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Chapters 12,13&14 Flashcards

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What did the Chinese build to connect the rivers?

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The Grand Canal

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Identify the two major rivers in China..

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Chang Jiang, Huang He (Yellow River)

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What religion spread from India to china by 150 A.D?

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Buddhism

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Besides studying, the only activities Chinese students taking the Civil Service exams could participate in were..

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Painting & writing

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Identify three improvements in farming during the Tang Dynasty..

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Irrigation, new rice, & new ways to grow crops

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Identify the major trade route linking China to the west..

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The Silk Road

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Identify major products China exported on this trade route..

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Tea, Silk, Porcelain, Steel, Paper

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The Chinese discovered to make what metal during the Tang Dynasty?

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Steel

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What parts made the first printing machine in china?

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Blocks of wood

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The Chinese discovered to make what explosive substance for the military?

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Gunpowder

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What two skills were mongols known for?

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Riding horses, waging war

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What leader united mongol tribes into one fighting force?

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Temujin

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Identify the European explorer who visited the Mongols and later wrote a book about his travels..

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Marco Polo

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Who were the residents of the “Forbidden City”?

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The emperor & his court

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Japan is what type of landform?

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Island

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The current emperor of Japan is part of which dynasty?

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Yomato

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What religions did the Japanese practice & why?

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  1. Shinto (way of the spirits)
  2. Buddhism
    2a. Zen Buddhism
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Japanese warriors were known as..

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Samurai

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The military leader of Ancient Japan was the..

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Shogun

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What saved japan from the mongol invasion?

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Pacific Storms

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The word “Kamikaze” means what?

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Divine wind

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A bond of loyalty between a lord and vassal or knight is called..

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Feudalism

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What is calligraphy?

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The art of writing beautifully

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What crops did the Japanese farmers grow?

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Rice & Wheat

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Identify the largest desert in the word..

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Sahara

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What were the trade routes across the deserts called?

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Death Roads

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What is a plateau?

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An area of high, flat land

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Identify the largest river in the world..

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The Nile River

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What geographic feature in east Africa allows for the discovery of a great variety of fossils?

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The great Rift Valley

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What animal did the Romans introduce to North Africa?

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Camels

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30
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What was the animals purpose?

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Known as the “ships of the desert”

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Identify the major products traded by Africa empires:

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Salt & Gold

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The surplus of what allowed a division of labor and artisans in the rain forest kingdoms?

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Food

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Queen Makeda is thought to be what person in biblical history?

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Queen of Sheba

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What religion did king Ezra of Axum introduce in Africa?

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Christianity

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What was the main idea of traditional African religions?

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There was one god who created the word

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Identify the two religions that dominate modern Africa..

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Christianity & Islam

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How is Africa divided geographically by these religions?

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Islam=North, Christianity=South

38
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The arrival of what in Africa changed the nature of slavery?

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Europeans

39
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The destination of the slave trade shifted to what part of the world?

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North & South America

40
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What crop drove the Portuguese slave trade?

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Sugarcane

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The spreading of the African people and culture worldwide is known as the Africa..

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Diaspora

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The nomadic tribes living in the Arabic desert were called..

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Bedouins

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Identify the largest city in Arabia..

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Makkah

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What building made this city holy?

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Kaaba

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According to the legend, who helped construct the holy building?

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Abraham

46
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Identify the founder of Islam

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Muhammad

47
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What does the word “Islam” mean?

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“Surrendering the will of Allah”

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What is the Arabic word for God?

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Allah

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What is the current year on the Islamic calendar?

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1436

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The “city of the Prophet” is what city?

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Madinah

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What belief does Islam, Christianity, and Judaism all have in common?

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Believe in the same God

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Identify the holy book of Islam

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Quran

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What are the five pillars of Islam?

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Belief, prayer, charity, fasting, pilgrimage-(Muslims must city Makkah once in their life)

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The religion of Islam split into what two groups?

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Shiites & Sunnis

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What fraction of the worlds population is Muslim today?

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1/6

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How do scientists believe people crossed from Asia to North America?

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Land bridge

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Why do scientists believe people crossed from Asia to North America?

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Hunting their food

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What skill allowed people in North America to build civilizations?

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Farming

59
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What was the most important crop in the Western Hemisphere?

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Corn

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Where was the Mayan civilization located?

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Southern Mexico - the rain forests

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What type of structure did the maya build for their temples?

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Pyramids

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Why did the maya try to capture instead of kill warriors in battle?

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Sacrifice them to the gods

63
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Describe the game played by the maya..

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Pok A Tok - like basketball & soccer

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What type of writing did the maya develop?

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Hieroglyphics

65
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The Mayan civilization came to a mysterious end..

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Crop Failure & Warfare

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How many people live in Mexico City?

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More than 23 million

67
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Describe the geography of Mexico City

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Surrounded by mountains (a valley)

68
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The population and geography of Mexico City lead to what major problem?

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Pollution

69
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How is Mexico City trying to fix the problem?

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“Don’t drive today”

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Aztec prophecy stated that what animal would show the tribe where to live?

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And eagle

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Where did this prophecy take the Aztecs?

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Tenochtitlan

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Identity the capital city of the Aztecs

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Tenochtitlan

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Describe the Aztec religion

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Polytheistic
Native gods
Human sacrifice
After life was determined by death

74
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The Aztecs sacrificed humans daily to the ______ Gods

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Sun

75
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Christopher Columbus landed in America in what year?

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1492

76
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Identify the conquistador who attacked the Aztecs

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Cortez / The Spanish

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Why did the Aztecs allow the Spanish into their city?

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They resembled the ancient God of the prophecy

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How did the Spanish defeat the Aztecs?

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Horses
Metal weapons
Small pox

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Where was the Incan civilization?

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South America - the Andies mountains

80
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Who did the conquistador Pizzaro capture when he attacked the inca?

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Atahualpa

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