World History Final

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paleolithic age

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nomads

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nomads

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wanderers; hunter-gatherers

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revolution in the neolithic age

Back 3

domestication of animals, farming

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the bible's view in the neolithic age

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man is created fully formed & intelligent *Genesis 4

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cuneiform

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(Sumer) earliest form of writing

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monotheism

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(Israel) one god

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torah

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(Israel) teachings of God, the idea of a relationship

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polytheism

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(Hinduism) many gods

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reincarnation

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the rebirth of a soul in a new body

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Siddhartha Guatama

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founder of Buddhism

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buddhism- four noble truths

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suffering is caused by desire

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confucianism

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relationships

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filial piety

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respect for parents

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Greek city states

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small; independent because of their geography

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Sparta

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military state

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athens

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democratic state

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persian wars

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lead to Athens domination, lead to golden age

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peloponnesian war

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because of fear/resentment of Athens

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Pericles

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ruled Greece during the golden age

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punic wars

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Rome vs. Carthage for control of the Mediterranean world

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Octavian

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called Augustus (the exalted one), first emperor of Rome

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Roman achievement:
1. engineering
2. government
3. law

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1. aqueducts
2. republic (a thing of the people)
3. innocent until proven guilty

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Odoacer

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officially ended the Roman empire, he kicked out the last of the Roman emperors

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Clovis

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a Franc, converts to Christianity, lays foundation for Christian Europe

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Charles Martel

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part of the battle of tours

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battle of tours

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stops the invasion of Europe by the muslims

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England(gov)

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limited monarchy

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magna carta

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a document that says everybody must obey the law and everybody has rights

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parliament

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the legislature; people participate in government

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France

Back 30

absolute monarchy (the king & queen are 100% in charge

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Estates General

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French legislature (does nothing)

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crusades

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Pope Urban II calls for Christians to free the holy land from Islam in 1095

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consequences of the crusades

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exposure of Europe to the eastern world: spices, cloth, food, wealth, new ideas, desire for trade, etc.

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Justinian

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(Russia) rules the Byzantine empire during the golden age

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Russia

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not influenced by the west: alphabet, architecture ; roots in the east

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Ivan the great

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first czar of Russia

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Muhammad

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merchant turned profit of Islam

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Quaran

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holy book/ teaching of Islam

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five pillars

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(Islam) declaration of faith, daily prayers (5x), pilgrimage to Mecca, fasting during Ramadan, and alms giving

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Renaissance

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"rebirth" time of creativity and change

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de Medici

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starts the Renaissance; powerful and wealthy merchant class

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Johann Gutenberg

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spreads the Renaissance ; invented the printing press (allows for abundant cheap books, spreading of knowledge)

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Martin Luther

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95 thesis- problems with the church:
1. salvation is by grace alone
2. the bible is the only source of authority

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indulgences

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reduce the amount of time you spend in purgatory

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scientific method

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step by step process of discovery that lays the foundation for modern science

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caravel

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very maneuverable ship

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Prince Henry the navigator

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Portugese; not a captain

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the conquistadors

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Spanish conquerors

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Hernan Cortes

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took down the Aztec empire

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glasnost

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the Russian term for "openness"

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propaganda

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information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote or publicize a particular political cause or point of view

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electorate

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all the people in a country or area who are entitled to vote in an election

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imperialism

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a policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force

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philosophes

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French for philosophers; intellectuals of the enlightenment

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ahimsa

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(in the Hindu, Buddhist, and Jain tradition) the principle of nonviolence toward all living things.

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appeasement

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to bring to a state of peace, quiet, ease, calm, or contentment; pacify; soothe

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interdependence

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mutually dependent; dependent on each other

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totalitarianism

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absolute control of the government over every aspect of peoples life

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urbanization

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the growth of cities

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perestroika

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Russian. the program of economic and political reform in the Soviet Union initiated by Mikhail Gorbachev in 1986.

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command economy

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a socialist economic system in which production and distribution of goods and services are controlled by the government and industry is mostly publicly owned.

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conquistadors

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conquerors

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westernization

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to influence with ideas, customs, practices, etc., characteristic of the Occident or of the western U.S.

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communism

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a theory or system of social organization based on the holding of all property in common, actual ownership being ascribed to the community as a whole or to the state.