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Where did large agricultural societies developed along major water systems? |
Egypt (Nile), Cush (Nile), Mesopotamio (Tigris and Euphrates), India (Indus), China (Yellow and Yangtze), Greece (Achelous, Europas), and Rome (Tiber). |
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Persia did not have any major rivers, but what did the Persians develop to carry water throughout the land for irrigation and human use? |
Water management system known as qanats |
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Hinduism in ancient India was based on what four classes, or castes? |
The Brahman priesthood; the Kshatriya warriors, kings, and governing groups; the Vaishya farmers, cattle herders, and traders; and the Shudra servants and workers. |
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What did Egypt, Mesopototamia, Persia, Greece, and Rome produce and develop? |
Pottery, glass, wall murals, jewelry, architecture, and sculptures. Developed writing, alphabets and hieroglyphics, metalworking, standardized weights and measures, coinage, sciences, laws, political systems, and architectural principles. |
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What is one example of an ancient code of law? |
From Mesopotamia, the code of Hammurabi (Old Babylonian period about 1772 BCE). It establishes the idea that one is innocent until proven guilty and both sides can show evidence for their defense. |
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Who enriched Egypt financially and culturally by establishing extensive trade networks, and building great temples and monuments throughout the kingdom? |
Hatshepsut, a female Egyptian pharaoh from 1473 to 1458 BCE |
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Who established Egyptian control over much of Nubia and the Middle East? |
Ramses the Great, and Egyptian pharaoh who reigned from 1279 to 1213 BCE |
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What did the Chinese civilization developed in the valleys of the Yellow and Yangtze Rivers? |
Confucianism and Taoism. The chinese also introduced paper and gunpowder. |
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What Greek artists, playwrights, and philosophers set the standards for Western art and rational argument for centuries? |
Homer, Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, Euclid, Thucydides, Euphronios, Praciteles, Sophocles, and Euripides. |
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What two classic epic poems did Greece give us? |
Homer's Odyssey and Iliad |
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What did the Romans give us? |
Many English words have Latin roots and retain their original meaning. Also gave us a code of laws, a written constitution, a tripartite government, a system of checks and balances, and the concept of civic duty. The Romans were also master military strategists, architects, and road builders. |
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Where did Buddhist and Hindu rituals and deities travel to? |
Southeast Asia along with Indian monks and merchants |
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Where did Greeks bring their deities and alphabet to? |
Italy |
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When did Rome lose its power? |
476 CE and the beginning of the Middle Ages in western Europe. |
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When did Columbus voyage to the Americas? |
1492 |
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How long did the Spanish expansion rule last? |
Over four hundred years, from 1492 to 1898 |
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What were the flourishing civilizations in the Americas prior to Columbus? |
Maya, Aztec, and Incas |
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What area did the Mayas live in? |
Honduras, Guatemala, northern El Salvador, and central Mexico. |
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Where did the Aztecs live? And what language did they speak? |
Central Mexico and they spoke Nahuatl |
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Which civilization in pre-Columbian America was the largest? |
The Incas |
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Where did the Incas live? What language did they speak? |
Originated in Peru and grew to parts of Ecuador, Bolovia, Argentina, Chile, and Colombia. They spoke Quechua |
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When did Christianity become the dominant religion in Europe? |
After the fall of Rome in the fifth century. By the fourth century, Emperor Constantine had legitimized Christianity. |
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When did the church organize a series of military campaigns, called the Crusades, against Muslims in the Middle East? |
Between 1095 and 1291 |
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Where did the Renaissance ("rebirth") begin and when? |
Began in Italy in the fourteenth century |
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How was Islam doing while western Europe was in a "dark age?" |
Islamnpreserved and increased our scientific knowledge. They built networks throughout Africa and Asia. |
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What was one of the most important inventions during the renaissance? |
The printing press by Johannes Gutenberg around 1440 |
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When did the scientific revolution begin? |
Sixteenth century- earth is not center of the universe |
