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1
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dance of the 1920s

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Charlestown

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2
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choregrapher of West Side Story

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Jerome Robbins

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3
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southern Italy mountains

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Appennies

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4
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northern Italy mountains

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Alps

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5
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Aneas

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prince of troy whose ancestors started Rome

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6
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a prince of Troy

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Aneas

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7
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great orator of Rome

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Cicero

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8
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written by Cicero

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On the Republic,
On Invention,
On the oRator

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9
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wrote the Aneid

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Virgil

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10
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wrote the Odyssey

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Homer

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ancient Roman/Greek writers

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Virgil - Aneid
Odyssey - Homer

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12
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6 jobsof the ancient Roman government

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Consuls
Senators
Censurs
Praetors
Tribunes
Quaestors

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13
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Counsels (ancient Roman government)

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two spots
head of government/commander in chief
went to the Senate at the end of their term

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14
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Senators (ancient Roman government)

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300 spots
served for life
military, foreign affairs…

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15
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Censurs (ancient Roman government)

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two
set taxes, appointed senators,

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16
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Praetors (ancient Roman government)

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  1. two year terms
    hed of state/high judges
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17
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Tribunes (ancient Roman government)

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guard rights of plebians and can veto officals
one year term

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18
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Quaestors (ancient Roman government)

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eight. one year term
treasurers

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19
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architecture structure for all gods

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Pantheon

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20
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famous Baths

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Baths of Carcacalla
kahr uh KAL uh

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21
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how many people could Circus Maximus hold

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385K
free admission

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22
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how many people could the Colosseum hold

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50K
paid admission

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23
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why were most barbarians called “germanic tribes”

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b/c from germany
visigoths, vandals, franks, ostrogoths

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24
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barbarians who destroyed Rome

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VIsigoths

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25
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barbarians from N. Africa

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Vandals

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26
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were wer the Ostrogoths from

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barbarians from Italy and West balkans

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27
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aka ancient France

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Gaul

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28
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barbarians from Gaul

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Franks

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29
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height of Charlemagne

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King of Franks
6’4 when most men were 5ft

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30
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Charlemagne

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king of franks
6’4ft during a time when most men were 5 ft
King of Franks in 768
close with Pope Leo 3 and became Holy Roman emperor
respected learning and schools

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31
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crowned Charlemagne Holy Roman Emperor

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Pope Leo 3

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32
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action by VIkings to take things

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plunder. take by force

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33
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holy place

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shrine

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34
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started the crusades

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Pope Urban 3

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35
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year when the crusaders captured Jerusalem

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1099

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36
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year of the 8 major crusades

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1095 - 1291

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37
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community of all Christians

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Christtendom

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38
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sheepskin used for writing

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parchmetn

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39
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document giving the right to self-govern

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charter

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40
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charter

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document giving yhou the right ot self-government

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41
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characteristic of Romanesque churches

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round arches

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42
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journey to become a knight

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page
squire (15yo)
knight at 21yo

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43
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how did knights prove themselves

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fought at tournaments.
code of chivalry

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44
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armor protection for knighrts

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chain mail
flexible but heavy
if knocked off horse, they were helpless to get up b/c heavy

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45
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years of the Feudal system in Europe

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80-1300

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46
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roles within the feudal system

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pyramid of loyalties
- vassel: minor nobels
- land: fief
serf - worker
manor- etstate/farm

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47
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Magna Carter

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King John
1215
mostly ignored peasants (80%) pop mssob nobel an church

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48
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ancient Florence

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city state on the ARno River
home to Medici/bankers
rich merchant princes

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49
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famous family in Florence

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Lorenzeo Medici the Magnificant
- banker, politics, scholar, poet

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50
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Giotto

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(JAHT-oh_
Florence 1300s
perspective painter

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51
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Renaissance era perspective painter

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Giotto - JAHT oh

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52
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work by Michangelo

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St Peters Church
Sistente Chapel
Moses
David

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53
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work by Da Vinci

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Last Supper
Mona Lisa
1505

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54
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why did Renaissance Italy decline as a center of trade

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during Renaissance, there was Spanish/Portugese trade boom but in the late 1400s, portugese/spanish new routes by sea so italy declined as center of trade

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55
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yr of Gutenberg type

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1450

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56
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year Martin Luter did his act

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1517: nailed on the door of the Whittenberg church the 95 Theses. complaints against the Catholic cCurch

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57
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who was the HRE Martin Luther went up against

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Charles V. put Luther on trial and forbade peope to give him food/shelter. a prince defied

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58
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movement Martin Luther started

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REformation

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59
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which group did Ferdinant and Isabella vanquish

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Moors from Spain

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60
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naval Battle Liz I

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1588 Spanish Armada Philip II

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61
Q

when did Henry 8 start the Protestant Church

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1534

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62
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when did Queen Mary die

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Queen 1553-1558

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63
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reign of Edward 6 (brother of Mary/Liz)

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`1547-53
died at 15yo from

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64
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year of Lady Jane Gray

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Nine Days Queen
1553 when Edward died
- great granddaugher of Henry 7 and grand niece of Henry 8 (cousin to Edward/Mary/Liz)
- will of Henry 8 said she was next in line after her cousins

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65
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year Lady Jane Gray died

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  1. age 16 or 17
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66
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Englishman who circumnavigated

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Sir Francis Drake

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67
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100 Yrs War

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England versu France
1337-1453

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68
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year of Joan of Arc

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1429
called to drive out ENglish

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69
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year Liz I died

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1603

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70
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year Newton published theory of gravity

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1687

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71
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year of Copernicus

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1543

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72
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invented telescope

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Gaileo

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73
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invented steam engine

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James Watt 1782

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74
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year of the spinning jenny

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1765

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75
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year of the steam locomotive

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1804

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76
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USA steamboard

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Robert FUlton 1807 Clermont for Hudson

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77
Q

folk hero of Norway

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Sigud

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78
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folk hero Siegfried

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germany

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79
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folk hero of France

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Roland

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80
Q

El CId

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Prince of Valencia Spain.
1094-1099

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81
Q

Nok

A

300bc made Iron tools

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82
Q

Swahili noted in E Africa

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900 AD

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83
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yr of the Songhai empire

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1464

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84
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yr Berlin Conference divided Africa

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1884

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85
Q

length of the Great Rift Valley

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3500 miles

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86
Q

dry plain in Africa

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Sahel

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87
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3 south African rivers

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Zambezi, Orange, Limpopo

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88
Q

ore used to strengthen steel

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manganese

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89
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trading w/o money

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barter

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90
Q

yr of the Nok

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900bc - 200 AD
Nigeria

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91
Q

yr of the Ghana empire

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700 AD

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92
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tax on goods

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tariff

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93
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Djenne

