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55 Cards in this Set
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Brahman |
the spirit that is in all living things including people and gods |
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Kshatriyas |
made up of royalty and warriors |
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Brahma |
the creator god |
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Sudras
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this was made up of the servant class |
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Vishnu |
preserver god
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Siva
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destroyer god
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Brahmins
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made up of the priest class |
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Raja |
not a common job usually skilled warriors leader of a small village or town |
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the amount of people that lived in mohenjo-daro |
40,000 |
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Vedas |
the basis for hindu religous beliefs |
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Dharma |
laws and duties that instructed the Hindus how to live |
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Sanskrit |
ancient Indian language no longer used today
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How many hymns were in the Vedas |
over 1,000 |
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what year was the sacred Vedas written down |
600 BCE
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what does aryan mean
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noble one
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what is the name of the semi precious stone traded from Afghanistan
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lapiz lizuli
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2 problems for the outcasts
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were treated differently
couldnt say their opinions on something or decide to do something |
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Solomon |
built the great temple of Jerusalem writer of the proverbs |
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King David |
created a strong central government
wrote psalms and poems |
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Abraham |
first person to receive the covenant with god
father of Judaism |
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Sarah |
ancestor to all jews
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Moses |
lead to Egyptian slavery
was given the 10 commandments |
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Where did Judaism begin |
Mesopotamia |
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Holy book of judaism |
Torah |
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What lead to Egyptian migration |
famine |
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Moral teachings |
honor your mother and father no lying cheating or stealing |
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Fundamental teachings
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you must set aside one day to god you shall have no other gods but me |
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Old kingdom
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two crowns of Egypt are united for the first time
the Pharaohs build the pyramids |
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Middle Kingdom |
Hyksos dominates lower Egypt Pharaoh Ahmose vows to never let foreigners Bronze weapons are developed
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New kingdom |
economy is based on trade
Egyptian rule is held over Israel Hatsheput increases the wealth Pharaoh looses control of the arm Egypt becomes an empire |
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Most powerful Egyptian GODDESS |
isis |
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Hardest job in the community |
farmer |
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Who had the great pyramids built
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King Khufu
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Longest training for jobs for children lasted how long |
7 years |
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Lower Egypt |
has fertile farming soil |
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Egyptian economy is based on what |
agricultural surplus |
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Common foods in Ancient Mesopotamia |
cattle wheat and dates |
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Hammurabi |
improved tax collection
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Which group used chariots in battle |
Hittites |
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4 famous city states |
Uruk and Ur Kish and Lagash |
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Enki |
god of wisdom |
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Enlil |
god of air |
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Inanna |
goddess of love and war |
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Utu and nanna |
sun and moon |
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how many people could live in each city state |
100,000 |
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Sumerian achievments |
water clock plow and calender |
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What id the belief in multiple gods |
polytheism |
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Social pyramid in mesopotamia |
king and family priests and priestesses craftspeople laborers farmers slaves |
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Where was Katal Hyuk located |
turkey |
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Archeology |
the study f the past based on what humans left behind |
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which era came first |
paleolithic |
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Megaliths |
large stones most likely used for religious practices |
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Crop grown during the neolithic revolution |
barley |
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How long did the ice age last |
more than 1,000,000 |
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Artwork |
carved statues out of ivory and stone carve into cave walls painted on cave walls |
