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15 Cards in this Set
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Define history.
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History is what is written about the past.
*Not an interpetation or past itself* |
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List 5 varieties of history.
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Political, military, cultural, economic, social, and written evidence.
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What are the different types of sources historians use?
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Primary, secondary, and territory.
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What is geography?
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The study of people, their environments, and the resources available to them.
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List the 5 themes of geography.
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Location, place, human-environment interaction, movement, and region.
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What are the 8 features of civilization?
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Cities, well-organized central governments, complex religions, job specialization, social classes, arts and architecture, public works, and writing.
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What are two ways a civilization can change?
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-Change dealing with the environment (Ex. volcano, overfarming)
-Change dealing with cultural diffusion or spread of ideas, customs, and technologies from one people to another. |
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Why is Mesopotamia the "crossroads of the world"?
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It joins together three different continents.
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Define city-state.
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Political unit that included a city and its surrounding lands and villages.
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Describe SUmerian religion.
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-Polytheistic
-Built ziggurats -Pestamistic about after life |
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Who was Hammurabi?
Describe his code. |
King of Babylon, brought Mesopotamia under his control.
Code= Laws his government would follow clearly stated by artisans on large stones. |
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Who were the Assyrians?
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The group that took of the 1st Babylonians..
-Had well organized society, but were bruttaly harsh -Founded the library |
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Who were the Phoenicians?
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Powerful rulers who famed as sailors & traders had colonies. Invented alphabet and trade was very big.
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What is Zoroastrianism?
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Persian religion
Ahura Mazda ruled world |
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Define monotheism and polytheism.
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mono- beliving in one god
poly- believing in multiple gods |