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historic town in central Mali known as one of the oldest towns in sub Saharan Africa. adobe architecture an role in trans-Saharan trade

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94
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emperor of Mali

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Mansa Musa

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95
Q

wrote about Mansa Musa

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Ibn Battuta
bah TOO TAH

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96
Q

sailboat with triangle sails

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dhow

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97
Q

where was Henry the Navigatort from

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Portuagl

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98
Q

rounded cape of good hope

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barthomeu dias
1488

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99
Q

ruler of Zanizibar ended East African slave trade

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1873

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100
Q

empire building

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imperalism

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101
Q

first president of Kenya

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Jomo Kwenyatta

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102
Q

farmers of S. Africa

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Boers
spoke Affrikaans

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103
Q

when did apartheid become the official policy of S. Africa

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1948

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104
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group of Nigeria

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Yoruba

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105
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first African nation to get independence from Britian

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Ghana in 1957

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106
Q

year Britian ended slave trade

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1807

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107
Q

year French ended slave trade

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1818

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108
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Biafara

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Ibo tribe trie dto suceed from Nigeria in 1967 but civil war and starvation

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109
Q

harambi

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pulling together

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110
Q

yr of the UN Charter

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1945

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111
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purpose of the UN

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to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war and also to solve world problems

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112
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UNESCO

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UN education, scientific, and culture organization

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113
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yr of farming around the Indus River

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2500 bc

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114
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year Arayans conquored N. India

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1500 bc

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115
Q

yr of Japanese first emperor

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660 bc

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116
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yr of the Great Wall

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214 bc

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117
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yr of India golden age

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320-500 AD

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118
Q

feudal Japan

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800-1854

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119
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yr of Marco Polo

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1275

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120
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yr US recognized Communist China

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1978

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121
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yr oif British East India trading company in India

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1600AD

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122
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yr Commodore Perry visited Japan

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1854

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123
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yr Communists took control of China

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1948

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124
Q

aka “rooftop of the world”

A

Palmir Knot
- Pakistan, Afghanistan< xchina, Russia…

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125
Q

cold treeless plain

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tundra

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126
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where is Mt everst

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Nepal and Tibet

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127
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north south eurasian moutntain range

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Ural Mts. N to south.
divides europe and asia

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128
Q

rivers in China

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Huang He, Xi Juang…

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129
Q

river border of USSR and CHina

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Amur River

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130
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Ob River

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Siberian river that flows into the ARctic

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131
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climate of teh steppe

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hot summer. dry
mild cold winter

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132
Q

what makes it difficult for countries to industralize

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industrialization is difficult if a country lacks ability to power their factories

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133
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plateau in India

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Deccan plateau

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134
Q

ancient decendents in India

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Dravidians

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135
Q

desert in INdia

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Thar Desert

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136
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Thar Desert

A

NW India.
India and Palistan

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137
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where is Pubjab

A

NW India. hast he most fertile land

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138
Q

pet Liz I had

A

elephant

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139
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Indus River civilizations

A

2500 bc
Harappa and Mohenjo Daro

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140
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between Afghanistan and Pakistan

A

Kyber Pass

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141
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basis of many Indian languages

A

Sanskirt

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142
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caste system in India

A

unchangable group
top: Brahamin. priests
Kshatryia - rulers/warriros
vaisya = farmers
sudra - service/medial jobs
Dalit = untouchables

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143
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service/medial jobs in the Indian caste system

A

Sudra

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144
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aka untouchables in the Indian caste system

A

Dalit

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145
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oldest still practiced religion

A

Hindiusm

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146
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ancient hindu/indian sacred writings

A

Vedas

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147
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mythical leader of Hinduism

A

6th century BC = Guatama Buddha
the enlightened one
- prince but spoke in common language all could understand
prince

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148
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blue hindu god

A

Krishna

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149
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Indian golden age

A

4th centruy BC

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150
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Muslim ruler

A

sultan

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151
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Asoka

A

255 b c.
peak of Buddhism in India
- originally warlike but later adapted peaceful buddhism
- rair ruler
sent out Buddhism missionaries

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152
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Akbar

A

1556-1605
Mongul
treated Hindu well
grandson was Shah Jahan of Taj Majal fame

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153
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Indian contemporary of Liz I1

A

Akbar 1555-1605
Mongul

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154
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built Taj Mahal

A

Shah Jahan in 1631

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155
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popular waterfront prominade in Manilla

A

Roxas Boulevard
- famous fr Yact club. also home of US embassy

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156
Q

yr Philipeans had martial law

A

1972

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157
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president of Philippeans who did martial law

A

1972
Marcos

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158
Q

comparative size of New Zealand

A

Colorado
1200 miles

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159
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mountain range in Australia

A

Great Dividing Range.
east coastlength of B

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160
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length of Great Barrier Reef

A

1,200 miles with 300 kinds of sea coral

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161
Q

Australian sheep/cattle ranch

A

station

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162
Q

main river in AUstralia

A

Murray RIver

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163
Q

location of Tasmania

A

150 miles osuth of Victoria

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164
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state of Australia with two large cities

A

Sydney and Cambarra are both in New South Waleslocation

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165
Q

where is Darwin, Australia

A

top center

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166
Q

where is Adelaide, Australia

A

South Center

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167
Q

mountain range in Australia Norther center

A

MacDonnel Range

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168
Q

desert in Australia

A

Great Victorian Desert

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169
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water feature south Australia

A

Great Australian Bight
- 85% of species there are not found anywhere else in the world

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170
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SE of Australia

A

Tasman Sea

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171
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sea that is off the northern coast of Australia

A

Gulf of Carpentaria
- bay that is in the inlet west of the Coral Sea

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172
Q

mineral that makes aluminum

A

bauxite

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173
Q

importance of bauxite

A

world’s main source of aluminium and allium

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174
Q

rock in Australia

A

Ayers Rock. largest monolith
1k ft high, 2 miles logn

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175
Q

what is between the two New Zealand islands

A

Wellington

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176
Q

mountain range in New Zealand

A

S. Alps

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177
Q

plain in S. New Zealand

A

Cantebury plain

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178
Q

first Europeans in New Zealand

A

Dutch
Abel Tasman in 16 42
BUT
rediscovered in 1769 by Captain Cook

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179
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treaty w/New Zealand

A

1840: 500 BN. Island Maoris signed loyalty to the Brit in return for protection via the Treaty of Waitanyi (wy tahn yu)
- Maoris were fefated

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180
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commonwealth

A

group fof states with common ties and intersts

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181
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exports and imports aren’t = or appropriately >

A

unfavorable balance of trade

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182
Q

yr Maoris get to New Zealand

A

1300

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183
Q

first convicts settle in Sydney

A

1788

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184
Q

year of the Commonwealth of Australia

A

1901

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185
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yr New Zealand became self-governing

A

1907

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186
Q

free enterprize

A

market economy.
people have the choice of how to spend their money

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187
Q

market economy

A

= free enterprise
people have the choice of how to spend their money

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188
Q

what you have versus what you need

A

law of supply and demand
demand determines prices

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189
Q

demand determines prices

A

law of supply and demand

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190
Q

command economy

A

government controls and sets productive of goods
USSR/China

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191
Q

capital resources

A

money, tools, factories.s..

