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culture is |
way of life for a group of people |
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surplus is |
an extra supply of food |
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having a surplus of food allowed early settlers to |
stay in one place for a long period of time |
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traders were important because |
they spread new ideas + tools from one place to another |
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some technological advances of the Stone Age are |
stone tools used for hunting |
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specialization of labor developed in early cities because |
not everyone needed to farm due to the surplus |
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farming was made possible by |
flooding of Tigris + Euphrates Rivers |
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Babylon's central location made them a center of |
trade |
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the Code of Hammurabi was |
a set of writen laws |
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the effect of the Phoenician alphabet was |
more people were able to read and write |
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the Isralites religion was |
judaism - monotheistic |
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monotheism is |
to believe in only 1 god |
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under the code of Hammurabi, punishments were for individuals were determined by |
the person who did it, and what they did |
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Hammurabi's basic principle, an eye for an eye, is based on the concept of |
the golden rule - treat others the way you would want to be treated; do to others what you would want done to you |
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a scribe is |
a professional writer |
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the artifact that cracked the code of hieroglyphics was |
rosetta stone |
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the Egyptian pharaoh who united Upper and Lower Egypt was |
menes |
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Egyptian tombs were filled with treasures so the dead could take |
them w/ them to the afterlife |
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made traveling difficult between Nubia and Egypt |
cataracts |
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the Nile River empties into |
Mediterranean Sea |
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the direction you would travel to get from Upper Egypt to Lower Egypt is |
north |
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the body of water that lies east of the Nile River |
the Red Sea |
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Reincarnation is when |
a soul is reborn in the body of another living thing |
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Hinduism differs from religions because |
it has no single founder |
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Siddhaurta Gautama |
the founder of Buddhism |
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a dynasty |
a family of rulers |
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a Chinese philosopher who influenced China was |
confucius |
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the important aspect of early Chinese life |
family |
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The Huang He river lefts deposits of |
loess (yellow/brown soil) |
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the major achievements during the Golden Age of Greece are |
arts + architecture, democracy, philosophy |
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Greece's geography is mainly |
mountains and hills |
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Sparta's main concern was |
war and military |
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democracy was born in |
Athens, Greece |
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Alexander the Great spread |
greek culture |
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philosophers of Ancient Greece explained natural events using |
logic and reasoning- they asked questions |
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U.S. government is related to that of |
Roman republic |
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Julius Caesar declared himself |
dictator for life |
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Rome fell due to |
weak rulers, mercenary army, size of empire, economic issues/inflation |
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a plebian |
an ordinary citizen of Rome |
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a patrician |
an aristocrat/ wealthy Roman citizen |
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The Roman senate was made up of |
patricians |
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The Roman governors in Judea were concerned about |
jesus |
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Christianity was declared the official religion of the Roman Empire by |
Constantine |
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The 3 major monotheistic religions are |
Christianity, Judaism, Islam |
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the Middle Ages began |
after the end of the Western Roman Empire |
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during Medieval Times knights were obligated to the serfs to provide |
shelter, protection, and food |
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during Medieval Times knights and lords were obligated to provide their kings with |
loyalty + military support |
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the largest number of people in the Middle Ages were |
peasants + serfs |
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The Holy Wars led by Pope Urban were called |
the Crusades |
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The purpose of the Magna Carta was to |
limit the kings power over the nobles |
