Global Studies Regents Review (Grade 9) - No Pictures

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Neolithic Revolution

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A change from people being nomadic to building permanent civilizations

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Cultural Diffusion

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Exchange of ideas and trade between societies

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Traditional/Barter Economy

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economy based on trade of goods with no cash involved

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African Bantu Migration

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Migrated across Africa to find rich soil, led to cultural diffusion across the continent

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Himalayan Mountains

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Mountains in India, separated early India from China

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Mesopotamia

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Tigris & Euphrates rivers in the Middle East

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Code of Hammurabi

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Code of law, "An eye or an eye, a tooth for a tooth"

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Indus & Ganges Rivers

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Rivers in India

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Monsoons

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Seasonal wind and rain storms in India that provide water for farming

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Monotheistic

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Belief in one god

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Polytheistic

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Belief in many gods

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Judaism

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Monotheistic religion, Torah (Holy Book)

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Islam

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Monotheistic religion, Koran (Holy Book), 5 Pillars of Islam, Muhammad

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Hinduism

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Polytheistic/Karma/Dharma/Reincarnation/Caste System

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Caste System

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Social order in the Hindu religion

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Buddhism

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8 Fold Path/4 Noble Truths/Nirvana

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Confucianism

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Filial Piety/Civil Service Exams/China

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Animism/Shinto

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Belief that all things in nature have spirits

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Ancient Greece - Athens

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Created a democracy, people in charge of government

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Han Dynasty

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Golden Age in China

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The Silk Road

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Major trade route that connected Asia to Europe

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Maurya & Gupta Empire

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concept of absolute zero and decimal system in mathematics/golden age India

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Ancient Rome Accomplishments

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12 Tables/Roads/Aqueducts/Mediterranean Sea

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Golden Age of Islam Accomplishments

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Advancements in mathematics/medicine/science

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Ibn Battuta & Marco Polo

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Explorers who traveled to China and Asia/Journals are primary sources

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Byzantine Empire

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Shared their culture with the Russians

Justinian was the most famous ruler

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Justinian's Code

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Code of law during the Byzantine Empire

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Byzantine Empire Influence On Russia

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Cyrillic Alphabet/Eastern Orthodox Christian Religion

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Ottoman Empire

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Islamic Empire that controlled the Mediterranean Sea/Suleiman The Magnificent

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Mali/Ghana/Songhai Kingdoms

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African trading kingdoms that traded gold and salt

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Mansa Musa

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Emperor who brought the Islamic religion to parts of Africa

Mansa Musa, Mali, Mecca, Muslim

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Mongol Empire & Pax Mongolia

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Genghis Khan/Took over Russia and China through use of stirrup and horsemanship skills

Pax Mongolia = golden age

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Tang & Song Dynasties

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Dynasty that created gunpowder in China

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Feudalism

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Decentralized social structure in Europe's Middle Ages and Japan's Middle Ages

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Effects Of The Crusades

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Cultural diffusion and trade increased between Europeans & Muslims

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The Black Death/Bubonic Plague

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Epidemic disease that spread from Asia to Europe due to trade and merchants

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Commercial Revolution

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Led to the creation of banks, insurance, buying on credit and capitalism

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Niccolo Machiavelli

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Wrote The Prince that instructed rulers on how to gain and keep political power

It is better to be feared than loved

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The Printing Press

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Invented by Gutenberg it allowed ideas to spread much faster

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Protestant Reformation

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Led by Martin Luther, it led to the end of religious unity in Europe

John Calvin & Henry VIII also played a role

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Humanism

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Artistic style that developed during the Renaissance, shifted the focus from religion to individualism

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Middle Passage

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Voyage slaves took from Africa to the Americas across the Atlantic Ocean

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Encomienda System

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Way in which Spanish colonists kept social in the New World of the Americas

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Mercantilism

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Mother country benefits from trade with its colonies

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Columbian Exchange

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Exchange of goods between Europe & the New World of the Americas

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Divine Right

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Belief that God wanted Monarchs (Kings and Queens) to rule

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Absolute Monarchy

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When one person (King or Queen) rules a country or empire

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Limited Monarchy

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Limits are placed on the amount of power a King or Queen has

Magna Carta

Glorious Revolution

Bill of Rights

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Enlightenment

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time period in which people began to believe they should have a say in government

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John Locke

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Enlightenment philosopher that believed everyone was born with Natural Rights

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Montesquieu

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Enlightenment philosopher that believed in 3 Branches of Government

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Copernicus & Galileo

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Discovered the heliocentric model of the universe during the Scientific Revolution

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Peter The Great & Catherine The Great

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Modernized/Westernized Russia, introduced European ideas

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Latin American Independence Leaders

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Toussaint L'Overture/Simon Bolivar/Jose de San Martin

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3 Estates System

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Commoners had to pay 100% of the taxes, major cause of the French Revolution

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The French Revolution

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when the French switched from divine right rule to a democracy

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Maximillian Robespierre

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Began the Reign of Terror during the French Revolution

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Napoleon Bonaparte

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Restored political stability at the end of the French Revolution

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Economist

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studies factors of production and transfer of wealth

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Physical/Topographic Map

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map that shows bodies of water, physical barriers, deserts, mountains, etc

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Political Map

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map that shows capital cities, boundaries, etc.

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Peninsula

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landmass that is surrounded by water on 3 sides

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Archipelago

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a chain or group of islands

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Communist Economy

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economic system - government controls all major business decisions

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Capitalist/Laissez-Faire Economy

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economic system - private business owners make their own decisions with no government involvement

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Hellenistic Culture

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Alexander the Great blended Persian, Greek, India and Egyptian culture together

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Centralized Government

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one ruler has total control of the government - they are the center of attention

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Decentralized Government

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several rulers control a small region/territory

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Suleiman The Magnificent & Akbar The Great

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Believed in religious tolerance

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The Encounter

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when European explorers came into contact with the Native people of the Americas

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Incas

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Terrace farming and a road system in South America

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Scientific Revolution

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time period - discovery was based on observation and experimentation - Copernicus, Galileo, Newton