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27 Cards in this Set
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Invaded India about 15,000 B.C.
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Aryans
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Dominated by males
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Patriarchal
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First ruler to unite Upper and Lower Egypt
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Menes
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Hindu religious book
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Vedas
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The individual self
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Atman
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Dominated by females
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Matriarchal
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"Enlightened state" that frees one from the suffering found in life
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Nirvana
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Ruled by Israelites about 970-930 B.C.
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Soloman
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Jerusalem was the center of what civilization? What is there religious book? (First five books of the Old Testament
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Jewish, Torah
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What is the duty to obey rules of the male head of the household in ancient China?
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Filial piety
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The right to rule or command the nation and people?
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Mandate of Heaven
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Who was the individual that started Buddhism and what was he called?
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Enlightened One, Siddhartha
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First form of writing using clay tablets in Mesopotamia?
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Cuneiform
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What is the belief in one god?
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Monotheism
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What was the first form of writing in Egypt?
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Hieroglyphics
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What were the first crops domesticated at the head waters of the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers?
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Fertile Crescent
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Who was the man who credited with creating the first set of codified or written laws around 1500 BC?
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Hammurabi
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Where did Buddhism start in 500 BC? Where did it become more popular?
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China, India
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One of the religious books of Hinduism?
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Vedas
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The first civilization in Mesopotamia?
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Sumer
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Four achievements/advances in Sumer?
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.System based on 60
.Potters wheel to make containers .Sundial to keep time .Arch for construction |
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Four classes from highest to lowest in the caste system?
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.Brahman
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Five relationships of Confucius?
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.Parent to child
.Husband to wife .Older sibling to youger sibling .Older friend to younger friend .Ruler to subject |
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Four Noble Truths?
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.Life is suffering
.Desire causes suffering .Overcome desire .8 fold path |
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TED. Some Eastern religions are more of a way of life than a religion.
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Daoism-"The way"/Nature
Buddhism-4 noble truths |
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TED. The first civilizations passed on knowledge that affects us today.
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Sumer-laws (Hammurabi)
Number system of 60 Horoscopes |
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TED.Several requirements are needed before a civilization can be created.
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Food supply-storage
Government Writing Cities |
