History Final 1

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Historian

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Someone who studies History

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Primary Source

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first hand written evidence, a witness

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Secondary Source

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Interpret, analyze primary source
Textbook

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Oral Tradition

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Stories passed down from generation to generation IN WORDS!

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artifact(s)

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man-made objects that help us learn more about a culture

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visual documents

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pictures, statues, paintings, ART!

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culture

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a way of life (religon, foods, jobs, traditions, language, clothing)

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archaeology

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learning about people from what they left behind

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stratigraphy

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layering of the Earth over time

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grant

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money that is set aside for a specific research purpose

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excavate

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to dig, "hollow out"

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fossils

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remains of traces of animals or plants from the past

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equator

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an imaginary line that runs around the center of the Earth, halfway between the north and south poles at 0 degrees

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latitude

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(parallels) imaginry lines on the Earth that run parallel to the equator

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longitude

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(meridians) imaginary lines on the Earth that run to the North and South Poles

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Prime Meridian

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imaginary line on the Earth that runs from the North and South Poles at 0 degrees

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absolute location

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description of a place using grid cordinates (lat. long.)

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ethnic

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having to do with a group of people sharing a nation, origin, language, or culture

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immigration

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moving into a place

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emigration

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to move out of a place

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monotheism

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belief in one God

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polytheism

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belief in many gods

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nomads

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people who move from place to place

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Social Class

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how people are arranged based on economic/cultural groups
Ranked by power

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myth

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traditional story about the origin and history about a people, gods, ancestors, heroes, ext.

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circumference

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the distance around the Earth

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Geography

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the Study of the Earth

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Mesopotamia

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the land between the rivers

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Sumer

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the world's first civilization around 3500 BC in southern Mesopotamia

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levees

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raised areas of Earth how they controlled the destructive seasonal flooding of 2 rivers

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irrigation

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a system of watering their crops

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city-states

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made up of people; competed; consisting of the city, the surrounding wall, and the farm land

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ziggurat

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a temple; only priests could enter; middle of each city- state

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cunieform

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the first system of writing; wedged shped

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Fertile Crescent

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crescent shape; rich, fertile soil

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Grid

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a grating of crossed bar; a network of horizontal and perpendicular lines, uniformly spaced, for locating points on a map, chart, or aerial photograph by means of a system of coordinates

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Legend

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a table on a map, chart, or the like, listing and explaining the symbols used; a Key

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Relative Location

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a point or place in relation to another point or place

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Hammurabi

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Babylon around 1792 BC; Extended empire north from Persian Gulf to 2 rivers and west to coast of Med. Sea; A war, extended empire, began military campaign

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Gilgamesh

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Uruk about 2700 BC; one of the oldest stories, one of the most heroic priest- kings ever; traveled with Enkidu, rebuilt Uruk

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Nebuchadnezzar or Neb

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Babylon/ Chaldean Empire c. 605 BC- 562 BC; rebuilt wall between 2 rivers, threw 2 men into firey furnance for not bowing down

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Abraham or Abram

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Ur c. 2000 BC; Amazing amount of faith in God ex. willing to sacrifice Isaac; commanded to sacrifice Isaac and is blessed greatly; very loyal to God

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Ruth

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Naomi's son, Mahlon married Ruth. A while after, Everyone died except for Ruth, Naomi, and Oprah and they moved back to Bethlehem, but Oprah did not. Ruth ends up marrying Boaz

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David

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The one who kills Goliath. Samuel goes to find the sons of Jesse that is going to be the new king. Jesse shows all of his sons, except for David because he thought he was too young. Samuel says no to all of them but crowns David king

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What is BC and AD?

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BC and AD are the way refer to a certain time period. Some people think that AD means 'After death" but it is not true and here is why. AD cannot mean "after death" because that means Jesus and parts of the Bible would not take place in any time period. It would simply not happen. BC means "Before Christ", so if AD meant "After Death", when did Jesus live? Thats why it means Anno Donni"

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What is the difference between Physical and Cultural Geography?

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Physical-Natrual
Cultural-Men who created their geography upon their needs

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What are the characteristics of a civilization?

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government, agriculture, trade, jobs/ occupational specialization, population, and class stratification

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What steps does an archaeologist take?

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(8) Plan Goal. Research. MOney. Survey. Testing. Excavation. Data and Analysis. Preservation.

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Contributions of Mesopotamians

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The ancient Sumerians created the world's first civilization.
Cuneiform,writing system Ex. water clock, the twelve-month calendar based on lunar cycles, the wheel, the plow, and the sailboat.