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192
Q

importance about US economy

A

we have to continue to invest in it not just profit along

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193
Q

corporation

A

sells part of itself to peopel willing to invest

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194
Q

height of the Mayan empire

A

100-900 AD

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195
Q

when did the Aztec discover their home city

A

1325

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196
Q

height of the Incas

A

1438-1531

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197
Q

where did Columbus land

A

San Salvador

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198
Q

European to Brazil

A

Pedro Cabral 1500

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199
Q

yr Cortez went to Mexico

A

1519

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200
Q

yr Pizarro went to Inca

A

1 531

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201
Q

Samuel de Champlain

A

1603 Irst settlement in NEw France

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202
Q

Brazil independence from Portugal

A

1822

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203
Q

yr Candda became a confederation

A

1867

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204
Q

yr Panama Canal

A

1914

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205
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yr Canada controlled their on Constitution

A

1982

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206
Q

southern tip of S. America

A

Tierra del Fuego
Cape Horn

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207
Q

islands SE tip of S. America

A

Falkland

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208
Q

pampas

A

grassy argentine plain

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209
Q

high elevation lake in S. America

A

Lake Titicaca in Bolivia and PEru
1250ft

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210
Q

penninsula in MExico

A

Yuctan

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211
Q

Aztec lake

A

Lake Texcoco
Tex KOH koah

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212
Q

pronounce Aztec city

A

Tay nach tee tlach
stone rising in water

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213
Q

capital of Inca

A

Cuzco

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214
Q

map that divides the world like a tic tak toe board

A

Mercado projection

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215
Q

plantation in LatinAmerica

A

hacienda

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216
Q

like a European king in Latin America

A

viceroy

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217
Q

city in Panama

A

porto bello

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218
Q

Indian + European

A

Mestizo

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219
Q

Drakensberg Mountains

A

estern portion of the Great Escarpment which encloses the central Sfraican platesu

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220
Q

when was Brasilla made the capital of Brazil

A

1950s

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221
Q

king of Brazil

A

Pedro I

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222
Q

ethanol fuel

A

alcohol derived form biomass like corn or sugarcane
blended with gasoline

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223
Q

forms 1/2 of Canada

A

Canadian Shield

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224
Q

geographical division of Canada

A

10 provinces
2 territories

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225
Q

connects teh Great Lakes to Atlantic Ocean

A

Saint Lawrence River

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226
Q

Saint Lawrence River

A

connects great lakes to Atlantic Ocean

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227
Q

Saint Lawrence Seaway

A

Montreal to Lake Ontario

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228
Q

prarie providences of Canada

A

Manitoba, Alberta, Saskatachwa

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229
Q

Canada territotry that touches Alaska
(west to east)

A

Yukon
NW Territories
Nunavut

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230
Q

Canada provinces west to east

A

British COlumbia
Alberta
Saskatachawan
Manitoba
Ontario
New Brunswick
Nova Scotia

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231
Q

water that separates Canada from Greenland

A

Baffin Bay
Labador Sea

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232
Q

claimed Newfoundland for England

A

1497
John Cabot

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233
Q

John Cabot

A

claimed Newfoundland for ENgland in 1497

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234
Q

sailed the south to north coastline of USA

A

Verazzano

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235
Q

discovered the St Lawrence River

A

Jaques Cartier in 1534

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236
Q

Verazzano

A

sailed south to north USA coast

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237
Q

Cartier

A

discovered St Lawrence river in 1534

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238
Q

signed the constitution of Canada

A

Queen Liz I came to Canada in 1982 to sign their constitution

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239
Q

usng energy wisely

A

Conservation

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240
Q

all life of earth

A

biosphere

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241
Q

rive in England

A

Thames

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242
Q

amount that a plant produces

A

yield

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243
Q

mineral in sand

A

silicon

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244
Q

Maglev

A

rail transport system that uses electromagnets to levitate and propel trains. reduces rolling reistance, friction, and nose
Maglev = magnetic levitation

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245
Q

heated clay

A

ceremics

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246
Q

life of someone born in 1900

A

1900 - no car/plane
1907- plane
1969: moon

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247
Q

cement

A

binder for construction that sets, hardens, adn adheres to other materials

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248
Q

minor planet

A

asteroid

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249
Q

what do we consider Pluto today

A

dwarf planet in the Kuiper belt

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250
Q

ring of bodies beyond Neptune

A

Kuiper belt
- largest is pLuto

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251
Q

island south of India

A

Sri Lanka

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252
Q

island east of Madasgar

A

Maritania

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253
Q

name transitioned to Thailand

A

1939 = Siam to Thialand

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254
Q

ancestors of Thailand

A

most of Thai descended from Chinese who fled south b/c Kubla Khan/Mongols in 1200

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255
Q

2 groups in Thailand

A

Meos and Karens

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256
Q

Karen people

A

ethno-lingistic group of Tibeto-Burman language speaking
- Myanmar or Thailand

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257
Q

wear the neck rings

A

Padaung of mostlyh Myanmar

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258
Q

world’s largest archipelago

A

Indonesia
13500 islands. stretch 3K miles

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259
Q

islands of Indonesia

A

Java
Sumatra
borneo
Komodo dragon
Sulaweisis

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260
Q

most important Indonesian island

A

Java especially Jakarta

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261
Q

3 wheeled pedal cabs in Indonesia

A

betjaks

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262
Q

Indonesian shadow play

A

Wayang Kulit

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263
Q

alternative names for Indonesia

A

Spice Islands
Dutch East Indies

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264
Q

islands of Philippens

A

Luzon, Cebu
Leyte
minadao

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265
Q

hx of Philippean rule

A

Spanish colony for 300ish yrs b/c Magellan claimed them in `521
named after Philip 2 Spanish King

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266
Q

Philippean and US relationship

A

became a protectorate (US protected/controlled them) after Span lost them in teh spanish/am war

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267
Q

animals that live in trees

A

arboreal

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268
Q

reptile I saw in Thailand

A

monitor lizard

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269
Q

what type of animal is a komoto drago

A

monitor lizard

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270
Q

highest place on earth

A

Tibetan plateau

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271
Q

most populous city in the Tibetan Plateau

A

almost 12K ft
Lhasa “Place of the Gods”

