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52 Cards in this Set
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What are nomads?
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Nomads are members of a group that has no permanent home, wandering form place to place in search of food and water (Hunterers &gatherers)
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Irrigation?
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Giving of water b y way of intricate path to crops
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Cultural diffusion?
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The blending of one culture into another
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Theocracy
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Belief of many kings or gods
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Monotheism
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belief in one god
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Polytheism
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belief of many rulers or gods
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History began with...?
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written language
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Oral Tradition?
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Passing down of traditions
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RVC
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First artisans showed up here & began doing lot of important things. Irrigation was one of them
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Hindu Kush
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Mountains in Central Asia
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Mandate of heaven
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authority to rule from heaven began during the Zhou dynasty
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Greek arch. structures
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were of greek dieteis or Gods
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Romans
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Literary contributions were very important
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Islam
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Monotheistic Religion that developed in Arabia in teh 7th century AD
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Christianity
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Constantine and Roman Catholic vs. Eastern Orthodox
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Judaism
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Belief that Jesus was a prophit, not son of God
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Hinduism
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Beliefs of the Vedic Age
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Buddhism
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It developed out of the same period of religious questioning that shaped modern Hinduism and Judaism
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Reincarnation
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Rebirth of an individual soul or spirit is born again until Moksha is achieved
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Major Results of Black Plague
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town population fell, trade declined, prices rose, serfs left manor in search if better wages, causing peasant revolts in England, France, italy, Belgium; Jews were blamed for plague; driven from their homes or massacred; church suffered loss of prestige when its prayers to stop onslaught of bubonic plague
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Lord
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person who controlled land and could grant estates to vassals
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Vassal
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person who received grant of land from lord in exchange for a pledge of loyalty & service
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Serf
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Medevil pesant legally bound to live on a lord's estate
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Manor
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lord's estate in feudal Europe
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Feif
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estate granted to a vassal by a lord under feudal system
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Why is church so important in Medevil Europe?
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Influenced both political & spiritual; everything revolved around it
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Byzantine Empires major accomplishments?
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Mainly Greeks and Justinian ruled and church- Justinian Code(Digest, institutes)
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5 Pillars of Islam
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Faith, Prayer, Alms, Fasting and Pilgrimage
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Religion of:
Aztec, Inca, Maya |
Aztec: heirochal, sacrifices, calendar,social classes
Inca: Peru, explorers with divine power, priests Maya: Mexico, physical and spirtual life, God was animals |
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What was the Renaissance?
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It started in France, Italy and was rebuilding and redesigning everything
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What is the Printing Press?
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Less expensive, easily printed everything out efficient
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Henry VII and Church of England
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Catholic church doesn't believe in divorce and Henry divorced his wives
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Martin Luther and 95 Theses
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Monk and German teacher who didn't agree with church practices. 95 Theses was posted on the Church door and stated that all he thought was wrong with the Church
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Effects on Exploration on Native Americans:
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Spanish went to explore their lord
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What are Roundheads?
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Loyal to King Henry and against Parliament
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What are Cavaliers?
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Loyal to Parliament and against Henry
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French Revolution
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people in France poor and starving and royals don't care people drove them out and beheaded them. Louis XVI, Marie Antoinette, Great Fear, Reign of Terror, Napoleon Bonaparte
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Who is Napoleon?
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Great warrior from Corsica, island took over country and banished and came back and was a hero
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Congress of Vienna
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decided how all nations were going to split up Africa didn't include Germany
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Industrial Revolution
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began in Great Britain and moved, began textile industry
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Who were the Ottomans?
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were able to expand because they had arms people.
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Rise of Dictator:
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Mussolini from Italy was editor for paper who came up to power and took over Ethiopia. Hitler-German soldier looking for work and joined Nazi party
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Totalitarianisn
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complete and total control of a country
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WWII
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began because of Germanys poor Axis (Germany, Italy, Japan) & Allied(USA,GB,Austria,Italy,France)
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Munich Pact
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meeting of powerful countries to decide to give Germany to Czechoslovakia. Battle of Britain and Blitzkreig= D-day
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Who was Ghandi?
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leader of peace in India, used peace to get people to listen.
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Coldwar
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US and USSR, spy planes, Truman Doctrine: state US would give support to anyone under attack
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Marshall Plan
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to help Western European countries rebuild
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NATO
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North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Warsaw communist countries reaction to NATO.
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Korean War
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US supported Korea and Russia and China helped N. Korea
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Aparteid
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complete separation between races in S. Africa
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Main goal of UN
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Peace Keeping
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