A.p World History Flash Cards

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Hagj

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The journey to Mecca that all Muslims should make in their lifetime if they are financially able.

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Hijra

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The journey that Muhammad and his followers made from Jerusalem to Yathrib.

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Quran

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The islamic bible that states the laws about gods.

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Caravanserias

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Places for caravans to stop, rest, and reccieve food and water.

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Sharia

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The moral bible of the islamic world, which tells them how to act and what moral things to do.

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Maya

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Centralamerican society, created a written language and learned astronomy.

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Olmec

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Society that influenced that later Maya

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Minoans

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Society lacated on the island of Crete, influenced early Myceaneans

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Myceaneans

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Early greek society located on the Peloponeese.

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Polis

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Greek term for city state.

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Silk Road

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The main trade road and the road spread many things other than trade, such as disease and ideas.

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Tyrant

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Ufair ruler who rules with an iron fist

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Athens

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Famous city-state, excelled in art, writing, and building, neighbored Sparta

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Sparta

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City-state that trained all people to be warriors, were very powerful and strong, bordered Athens

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Homer

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Famous greek storyteller and prophet, told famous stories such as The Odyssey, was blind.

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Hunting/Gathering

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act of stalking animals fo food and moving with the crops

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Paleolithic

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hunter/gatherers, known as the "Old Stone Age:

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Neolithic

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"New Stone Age", refinments in toolmaking, encouraged crop growth and animal taming.

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Neolithic Revolution

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establishment of a neolithic society, learned to grw crops and domesticate animals

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Impact Of Agriculture On The Enviornment

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Helped the enviornment by growing crops and training animals.

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Mesopotamia

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located between the Tigris and Euphrates river, reccieves little rainfall, irrigation necessary

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Cuneiform

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writing done with a wedge into wet clay

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Hammurabi

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(1792-1750 BC) improved taxation, made his own laws, developed better government

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Polytheism

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Believing in many gods

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Monotheism

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Believing in only one god

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Ziggurat

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religious temple high in the air

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City State

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independant country that acts singular but is part of a bigger place

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Epic of Gilgamesh

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epic poem from Ancient Iraq and is among the earliest known works of literary writings

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Phonecians

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enterprising maritime trading culture that spread across the Mediterranean during the period 1550 BC to 300 BC

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Hinduism

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came from India, encouraged meditation and yoga.

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Judaism

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set of beliefs and practices originating in the Hebrew Bibl

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Confucianism

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ethical and philosophical system developed from the teachings of the Chinese philosopher Confucius

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Daoism

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a variety of related philosophical and religious traditions that have influenced East Asia for more than two millennia, and have had a notable influence on the western world since the 19th century. Also known as Taoism

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Buddhism

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teachings of the Buddha, originated in India

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Christianity

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monotheistic religion based on the teachings of Jesus.

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Phlanx

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group of warriors sent out in battle

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Socrates

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classical greek philosopher

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Plato

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mathemitician an philosopher, had his own school in Athens

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Aristole

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greek philosopher and a student of Plato

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Alex The Great

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greek king of Macedon, (356–323 BC)

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Sappho

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ancient greek poet

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Rome

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Capital of italy, largest city in Italy, historic place

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Republic

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government where people have an impact

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Democracy

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government that is carried out through the people or elected officials

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Plebian

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slaves and lower class people in a society

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Patrician

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The rich landowners in a society

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Julius Ceaser

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roman military and political leader

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Octavion

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Second name of Agustus

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Agustus

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first emperor of the Roman empire

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Mark Anthony

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roman politician and general

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Madrasas

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eduational organizations

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Hadith

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words and sayings of the Muslim prophet Muhammad

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Ulama

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community of legal scholars of Islam and the sharia

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Sunni

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the largest branch of Islam

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Shia

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second largest denomination of Islam

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Jizya

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per capita tax

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Dar al-islam

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belief that islamic people only believe in one god

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Bedouins

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desert dwelling arab people

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Caliph

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head of state in a society, known as a Caliphate

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Sakks

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checks

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Samurai

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japannese military nobles

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Seppuku

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japaneese ritual suicide by disembowelment

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Bushido

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written rules for a samurai

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Tang Taizong

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second emperor of the Tang Dynasty of China, ruling from 626 to 649

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Uighers

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Turkic ethnic group living in Eastern and Central Asia

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egypt

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transcontinental country, and is considered to be a major power

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Babylon

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a city-state of ancient Mesopotamia

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Harappan Civilization

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a Bronze Age civilization (mature period 2600–1900 BCE) which was centred mostly in the western part[1] of the Indian Subcontinent

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Indus Valley Civilization

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see Harappan Civilization

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Sumerin Civilization

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civilization and historical region in southern Mesopotamia

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Islam

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religion articulated by the Qur’an, a religious book considered by its adherents to be the verbatim word of the single incomparable God

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Zhou

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a Chinese Dynasty split into two eras, Western and Eastern

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Qin

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which followed Qin's unification of China in 221 BC and ended in 206 BC

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Han

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also known as Han China

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Gupta

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Ancient Indian empire which existed approximately from 320 to 550 CE

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Sima Qian

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Prefect of the Grand Scribes of the Han Dynasty

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Analects

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a record of the words and acts of the central Chinese thinker and philosopher Confucius

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Indian Caste System

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the social stratification and social restrictions in the Indian subcontinent, in which social classes are defined by thousands of endogamous hereditary groups

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Pax Romana

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the long period of relative peace and minimal expansion by military force experienced by the Roman Empire in the first and second centuries AD

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Roman Dieties

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the mythological beliefs of the Italic people inhabiting the region of Latium and its main city, Ancient Rome

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Heresy

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change to a system of beliefs

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Latifunda

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pieces of property covering tremendous areas

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Roman Roads

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roads built by the Roman empire, intended for quick transport of material from one location to another, for cattle, vehicles, or any similar traffic along the path

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Mauryan

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geographically extensive and powerful empire in ancient India, ruled by the Mauryan dynasty from 321 to 185 B.C.E.

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Chandragupta Maurya

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founder of the Maurya Empire

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Ashoka

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Indian emperor of the Maurya Dynasty who ruled almost all of the Indian subcontinent from 269 BC to 232 BC

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Constantine

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Roman emperor from 306, and the sole holder of that office from 324 until his death in 337

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Pericles

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prominent and influential statesman, orator, and general of Athens

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Nara Period

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division of classical Japanese history, running from 794 to 1185

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Helan Period

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division of classical Japanese history, running from 794 to 1185