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272
Q

Buddhist prayer beads

A

Malas

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273
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major religion of Thailand

A

Buddhism

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274
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pennisunsula of Thailand/Malaysia

A

Malay Penninsula

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275
Q

traditional meditation tool of Buddhism and Hinduism

A

mala beads

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276
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yr Philippeans became independent from US

A

1946

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277
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yr US withdrew from Vietnam

A

1973

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278
Q

bamboo

A

sterngthen steel but bends like grass
durable but flexible
12 ft high/wide
2inh/r
can eat bamboo shoots

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279
Q

Bangkok river

A

Chao Phraya River

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280
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Chao Phraya River

A

Bangkok

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281
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major cities along the Mekong River

A

Ho Chi Minh Vietnam
Phenom Pehn - Cambodia
Siem Reap - Cambodia
Bangkok Thai
Hanoi Vietnam

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282
Q

Irawaddy River

A

bisects myanmar north to south

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283
Q

what does Thailand mean

A

land of the free

284
Q

popular tree to harvest in Thailand

285
Q

real life leads of King and I

A

Rama 4 and Anna Leowenes. 1850s

286
Q

PM named ghandi

A

Indira Ghanda
PM 1966-1984

287
Q

PM when Ghandi was alive

288
Q

Ghandi and PM Nehru difference in opinion about India industralization

A

Ghandi = envisioned village life
Nehru = European-style indsutralization

289
Q

what movement did Ghandi start

A

boycot British goods

290
Q

possessions Ghandi had when he died

A

eating utensils, pen, spinning wheel

291
Q

official language of India

292
Q

China’s sorrow river

293
Q

China proper

A

Western term used to refer to the core regions of China, usually SE

294
Q

Pinyin

A

“Spell sounds”
1956
25 letters similar to US alphabet but no V
allows scientific words to be translated into Chinese
why Peking became Beijing

295
Q

problem with the Chinese writing system

A

complex with many letters so only teh rich could learn it

296
Q

longest dynasty of China

A

Zhou (joh)
1122-256 bc

297
Q

yr of Confucious

A

550 bc
witnessed the breakdown of feudal China
“to govern is to set things right”

298
Q

Han dysnsaty

A

202 bc - 220 AD
made China an empire. traded we/europe

299
Q

Golden Age in China

A

618-906 AD
under Tan dynasty
governmetn exam leading to civil cervice

300
Q

Chinese dynasty that had the Golden Age

A

Tang dynasty of
202 bc to 220 AD

301
Q

hx Great Wall

A

Shi Huangdi 214 BC

302
Q

ancient Chinese boats

303
Q

1,000 mile feature in China

A

Grand Canal

304
Q

led the Manchu-led imperial dynasty of China

A

Qing dynasty

304
Q

Qing dynasty

A

Manchu-led imperial dynasty of China that lasted 1636-1912
largest and most populist empire at the time. ruled over a multiethnic territory

305
Q

former name of Taiwan

306
Q

Long March

A

he Long March was a military retreat by the Chinese Red Army
It took place during the Chinese Civil War from 1934 to 1936.
The communists retreated from advancing Nationalist forces.
The retreat covered 6,000 miles and lasted 370 days.
Only 8,000 out of 100,000 people survived.
It played a key role in the development of communism in China.

307
Q

2 examples of military marches in history

A

Long March: Chinese civil war 1934-36. key role in developing communism in China

Bataan Death March: Japanese transferred 75K Philippino/US soldiers onteh Baatan penninsula POW.

308
Q

aftermath of the Baatan Death March

A

judged to be a Japanese War Frime

309
Q

yr Chaing Kaishek fled to Taiwan

310
Q

supporters of Mao

311
Q

yr of the Cultural Revolution

A

1966
attacked old wasy

312
Q

aftermath of Mao’s death

A

died 1976
1980: government said they owed a lot to Mao but he made costly mistakes

313
Q

yr Nixon went to China

314
Q

yr US recognized China

A

Nixon went to China in 1972
Carter recognized them in 1978

315
Q

what is an editorial

A

someone’s opinion

316
Q

plain in Tokyo

A

Kanto Plain

317
Q

Jomon art

A

14,000-300 bc
- cord marked pottery, tools, clay figures, couiled rope

318
Q

alternative religion in Japan

A

Shinto = way of the gods
spirt kami in nature

319
Q

first novel

A

tale fo Genji

320
Q

generals of imperial Japan

321
Q

shogunate in japan

A

Kamakura shogunate ended 1333

322
Q

divine wind in Japan

A

Kamakazi 1274 when mongols treid to invade btu failed

323
Q

Samauri way of the warrior

A

bushiodo samuri code of behavior

324
Q

sweet cakes in Japan

325
Q

woven straw mat in Japan

326
Q

thick versus thin tea in japn

A

koicha - koh ee chah = thick tea
usucha -oos uh chi

327
Q

american who opened up US trade with Japan

A

Perry in 1852. sailed into Tokyo bay and returned next year and returned next year with big army

328
Q

former name of Tokyo

329
Q

japanese emperor in WWII

330
Q

japanese death by sword

331
Q

cities in japan

A

yokohama
osaka
nagoya

332
Q

wooden sandles you wear ith a kimono

333
Q

types of japanese martial arts

A

aikido
judo
kendo
karate
jujitsu
sumjo

334
Q

winds that mostly blow in one direction

A

prevailing winds

335
Q

west to east winds at the middle lattitudes

A

westerlies

336
Q

shifting winds near the equator

337
Q

japanese current that flows north and has a warming effect

A

Kuroshio (koor oh SHEE zuh)

338
Q

colder NE Japanese current off the NE coast

A

Kamchatka current
(warmer one is Kuroshio)_

339
Q

use speech to sway crowd

340
Q

Sparta versus Athens

A

Pelononesian War
- Sparta’s defeat of Athens in this war destroyed the balance of the greek world

341
Q

year of Socrates trial

342
Q

philsophy/religion out of Athens

A

Stoicism is from Athens

343
Q

year the Roman Republic controlled the entire Mediterrean

344
Q

year Hannibal’s army defeated the Romans

A

216bc
Battle of Cannae

345
Q

battle of Cannae

A

Hannibal defeated the Romans in 216bc

346
Q

founding of Rome

A

753 BC Tiber River

347
Q

year of the last Etruscan king

348
Q

how far did Alex the Great spread

A

Hellenistic culture went to the Indus River
- died at 32yo

349
Q

Sophists

A

400 bc
- from Sicily/Asian minor
- believed all truths are relative and depends on a particular time/place
SO
no absolute truth.
believed it was useless to try to understand the nature of the universe
SO
you should just try to improve yourself/city by applying reason to everyday problems

did rhetoric/public speaking to show people how to formulate laws and think critically

