Social Studies Final

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CULTURE&PREHISTORY

culture

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way of life for people including art, music, and tradition

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CULTURE&PREHISTORY

surplus

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more of a thing or product then it is needed

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CULTURE&PREHISTORY

having a surplus of food allowed settlers to:

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stay in one place

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CULTURE&PREHISTORY

traders were important because:

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they brought new products, ideas, and culture

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CULTURE&PREHISTORY

some technological advances of the Stone Age were:

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irrigation systems, fire, wooden weapons,

polished stone tools

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CULTURE&PREHISTORY

specialization of labor developed in early cities because:

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they had a surplus of food and had time to do other things

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MESOPOTAMIA

farming was made possible by:

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the silt that the Euphrates and Tigris left

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MESOPOTAMIA

Babylon's central location made them the center of:

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trade

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MESOPOTAMIA

the Code of Hammurabi was:

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a group of laws to make sure people were doing what they were supposed to

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MESOPOTAMIA

the effect of the Phoenician alphabet was:

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that it formed the basis of the US alphabet, only has 22 symbols

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MESOPOTAMIA

the Israelites religion was:

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monotheistic

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MESOPOTAMIA

under the Code of Hammurabi, punishments of individuals were determined by:

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the class the victim was in and the class of the other person

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MESOPOTAMIA

Hammurabi's principal, an eye for an eye, is based on the concept of:

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a wrong doing for a wrong doing, fairness

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EGYPT

scribe

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a professional writer

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EGYPT

the artifact that cracked the code of

hieroglyphics was:

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the Rosetta Stone

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EGYPT

the Egyptian pharaoh who united Upper and Lower Egypt:

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Menes

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EGYPT

Egyptian tombs were filled with treasures so the dead could take:

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the possessions they enjoyed to the afterlife

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EGYPT

these made traveling difficult between Nubia and Egypt:

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cataracts

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EGYPT

the Nile River empties out into:

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the Mediterranean Sea

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EGYPT

the direction you would travel to get from Upper to Lower Egypt is:

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North

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INDIA

reincarnation

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the rebirth of a soul in the body of another living thing

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INDIA

Hinduism differs from other religions because:

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there was no single founder

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INDIA

Siddhartha Gautama was the founder of:

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Buddhism

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CHINA

dynasty

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family of rulers

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CHINA

a Chinese philosopher who influenced China:

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Confucius

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CHINA

the important aspect of early Chinese life:

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family

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CHINA

the Huang He River left deposits of:

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loess

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GREECE

the major achievements during the Golden Age of Greece:

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mathematics, water displacement, democracy, philosophy, architecture

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GREECE

Greece's geography is mainly:

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on islands, peninsulas, mountainous, rocky

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GREECE

Sparta's main concern was:

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war and military

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GREECE

democracy was born in:

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Athens

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GREECE

Alexander The Great spread:

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Greek culture (Hellenistic period)

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GREECE

philosophers of ancient Greece explained

natural events using:

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logic and reasoning

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ROME

US government is related to that of:

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the Roman Republic

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ROME

Julius Caesar declared himself:

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dictator for life

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ROME

Rome fell due to:

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too big, corrupt rulers, inflation, mercenary army

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ROME

plebeian

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an ordinary citizen in the ancient Roman

Republic

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ROME

patrician

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a member of a wealthy, upper class family in the ancient Roman Republic

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ROME

the Roman senate was made up of:

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300 petritions

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ROME

the Roman governors in Judea were concerned about:

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Jesus

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ROME

Christianity was declared the official religion of the Roman Empire by:

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Constantine

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ROME

the 3 major monotheistic religions are:

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Christianity, Judaism, Islam

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MIDDLE AGES

the Middle Ages began:

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A.D. 500-1500

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MIDDLE AGES

during the Medieval Times knights were

obligated to the serfs to provide:

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protection, shelter, food

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MIDDLE AGES

during the Medieval Times, knights and lords were obligated to provider their superiors (kings)

with:

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loyalty and military support

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MIDDLE AGES

the largest # of people in the Middle Ages were:

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peasants (serfs)

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MIDDLE AGES

the Holy Wars led by Pope Urban were called:

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the Crusades

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MIDDLE AGES

the purpose of the Magna Carta was:

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to limit the king's power on nobleman