World History Final Exam

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Paleolithic

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nomads rely on hunting-gathering, cave painting, burial of dead, simple tools

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Neolithic

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FARMING begins, villages/city growth, stone tools refined

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Traits of a Civilization

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developed cities, organized Government, formal religion, Specialization of labor, social classes, record keeping, art and architecture

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Nomads

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travel from place to place in search of food

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Hunters/Gatherers

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hunt for meat/fish, gather berries and nuts

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Domestication

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selective growing of plants and breeding of animals

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Polytheism

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worship of more than one God

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Monotheism

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worship of only one God

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Farming/Cultural Revolution

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created villages and surplus of food, led to trading with others

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Development of Writing

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in pictographs, developed for record keeping

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Mesopotamia

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land between the rivers

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Cuneiform

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Sumer; first form of writing, wedge shaped, used stylus and wet clay tablets

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Ziggurat

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pyramid shaped structure used for worshipping (temple)

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Tigris and Euphrates

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2 rivers in fertile crescent (Mesopotamia)

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Silt

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rich soil left after flooding

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Hammurabi

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developed 1st code of laws (harsh punishments)

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Iron

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1st to use iron in tools and weapons

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Cyrus

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founded Persian Empire, conquered other lands, let new peoples keep their customs

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Diarus

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built Royal Road, reformed government, built up military

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Royal Road

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built to move troops easier, built for defense

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Assyrians

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War-Like Nation

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Phoenicians-Alphabet

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influenced our alphabet, was not in pictures

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Phoenicians-Purple dye

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used to color fabric

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Nile

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longest river in the world

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Delta

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Nile flows to the Mediterranean Sea (shaped like a triangle)

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Cateracts

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rocky areas of Nile River

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Hieroglyphics

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picture writing

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Rosetta Stone

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helped us decode and read hieroglyphics

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Upper and Lower Egypt

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Upper near Med Sea, Lower is the Southern part of Egypt

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Pyrimids

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used as tombs for royals, held anything they needed for after life

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Papyrus

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reeds used as paper for hieroglyphics

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Mummifictaion

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wrapping of body, removal or organs to preserve body for after life

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Pharoah

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Egyptian ruler considered to be a God

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Menes

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united Egypt

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Hatshepsut

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female pharaoh

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Theocracy

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government ruled by religious leaders

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Subcontinent

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all features of a continent but still part of a continent

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Hindu

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Kush Mountains

Caste System- born into a class of people

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Monsoons

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seasonal winds

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Untouchables

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lowest catse

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Hinduism

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(India), reincarnation, caste system (before 1948), dharma and Karma

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Buddhism

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offshoot of Hinduism, mostly in Asia (China), 8 fold path, all humans suffer

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Christianity

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Based in Judaism, recognizes that Jesus is the messiah

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Judaism

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first monotheistic religion, believe the messiah is yet to come

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Socrates

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1st philosopher, questioning technique, upset rulers, forced to drink poison

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Plato

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wrote Socrates's ideas down in The Republic

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Aristotle

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more concerned with natural world, teacher of Alexander the great

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Greece Geography

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rocky, rugged, city states were isolated

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Greece City-States

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polis, developed independently of each other

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Sparta

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very war-like

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Peloponnesian War

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Athens vs. Sparta

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Patricians

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rich society members

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Plebeians

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poor society members

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Senate

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ruled the country

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Pax Romania

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period of Roman history of PEACE

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Julius Caesar

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dictator for life, murdered by fellow senators, wanted too much power

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Aquaducts

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provided fresh water through concrete pipes to cities

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Dioceletian

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eparated Roman Empire into East (Byzantine) and West (Rome)

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Constantine

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first Roman Christian Ruler, ruled in East Roman Empire

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Middle Ages-Knight

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age 21, pledged loyalty to Lord in return for land

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Magna Carta

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1215 limited rights of monarchs