350
Q

whom did the Athenians blame their Peloponesian loss on Sparta on

A

Athens blamed the Sophists and took anger out on Socrates (who was not a Sophist but taught many who supported the oligarchy)

351
Q

Socrates & Sophists

A

Socrates rejectist Sophist belief that knowledge and truth are the only things that matter
“the unexamined life is not worth living”

However, the athenians blamed sophists on their Peloponessian war loss and blamed Socrates

352
Q

painted the death of Socrates

A

Jacque Louis David
1787
Socrates died 399bc

353
Q

how do we know about Socrates

A

he left no writing so we know about his lesson through Plato

354
Q

Plato

A

aristocrat.
most famous work = Q&A between 2 people
- grew up during Peloponnesian war and Socrates teaching
- rejected Sophist views
- started The Academy
- believed a true philosopher personal knowledge of het prefect Form that
- believed everything and concept could be explained perfectly as a form conceived by a divine worker/God
- believed ideal forms exist apart from observed reality
- human consists of 2 parts (soul created by God and body.
- Theory of Forms

355
Q

Theory of Forms

A

by Plato
- believed everything and concept could be explained perfectly as a form conceived by a divine worker/God
- believed ideal forms exist apart from observed reality
- human consists of 2 parts (soul greated by God” and tbe body

356
Q

The Republic

A

Plato
his ideal society where all woudl be placed accournding to their skills.
never put into practicer

357
Q

The Academy

358
Q

Aristotle

A

happiness can only be reached through virtue or wisdom
- virtue was achieved by keeping a balance in all areas of life “the golden mean”

359
Q

the golden mean

A

desirable middle between two extremes (excess and deficiency”
_ Delphic maxim “nothing in excess”
discussed in Plato’s Philebus and
- in Aristotle’s Nicomachean Ethics book
“Aristotle view: courage is a virtue but if taken to excess, it would be manifested as recklessness. if deficient, cowardice”

360
Q

Mediterrean bodies of water from west to east

A

Adriatic
Aegean
Black
Caspian
Aral

361
Q

where are the Caucasus Mts

A

between the Black and Caspian Sea

362
Q

horse of Alex the Great

A

Bucephalus.
Alex saw it was afraid of its own shadow so he turned it into the sun

363
Q

Gordian’s Knot

A

prophecy that whomever untied it would be king of all Asia. Alex cut with a sword

364
Q

Alex the Great & Persia

A

331bc. Alex defeated Darius Persian.
in 324bc, mass marriage of 10K Persian women to Greek men. Alex married the daughter of Darius

365
Q

what happened after Alex the Great died

A

Seleucus (suh-loo-kuhs): Asia Minor (Med to Indus River)

Ptolemy Egypt

366
Q

Hellenistic women post Alex the Great

A

edu, commerce, business, more property rights BUT had to have a male guardian to oversee. BUT some queens ruled in their own right

367
Q

Arisinoe

A

ahr SIN oh ee
Egypt 316 bc
- married ruler of Thrace at 15yo
went to Asia Minor with him but he was killed
she fled dressed as a maid and went to Macedonia. married King of Thrace/Maccedonia but kin had her 2 sons killed in her arms. so she and eldest son fled to egypt.
she married Ptolemy II in 277bc . he enjoyed himelf but she had the real power

368
Q

Greek sculptor who did beauty of the female form

A

Praxiteles
prak SIT uhl uhs

369
Q

Medea

A

daughter of the king

Jason came to Colchis to steal the Golden Fleece

370
Q

Menander

A

Greek dramatist

best known representative of Athenian New Comedy

Dyskolos is one of his 108 known comedies

371
Q

Dyskolos

A

one of the best known representatives of Athenian New Comedy penned by Meander

372
Q

wrote Don Juan

373
Q

wrote The Misanthrope

A

aka The Cantankerous Lover
Moliere

374
Q

wrote Tartuffe

375
Q

plays by Moliere

A

The Misanthrope: the Cantankerous Lover

Don Juan

Tartuffe

376
Q

7 Wonders of the Ancient World

A

Colossus of Rhodes,
Lighthouse of Alexandria,
Hanging Gardens,
Great Pyramids of Giza,
Temple of Zeus in Olympia
Temple of Artemis in Turkey
Mausoleum of Halicarnassus in Turkey

377
Q

4 philsophies of Hellenistic culture

A

Cynicism,
Skepticism,
Epicureanism,
Stocism

378
Q

Cynicism

A

founded by Diogenes (dy AHJ uh neez)
- belief that humans should live according to nature
- happiness was for each individual to fulfill their own natural needs

379
Q

Skepticism

A

conviction that knowledge wa impossible and belief is merely opinions
- developed in Athens by Pyrrho (pir-oh_
- happiness is the idea that one could never know how things really are.
and to live “with ever a smile and and give piece of mind

380
Q

Epicureanism

A

withdraw from public life to achieve happiness

381
Q

Achaemenid Empire

A

first Persian Empire
- Iran empire founded by Cyrus the Great in 550 bc
- recognized for its imposition of a successful model of centralized bureaucratic administration, multicultural policy, building complex infrastructure such as roads/organized postal system, use of official language across its territories, development of civil services including a professional army

382
Q

aka Macabee dynasties

383
Q

“give mea a place to stand and I can move the Earth”

A

Archamedes and the screw
- he was from Syracues

384
Q

static scene of actors posed silently in costume with sets/costumes

385
Q

mystery plays

A

aka miracle plays
- plays in medieval Europe that represented Bible stories.
name “mystery” used in teh sense of miracles

386
Q

greek who did Geometry

A

Euclid 300sbc
“Elements”

387
Q

“Elements”

A

Euclid
300sbc

388
Q

developed the first heliocentric model

A

Aristarchus (ar uh STAHR kuhs)

389
Q

calculated an accurate Earth circumference

A

Eratosthenes (eruh THAS thub neez)

390
Q

Greek who said the brain was the center of the nervous system

A

Herophilus (huh RAF uh luhs)

391
Q

yr of Rome foundign

A

Romelus/Remus
753bc
Tiber River

392
Q

Roman army unit

393
Q

land versus sea powers during the height of Greek power

A

Carthage - sea
Rome - land

394
Q

between Sicilly and the tip of Italy’s boot

A

Strait of Messina

395
Q

Rome versus Carthage

A

Punic War
264 bc

396
Q

Strait of Messina

A

between Sicily and the tip of Italy’s boot

397
Q

ancient France

398
Q

between Span and France

399
Q

geography in the middle of Italy

400
Q

where is Byzantine

A

Black Sea & Aegean

401
Q

geography of Sparta

A

separate island from Athens

402
Q

Battle of Cannae

A

KAN-ee
216 bc
Punic war. Hannibal’s troops killed 50K Romans but the Romans refused to surrender

