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81 Cards in this Set
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the way of life for a group of people |
culture
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a group of people interacting on a daily basis
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society
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the writing system for the sumerians
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cuneiform
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a series of rulers from the same family
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dynasty
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workers who use their hands in their skill
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artisans
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a government ruled by religious leaders
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theocracy
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polytheist
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the belief in more than one god.
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5 characteristics of civilization
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skilled workers, system of writing, complex institutions, advanced technology, Rise of Cities.
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5 types of institutions
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educational, government, Family, Medicine, Military
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what was the name given to the area of the mesopotamia where the first civilizations were developed? what two rovers made up this area?
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The fertile Crescent, Euphrates and Tigris River.
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The difference between an egyptian pharaoh and a mesopotamian king.
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The difference between those two is that the pharaoh was believed to be a god, while the mesopotamia king was believed to be a mortal
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The mesopotamian empire at nineveh
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assyrians |
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The mesopotamian empire believed that the stars told them their destiny.
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Chaldeans
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The trading empire that established the modern alphabet
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Phoenicians
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The empire that built the Royal Road to connect their trading cities
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Persians
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The civilization that invaded egypt at the end of the middle kingdom
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Hyksos
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The first civilization to settle the area of mesopotamia
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sumerians
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the 3 principles of Hammurabi Code of laws.
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an eye for an eye, different punishments for different for different social classes and gender, government had responsibility to protect society
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What geographical feature was the center of egyptian life?
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The Nile River
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What was the term that described the virtues of good life in egypt?
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maat
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what was the term that described the spiritual body of a person in egypt?
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ka
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What did egyptian pharaohs have built in their honor of their lives?
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pyramids
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What are the four bodies of water that influenced the settling of greece? |
Mediterranean Sea, Aegean Sea, Black Sea, Ionian Sea.
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What creature was half bull half man
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minotaur
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term that described a society dominated by men?
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Patriarchal
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the term for the temple that was the center of sumerian cities
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Ziggurat
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An administrative organization with officials and procedures
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bureaucracy
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the first civilization in mainland greece
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Mycenaeans
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The dualist regions of the persians
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Zoroastrianism
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What are the names of the two most popular epics by homer?
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Odyssey and Iliad
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What are the three reasons for drama in greek society?
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civic pride, education, and tribute to the gods.
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What were the two alliances that were formed between city states at the end of the persians wars?
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Peloponnesians Leagues and Delian League
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What was the name of the temple Pericles had built to honor athena?
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Parthenon’
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Who conquered the persians at the battle of gaugamela to extend the power of the macedonians ? What is the name of the culture this man created by blending all of the cultures all of the cultures of the areas he conquered? |
Alexander the Great and Hellenism |
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the way of life for a group of people
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culture
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a group of people interacting on a daily basis
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society
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the writing system for the sumerians
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cuneiform
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a series of rulers from the same family
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dynasty
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workers who use their hands in their skill
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artisans
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a government ruled by religious leaders
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theocracy
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polytheist
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the belief in more than one god.
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5 characteristics of civilization
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skilled workers, system of writing, complex institutions, advanced technology, Rise of Cities.
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5 types of institutions
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educational, government, Family, Medicine, Military
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what was the name given to the area of the mesopotamia where the first civilizations were developed? what two rovers made up this area?
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The fertile Crescent, Euphrates and Tigris River.
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The difference between an egyptian pharaoh and a mesopotamian king.
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The difference between those two is that the pharaoh was believed to be a god, while the mesopotamia king was believed to be a mortal
|
|
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The mesopotamian empire at nineveh
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assyrians
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The mesopotamian empire believed that the stars told them their destiny.
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Chaldeans
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The trading empire that established the modern alphabet
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Phoenicians
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The empire that built the Royal Road to connect their trading cities
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Persians
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The civilization that invaded egypt at the end of the middle kingdom
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Hyksos
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The first civilization to settle the area of mesopotamia
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sumerians
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the 3 principles of Hammurabi Code of laws.
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an eye for an eye, different punishments for different for different social classes and gender, government had responsibility to protect society
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What geographical feature was the center of egyptian life?
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The Nile River
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What was the term that described the virtues of good life in egypt?
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maat
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what was the term that described the spiritual body of a person in egypt?
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ka
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What did egyptian pharaohs have built in their honor of their lives?
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pyramids
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What are the four bodies of water that influenced the settling of greece?
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Mediterranean Sea, Aegean Sea, Black Sea, Ionian Sea.
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What creature was half bull half man
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minotaur
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term that described a society dominated by men?
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Patriarchal
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the term for the temple that was the center of sumerian cities
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Ziggurat
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An administrative organization with officials and procedures
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bureaucracy
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the first civilization in mainland greece
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Mycenaeans
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The dualist regions of the persians
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Zoroastrianism
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What are the names of the two most popular epics by homer?
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Odyssey and Iliad
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What are the three reasons for drama in greek society?
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civic pride, education, and tribute to the gods.
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What were the two alliances that were formed between city states at the end of the persians wars?
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Peloponnesians Leagues and Delian League
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What was the name of the temple Pericles had built to honor athena?
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Parthenon’
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Who conquered the persians at the battle of gaugamela to extend the power of the macedonians ? What is the name of the culture this man created by blending all of the cultures all of the cultures of the areas he conquered?
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Alexander the Great and Hellenism
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The egyptian pharaoh who restored polytheism to Egypt
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Tutankhamen
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The woman to rule egypt as a pharaoh
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Queen Hapshepsut
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The pharaoh that ordered egyptian people to only worship Ra, the God of Sun
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Akhenaten
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The egyptian system of writing
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hieroglyphics
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The city in Egypt established by Alexander the Great
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Alexandria
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The ruler of Upper and Lower Egypt
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King Menes
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The ruler that created the empire in Mesopotamia
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king Sargon the Great
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The term that is used to describe striving for excellence
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arete
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The greek word for market
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Agora
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The term used to describe military formation of the greek armies
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Phalanx
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Greek foot soldiers
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Hoplites
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The greek word for city-state
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Polis
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The set of rules that spartans live by
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Code of Lycurgus
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