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17. What group was responsible for the fall of the Byzantine Empire? |
The Ottoman Turks (who were Muslim) |
starts with an "O". |
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18,Who was the goddess who protected Athens? |
Athena |
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19. What was the Iliad about? Who wrote it? |
The Iliad was an epic poem about the Trojan War. The author was Homer |
think about a Trojan War in your home |
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20. What was the first Greek civilization? |
It was called the Mycenaean. (after its chief city Mycenae.) |
my sin .... |
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21. Who could be a citizen in Athens? |
Only free adult men could be citizens. Women, children, slaves, and foreigners (immigrants) could not be citizens. |
athens sounds like mens |
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22. What group made up the lowest part of society in Sparta? |
It was the slaves (called Helots) who were the people the Spartans conquered. |
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23. What was the original purpose of the Delian League? |
The original purpose of the League was for mutual protection of the Greek city-states. (but Athens, the biggest city-state took it over and used it to rule over the others) |
A dell is a secluded place that keeps the inhabitants safe. |
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24. Who fought in the Peloponnesian War? |
The war was fought between Sparta and Athens. |
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25. Where was the center of Hellenistic culture? |
Alexandria, Egypt |
Named for A..... , the Great |
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25a. What was Hellenistic culture? |
The blend of many cultures (Greek, Persian, Egyptian, and Indian) that came about when Alexander the Great conquered these countries into one empire. |
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26. Which philosopher did not believe in democracy? |
Plato didn't believe in a democracy. He believed in a "Philosopher" (wise) King instead. |
name starts with P (like philosopher) |
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27. Where and why did early Chinese civilization develop where it did? |
It started in rich fertile valley between 2 rivers (Yangtse and Yellow). First farming and then small cities formed. (rivers could be used for transportation between them) |
both rivers start with "Y" and ones a color |
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28. Which dynasty of kings was the first to rule China? |
The first was the Shang Dynasty. |
It sounds like Shag like the rug that's on the 'floor' of the dynasty |
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29. What does the Mandate of Heaven say and how did it affect the ruler who loses it? |
When bad things happened in the country (famine, earthquakes, floods, etc) it was a sign that the ruler has lost the favor of the gods. He must be replaced! |
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30. What were the 3 main belief systems in China? |
Legalism Daoism Confucianism |
In alpha order they are L, C, D. (like LSD) |
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30a. Who started Legalism and what was it about? |
Legalism was used by the Qin (Chin) dynasty to rule the people. Legalism says people are bad and only harsh punishments will make the people behave. |
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30b. Who started Daoism and what was it about? |
Daoism was started by Laozi. Daoism says that people must be in harmony with nature and other people. Government wasn't part of their philosophy. |
who started Daoism was 'lazy' because they never defined what government was supposed to do. |
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30c. Who started Confucianism and what was it about? |
Confucius started Confusionism Confucianism says people must respect each other. People must respect their rulers and their rulers must respect them. |
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31. What were the 4 dynasties of China in the order in which they came? |
1. Shang 2. Zhou 3. Qin 4. Han |
1, is like a rug 2. is like a jaw 3. is like a chin 4. is like a hand |
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31a. What was the religion, government, and social structure of the Shang Dynasty of China? |
-The Shang said they were like Gods and responsible for all religious activities - not a strong central government but separate city-states ruled by family members - they held great respect for family, living and dead |
See small groups of people (representing families, cities) separated on a shag rug |
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31b. What was the religion, government, and social structure of the Zhou Dynasty of China? |
- Rulers must be good or they'd lose the Mandate of Heaven - not a strong central government - social structure similar to Shangs . Lords were very strong. |
Jaw - strong (like lords at this time) ... on a rug (similar to Shang/Shag) |
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31c. What was the religion, government, and social structure of the Qin Dynasty of China? |
- They hated Confucianism. - They believed in Legalism and had a strong central and harsh strict government. - Lords were weak and peasants had to work hard. - Everyone was heavily taxed. |
See Qin/chin stuck out like witch |
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31d. What was the religion, government, and social structure of the Han Dynasty of China? |
- They believed in Confucianism. - They had a strong central government but one that wasn't harsh. - Most were farmers but cities became important as centers of trade and crafts. |
See kind hand/Han |
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32. What were the Chinese inventions? |
-Farming inventions: horse collar, wheel barrow - water mills - paper - silk production |
See farmer wearing silk pjs reading a paper |
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33. What were the Silk Roads? |
they were over-land trade routes. - They were called Silk Roads because China was only source of silk in the world then but many products were traded back and forth - The routes stretched from China to many countries including Europe |
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6. What were beginnings of Christianity and what role did Jesus play? |
Jesus was a very popular traveling Jewish preacher in Judea.. His popularity was a threat to the rulers and they had him crucified. His followers believed he rose from the dead and was divine and they traveled all over that part of the world sharing their belief. In time, they were called Christians. |
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6. What were the beginnings of Christianity and what role did Jesus play? |
Jesus was a very popular traveling Jewish preacher in Judea.. His popularity was a threat to the rulers and they had him crucified. His followers believed he rose from the dead and was divine and they traveled all over that part of the world sharing their belief. In time, they were called Christians. |
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13. After Constantine died, the Empire again divided into East and West. Which one was the most powerful and why? |
The Eastern Empire. It had larger cities, more trade, and the Black Sea protected it from invaders. |
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31e. What Chinese dynasty started building the Great Wall, created the Terra Cotta Warriors, and began the expansion of Chinese territory? |
The Qin (3rd) Dynasty |
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