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36 Cards in this Set
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What was a river valley civilization in Africa aboiut 3500-500 B.C.?
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Egypt
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What is another name for the old kingdom?
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The Pyramid Age
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Who united the Hebrew tribes into a single nation?
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According to the Torah, David
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What was a characteristic of Homo Sapiens in Africa, between 100,000 and 400,000 years ago?
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They were Nomads
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Where were the first humans & early civilizations in Africa located?
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Great Rift Valley of Eastern Africa
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What is another name for Neolithic societies?
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New Stone Age
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What was an example of a site in England that was begun during the Neolithic Age and completed during the Bronze Age?
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Stonehenge
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How is the Neolithic Revolution described?
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The change from hunting and food gathering to farming.
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What caused ancient civilizations to change?
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Contact with other people through trade, warfare, and migration.
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What was a change that characterized the New Stone Age?
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When people established farming villages.
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What marked the beginning of of civilization?
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Development of cities
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Where did the first cities emerge?
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River valleys
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What aided cultural diffusion among ancient peoples?
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Trade
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Who studies past cultures by analyzing human remains fossils and artifacts?
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Archaeologists
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Why is geography important to history?
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It shows us the connection between people, places, and events.
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How do archaeologists find out about early peoples?
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They dig to find artifacts.
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What is the job of historians?
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Study written evidence about the past.
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Who would most likely make a new discovery about Stone Age life?
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An archaeologist
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How do historians help us learn about the past?
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They collect, evaluate, and interpret written evidence.
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What was one of the first written codes of law?
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Code of Hammurabi
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How did ancient Egyptians view their pharoahs?
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As gods
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Why was the Code of Hammurabi a major achievement?
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It was the first major collection of laws.
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What was the effect of the movement of people across the Fertile Crescent?
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Exchange of ideas.
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Who spread Middle Eastern civilization throughout the Mediterranean?
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Phoenicians
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The origin of Judaism cna be traced to...
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Abraham
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Who is considered to be a founder of three major monotheistic religions?
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Abraham (Christianity, Islam, Judaism)
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Why did Egyptians develop heiroglyphics?
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They needed to keep records
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How did the religion of ancient Hebrews differ from other religions?
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It stressed religious and ethical laws.
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Which civilization is associated with the Covenant with God?
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The Hebrew ancient civilization
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What belief was probably held by Stone Age people?
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There is life after death
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When did early people first begin to use stone tools?
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Old Stone Age
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What evidence suggests that early people believed in life after death?
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They buried their dead with great care
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What are groups of hereditary rulers who held the "mandate of heaven"?
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dynasties
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How does the Huang He river get its name?
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Yellow loess
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Heiroglyphics is...
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Egyptian
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Chinese writing...
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calligraphy
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