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64 Cards in this Set
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list all 7 continents
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asia, europe, africa, north america, south america, australia, antartica
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list all 4 oceans
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pacific, indian, atlantic, antarctic
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which direction does a river flow
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downstream
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where does a river begin?
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source fo the river
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area of land surrounded by water on 3 sides
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peninsula
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area of land surrounded by water on all sides
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island
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lines parallel to the equator
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laditude
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lines parallel to the prime meridian
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longitude
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natural resources
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anything from the natural environment that people use to meet their needs
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archeologist
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the scientific study of material remains of past human life and activities
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artifact
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something created by humars for practical purposes
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radiocarbon dating
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finding the age of an object
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period of time when people gradually shifted from hunting and gathering to agriculture
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neolithic revolution
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when did man being to use fire
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paleolithic
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when was cave are developed?
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paleolithic
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nomads
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a people that move from place to place looking for food and shelter
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new stone age
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neolithic
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culture
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the act of developing the intellecual and moral faculties especially by education
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why are river valleys the cradles of civilizations
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most began there
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phoenicians
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traders, created alphabet, sailors
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how were tools first made
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stones and metals
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river valley civilizations
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phoenicans, sumerians, egyptians, babylonians, assyrians
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judaism
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religion of the hebrews
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holy book of the hebrews
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torah
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abraham
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prophet of the hebrews
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language of the sumerains
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cuneiform
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specialization of labor
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when labor is divided by interest
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theocracy
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government is enertwined with religion
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caste system
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levels of social classes based on occupation and birth
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hindu kush
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mountains surrounding india
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reincarnation
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dying and coming back to life until you have enough karma
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huang he river
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yellow river
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mandate of heaven
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chosen from heaven to be emperor
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confucianism
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respect elders, proper conduct for people and government, we are good and strive to be that way
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monotheism
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believing in 1 god
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polytheism
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beleiving in more than 1 god
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oligarchy
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government where a group of people rule
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monarchy
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ruling power is the in the hands of 1 person
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democracy
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citizens elect their leaders
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tyranny
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when a person seizes power
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zeus
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god of all gosd
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hera
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goddess of women and childbirth
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athena
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goddess of wisdom
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ares
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god of war
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apollo
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god of the sun
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aphrodite
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goddess of love
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posedeon
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god of the sea
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hellenistic culture
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the combining of greek and persian cultures
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father of geometry
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pythagoras
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alexander the great
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military leader, ruled empire, very smart
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plato taught ___
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aristotle
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homer
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writer, worte iliad and oddessy
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who tutored alexander the great
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aristotle
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sparta
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very militant soviety
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myths
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a story to explain feelings, and natural occurrences
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where is rome
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italian peninsula
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twins who created rome
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remus, romulus
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punic wars were between
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rome and carthage
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3 social classes in rom
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plebeians, patricians, slaves
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12 tablets
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bronze tables with laws on them
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republic
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government where citizens elect their leaders
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responsibilities of roman citizens
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vote, pay taxes, obey laws
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leader of carthaginian forces in 2nd rome war
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hannibal
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who won punic wars
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rome
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