403
Q

attacked Carthage

A

Scipio attacked Carthage so Hannibal had to withdraw from Italy to return to defend his city - 202 bc

404
Q

“Carthage must be destroyed”

A

140 bc
sowed grounds with salt as a symbol

405
Q

ship versus spacecraft
time to circumnavigate

A

Magellan = 3yrs
Explorer I = 114.7 min

406
Q

weight of the Earth

A

6.6 sextillion

407
Q

layers of the Earth

A

inner/outer core (solid/melted Nickle and iron)
mantle,
crust

408
Q

land surrounded by mostly higher land

409
Q

bay

A

area of ocean surrounded by land

410
Q

cape

A

land that extends into the bay by water

411
Q

canyon

A

narrow valley with steep sides

412
Q

delta

A

land formed by silt buildup at the river mouth

413
Q

divide

A

high ridge of land between areas with different land basins

414
Q

fall line

A

where water decreases at a waterfall

415
Q

low hill at the base of a mountain

416
Q

fjord

A

narrow inlet of sea between high steep cliffes

417
Q

glacier

A

slow moving ice spread

418
Q

mesa

A

high flat topped land with steep sides

419
Q

land surrounded on three sides by water

A

penninsula

420
Q

narrow land connecting larger land

421
Q

stores water

422
Q

one river/stream flows into another

423
Q

broad cold treeless plain

424
Q

explains the map

425
Q

narrow land connecting 2 larger land

426
Q

aka lines of latitude

427
Q

longitude through Greenwich

A

Prime Meridian

428
Q

first day of Spring

A

march 2 or 21

429
Q

first day of summer

A

June 20-21

430
Q

first day of Fall

431
Q

first day of Winter

432
Q

geography in the middle of Italy

A

Appenes Mt

433
Q

year of the Iron Age

434
Q

yr the Suez canal opened

435
Q

names of the tropics

A

north - cancer
south - capricorm

436
Q

year OPEC was founded

437
Q

dry land

438
Q

yr of the Iranian Revolution

439
Q

yr of the Irarael and Egpytian peace treaty

440
Q

Middle East north to south

A

TSLIJ
turkey
syria
lebanon
isreal
jordan

441
Q

% of land in the Middle East that is suitable for farming

442
Q

“the land between 2 rivers”

A

Mesopotanmia

443
Q

clay pots and nomads

A

clay pots were usless to nomads b/c they broke too easily

444
Q

lived in ancient Iraq

445
Q

black volcanic rock to cut

446
Q

Jericho

A

8000 bc
North Dead SeaA
- trtade, wate.
thick wall 20 ft high/6ft wide

447
Q

benefit of agriculture on history

448
Q

first empire buldr

A

Sargon the Great
2300nc

449
Q

first battle rams

450
Q

first chariots

451
Q

ancient writing

A

Sumerians had cuniform

452
Q

yr the Babylonians were conquored by the Persians

453
Q

benefit of the Nile to ancient Egypt8ians

A

flooded leaving silt

454
Q

capital of Menes

A

Memphis in 3100bc

455
Q

united upper/lower Egypt

A

Menes 3100 bc
Memphis

456
Q

capital of Menes

A

Memphis in 3100bc

457
Q

anchitect of the first pyramid

A

Imhotep
2700 bc

458
Q

Hykosos

A

HIK sahs

ended Egyptian middle kingdom

459
Q

where were New Kingdom pharoahs burried

A

protected places. not pyramids

460
Q

son of Nefertitti

A

Amenhotep IV

ordered all to worship only the one one God Aton.
Tut got them polytheistic against

461
Q

Amenhotep IV

A

son of Nefertiti

ordered all to worship only the one God Aton

King Tut at 8 yo restored multigod worship

462
Q

Rameses II

A

made peace with the Hittites

463
Q

yr and home of Abraham

464
Q

built Temple in Jerusalem

A

King Solomon

465
Q

King Solomon

A

960 bc

King David’s kid

married daughter of the Pharaoh

used sealth to build temple in JErusalme

466
Q

destroyed the ancient state of Israel

A

587 bc by the Babylonians

467
Q

stone in Mecca

468
Q

yr Muhammad was born

469
Q

towers connected to mosques

470
Q

5 pillars of Islam

A

belief in one god,
pray x5/day,
alms for poor,
fast during Ramadan,
visit Mecca once in life

471
Q

meaning of Islam

A

“submission to the will of GOd”

472
Q

arab nomads

A

Bedouins
lived at Osiases and led by Shieks

473
Q

cloth that originated from Islam

A

Damask = from Damascus
muslim = from Mosol

474
Q

galabeya (gaal uh bee uh).

A

loose fitting traditional garment
men from Nile valley

475
Q

fellahin

A

native villagers and farmers

476
Q

yr of Nassar

A

1953: Gamal Abdel Nasser
(juh mahl uhb DUHL NAH sur

477
Q

yr the Egyptian President was assassinated

A

1953: Gamal Abdel Nasser
(juh mahl uhb DUHL NAH sur

478
Q

yr of the Egypt dam

A

1968: Aswan Dam. created a 300 mile long lake
- can generate electricity. replaced outdated irrigation and controlle floods
BUT
doesnt’ let river crry as much soil as befoer so land not as fertile.

479
Q

assassination of the Egyptian President

A

1981: Prez Anwar Sada1981: Prez Anwar Sadat assassinated.
Hosini Mubarak (HASS nee muh AHR ak)

480
Q

river on the eastern shore of Israel

A

Jordan Rier

481
Q

Sabras

A

Jews born in Israel.
now out of prickly but sweet center caucus

482
Q

Jewish farm

483
Q

Israel collective farm

A

moshavim (moh shuh veem)

484
Q

GOVERNMENT OF iSRAEL

485
Q

female PM of Isrel

A

Golda Meir
= school teacher of Miladuke, Wisconson

486
Q

last standing part of Solomon’s Temple

A

wailing wall

487
Q

where did Mohammad ascend

A

Dome of the Rock

488
Q

Church of the Holy Selpuchar

A

resuccrection of Jesus/tomb

489
Q

role of OPEC

A

1960: set prices for oil and control production
- Iran, Venezula, Saudi, Kuwait, Iraq

490
Q

Camp David Accord

A

1979L Sadat, Carter, Begin of Israel
ended Egypt/israel war

491
Q

murdered at Berlin Olympics

A

1972: 11 Israeli athletes
by PLO who were in opposition to Israel

492
Q

leader of Iran

493
Q

Iran & women’s right to vote

A

Iran gave women the right to vote in 1963

494
Q

Iran in 1979

A

Ayatollah Khomeini led the revolution to force the Shah out.

implemented Shariah law

495
Q

estuary in the Middle East

A

Shatt al Arab esuary
- Iran/IRaw war post Iranian Rev.
- border of each nation was supposed to go through the center but each wanted to control the estuary
- Khomei didn’t think Prez Saadam Hussein of Irq was a true muslim. Sadaam welcomed modern technology while Ayatollah was old school

496
Q

first mission to Jupiter

A

Pioneer 10
1972

497
Q

sea between Sweden & mainland

A

Baltic Sea

498
Q

sea between Scandinavia & Russia

499
Q

sea between US and Norway

500
Q

directly south of Norway

501
Q

border between Europe & Asia

502
Q

culture of Crete

503
Q

when did Homer do his epics?

