World History 1 Semester 1

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Alexander the Great

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Leader from Macedonia, he conquered Greece, Persia, Egypt and many other areas, Mastermind of war and his teacher was Aristotle, Died at the age of 30 because of excessive drinking and wounds

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Abraham

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He was one of the prophets of Islam and he was a messenger of the God, Allah

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Augustus/Octavian

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He took over Rome after Julius Caesar's death and defeated Marc Antony for this title. He was the first emperor of Rome

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Byzantium

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It was the capital city of the Eastern Roman Empire and fell after Constantinople fell to the Ottoman Empire.

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Characteristics of the Chinese Written Language

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They were pictographs and had strokes made of black ink. The Japanese based their writing system on that of China's.

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Christian Religious Beliefs

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Monotheistic, started by Jesus Christ. Had Jewish Background. Had miracles, parables, Sermon on the Mount, New Testament,and original Ten Commandments.

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Civil Service Examination

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Chinese. elaborate system of selecting bureaucrats on and made in 165 BCE by the Tang Dynasty

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Civilizations

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Had a government, art, food source, religion, housing - cities, and were usually near a river, and had a class systems

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Cleisthenes

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Founder of Democratic Athens and was a great man who developed the city state and caused reforms. He was of noble descent.

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Confucian Beliefs

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Based on Confucius' teachings, the book was the Analects and they emphasized education and family, 5 basic relationships, best philosophy of government for the Chinese, but it put down women.

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Constantine

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Passed the Edict of Milan and moved the capital to Byzantium

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Covenant

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is a one way agreement whereby the covenanter is the only party bound by the promise. An example of a covenant relationship in Judaism and Christianity is that between Abraham and God, in which God made a covennt with Abraham that He would bless Abraham's descendants making them more numerous than the stars

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Daoism

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A philosophy that was the worst for government, it emphasized self control over control of others and the saying was going with the flow, it was made by Lao Tzu and it also was about nature

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David

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He was the biblical king of the Israelites and was a Jewish man

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Diocletian

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The emperor of Rome who divided it into two parts: the west and east empires

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Epic of Gilgamesh

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The epic tells the story of Gilgamesh, a prince who loses his closest friend and wants to find a way to avoid death and prolong his own life.

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Epicureanism

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Type of philosophy and it is made by Epicurus, made at the same time as Platonism to challenge: it invlolved modest pleasures in order to attain a state of tranquility and freedom from fear (ataraxia) as well as absence of bodily pain (aponia)through knowledge of the workings of the world and the limits of our desires.

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Fall of the Roman Empire

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There were multiple reasons why this empire fell and it was mainly to do with barbarian attacks and bad empires.

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Filial Piety

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A love and respect for one's parents and ancestors; worshipping them as gods.

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Five good emperors

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Nerva, Trajan, Hadrian, Antonius Pius, Marcus Aurelius

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Gladiators

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Fighters who fought in Rome's Coliseum and were either slaves or prisoners of war; this was entertainment for the people of Rome

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Gospels

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The teachings of Jesus written down by his disciples during a time after his death

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Greek Religious Beliefs and Oracles

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The Greeks had many gods and their main one was the god, Zeus, the oracles they had told of each god's will and the people had to obey or be destroyed.

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Haiku

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Japanese poem that has a specific structure

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Hammurabi's Code

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Set down by Hammurabi of Babylon and it was the first set of laws in the world and it was basically an eye for an eye. Its largest section was dedicated to family life.

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Han Dynasty

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The dynasty after the Qin and it was one of the greatest dynasties. It had many inventions and innovations throughout this time.

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Homer

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Great poet who wrote the stories of Oddyseus and Achilles, one of the first historians with his stories being very close to reality, thus allowing historians to look back at it.

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Jesus of Nazareth

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He was the founder of Christianity and performed many miracles, he was born the son of a Jew

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Jewish Religious Beliefs

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One god (Yahweh), three main prophets who made prophecies (Isiah, Amos, Micah), a covenant, and the 10 commandments

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Judah

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One of the sons of Jacob, the king of Israel, is written about in the bible.

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Julius Caesar

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One of the greatest generals of the Roman empire and he was the first to go against the Senate and cross the Rubicon and he became Rome's fiirst dictator, then he was assassinated bye the senators.

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Kublai Khan

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He was the founder of the Yuan Dynasty and is the grandson of Genghis Khan and he was the ruler of China and also a Mongol king

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Legalism

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It was a philosophy in China during the Qin Dynasty. It emphasized harsh punishments and absolute control by the government and this was necessary at all times and that people were naturally evel. Supported by Qin Shi Huangdi and founded by Li Su.

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Mandate of Heaven

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Used by both the Chinese and Japanese and it was said that the Emperors were the sons of God and they had divine right to rule.

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Marco Polo

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He used the Silk Road to go to China and came back to Europe with exotic goods and foods and he was an explorer.

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MEsopotamia

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The area on the Fertile crescent between the Euphrates and Tigris Rivers: it consisted of multiple city states.

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Middle path/way

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It is the Bhuddist idea that it is the path that all must follow if they wish to reach enlightenment or nirvana. It means that you do not have an excess of anything; that you do not starve yourself or have way too much to eat, but just enough to eat.

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Monotheism

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The belief that there is only one lone God.

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Moses

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He was a biblical Hebrew leader who freed the slaves of Israel from Egypt and wrote the Ten Commandments but was killed since he disobeyed god.

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Octavian

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He took over Rome after Julius Caesar's death and defeated Marc Antony for this title; he was the first emperor of Rome. (aka Augustus)