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87 Cards in this Set
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Cro-Magnons
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an early form of modern human
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hieroglyphics
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"sacred writings" w/ some pics.
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Fertile Crescent
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land from Med. Sea to Persian Gulf
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cuneiform
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"wedge shaped" form of writing
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ziggurats
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sumerian temple
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Hammurabi
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created new mespotamian kingdom
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Phoenicians
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Neolithic agricultural revolution
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1st agricultural revolution
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civilization
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large group of ppl w/ same religion….. Etc.
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irrigation
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method to water crops
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division of labor
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to divide work
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money economy
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an economy that uses currency
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Phoenicians were famous for their
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alphabet
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Ethical monotheism is a system of
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belief in one god
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The earliest known Greek civilization were the
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minoans
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Most Greek city-states developed around a
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polis
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The Odyssey tells the story of the
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journey
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Sparta won the Peloponnesian War by joining forces with
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the persians
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The development of fire and clothing meant that prehistoric people could
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travel
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The Rosetta stone was important because it
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decoded heiroglyphics
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Hatshepsut was unusual among Egyptian rulers because
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she was a woman
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The Code of Hammurabi was
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harsh
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Alexander the Great desired to
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rule
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Pax Romana means
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peace of rome
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The Goths were tribes from
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germany
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The Justinian Code preserved
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roman laws
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Charlemagne was declared
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king of the Franks
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The Treaty of Verdun
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separated Charlemagne's empire into 3 parts
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Primogeniture is the custom of passing on land to the
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oldest son
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In medieval times, most people were likely to have contact with
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priest
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Pope Urban II called on Europeans to join a Crusade against
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unholy land
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The most important purpose of early banks was
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to get money
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The War of Roses was about a war over....
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civil conflicts
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The Treaty of Westphalia ended which war
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thirty years' war
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humanists
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ppl who study clasic lit. works
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perspective
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point of view
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Gutenberg
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he invented the printer
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Erasmus
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best known Christian humanist
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Indulgences
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release from all or part of a sin
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Martin Luther
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90 thesis
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theocracy
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gov't by divine authority
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In Ptolemy's geocentric universe meant
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earth was center of universe
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Newton's work explained
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the laws of motion
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The passage of slaves from Africa to the new world became known as
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the middle passage
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Mercantilism meant colonies were to serve what purposes (that is plural!)
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trade
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The Columbian Exchange was
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slave trade
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The Treaty of Tordesillas determined
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In England the Slorious Revolution gave rise to
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a constitutional monarchy
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Who was the "Sun King" that defined absolutism
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louis 13
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Stamp Act-
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tax on paper; direct tax affected everyone
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Martial Law -
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King George -
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Samuel Adams -
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led Sons of Liberty
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Intolerable Acts -
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quartering act and closing boston harbor
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Townshend Acts –
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indirect taxes on glass, lead, paint, and tea
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Boston Tea Party –
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rebels dump tea into water
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Boston Massacre –
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british killed 5 or 6 colonists
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Committees of Correspondence –
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Continental Congress
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colonies joined to form it
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The Declaration of Independence gave whom what rights
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americans the rights of man
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Who wrote Common Sense
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thomas paine
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The turning point battle in the American Revolution was
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at Saratoga
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Bourgeoisie -
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businessmen
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relics of feudalism -
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aristocratic privelages
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sans-culottes-
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ordinary ppl w/ out fancy clothes
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Third Estates –
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workers; 90% of pop.; taxes to lord, king, and church
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First Estates –
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clergy; 1% of pop. No tax paid to king
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Second Estates –
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nobles; 9% of pop.; authority over pesants
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Estates General
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Discontent in France was caused by what reasons
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taxes
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France's debt prior the French Revolution was caused by
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bad harvest
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The Reign of Terror suppressed or was aimed against
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was and economic problems
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What was the Tennis Court Oath
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3rd estate wants more; creates nat'l assembly
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What was Napoleon's Continental System designed to do
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defeat britain
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Describe the development of Robespierre's rule in revolutionary France
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tried to rid france of domestic enemies
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In what battle was Napoleon finally defeated
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waterloo
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Napoleon's Code of Law guaranteed what to whom
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religious freedom, rights, jury, = in eyes of law to all ppl
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What were the 2 main reason's for Napoleon's collapse as a ruler
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great britain and nationalism
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The benefits of the Nile River valley included regular flooding and fertile soil
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TRUE
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The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers were marked by unpredictable floods
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FALSE
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Sparta's strength came at the cost of individual freedom
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TRUE
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The Punic Wars decreased the size of Rome
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FALSE
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The Catholic church lost power during the Middle Ages
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FALSE
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The Crusades helped make France into a trading power
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FALSE
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Increased trade in the Middle Ages helped the Black Death spread quickly around the world
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TRUE
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Renaissance scholars analyzed classical literature in terms of Christian beliefs.
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TRUE
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The Duke of Wellington defeated Napoleon at Waterloo.
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TRUE
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