504
Q

city state of Athens

505
Q

ran the first Marathon

A

Pheidippides ran 26.2 miles to report defeat

506
Q

Xerxes

A

480bc
watched his defeat at Salamis.
beheaded captains when they swam ashore

507
Q

Greek who believed all things were made of atoms

A

Democritus
died 370bc

508
Q

topic Herodotus wrote about

A

Persian war

509
Q

known for Greek tragedies

510
Q

topic of Aristophanes

A

Greek Comedy
Athenian Peloponnesian War

511
Q

“know thyself”

512
Q

location of Sicilly

A

less than 100 miles from North Africa

513
Q

Praetors

A

16
Roman Gov
head of Senate/Assembly

514
Q

Censurs

A

2
Roman Gov
supervises citizens, sets taxes

515
Q

Counsolors

A

2
Roman Gov
supreme gov, head of gov & commander in chief
elected every year
becomes Senator at end of term

516
Q

treasures in Roman Government

A

8
Quaestors
1 yr term

517
Q

Tribunes

A

10
Roman gov
1yr
guards right of plebeians
can veto senators

518
Q

how many Senators in governmetn

519
Q

commoners and nobles in Rome

A

plebians
particians

520
Q

veto means

521
Q

rival of Julius Caesar

522
Q

Twelve Tables

A

450bc
first Roman code of laws as created
written on bronze tablets and posted in the Roman Square

523
Q

downfall of Caesar

A

49bc: Senate, who supported Pompey, ordered Caesar to return to Rome. brought army w/him so he wouldn’t be killed. Pompey fled
44bc: Caesar assassinated with 23 daggers

524
Q

yr of the death & successor of Caesar

A

44bc = assassination
27bc: Octavian the grandnephew

525
Q

Roman writer

526
Q

inspirator for ancient Roman art

A

Greek
- greek = beauty and perfection
- roman = as things really are

527
Q

concrete

A

sand/gravel bound by cement

528
Q

wrote about the founding of Rome

A

Virgil via the Aeneid

529
Q

baths of Rome

A

Baths of Caricalla
(kahr-uh-KAL-uh)

530
Q

what did the Roman emperors believe would make their people peaceful and content

A

bread and circuses
- circus Maximus/Colosseum

531
Q

foreign office

532
Q

5 germanic tribes

A

Visigoths - Iberian
Vandals - N. Africa
Ostrogoths (AH truh gahts) and Balkans
- Saxons - England
franks -Gaul/W. Germany

533
Q

leaders of the barbarians

A

Cheftains
ruled land they could defend

534
Q

Charlemagne

A

close ties with pope
King of France in 758
Pope Leo 3 crowned him Holy Roman Emperor

535
Q

reign of Augustus Caesar

A

41yr emperor of Rome
only held offices that existed before prior but held them year after year
Augustus - respected one
Golden Age of Rome - 27bc-14AD
“I found Rome brick and left it marble”

536
Q

“I found Rome brick and left it marble”

A

Augustus Caesar

537
Q

peace of Rome

A

Pax Romana

538
Q

emperor when the Roman Empire was at its largest

A

Trajan
117 AD

539
Q

famous art of Byzantine

540
Q

Constantine

A

312AD: Emperor became a Christian
Christianity became a state religion in Rome

541
Q

Constantinople

A

official capital of the Roman Empire
330 AD

542
Q

Cheftain whose tribe took over the roman empire

A

476 AD: Odoacer (oh doh AY gun)

543
Q

end of the byzantine empire

544
Q

main square and courtyard in Rome

A

foreum
atrium

545
Q

aka Latin-esque languages

A

Romance languages: latin, french, italian, spanish

546
Q

goods taken by force

547
Q

Justian Code

548
Q

started the crusades

A

Pope Urban III
1095 - France

549
Q

year range of crusades

A

8 major crusades between 1095-1291
captured Jerusalem in 1099 and held until 1187

550
Q

feudalism yrs

A

middle ages system of loyalty and protection
800 - 1300 AD

551
Q

noblemen in feudalism

A

vassals owed loyalty to higher nobels and god land back

552
Q

homes, land and the people who worked it in the feudal system

A

manors and estates
fiefs
serfs

553
Q

steps to become a knight

A

Page - 6yo
Squire - 15yo
Knight- 21

554
Q

promise made by knights

A

knights promised to defend the Christian church and chivalry

555
Q

armored knights

A

heavy, slow, expensive, easy to defeat
- only rich coudl afford
- fell out of favor by 1400

556
Q

what is parchment

557
Q

gives rights to something

558
Q

location of famous cities in Spain

A

center = Madrid
center but south of Madrid: Toledo
South but not south coast = Cordoba an Seville
western coast = Valencia
south
gibralter

559
Q

consider: “Did a historical person/group live before/during/after a major technological/scientific/social advanced?
- follow up if yes…did they have awareness of it?

A

keep in mind what people at that time did/did not know,

560
Q

purpose of multicultural perspectives

A

broaden your understanding of cultures while deepening your appreciation of the variety of beliefs and traaditions

561
Q

Abbasaids versus Umayyad government choices

A

Abbasaids relied on Persian influence of government,
Umayyads followd Arab

562
Q

Skills taught by history…

A

us hx imagination (what tech/science did/didn’t influece a person,
multicular perspectives and recognize pov,
compare and contrast,
fact versus opinions,
identify and recognize values,
hypothesizing,
analyzing,
identify cause & effect,
assess consequences,
problem solve,
evaluate,
synthesise,
take a stand

563
Q

demographics after the Black Plague

A

population decreases + new farming techniques = surplus of agriculture
- led to decrease prices of goods, higher standards of living, and increased demand for trade goods

564
Q

consequences of post WWI reparations on Germany

A

economic instability caused the Germans to look to a leader to restore Germany to power and prosperity

565
Q

fate of Germany after WWI

A

reparations led to economic instability caused the Germans to look to a leader to restore Germany to power and prosperity

