Social Studies Final Exam

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The 7 elements of a civilization

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RECIPES

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Founder of Buddhism

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Siddhartha Guatama

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Founder of Judaism

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Abraham

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Belief in only one God

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Monotheism

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Belief in more than one god or goddess

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Polytheism

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Founder of Islam

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Muhammad

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A temple

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Ziggurat

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Egyptian process of preserving a body after death

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Mummification

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Who fought the crusades?

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Christians and Muslims

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Why were the crusades fought?

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For the Holy Land

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Someone who dies for what they believe in.

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Martryr

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A map that shows features such as state lines

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Political

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A map that shows features such as rivers, mountains, lakes, etc.

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Physical

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Land that is good for growing crops

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Fertile

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Fertile Soil

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Silt

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Trade route that connected the Roman Empire to China

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Silk Road

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A person who does not settle but follows their food source

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Nomad

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A large landform that stretches above the surrounding land in a limited area, usually in the form of a peak.

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Mountain

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An area of relatively level high ground

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Plateau

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A flat land near the ocean

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Coastal Plain

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To be separated or cut off from something

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isolated

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A government where people vote on all decisions

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Democracy

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A government where people vote for representatives to make decisions

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Republic

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A government where one person is in power, usually receiving their power from force

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Dictatorship

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An event held in Ancient Greece to honor the gods

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Olympics

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Doing something illegal or dishonest for personal gain

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corruption

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Refusing to allow a decision to be made or an action to happen

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Veto

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To take back a law that was already passed

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Repeal

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A grant of land

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fief

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The lord's estate or property that was the center of social and economic life

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Manor

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Anno Domino

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A.D.

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Before Common Era

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B.C.E.

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Common Era

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C.E.

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Before Christ

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B.C.

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Form of writing for Ancient Egyptians

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hieroglyphics

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Form of writing for Ancient Mesopotamia

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cuneiform

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Greek city-state that focused on fighting in the military and war.

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Sparta

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Greek city-state that focused on the arts, democracy and the Olympics.

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Athens

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A stone found that allowed historians to translate hieroglyphics because it had the same message written in three different languages.

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Rosetta Stone

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A body that has been dried out so that it won't decay within the tomb it was placed.

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Mummy

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The huge wall built by Emperor Qin

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Great Wall of China

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The emperor that is credited with supporting the building of the Great Wall

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Qin

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Which continent where the Aztecs located?

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North America

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Which continent were the Incas located?

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South America

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Who traveled along the silk road?

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