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What does TRICS stand for?
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T - Technology
R - Record-keeping I - Institution (Government) C - Cities (Advanced ones) S - Specialized Labor |
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Describe the TRICS in the Indus Valley.
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T - Engineers made sophisticated buildings and plumbing systems.
R - N/A I - Rulers organized the work of laying out the cities. C - Planned cities had neatly laid-out streets and fortified ares. S - Artisans made various goods, which traders exchanged with other peoples. |
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Describe the TRICS in the Mesopotamia.
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T - Sumerians invented the wheel, the sail, and the plow, and discovered how to make bronze.
R - Cuneiform was the world's first system of writing. I - Priests and kings ran the cities, and rulers created written law codes. C - Cities had central temples called ziggurats. S - Priests, warriors, scribes, artisans, and farmers all had special tasks. |
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Describe the TRICS in China.
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T - The chinese refined bronze casting technology and valuable silk cloth production.
R - The writing system helped unify peoples with different languages because characters stood for ideas. I - Rulers organized workers to build canals and city walls. C - Cities had massive earthen walls for protection. S - Warriors defended the land, and aritisans made beautiful and useful items. |
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Describe the TRICS in Ancient Egypt.
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T - Advances were made in engineering, astronomy, and medicine.
R - Hieroglyphics writing had symbols that stood for ideas and for sounds. I - Pharoahs ordered people to build elaborate tombs, and Priests ran large temples. C - Cities had power over the surrounding lands. S - Rulers, officals, and wealthy land-owners ran society. |
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Describe the TRICS in Palestine.
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T - Phoenicians built ships with advances such as the steering oar and the sail.
R - The Phoenician alphabet became the basis of many alphabets. I - Israelites developed the belief in one god. They saw the law as a gift from God. C - Phoenician cities were busy ports. Jerusalem had a large temple. S - Phoenician sailors carried goods. Israelite religious leaders had great influence. |
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What does DOMA stand for/mean?
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D - Democracy (People)
O - Oligarchy (Goverment, Rich) M - Monarchy (King/Queen) A - Aristocracy (Wealth) |
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What is an autocracy?
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A form of government similar to a dictatorship.
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What is "Prehistory"?
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The pieces of history during which record-keeping did not take place. Dinosaurs, etc.
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What was the Neolithic Revolution?
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The period in time in which agriculture began to really take off.
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What are Australopithecines?
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A genus of one of the first hominids out there.
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Who was Lucy, and what was her significance in history?
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Lucy was found on the 24th of November, 1974 by Donald Johanson and Tom Gray. She was the earliest fossil evidence of hominid bipedalism. (walks on two rear limbs) She's around 3.8 million years old.
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What is a hominid?
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A human being that can walk upright.
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Describe Egypt's river civilization.
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Included the Nile, the longest river in the world that provided transportation, irrigation, and many other things for Egypt.
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Describe Mesopotamia's river civilization.
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Included the Tigris-Euphrates, a mix of two rivers that were parts saltwater and parts freshwater. Their combination resulted in an extremely fertile land, MESOPOTAMIA!
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Describe China's river civilization.
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Included the Yellow River, a deadly river that would flood with no warning and kill millions. The floods often than not help the land, but injure people.
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What's the difference between a Pyramid and a Ziggurat?
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A Ziggurat typically has a more religious value than a Pyramid.
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What's the Fertile Crescent?
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Mesopotamia area, where the Tigris-Euphrates mix, creating very fertile land, good for farming.
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What were India's contributions to the math world?
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They had numerous ones, but decimals are one of the biggest.
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What were the planned cities in Harappan?
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Mohenjo and Harrapa. They were the two biggest ones. They had good construction, and Mohenjo-Daro was the capital of Mohejo!
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What is Sanskrit?
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A historical Indo-Aryan language that remains a classic language in India.
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What is a Pharoah?
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A king of ancient Egypt, considered a god as well as a political and military leader.
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What's so special about Hammurabi?
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He wrote the world's first and most effective code of law!
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Who were the Phoenicians?
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They emerged at the end of the Bronze Age, they were excellent sailors and traders, they helped develop the base for most western languages, and they traded a lot of purple dye.
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Who were the Hittites?
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Sea people who ruled a great empire from Mesopotamia to Syria and Palestine. They were Indo-European. Their kingdom ruled best from 1600-1200 BC. Assyrians eventually conquered.
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Who were the Assyrians?
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MEAN PEOPLE! Vicious, militarily advanced villians.
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Know the map on pg 62.
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OKAY!
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Describe the Shang Dynasty.
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What are oracle bones?
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They were mythical bones that brought luck and could predict the future. They were also used for writing. Were mostly used during the reign of the Shang Dynasty.
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Mandate of Heaven...?
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Describe Zhou feudalism.
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What's the difference between loess and silt?
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Loess is a fertile deposit of windblown soil. Silt are fine particles of sand or rock that can be picked up by the air or water and deposited as sediment.
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Who was the Caste System first established by?
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The Aryans.
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What does BKVSU mean in the Caste System?
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B - Brahmins (Priests)
K - Kshatriyas (Warriors and rulers) V - Vaisyas (Skilled traders and merchants) S - Sudras (Unskilled workers) U - Untouchables |
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Name the 5 Pillars of Faith.
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Faith - "There is no God but Allah, and Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah".
Prayer - 5 times a day, and must face toward Mecca. Alms - Giving to the poor. Fasting - During Ramadan. Pilgrimage - Make a hajj to Mecca. |
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What's so special about Mecca?
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It's where Islam originated.
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Who are "People of the Book"?
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Christians, Jews, Muslims, etc.
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In general, the goal of _________ Buddhism is personal liberation from suffering.
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Thereavada
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In general, the goal of __________ Buddhism is liberation of all beings from suffering.
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Mahayana
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What is the difference between the Sunni and the Shi'a?
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The Sunni believed that the first four caliphs were "rightly guided"; that Muslim rules should follow the Sunna, or Muhammad's example; and that the Shi'a have distorted the meaning of various passages in the Qur'an. The Shi'a believe that Ali, the Prophet's son-in-law, should have succeeded Muhammad; that all Muslim rulers should be descended from Muhammad, do not recognize the authority of the Sunna; and claim that the Sunni have distorted the meaning of various passages in the Qur'an.
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What does polytheistic mean?
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Believer in more than one god.
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What does monotheistic mean?
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Believer in one god only.
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What is Animism?
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The idea that all things in the universe are invested with a life force, soul or mind inherently.
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Zoroastrianism?
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Zoroaster was a Persian prpohet who believed humanity had to deal with inner good vs. evil. The religion itself believed in one God but was the link between polytheism and monotheism.
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What's a minotaur?
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A mythical creature that was part bull and part man.
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Did Mioan women have power?
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YES.
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Frescoes at Palace of Knossos?
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Describe Confucian beliefs.
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Started on the Yellow River, Confuscius was a teacher/writer, and his religion was based on relationships getting along. He wrote the analect, and set up civil service working.
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What is Daoism and who founded it?
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The founder was Lao Tsi, and the religion believed in Yin and Yang very strongly. They also loved balance and nature.
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Who was Cyrus of the Persian empire?
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He was a magnificent king, he was tolerant, had great administration, just an awesome leader.
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