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Artifact

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Object made by human

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Archaeology

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Study of past and cultures

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Nomad

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A person who move from place to place in search for food

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Martyr

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Person who suffers or dies for his or her beliefs

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Pyramids

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It has tomb and it was built for the pharaohs

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How did ancient Egyptians view their pharoahs?

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As gods.

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The practice of mummification by the ancient Egyptians represents their belief in which of the following?

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Life after death.

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Most ancient Egyptians were members of which of the following social classes?

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Peasant Farmers.

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Which of the follwoing civilizations is known for the creation of the first alphabet?

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Phoenicians

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Which of the following aided cultural diffusion among ancient peoples?

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Trade

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An area of land between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, also known as the Fertile Crescent.

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Mesopotamia

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The belief in many gods is known as ___________.

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Polytheism

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How do historians help us learn about the past?

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They collect, evaluate, and interpret written evidence

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The Neolithic Agricultural Revolution was the discovery of __________.

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Farming

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The form of writing developed by the ancient Egyptians is known as ___________.

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Hieroglyphics

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Which of the following was characteristic of the Old Stone Age also known as the Paleolithic Stone Age?

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nomadic

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This is the oldest monotheistic religion in human history.

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Judaism

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A pyramid shaped temple built by the Sumerians.

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Ziggurat

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How do archeologists find out about early peoples?

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They dig to find artifacts

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The Code of Hammurabi is significant for which of the following reasons?

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It was the first major collection of laws.

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Animism

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A religion. Belief of afterlife and Spirits of animal, and object.

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domesticate

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Being under human control.

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Greek religion believed that Zeus and other Greek gods lived/resided at ________________.

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Mount Olympus

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This city-state restricted women from participating in public affairs.

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Athens

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Blind poet credited with writing the Iliad and the Odyssey.

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Homer

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Many Greek city-states were built on two levels called a Polis. The level at the top of the hill or mountain where the temples were located was called the ______________.

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Acropolis

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This city-state emphasized the importance of being a well trained soldier.

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Sparta

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Most powerful Greek god or goddess.

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Zeus

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Alexander’s most lasting achievement was

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assimilation of Greek culture in Persia.

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Following the Persian Wars, the Delian League and Greece were led by which city-state?

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Athens

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Mathematician who derived a formula to calculate the relationship between sides of a right triangle.

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Pythagoras

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The Battle of Marathon was between the Greeks and _________________.

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Persia

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Who established an empire that extended from Greece to Egypt and India?

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Alexander

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Athens is well known for being the first to established this type of government.

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Democracy

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Which of the following geographic features of Greece provided a link to the outside world?

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Mediterranean Sea

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The geography of Greece, with its rugged mountains and valleys, helped create

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isolation between city-states

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What was NOT similar within each of the Greek city-states?

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Government

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Geography

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The study of people, their environments and the resources available to them.

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Anthropology

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The study of the origins and development of people and their societies.
◦ Culture

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Archeology

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The study of past people and cultures
Find and analyze the material remains of human cultures to learn about prehistoric people.
◦ Artifacts
–Tools, weapons, pottery, clothing, jewelry, etc.

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Historians

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Study how people lived in the past. Rely most on written evidence
—Helps to understand what is happening today and what might happen tomorrow

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Old Stone Age/Paleolithic Age

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Characteristics: Lived in small hunting and food-gathering bands
(20-30).Men hunt & fish, Women & children gathered berries, fruit, nuts, wild grain, etc.,Nomadic,Made simple tools & weapons,Developed language,Clothing,Built fires

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Old Stone Age/Paleolithic Age

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Religious Beliefs : Animism
– Spirits and forces that might reside in animals, objects, or dreams
– Some began to burry their dead which suggests a belief in an afterlife

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New Stone Age/Neolithic Age

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Neolithic Agricultural Revolution :Change from nomadic lifestyles to settled, farming. Allowed them to store food and stay in one place

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New Stone Age/Neolithic Age

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Domestication-Provided people with a good source of
protein,Lead to a growth in population, Divided work up by gender
—Status of women declined, Power struggles began, Differences in wealth appear, NewTechnologies

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Cultural Diffusion

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The spread of ideas, customs, and
technologies from one people to another. Trade
Warfare

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Amon-Re

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Chief gods. The sun god. He was viewed as a god and also as a monarch.

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Osiris

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Osiris is especially important to egyptians. He was the god of the Nile. He rule the underworld.

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Isis (Why was she important to women?)

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She special appeal for women, believed that she had first taught the women to grind corn, spin flax weave cloth, and take care of the children.

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What was the Book of the Dead and why was it significant?

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To survive the dangerous journey through the underworld, Egyptians relied on the book of the dead. It contain spells, charms and formula negative confession, which the dead soul cloud use to prove his or her worthiness to Osiris.

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Mummification

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Practice of preserving the bodies of the dead for afterlife.

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Geography of the Indian Subcontinent

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Indus River
Ganges River
Himalaya Mountains

Indus Valley Civilization

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Indus Valley Civilizations

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  • Harappa
    • Mohenjo-Daro
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Hinduism

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