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67 Cards in this Set
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Slash and Burn |
Early farming method in which the farmers burn crops for new soil. |
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Tigris and Euphrates Rivers |
Rivers near the Sumerians causing unpredictable Flooding and droughts |
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Monothism |
Belief in one god |
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Polytheism |
Belief in more than one god |
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Exodus Story |
Moses leading the Hebrew out of slavery in Egypt |
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The Covenant |
Mutual promise/agreement between God and people |
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Torah |
Most sacred text in Judaism Called “5 Books of Moses” |
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Who were the three kings of Israel? |
King Saul (Full of Jealousy) King David (United tribes) King Solomon (Most powerful king Built trading empire) |
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Why did civilizations develop near the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers? |
Farm land was available |
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What is the holy book of Islam? |
Quran |
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What is another name for the Holy bible? |
The New Testament |
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What is the name of the law islam follows? |
Sharia Law |
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What was the main focus of Sparta? |
Military training |
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What was the main focus of Athens? |
Education |
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What are the three parts of Sparta's government? |
The Elected officials, council of elders and the assembly. |
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What were the four Hellenistic cultures? |
Greek, Persian, Indian and Egyptian |
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When did feudalism begin? |
After the collapse of the Roman empire |
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Who held the dominant authority in medieval feudalism? |
The church (duh) |
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In which direction did the black death spread? |
From South Asia to Europe |
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How did the black death spread |
By rats on boats (ooooo fleas on rats) |
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What was the Goal of the Spanish Inquisition? |
To drive the Muslims out of spain |
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What is the term when farmers didn't use all of their land to farm. |
The 3 field system |
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What was Martin Luther's primary problem with the church? |
Selling of indulgences |
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What was indulgences? |
The churches was of allowing people to pay off their sins. |
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What was the document called that Martin Luther posted? |
95 thesis |
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Who's authority did Henry the eight's superiority challenge? |
The church (duh) |
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What was new scientific reasoning in the scientific revolution based on? |
Experimentation and Observation |
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What did John Calvin Develop? |
Predestination |
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Predestination |
The belief that everyone has already been determined if they go to heaven or hell so they don't need to pay indulgences. |
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Which achievements are most closely associated with the Tang and Song dynasty |
Gunpowder and Movable Wooden Type |
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How did Mansa Musa incorporate Islam into Mali's society? |
The trip to Mecca |
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Animism |
the worldview that non-human entitiespossess a spiritual essence |
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5 Pillars of Islam |
There is no God but Allah, and Muhammad is his messenger. Call to prayer 5 times a day from the Mosque Giving charity to less fortunate Muslims fast from sunrise-sunset during Ramadan Pilgrimage to Mecca (Hajj) |
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Hinduism |
Believe that everything in universe was part of all-powerful spiritual force Goal is to achieve Moksha |
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Buddhism |
Set out to discover realm where there was no suffering or death Four Noble Truths (Heart of Buddhism) |
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Four Noble Truths |
1) All life is full of suffering, pain, and sorrow 2) The cause of suffering is the desire for things that are really illusions 3) The only cure for suffering is to overcome desire 4) The way to overcome desire is to follow the Eightfold Path |
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Eightfold Path (B) |
Consists of: 1) Rights views 2) Right aspirations 3) Right speech 4) Right conduct 5) Right livelihood 6) Right effort 7) Right mindfulness 8) Right contemplation To achieve Nirvana |
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Tanach |
The Hebrew Bible |
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Greek Myths |
Traditional stories about gods Greeks seek to understand mysteries of nature and human nature |
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Cultural Diffusion |
the spread of cultural beliefs and social activities from one group to another |
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Monarchy |
Single ruler (King) rules |
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Aristocracy |
Small group of noble landowners |
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Oligarchy |
Rule by a few powerful people |
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Hellenistic Civilization |
Greek culture blended with Egyptian, Persian, and Indian influences Hellenistic scholars preserved Greek and Egyptian learning in Science |
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Stoicism |
Proposed people should lives in harmony with will of natural laws promoted social unity & focus on what they could control |
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Epicureanism |
Taught that gods who had no interest in humans ruled universe Greatest good and highest pleasure came from virtuous conduct & absence of pain |
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What were Alexander’s Goals |
To unite the empire and spread Greek culture |
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What was the social order in Ancient Egypt? |
1) Pharaoh/Royal Family 2) Wealthy Landowners & Government Officials 3) Middle Class (Merchants/Artisans) 4) Lower Class (Peasant Farmers/Laborers) 5) Slaves |
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What was the type of government that developed in Athens? |
Democracy |
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Why did independent city states develop in Ancient Greece? |
Mountainous terrains |
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Why did the Roman Empire decline? |
Economy weakened, lacked natural resources, corruption of government. |
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What does feudal society look like? |
King, Vassals (landownders, nobles), Knights, Peasants |
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How did the Magna Carta benefit the people in England. |
It gave them guaranteed rights (like no taxation without representations....) |
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How did Islam influence Western Africa in Ghana, Mali and Songhai? |
Islam spread through trade. Ghana rulers converted becasue the kind converted. Growth of Islam encouraged people to study the Qu'ran |
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When Germanic invaders overran western half of Roman Empire, what were the effects? |
Disruption of Trade Cities abandoned Population shifts to rural areas Decline of learning Loss of common language Different dialects develop |
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Feudalism |
Political system in which nobles are granted the use of lands that legally belong to their king in exchange for loyalty and protection from people that live on land. |
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Lord |
Landownder |
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Fief |
Land |
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Structure of feudal society |
Peak reigned the king Next was most powerful vassal Wealthy landowners Serving beneath Vassals were Knights At base of pyramid were landless peasants |
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Crusades |
Wars of conquest (Pope wanted to reclaim Palestine) |
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Henry VIII |
The Protestant King that married a lot of women |
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Maya |
Maya cities featured giant pyramids, temples, palaces, & stone carvings dedicated to the gods and rulers Maya made offerings of food, flowers & incense |
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Glyphs |
Writings consisted of 800 hieroglyphic symbols used by Mayans |
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Aztecs |
Believed Without regular offerings of human blood, sun god would become too weak Joined with two other city-states to form the Triple Alliance |
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Inca |
Inca originally lived in a high plateau of the Andres Inca ruled an empire that stretched 2,500 miles along the western coast of South America Had a powerful military |
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Mita |
Required citizens to work certain number of days for state (I) |
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Ghana |
Becomes an empire in 800, Due to Ghana controlling trade and having large army, they demanded taxes and gifts from surrounding lands As long as lands made payments, Ghana king left them in peace |
