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What word did geography originate from

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Geographia = writing describing the earth

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Large unbroken landmass surrounded by water

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Continent

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Lowest point on earth

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Dead sea West Asia

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highest point

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Mount Everest in Nepal

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longest river on earth

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Nile river (4160 miles long)

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Weather Pattern/ longer period

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Climate

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Substances that occur in nature and can be used for economic gain

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Natural resources

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8
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natural resources are

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Renewable

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9
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examples of nonrenewable resources

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Oil and gas

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10
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is there summer in the Philippines

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No

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11
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Condition of place/ shorter period of time

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Weather

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12
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response to environment

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Adaptation

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13
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growth and destiny

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Population

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describe peoples way of life/ could be material

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Culture

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reflects identity of a culture/ reason why we have novel,poem

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Language

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cornerstone of culture

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Language

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17
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answers basic questions of life

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Religion

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18
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Rules on wearing clothes and eating

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Customs and Traditions

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19
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Distinct Physical Characteristic, group of people

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Race

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20
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Common cultural identity, certain group possess

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Ethnicity

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21
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Old world

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Europe

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New world

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America

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23
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Europe was named after

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A Phoenecian princess who is the consort of Zeus

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24
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What seperates Europe and Asia

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Ural Mountain Range

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25
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The United Nations divided Europe into

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4 continents

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26
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Why did the United Nations divide Europe into 4 continents

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Statistical convenience

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27
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What sea seperates Europe and Africa

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Mediterranean Sea

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28
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What ocean separates Europe from America

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Atlantic ocean

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29
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What ocean separates Asia from America

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Pacific ocean

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30
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A country which contributed massively to the world/ system of writing law/science/governance

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Mesopotamia

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31
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Mesopotamia has 2 rivers which are

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Tigris and Euphrates

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32
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India/ Pakistan

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Indus river

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33
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China

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Huang Ho and Yangtze

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34
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Modern day IRAQ

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Mesopotamia

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35
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Land between 2 rivers

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Mesopotamia

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36
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Birthplace of civilization

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Fertile Crescent

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37
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Hebrews are from

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Israel

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38
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Lydians are from

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Turkey

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39
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Phoenicians are from

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Lebanon

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40
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Gift of Nile

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EGYPT

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41
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Empties in Mediterranean Sea

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Egypt

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42
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Rise of Pharoah

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Great house

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43
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Ancient writing system of Egypt

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Hieroglyphics

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44
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Papyrus

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Predecessor of paper

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45
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Pyramids for after life

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engineering feat

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46
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3 pyramids are

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Khufu, Khafre and Menkaure

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47
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Embalming

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Mummification

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48
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Who had higher status in society back then in Ancient Egypt

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Women

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49
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With hundreds/ thousands of gods

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Polythiest

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50
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Made Cueiform/Ziggurat/ city states

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Sumerians

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51
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Cuneiform

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System of writing

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52
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Ziggurat

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Temple

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53
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First known emperor

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Akkadian

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54
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Made Code of Hammurabi

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Babylonian

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55
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From Turkey ( use Irons)

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Hitties

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56
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Library with over 300,000 clay tablets

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Assyrian

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57
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Royal Roads

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Hanging garden of Babylon

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Persian are from

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Satrap/ Satrapy

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duality of good and bad

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Zoroastrianism

62
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Witnessed expansion of Egypt to Somalia

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Queen Hatshepsut

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Amenhotep III or

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Father of Amenhotep III

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King Tutankhanum

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Believed to be brother of Moses

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Last ruler of New Kingdom but greatest pharoah

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Ended in 4th century/ native ruler in Egypt

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Alexander the Great

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Descendant of Alexander’s general Ptlolemy Soter

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Cleopatra VII

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Serpent of Nile/ Macedonian Greek roots

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Queen Cleopatra

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Married 2 brothers/ well educated

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Queen Cleopatra

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Most noted icon of Ancient Egypt

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Queen Cleopatra

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Inspiration of modern day alphabet

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Phoenecian

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Purple dye/ excellent sea surfers

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Phoenecian

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5th largest economy

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Scheduled flooding

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careful city planning

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Trading partners

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Harappa and Mohenjorado

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No place of worship/ indicated equality

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Mohenjorado

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Drastic climate change that caused famine or flooding

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Aryans are from

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Practiced by 900m followers, 95% live in India

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Brahma

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Vishnu

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Shiva

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Brahmins

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Kshatriyas

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Vaishyas

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Sustenance

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Shudras

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Dalit

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Caste ( Race System)

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No social mobility

90
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Cycle of birth and death/ reincarnation

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Moksha

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freedom for reincarnation

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Middle Kingdom

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Longest existing civilization/ discovered gunpowder, paper and compass

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Longest river

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Yangtze River

95
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center of the world

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River that fuels China’s agriculture/ known for flooding

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Huang Ho known as

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Sorrow of China
Scourge of the Han People

98
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Ancestor god called Shang - Ti

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Shang Dysnasty

99
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Relied on oracle bones

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Shang Dynasty

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Oracle bones are

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Ox’s blade

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Overthrown by Zhou Dynasty/ Mandate of Heaven

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Zhang Dynasty

102
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Explains why China’s history revolves around dynasties

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Dynastic Cycle

103
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Greece is

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Mountanious

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Arable meaning

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Excellent farmers/ craftsmen

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Mainland/ Immortalized Iliad and Odysseus

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Basic unit of government

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City States

108
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Capital of Greece

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Where boys picked up debating

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Agora ( public market)

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You can be an Athen if you are a woman, slave or foreigner

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False, only men

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Laconic

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Spoke few words

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Highly militaristic

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Troy

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City in Turkiye

114
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Which king ran the marathon

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Persian King Darius

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Athens fastest runner

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Phedippides

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Xerxes

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Leonidas

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Salamis

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Naval battle

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Plataea

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Land battle

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Persia abandoned Greece

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What league did Athens form

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Delian League

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Who won the Peloponnesian War

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Hellenic

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Greek Culture

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When did Alexander die

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33 Babylon

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why did Alexander die

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Who wrote Iliad and Odysseus

127
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Greek gods and goddesses live in

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Mt Olympus

128
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Zeus is the mightiest god

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Happens every 4 years

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Firm and plain

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Scroll - like

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Decorated with Acanthus leaves

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Corinthians

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draconian

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solon

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Law Maker who introduced octracism

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Cleisthenes

136
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Father of Athenian democracy

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Cleisthenes

137
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octracism = banished/ baked clay

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First democracy recorded

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Term for Asia, Europe and Africa

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Who said Democracy is not for everyone

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