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52 Cards in this Set
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Where did the first homo-sapiens emerge? |
Africa
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What advancements were made by Paleolithic peoples?
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first tools
use of fire oral language cave art |
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The beginning of agriculture
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Neolithic Age
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What advancements were made during the Neolithic Age
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agriculture
domestication of animals used advanced tools pottery and weaving skills |
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How do archaeologists date remains
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Carbon 14
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Where was Egyptian civilization located
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Nile River in Egypt
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What is Mesopotamia
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land between two rivers (Tigris and Euphrates)
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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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Fertile Crescent
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crescent-shaped area of fertile land extending from the Persian Gulf and Mesopotamia to the Mediterranean Sea
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What two products were traded by Phoenicia?
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purple dye and cedar wood
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What was the first monotheistic religion
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Hebrew/Jewish
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Who is often considered to have written the first code of laws?
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Hammurabi
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Sumerian writing system--the world's first |
cuneiform
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burial chambers for Eygpt's pharaohs
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Pyramids
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Book containing the written records and beliefs of Hebrews
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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 |
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 |
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 |
Hindu
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Brahma
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Hindu god/creator who takes on many forms
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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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Eightfold Path and Four Noble Truths
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Buddhist religious doctrine/beliefs, explain suffering and correct behavior
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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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Contributions made by classical China
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porcelain
silk civil service paper gunpowder |
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often credited with construction of the Great Wall of China
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Shi Huangti
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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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3 monotheistic religions
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Judaism, Christiantiy, Islam
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monotheistic
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belief in one god
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belief in many gods
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polytheistic
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Where did Islam begin?
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Mecca |
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Who is the prophet of Islam
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Muhammad
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Who is the god of Islam
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Allah
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What is the Islamic holy book
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Quran
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What are the duties of Muslims
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Five Pillars
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state religion of ancient Japan, kami
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Shinto
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Zoroaster |
Persian religious prophet |
