of Egypt
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Cleopatra
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a gladiator that lead Most famous revolt was in 73 BC
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Spartacus
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Took over from his father at 20; Considered one of greatest military commanders in history
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Alexander the Great
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strong ruler
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Genghis Khan
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Charles the Great; Conquered most of Europe; Was crowned by pope “Emperor of the Romans”
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Charlemagne
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a prophet who spread the islamic religion
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Muhammad
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Italian navigator who wanted to find a quicker trade route to India but instead need up landing on the shore of the Bahamas
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Christopher Columbus
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Portuguese navigator who sailed for Spain, was the first to sail around the world
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Ferdinand Magellan
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Founded a school to train navigators
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Prince Henry the Navigator
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he wondered around china and made confusino around china, it was a philosphy not spiritual
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Confucius
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(Buddha) he was the founder of Buddhism
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Siddhartha Guatama
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Muslim’s holy book
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Koran (Quran)
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teaching that answered question with question; answers lie within your own reasoning
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Socrates
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through reason people can find the truth
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Plato
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his philosophies became the basis for the Scientific Method
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Aristotle
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What motivated European countries to push exploration?
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Ambitions, rivalries, & patriotism
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Where did Portugal set up a colony in the New World?
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Brazil
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What was the primary interest in Africa by European countries by the 1600’s?
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having slaves
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What European country set up a large trading post in India?
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Asia
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What was significant about the Tang dynasty?
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Established China as dominant power in East Asia
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What happened to the Mongol empire after Genghis Khan died?
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empire was divided up between his sons
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What two Muslim countries were eventually formed out of India?
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Pakistan & Bangladesh
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Describes the geography of Southeast Asia?
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Very mountainous Very dense forests
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Angkor is what country today?
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Cambodia
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Where did the Burman people migrate from?
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highlands of Tibet
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Most Arabs traced their ancestors to whom?
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to Abraham & his son Ishmael
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What event became year one of the Muslim calendar?
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Moved to town of Medina in 622, known as Hijrah
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What is the central belief of Islam?
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there is no God but Allah and Muhammad is his prophet
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What are the five pillars of faith of Islam?
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Belief, Prayer, Charity, Fasting, Pilgrimage
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Where in Europe was the expansion of the Arab empire stopped at?
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Gaul (France)
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Why did the Arab empire decline?
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Fighting over succession of caliphate; financial corruption; Lack of Arabs to run military & government
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Describe the philosophies of the Arab empire.
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Aristotle- the basis for the Scientific Method; Sophists- true wisdom consisted of being able to perceive and pursue one’s own good; Socratic – method of teaching that answered question with question; answers lie within your own reasoning; Plato-through reason people can find the truth; Hippocrates – considered founder of modern medicine; Pythagoras – wrote that everything can be explained by numbers
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What were some of the accomplishments in math & science during the Arab empire?
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Came up with algebra; Named stars; Developed medicine as field of scientific study
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What is the best example of Arab architectures?
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Muslim mosques
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What happened to Julius Caesar?
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Senate stabbed him to death because they feared his power
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What geographical advantages did Rome have?
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Fertile soil, access to water; Midpoint of Mediterreaian Sea
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Why were the Romans successful in building & maintaining their empire?
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Good at handling conquered ; had an excelent military, Law & politics
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Which groups of people settled ancient Rome?
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Latins, Etruscans, Greek
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The Punic War was fought between what two empires?
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Carthage & Rome
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What events occurred in the Coliseum?
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Circus, gladiator battles, plays
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Who made up the First Triumvirate?
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Julius Caesar
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What was the Pax Romana?
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Roman Peace
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Who were the Gladiators?
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slaves who had been trained for conbate
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What happened to Jesus?
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he was crusived
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Where could the teachings of Jesus be found?
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the Bible
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What were the reasons for the fall of the Roman empire?
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Plague; Economic problems; Military; invasions
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What is considered one of the greatest examples of Greek architecture?
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Parthenon
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Sparta is known for its what?
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famous revolt was in 73 BC
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What contributions did the Greeks make to our culture?
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the Alphabet
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What geographic feature caused many Greek city-states to become isolated & very independent of one another?
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peninsula & with many islands
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Which Greek poet wrote the epic poems of the Iliad & Odyssey?
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Homer
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Why were epic poems such as the Iliad & Odyssey important to Greek society?
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Education; honor & courage; role modles
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What are the characteristics of Greek art?
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Glorified humans as most important creatures in universe; Symbolized people’s pride in their city-state; Expressed Greek ideals of harmony, balance, order, & moderation; Believed in combining beauty & usefulness
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What reasons did the men in Western Europe decide to go on a Crusade?
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because of the money in the end
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What led to the decline of Spanish exploration?
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Used new found wealth to fund wars; Imbalance of trade; Inefficient government
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What two Germanic tribes settled what will become England?
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Angles & Saxons
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What was created in the 1260’s to give more representation in government to the middle class and lords of England?
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Parliament
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What was the disease that killed millions of people in Europe during Middle Ages?
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Plague
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What was the Neolithic Revolution?
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The new stone age; the shift from hunting of animals and gathering of food to the keeping of animals and growing of food on a reeeeegular bases
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What was the Bronze Age?
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There was a wide spread of Bronze; peple used tools and weeeeepons
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What was the first civilization in ancient Mesopotamia?
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the Sumeriens
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What things did the Sumerians come up with?
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the arch the dome, and they built some of the largest brick buildings in the world
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What things did Egyptians come up with?
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building of pryamids, mumification, hieroglyphics
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What were the Phoenicians best known for?
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for it's Alphabet
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What country was created in 1949 as a homeland for the Jews?
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Israel
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What was the Paleolithic Age?
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humans used stone tools
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