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Aug 8 Ancient Civilzations Flashcards

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Why is Hammurabi’s Code so important?

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one of the oldest written laws

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Physically, where did many ancient civilizations 1st develop?

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Along water sources

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Which culture was known for organizing into city-states, cuneiform writing & a lunar calendar?

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Sumerians

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What impact did agriculture have on ancient civilizations?

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Allowed people to stay in one place

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5
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Which civilizations were located in Mesopotamia?

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Babylon

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How did Hammurabi’s Code impact Babylonian society?

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Unified people and brought justice to crimes

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What does Mesopotamia mean?

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The land between rivers

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What physical feature did many civilizations 1st development?

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Rivers

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What type of government is ruled by religious leaders?

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Theocracy

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Which group settled in Canaan and were governed by early laws called the Ten Commandments?

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Jews

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What impact did the Ten Commandments have on the Hebrews?

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laws applied to everyone and worship one God instead of many

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12
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Describe the cultural & physical difference between Upper & Lower Egypt.

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lower was heavly populated and had fertile soils upper had lower population and desert like .

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Each city-state in Babylon had a unique resource. This encouraged what?

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Trade

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14
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What religion spread under the Ashoka?

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Buddhism

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The rigid social structure in ancient Indian is better known as what term or phrase?

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Caste System

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What religion spread under the Gupta Empire?

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Hinduism

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17
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How may castes are there in Hinduism?

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4 with the untouchables not consider a part of the system

18
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What caste was at the top of the caste system in ancient India and were represented by the head?

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Brahmin

19
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What group were at the bottom of the caste system representing by the feet?

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Sudra

20
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What role did vaishyas have in India?

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the producers, the craftsmen, artisans, farmers(worker class)

21
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The ancient Chinese are credited with which advancement?

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metal coins, roads, standard measure

22
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Why did the Chinese build the Great Wall?

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keep out invaders early as 7th Century

23
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While Hinduism stays primary in India, what religion develops out of it and spreads to China?

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Buddhism

24
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What social order develops in China during the warring states period and emphasizes respect for elders & ancestors?

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Confucianism

25
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What do Judaism, Christianity and Islam all have in common?

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All Monotheism

26
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The dynastic cycle in China is also known as what?

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There was a pattern to rise and fall of all the Dynasties that ruled China. This is called the dynastic cycle. When a new family overthrew the old dynasty and took the “Mandate of Heaven”, this was the top of the circle.

27
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What method of selecting civil servants did the examination system use?

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An Exam

28
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Which side of the Nile River were most Egyptians buried on?

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West Bank

29
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What region that stretches from Egypt to Turkey and down to the Persian Gulf saw many ancient civilizations develop?

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The Fertile Crescent

30
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Cuneiform and hieroglyphs are two examples of what trait of civilizations?

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Record keeping

31
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What two rivers make up Mesopotamia?

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Tigris and Euphrates

32
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The Fertile Crescent follows what physical features?

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water, rivers

33
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What people were known for their extensive trade routs and the developed of a phonetic based language?

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Phoenicians

34
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The cycle in China where one dynasty replaces another is better known as what?

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Dynastic cycle

35
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What group is known for the ship-building and trade routes throughout the Mediterranean?

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Phoenicians

36
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Be able to identify the Fertile Crescent & Mesopotamia on a map.

A

Õkåÿ

37
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What are hieroglyphics?

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form of writing, record keeping using pictures as symbols

38
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Briefly describe Confucianism

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System of moral, social, political, and religious thoughts

39
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Briefly describe Zoroastrianism

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Good vs Evil

40
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What is the examination system?

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System which used an by the government for postions in jobs

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