566
Q

health concern in the 1300s

A

Black Death spread via trade routes

567
Q

what factors make history a POV

A

shaped by age, gender, religion, race, economics

568
Q

values versus opinions held

A

values are held more deeply than opinions

569
Q

whom did Gaileo go up against

A

Roman Catholic Church

570
Q

what do Hindus believe

A

fulfilling moral duty and each person will encounter consequences for actions

571
Q

when did Europe reach their natural limit for expansion

A

1200s
- cultivated more land and most usuable land was in operation by 1300s
- pushed beyond capacity, land lost fertility, and food production leveled off so farmers couldn’t feed their population

572
Q

Russia in WWI

A

poor, hungry, and government mistrust = overthrew Czar

573
Q

what should you do when reading quotes

A

look for subjective words and descriptions

574
Q

how to read a timeline

A
  1. determine its framework (yrs covered/interval) in which time is divided
  2. study sequence of events/time in-between events
  3. look for missing information
  4. note relationships early/later and as effects
575
Q

Japan in 1941

A

Japan invaded Indochina,
US did a gas embargo on Jap,
Pearl Hearbor

576
Q

years of the Pax Romana

A

27 BC - 180 AD

577
Q

years of Augustus

A

27 BC - 14 AD

578
Q

emperor of Rome in during the BC - AD transition

A

Augustus Ceasar (27 BC - 14 AD)

579
Q

Roman emperiors between 14 - 68 AD

A

(PAX Romana after the initial Augustus Ceasar era)
Tiberus 14 -37 AD
Caligula 37 - 41
Claudius 41-54
Nero 54-68

580
Q

years of Emperior TIberus

A

14 - 37 AD
(Pax Romana. After Augustus Ceasar.)
followed by Caligula

581
Q

years of Emperor Caligula

A

37 - 41 AD
after Tiberus
before Cladius
third emperor of thePax Romana

582
Q

year of Emperor Claudius

A

41 - 54 AD
before Emperor Nero

583
Q

years of Emperor Nero

A

54 - 68 AD

584
Q

years of Emperor Trajan

A

98 - 117 AD

585
Q

years of Emperior Hadrian

A

117 - 138 AD

586
Q

river that runs through Seoul

A

near the mouth of the Han River
(Seoul is NW)

587
Q

between Spain & France

588
Q

where is Corsica

A

north of Sardinia,
west of Italy

588
Q

sea between Italy & Greece

589
Q

soccar ball kicked by Italy

590
Q

where is Constantinople

A

entrance to the Baltic Sea

591
Q

city at the entrance of the Baltic Sea

A

Constanople

592
Q

mountains NW of the Black Sea

A

Carpathian

593
Q

Carpathian Mountains

A

mountains NW of the Black Sea

594
Q

mountains east of the Black Sea

A

Caucaus Mts

595
Q

mountains east of the Black Sea

596
Q

where are the Salvs

A

North/northwest of the Black sea

597
Q

Jutes

598
Q

between England and France

A

English Channel

599
Q

time 2,500,000 BC

A

Paleolithic Age

600
Q

culture in China from 5000 - 3000 BC

A

Yangshao culture

601
Q

yr Sumerian city-states

602
Q

yr Menes united upper and lower Egypt

603
Q

yr of the Cheops pyramid

604
Q

yr of the Harappan civilization

605
Q

Mesoamerican culture

A

Olmecs 1500 bc

606
Q

how long have written texts existed

A

for approximately 5,000 years

607
Q

old skeleton found in Africa

A

3 million year old Lucy
Ethiopia
Australopithecus

(Leaky found an older skeleton…3.7 M in Tanzania in 1978

608
Q

objects deeper in the earth are older

A

stratography

609
Q

radiocarbon dating

A

Carbon-14
- decays and gtives off radioactivity
- can date up to 50K years ago

610
Q

year of homo sapients

A

200,000 ‘Thinking Man”

611
Q

earliest N. American humans

612
Q

early modern humans

A

Neanderthals (first) then Cromagnon

613
Q

years of the Paleolithic era

A

2.5 million- 12,000K years ago

614
Q

years of the Mesolithic area

A

12-10K years ago

615
Q

years of the Neolithic era

A

10-8K years ago

616
Q

domestication

A

purposeful adaption fo animals and plans

617
Q

domestication of animals

A

pastroralism

618
Q

ancient Turkey city

A

Catal Huyuk (hoo-yoohk)
had 3K residents 8500 years ago

619
Q

first civilization

A

Fertile Crescent
Tigris/Euophrates
Iraq
Mesopotamia “land between 2 rivers”

620
Q

mud/sand that makes soil rich

621
Q

“land between two rivers”

A

mesopotamia

622
Q

epic poem of Mesopotamia

A

Epic of Gilgamesth
King of Uruk
half human/god
traveled to the Land of hte dead to discivery the mysteeries of life/death.
told all must die so live life first

623
Q

Epic of Gilgamesh

A

Mesopotamia
King of Uruk
half human/god
traveled to the land of hte dead to discover the mysteries of life/death
told all must die so live firest

624
Q

epic who traveled to the Land of the Dead

A

Epic of Gilgamesh
Mesopotamia

625
Q

message of the Epic of Gilgamesh

A

all must die so live first
(he traveled to the land of the dead)

626
Q

early leaders of city states

627
Q

ancient cities of the Euphrates River

A

Ur and Uruk

628
Q

who had zigurrats

A

Sumerians
polytheistic

629
Q

ancient writing of the Fertile Crescent

A

Sumerians did cuniform
well established by 2400s BC

630
Q

when did Nile farming start

631
Q

beliefs of the Sumerians

A

spirits and natural forces that govern everything.
needed them to control rivers/farming so the priests ruled in teh name of the gods
polytheistic

632
Q

age of Sphinx

A

4500yrs old

633
Q

yr the Rosetta stone was found

A

1798 by a frenchman
- 1820s - Champillon solved it

634
Q

government state devided into specialties

635
Q

pyramid architect

636
Q

pronounce loess

637
Q

cat headed goddess of Egypt

638
Q

river civilization in Pakistan

A

Indus River Valley
- souce in Himalayas but flooded with monsoons
- popel there by 300s bc but civilization silater

639
Q

where were the Indus River civilizations

A

Pakistan. source of the river is the Himalayas. also subjected to monsoons
- Mohenjo Daro
Harappa (maybe ended by a floor or earthquake?)

640
Q

anciety citiy-state of China

A

Huange He (Yellow River)
- Yangshao & Longshan cultures

641
Q

ancient city-states of Tigris/Euphrates

A

Mesopotamia, Sumer, Ur

642
Q

4 rivers that led to ancient city-states

A

Tigris/Euphrates = