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What is the Paleolithic Age

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When people relied on hunting and gathering

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what was the neolithic revolution

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when people transitioned from hunting and gathering to agriculture and the domestication of animals

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Sumerian inventions

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geometry, wheels, astrology, metal working, sundial, pottery wheel

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5 characteristics of civilization

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advanced cities, record keeping, advanced technology, specialization, and complex institutions

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Mandate of Heaven

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The idea that a Chinese ruler had a divine right to rule

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what were some Assyrian battle tactics

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dug under walls to weaken the foundation, creating flooding protons to cross rivers, and used organized tactics

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Explain the Peloponnesian war

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Sparta established the Peloponnesian league, and declared war on Athens; Athens lost power, wealth, navy, and army

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Role of the Colosseum in Roman Society

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controlled the masses of Rome via entertainment

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Five pillars of Islam

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  1. Faith 2. Fasting 3. Alms 4. Pilgrimage 5. Prayer
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Divide in Christianity

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Roman Catholics believed that the Pope should be the head of the church, while Orthodox Christians believed the bishops are the head of the church

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Roman Catholics (west)

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believed Pope is head of the church, services in Latin, divorce is not permitted, priest cannot marry

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Orthodox Christians (east)

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believed bishops are the head of the church, services in Greek, divorce is permitted under specific circumstances, priests can be married

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Divide in Islam

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occurred when Abu-Bakr became the successor of Muhammad; Shi’a believed that the ruler should be a descendant of Muhammad, while the Sunni believed that the ruler should be appointed, or of Muhammad’s example

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Fedualism

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  1. Lord: had Fiefs
  2. Vassal: received Fiefs from the Lord in exchange for military protection
  3. Knights: protected the Lords land in exchanged for feifs
  4. Serfs: couldn’t leave where they were born; all labor belonged to the Lord
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Manorialism

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The lord had an estate, and provided houses to Serfs in exchanged for labor

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Abraham

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founder of Judaism

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Moses

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Led Israelites out of slavery; received the ten commandments

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Brahman

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Hindu god: the creator

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Shiva

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Hindu god: the destroyer

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Vishnu

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Hindu god: the protector

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Siddhartha Gautama

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founder of Buddhism

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Zoroaster

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Persian prophet, founder of Zoroastrianism (earth is the battle ground between good and evil)

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Confucious

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founder of Confucianism (belief in harmony, social order, and good government)

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Socrates

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encourage people to examine their beliefs; sentenced to death for corrupting the youth

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Aristotle
"philosopher king;" student of Socrates; created the "Academy;" taught Alexander the Great
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Plato
student of Pluto, created Lyceum, believed person with the greatest insight should be philosopher; "happiness depends on ourselves"
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Phillip II
transferred the Macedonians into a well-trained army; developed troops in Phalanxes
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Alexander the Great
son of Phillip II; led 35,000 troops into Anatolia; stretched empire from Greece to the Indus
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Marcus Aurelius
philosopher/king; "the happiness of your mind depends on the quality of your thoughts"
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Julius Caesar
granted Roman citizen to people in the province; helped poor get jobs; increased soldier pay; expanded the senate; names dictator for life
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Hannibal
started the 2nd Punic war (greatest army general from Carthage
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Atilla
leader of the Mongol nomads who terrorized the Roman empire until his death
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Trajan
expanded the empire east, built roads and harbors (good empire)
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Constantine
accepts Christianity, and stopped their persecution; ordered artisans to paint crosses on all soldiers' shields
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Osman
successful Muslim warrior; founder of the Ottomans; begins as small muslim state in Anatolia; success due to gunpowder
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Abu-Bakr
the most powerful caliph after the death of Muhammed
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Suleyman
most powerful monarch on Earth in his time; created a law code for criminals and civil war
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Muhammad
founder of Muslims and Islamic religion and culture
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Isma'il
14 year old ruler, established Shi'a Islam as the state religion
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Genghis Khan
became emperor of the Mongolian people; conquered land from the Himilayas to Northern Russia
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Batu Khan
won battle for Kiev in 1240
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Justinian
Inherits Eastern empire; gains control of Rome during the decline of the Byzantine Empire
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Code
5000 consist of the digest, intitutes and novallae
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Rurik
viking chief who became the Slavs kind, founded Novgrad
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Oleg
Navgrad nobleman who founded Kiev
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Vladidmir
rules of Kiev; converted him and his people to Byzantine Christianity
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Clovis
leader of the franks who held power in Roman province of gaul
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Charlemagne
built an empire and defeated his enemies every summer; most powerful king in the western empire at the time
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cuniform
sumerian system of writing; wedge shaped symbols pressed into clay for record keeping
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Homo Habilis
first to make tools
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Australopithecines
first human beings to walk upright
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Neanderthal
first to have ritual burials
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Cro-Magnon
fully modern humans and created art
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Catal Huyuk
32 acres with 6,000 inhabitants; people were able to become skilled workers making goods to trade from a steady food supply
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Fertile Crescent
the land between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers that was extremely fertile
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Nile River
longest river in the world, flows North; river for the Egyptian civilization
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Tigris and Euphrates River
the rivers that bordered mesopotamia
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Indus River
home to the indus river civilization; changed course, unpredictable floods
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Tiber river
river that the ancient roman civilization used
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Huang He river
location of the Xia and Shang dynasty; location of farming settlements that grew into cities
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Hinduism
no one founder; belief that one was stuck in a continuous life and death cycle and reincarnation until one reaches Moska, a perfect understanding
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Buddhism
founded by buddha; followed the four noble truths and 8 fold path
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Judaism
founded by Abraham; followers await the coming of Jesus
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Christianity
built on the basis belief of Jesus
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Islam
follows 5 pillars; monotheistic; founded by Muhammed; follower are Muslims
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Karma
good or bad deed that follow one reincarnation to another
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Phoenician Trade
trade along the Mediterranean; first people to sail past the strait
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Torah
holy book of the Jewish people
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Qur'an
holy book of the muslim people
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Daosim
founder is Laozi; believes natural order is more important than social order; Dao guides all things in harmony with nature
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Yin and Yang
2 power that together that represents rhythms of life
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Yin
all that's soft, dark, and mysterious
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Yang
warm, bright, hard, and clear
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Egyptians
under the rule of pharoah; built pyramids as resting place for pharaohs; had natural barriers
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Persians
started the royal roads; homeland from Caspian Sea to Persian Gulf
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Romans
people from rome that had a republic government and were either part of the Patricians and Plebeians
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Punic Wars
the wars that occurred between Rome and Carthage, Rome won all 3
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Ottomans
a small state in Anatolia that had a military success due to gunpoweder and cannons
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Byzantine Empire
eastern roman empire after the split
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Khanate of the Golden Horde
western part of the Mongol Empire
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Vikings
people from Scandinavia, that had a worlike culture and carried out raids from waterways
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Lief Ericson
reached North American almost 500 years before Columbus, gradually accepted Christianity, stopped raiding monasteries
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Feudalism
system based on rights/obligations
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Chivalry
an ideal knight expressing courage. honor, courtesy, and justice to help the weak
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Siege Weapons
device designed to break castle doors and other fortifications siege warfar

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