Abeka 5Th Grade History Ch 1-5

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Indus River Valley

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home of ancient India's civilization

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Hinduism

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main religion of India

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Mumbai

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India's largest city

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place value

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important math principle developed in India

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monsoon

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seasonal wind that brings rain

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dynasty

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line of rulers all in the same family

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nirvana

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the state of being free from suffering

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calico

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the cotton material first made in India

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Aryans

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a group of people invaded India from the north and developed the caste system

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outcastes

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people not belonging to any caste

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Arabic

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the language which is dominant in the Middle East

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1948

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the year Israel became a nation

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Lebanon

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known for its cedar trees

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Koran

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the holy book of Islam

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Saudi Arabia and Iran

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the two largest oil producers in the Middle East

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Iran

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a Middle Eastern country that was once called Persia

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Arabian Peninsulas

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largest peninsula in the world

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Muhammad

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founder of Islam

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reincarnation

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the belief that the soul is reborn into animal

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Buddha

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means '' Enlightened One ''

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William Carey

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"Father of Modern Missions"

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Gandhi

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important leader in the struggle for India's independence

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Nehru

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India's first prime minister

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Alexander the Great

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first person who took cotton goods from India to Europe

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Vasco da Gama

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first European to reach India by sailing around Africa

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Taj Mahal

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a tomb built for an Indian rulers wife

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Ganges

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one of India's major rivers

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Bangladesh

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once called East Pakistan

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wheel, writing, and arch

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Sumerian inventions

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ziggurat

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a temple

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cuneiform

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Sumerian writing

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Abraham

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famous citizen of Ur

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cylinder seal

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Sumerian stamp

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archaeologists

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study ancient cultures

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Phoenicians

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contributed the alphabet

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Lydians

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coins

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Hittites

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empire builders

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Canaanites

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no contribution

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Jonah

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prophet sent to Nineveh

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Cyrus

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allowed the Jews to rebuild the temple

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Hanging Gardens

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built by Nebuchadnezzar

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humanism

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man's attempt to place himself in front of God

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evolution

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false idea that man began as an animal

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creation of man

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beginning of history

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Christ coming to earth

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dating system is centered around

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India

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New Delhi

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Iran

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Tehran

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Iraq

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Bagdad

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Israel

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Jerusalem

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Jordon

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Amman

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Lebanon

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Beirut

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Saudi Arabia

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Riyadh

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Syria

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Damascus

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Turkey

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Ankara