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Comp Exam Flashcards

1
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civilization

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a culture that has attained a high degree of complexity, characterized by urban life

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2
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city-state

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urban region and agricultural land under city control

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3
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Sargon

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built the world’s first substantial empire

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4
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Overview of Egyptian History

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Old kingdom period-age of pyramids

2nd intermediate period-central authority weakened (Hyksos)

New Kingdom Period- Hyksos driven out and Egypt united, greatest period

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5
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Mesopotamia

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“land between the rivers”

Fertile Crescent, Babylonia, far east, near east

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6
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Hittites

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horse-drawn light weight chariots

iron weapons

treaties

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7
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Phoenicians

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Lebanon

contributed alphabetic symbols

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8
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Aramaeans

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Syria
dominated camel trade

language became international language

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9
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Assyrians

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militaristic and cruel
Turkey
capital: Nineveh

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10
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Babylonians

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joined with the Medes to overthrow the Assyrians

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11
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Trojan Wars

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10 year war btw Greeks & Trojans

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12
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Dorians

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nomadic shepherds and hunters

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13
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Greek Dark Ages

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caused by the Dorian invasion

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14
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epicurians

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the finest pleasures are intellectual

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15
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stoics

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the force

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16
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oligarchy

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rule by a few

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17
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Spartan

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means a disdain for luxury

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18
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Punic Wars

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1: Rome won; fought over trade
2: Hannibal made things hard, but Rome still won

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19
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bread and circuses

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refers to Colosseum

sarcastic

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20
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Roman political life

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republic
dictator
empire

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21
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reason for the fall of the Roman empire

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high taxes

technology stagnated

22
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edict of milan

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gave religious freedom

23
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where did Constantine fight?

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Milvian bridge

24
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Barbarians

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Visigoths
Ostrogoths
Vandals
Huns
Franks
25
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Theories against the resurrection

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Swoon/Semi-Coma theory
Vision Theory
Wrong Tomb theory
Fraud theory

26
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Proof of Christ

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Mara bar Serapion- letter to son mentions Jesus with wise people

Pliny the Younger- Roman official who tortured people bc they would not deny Christ

Tacitus- historian who talks about how Christians who got their name

27
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Reasons of Christian persecution

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disloyal subjects (wouldnt make sacrifices)

thought to be atheists (worshipped an invisible God)

charged with incest, cannibalism, and immorality

lifestyle contrasted with Romans

28
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Council of Nicaea

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church operates independently of the govt

29
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sacerdotalism

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priest is an essential mediator btw God and man

30
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positive elements of monaasticism

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lots of education
care for the afflicted
preserved manuscripts

31
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negative elements of monasticism

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limited engagements wit world

false standards of holiness

hierarchical religious structure

32
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Byzantine historical periods

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expansion
peril
recovery
disintegration

33
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reasons for byzantine endurance

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money economy
advanced military science
centralized administration by a divine right ruler
Caesaropapism (link btw church and state)

34
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sacraments

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Baptism
Holy Eucharist
Penance/Confession
Confirmation
Matrimony
Holy Orders
Extreme Unction
35
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feudalism

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a decentralized political relationship

36
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manorialism

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an economic relationship

37
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fief

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grant of land

38
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simony

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the buying and selling of Church benefits

39
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scandinavia

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norway
sweden
denmark

40
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primogeniture

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the right of an eldest son to succeed to the estate of his father excluding his siblings

41
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investiture

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the claim of kins to appoint bishops

42
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Shiah

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only descendants of Muhammed can rule

43
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Hadith

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report of Muhammad’s deeds

44
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Innocent III

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most powerful pope

45
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Franciscan order

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missionaries

46
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Dominican Order

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intellectuals

47
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Curia

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selects pope when one dies

48
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Magna Carta

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king must observe all feudal rights

law is above the king

49
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merchant vs craft guilds

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commerce vs professions

50
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heart of renaissance life

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florence

World History 1 (6 decks)

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