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55 Cards in this Set
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Where did the first homo-sapiens emerge?
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Africa
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What advancements were made
by Paleolithic peoples? |
first tools
use of fire oral language cave art |
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The beginning of agriculture marked
the start of the ___ Age |
Neolithic Age
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How do archaeologists date remains
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Carbon 14
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On what river was India's ancient civilization?
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Indus
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On what river did Shang civilization emerge?
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Huang He
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crescent-shaped area of fertile land
extending from the Persian Gulf and Mesopotamia to the Mediterranean Sea |
Fertile Crescent
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What two products were traded by Phoenicia?
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purple dye and cedar wood
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Sumerian writing system--the world's first
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cuneiform
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Book containing the written records
and beliefs of Hebrews |
Torah
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Religiou and moral code of conduct for Hebrews
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Ten Commandments
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two prophets of Judaism
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Abraham and Moses
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Who developed the first alphabet
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Phoenicians
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ancient Egyptian writing
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Hieroglyphics
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Persian prophet
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Zoroaster
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Empire that controlled the Iranian Plateau and was tolerant over conquered peoples
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Persia
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Developed the caste system
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Aryans
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Golden Age of Ancient India when new textiles were made, literature and mathematics were advanced
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Gupta
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Rigidly structured organization of society based on occupation
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caste system
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Religion which included caste system
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Hindu
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Holy books of Hinduism
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Vedas and Upanishads
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belief that future incarnation is based on present behavior
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karma (Hindu)
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religion founded by Siddhartha Gautama
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Buddhism
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his missionaries and their writings spread Buddhism from India to China and other parts of Asia
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Asoka
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Contributions made by classical China
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porcelain
silk civil service paper gunpowder |
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connected East Asia and southwest Asia facilitating trade between China and Rome/Byzantine
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Silk Road
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Chinese built this as a defensive barrier against invasion
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Great Wall of China
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Chinese belief that their rulers were divine and would only rule as long as they were just
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Mandate of Heaven
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Beliefs include: belief that humans are good, respect, politeness, government is good, education, ancestor worship
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Confucianism
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founder of Taoism
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Lao Tzu
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Teaches harmony with nature, humility, simple life
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Taoism
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religion that spread from China throughout Asia
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Buddhism
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Describe Greece's geography?
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Peninsula with limited fertile land making trade necessary that controlled the Aegean Sea. Mild climate promoted life outdoors. Need to colonize abroad for land and because of overpopulation
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king of Greek Olympic gods
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Zeus
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Queen/mother of Greek gods
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Hera
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Greek goddess of love
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Aphrodite
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Type of government Athens had during its golden age
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direct democracy
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tyrant reformer of Athens whose laws were too harsh
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Draco
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tyrant-reformer who made Athens more democratic
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Solon
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Two victories for Greece over Persia in the Persian Wars
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Marathon and Salamis
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leader of the Athenian Golden Age
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Pericles
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wars between Athens and its Delian League and Sparta and its allies
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Peloponnesian War
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Greek marketplace and meeting place
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agora
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great temple built during the reign of Pericles with oversight by Phidias
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Parthenon
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Greek fortified hill
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Acropolis
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writer of the Iliad and Odyssey
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Homer
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Father of History; wrote Persian Wars
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Herodotus
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developed the water screw, pi, and improved use of lever
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Archimedes
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father of geometry
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Euclid
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great philosopher who was sentenced to death; taught knowledge is the greatest virtue
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Socrates
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wrote the Republic; student of Socrates
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Plato
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teacher of Alexander the Great
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Aristotle
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student of Plato; scientifically classified plants and animals; logic
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Aristotle
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responsible for spreading Hellenistic culture
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Alexander the Great
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Greek-like culture that blended with Oriental cultures
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Hellenistic
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