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72 Cards in this Set
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Who was the Egyptian Pharaoh who built huge temples and made peace with the Hittites. He ruled about 1290-1224 B.C.?
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Rameses
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Who was the Nubian Kingdom (about 2000-1000 B.C.) which served as a trade corridor and became a regional power?
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Kush
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Which was the powerful empire (beginning around 850 B.C.) that gloried brutal military strength and the lion hunt?
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Assyria
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Who was the Assyrian king who assembled a library of more than 20,000 clay tablets from across the Fertile Crescent?
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Ashurbanipal
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Who was the Persian military genius who conquered an empire (550-539 B.C.) thathe ruled with tolerance and wisdom?
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Cyrus
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What do we call the 1,677 mile road that ran from Persia to Anatolia and helped Darius hold his empire together?
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The Royal road
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Who was the Persian prophet who taught that each person must wage a battle between the spirits of good and evil?
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Zoroaster
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Who was the Chinese scholar who believed harmony results when society is organized around 5 basic relationships?
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Confucius
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What is the philosophy of Laozi, in which a universal force, "the way", guides all things?
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Daoism
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Who was the Qin ruler who became "first Emperor" in 221 B.C., doubled China'a size and brutally crushed opposition?
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Shi Huangdi
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Who were the Asiatic invaders who swept across the Isthmus of Suez in Chariots to rule Egypt about 1640-1570 B.C.?
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Hyksos
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What was the third period of glory for Egyptians, when they became conquerors and traders, (about 1570-1075 B.C.)?
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New Kingdom
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She declared herself Pharaoh (1472-458 B.C.) and encouraged trade to increase Egypt's properity.
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Hatshepsut
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Who was the Chaldean king who restored the city of Babylon and planted the legendary hanging gardens on terraces?
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Nebuchadnezzar
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What is the term used for a provincial governor in Darius's Persia?
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Satrap
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What is the devotion to one's parents and ancestors according to Confucius?
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Filial Piety
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What is a term for trained civil service, an idea developed by Confucius?
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Bureaucracy
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What do we call the book of Oracles, or predictions, that CHinese people consulted for advice on ethical or practtica problems?
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I Ching
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What was the legendary 10-year war fought by the Mycenaeans against Troy during the 1200's B.C.?
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Trojan Wars
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Who was the blind storyteller who composed the Ilad and the othet epics between 750-700 B.C.?
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Homer
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What is the main political unit in Ancient Greece, a city-state and its surrounding countryside?
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Polis
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What is the government in which citizens paricipate directly in political decisions making w/o repersentation?
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Direct Democracy
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Who was the blind storyteller who composed the Iliad and the other epics between 750 B.C and 700 B.C.?
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Homer
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What is the term used for a povincial governor in Darius's Persia?
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Satrap
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What is a government that has unlimited power and uses it in an abitary manner
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Autocracy
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What is the main political unit in Ancient Greece, a city-state and its surrounding countryside.
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Polis
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What is the government in which citizens paricipate directly in political decisions making w/o repersentation
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Direct Democracy
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Who was the blind storyteller who composed the Iliad and the other epics between 750 B.C and 700 B.C.
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Homer
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What is the term used for a povincial governor in Darius's Persia
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Satrap
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What is a government that has unlimited power and uses it in an abitary manner
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Autocracy
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What was the third period of glory for egyptians, when they became conquerors and traders (about 1570-1075 B.C.)
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New Kingdom
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Who was the Chaldean king who restored the socity of babylon and planted the legendary hanging gardens on terraces
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Nebachanezzer
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What is the trained civil service, an idea developed by Cofucius
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Bureaucracy
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What is the idea of ancient Chineese thinkers in which two opposite powers represents the natural rythms of life
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Ying and Yang
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What was the legendary ten year war fought by the Mycenaeans against Troy during the 1200s B.C.
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Trojan War
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Who declared herself pharaoh (1472-1458 B.C.) and encouraged trade to increase Egypt's prosperity
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Hatshepsut
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What is the devotion to one's parents and ancestos, according to Confucius
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Final Piety
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What is the book of oracles, or predictions, that Chinese people consulted for advice on ethical or practical problems
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I Ching
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What is a narrative poem that celebrates heroic deeds
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Epic
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What is a collection of several peole, nations, or once independent states brought together under one ruler
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Empire
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What is the form of government in which a king rules, usually inheriting the throne from a relative.
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Monarchy
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What is peace money paid by a weaker power to a stronger power?
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Tribute
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What is the great Indian epic that reflects the blending of cultures as Aryans moved south, Krishna hero?
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Mahabharata
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What is the high rocky plateau in modern day Turkey that is rich in timber and agriculture. (Asia-Minor)?
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Anatolia
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What empire dominated Southwest Asia for 450 years and excelled in iron and war technology?
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Hittites
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What was the mutual commitment whereby the Hebrew God promised to make Abraham the father of a great nation?
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Covenant
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What do we call the first 5 books of the Hebrew Bible, considered most sacred writing in Judaism?
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Torah
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What is the Ancient name for the region where the Hebrews settled between the Jordan and the Mediterranean Sea?
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Canaan
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What was considered the crossroads at the eastern end of the Mediterranean Sea that the Romans named after the Philistines?
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Palestine
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Who was the ruler who owned a legendary monster kept in a labyrinth, Minoan civilization is named for him.
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King Minos
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What is the Hebrew kingdom united under kings Saul, David, and Solomon (about 1020-922 B.C.)?
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Israel
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Who were the Indo-Europeans who settled in the Indus River Valley in about 1500 B.C. sacred literature Vedas?
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Aryans
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Who were the seafarers who lived in Crete and dominated Mediterranean trade (about 200-1400B.C.)
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Minoans
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Who were the most powerful Mediterranean traders and seafarers from about 1100 B.C., (phonectic alphabet)
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Phoenicians
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What is the belief in a single god?
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Monotheism.
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Who led the Hebrews out of slavery in Egypt to receive the Ten Commandments.
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Moses
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What are the dry grasslands, such as those north of the Caucasus Mountains between the Black and Caspian Seas.
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Steppes
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What do we call the war between Sparta and Athens (431-404 B.C.) that ended the Athenian empire, wealth & power.
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Peloponnesian War
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This term means a Greek "lover of widsom", or a thinker who is determined to seek the truth.
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Philosopher
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What is the term for the rigid class restrictions devised by the Aryans?
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Caste
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What is the Hindu belief for the process of rebirth by an individual soul or spirit until perfect understanding is achieved?
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Reincarnation
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Who was the founder of Buddhism?
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Siddhartha Guatama
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What was the early method used to clear fields for farming by cutting and burning trees and grasses?
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Slash and burn
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Who are the skilled workers who hand-craft goods such as jewelry, tools, or pottery?
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Artisans
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Who are professional record-keepers?
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Scribes
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What do we call the "wedge-shaped"Sumerian system of writing?
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Cuneiform
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What is the practice of trading goods and dervices without money?
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Barter
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What is the term for "mountain of god", a pyramid-shaped monument, such as the temple in Ur?
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Ziggurat
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Who developed a question-and-answer approach to teaching with a belief in truth and justice?
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Socrates
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Who were the peasants forced to stay on the land that they worked?
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Helots
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What is the battle formation called where foot soldiers standside by side, overlapping spears and shields?
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Phalanx
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What were the wars between the Greek and Persians that lasted from 490 to 479 B.C.?
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Persians Wars
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