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Whats is a guru
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a guru teaches upper class children before they go to school
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what was a reason buddism became popular
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it didn't defend the cast system
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Which religion belived that all life is sacred
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Hinduism
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list the four noble truths
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1.life is full of suffering
2.people suffer because they desire worldly things and self-satisfaction 3.the way to end suffering is to stop desiring things 4.the way to stop desiring things is to follow the eight fold path |
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what is a caste system
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A caste is a social group that someone is born into and can not change
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what are the four levels in the caste system
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Brahmins
Kshatriyas Vaisyas sudras |
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which religion believes that the way to stop suffering is to stop desire
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Buddism
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What is reincarnation
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the idea of passing through many lives to reach brahman
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what are Kashatriyas
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the second highest level in the caste system
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who were part of the kshatriyas
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Warriors and rulers
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in hinduism, what is the name of the Universal Spirit
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Brahman
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who founded buddism
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Siddhartha Gautama
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What are tenant farmers
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Farmers who rented lands and gave part of the growings to the land owner
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what chinese emperor based his rule on legalism
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Qin Shihuangdi
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What was the main belief of daoism
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people should give up worldly desires
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which philosophy/religion believed that people needed a strong ruler to maintain order
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legalism
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what is the Mandate of Heaven
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this mandate state's that the king is chosen by a heavinly order and would rule with goodness and wisdom
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who was the head of the chinese family
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the oldest male
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what was sent out and traded using the silk road
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silk, spices, tea, and porcelain
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how much of china's land is good for farming
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a little over one tenth
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what are warlords
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Military leaders who command there own armie
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What did confucious believe about duty
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he believe each person owed a duty to another person
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what is a filial piety
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children had to respect there parents and older relatives
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what did laozi believe about nature
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he encourages people to treat nature whith respect and reverence
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what was the teaching of legalism
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Society needs a system of harsh laws and strict punishment
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Why was 600 BC known as the greek dark ages
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Greek forgot there written languge, people stopped teaching how to write and do craft work, and Greek slipped into a depression
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Who could be a citizen in Greek city-states
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Free native-born men who owned land
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Which alphabet was the Greek alphabet based on
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the phoenician alphabet
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who makes the decisions in a direct democracy
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all citizens could take part in deciding the law
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why did they start the delian league
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it was formed to defend against the persians
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which civilization was the 1st to start in Greece
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the Minoans
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how did the Greeks please their gods
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they prayed and offerd gifts to them
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who wrote The Odyssey
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Homer
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What are modern examples of drama
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movies, plays, and televsion
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whats was the name of the library that attracted scholars from around the world
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Alexandria
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using mythology, the Greeks expressed their what
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religious beliefs
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greeks performed_______as part of their festivals
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comedies and tragedys
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what were the 3 main types of Greek columns
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Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian
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what does philosophy mean
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love of wisdom
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who is the "father of history"
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Herodotus
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who is the "father of medicine"
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Hippocrates
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according to legend, who founded Rome
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Romulus and Remus
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in Rome who could not hold palitical office
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Patricians
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what were the twelve tables
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they were laws put in writting so no one would be confused on what the laws were
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what happened on the Ides of March
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Caesar was stabbed to death
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what was Hadrian's wall
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a wall built to keep out the Picts and Scots
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Describe Italy's shape
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it looks like a high heeled boot
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what were the patricians
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wealthy land owners
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what was Rome's 1st code of law
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The Twelve Tables
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what happened , in 200s AD, when Rome's coins lost value
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Government could not afford to pay soldiers
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Horace wrote satires about what
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human weaknesses
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What did Ptolemy do
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He mapped over 1,000 different stars
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what did Diocletian do when he first took power
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He introduced reforms
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what did the Justinian do
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He conquered Western Europe and Northern Africa
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what was the Roman Forum
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an open space that served as a marketplace and public square
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what were some of the things that caused Rome's fall
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Inflation, a plague, poor leadership, attacks by invaders and a declining economy
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where did Constantine move Romes capital to
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Byzantium
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Rome finally fell when _______ groups of people invaded from northern Europe
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Visigoths
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which roman ideals of government are still used today
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we still use the Twelve Tables today
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Justinian reforms of_______ still influence Europe
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laws
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how did early Christians organize the church
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they used a hierarchy
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what is included in the new testament
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the four Gospels
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During the time of oppression, the Jews hped that god would send a ______ to save them
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messiah
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What does Christianity teach about jesus
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jesus is the sun of god
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what did Roman officials see as a threat to government
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Christianity
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who was the first emperor to accept Christianity
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Constantine
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the gospels form part of what
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the new testament
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Early Christian churches used ______ to spread their message to others
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missionaries
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what does Christian tradition state
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Mary Magdalene was the first to see Jesus alive again
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what is an oligarchy
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Government in which a small group of people hold power
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what is a Tyranny/Dictatorship
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someone whos takes power by force and rules with complete athourity
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What is a Democracy/Republic
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All citizens share in running the government
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what is a monarchy
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Government where kings and Queens rule
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what is an aristocracy
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scientist who learns about past human life by studing fossils and artifacts
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what is an anarchy
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No government, on ruler
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what is a direct democracy
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system of government in which people gather in mass meetings to decide on government matters
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what is a representative democracy
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Systemof government in which citizens choose a smaller group to make laws and governmental decisions on their behalf
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demo
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people
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cracy
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power
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rulership
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mono
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one
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aristo
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best
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without
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olig
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few
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where was the first democracy
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Athens and greece
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Where was the first republic
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Rome and Italy
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where did our idea of checks and balances come from
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Roman Republic
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what was the code of Hammurabi
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the first written laws in the world
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who was on charge in a Democracy/Republic
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citizens
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How many branches of government do we have in the USA, name them
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3, Executive, Legislative, and Judicial
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