Ss Final 1 People

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Mansa Musa

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Mali's most famous leader, Muslim, Mali reached its height of power & wealth under him

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Avicenna

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Recorded medical achievements in an encyclopedia

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Muhammad

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creator of Islam, know little about him

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Abu Bakr

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became the caliph after Muhammad died, built armies to unify Muslims

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Ibn Battuta

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traveled to Africa, India, China & Spain in 1320s

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Jesus

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great leader and one of the most influential figures in world history (born in Bethlehem: grew up in Nazareth)

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Abraham

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left Mesopotamia and settled in Canaan because god told him to

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moses

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led people out of Egypt in a journey called the exodus

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Paul

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probably the most important person in the spread in Christianity (never met jesus but did everything he could to spread Christianity)

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Constantine

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was preparing for battle when he saw a flaming cross in the sky; thought it meant if he converted to c. he would win battle)

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theodora

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justinians wife who convinced him to stay when riots went after him; helped save Constantinople

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justinian

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ruled Constantinople from 527-565 conquered Italy and land around Mediterranean (SCAREDY CAT!)

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king tut

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archaeologist found his tomb taught many people what they know now about Egyptians beliefs and pharaohs

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hatshepsut

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thutmose the seconds wife, took power when he died bc nephew was too young (1503-1482)

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ramses the great

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fought the hittites (1200s bc) fought for a while but neither could defeat the other

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menes

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argued to be the first Egyptian pharaoh (3100 bc) wanted to unify upper and lower egypt

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Hammurabi

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great war leader, created hammurabis code

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sargon

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supposedly the baby who was in a basket on the river, akkadian emperor, built Akkad in to military power

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alphabet

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Phoenicians most important achievement, made writing easier

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wheel

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sumerians were the first to build wheeled vehicles , such as carts and potters wheel

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cuneiform

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sumerians created it first writing system, used on tablets and styluses

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hierglyphics

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Egyptians writing system

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papyrus

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longlasting, paperlike material made from reeds

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plow

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helped sumerians prepare for planting

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chariot

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a wheeled horsedrawn cart used in battle; helped hittites and kassites more quickly in battle

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pyramids

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huge stone tombs with four triangle shaped sides that come to a point on the top

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ziggurats

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pyramid shaped temple

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sphinxes

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imaginary creatures with the body of a lion

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obelisks

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a tall four sided pillar that is pointed on top

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synagogue

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jewish house of worship

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mosque

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islam house of worship

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rosetta stone

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huge stone slab that helped us decode hieroglyphics

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torah

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most sacred text of judaism

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bible

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holy book of christianity

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qur'an

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holy book of islam

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hammurabis code

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set of 282 laws that dealt with almost every part of daily life

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justinians code

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clarified version of roman laws created by justinian

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relative location

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a general description of where something is

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absolute location

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a specific location

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place

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describes features that make a site unique

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movement

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why people and things move

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human environment interaction

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the way people interact with the environment

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region

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a part of the world that has one or more features that distinguish it from surroundings

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longitude

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east>west

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latitude

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north>south

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physical geography

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focuses on landscapes

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human geography

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the study of the world's people, communities, and landscapes they create

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equator

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the imaginary line of latitude that circles the world halfway between the n&s poles

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tropics

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regions closest to the equator

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delta

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a landform at the mouth of a river created by sediment deposits

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rotation

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one complete spin of earth on its axis

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revolution

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one complete trip around the sun

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prime meridian

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line up and down the middle of the earth

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climate

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a regions average weather conditions over a long period of time

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habitat

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place where a plant or animal lives

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fossil fuels

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non renewable resources that form from the remains of ancient plants and animals

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command economy

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a system in which the central govt makes all economic decisions

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market economy

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a system based on private ownership, free trade, and competition

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monarchy

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a king or queen who rules

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democracy

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where things are voted on by majority

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anarchy

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no govt

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communism

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the govt controls everything: property, dominates all aspects of life

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dicatorship

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where one person has all control of a country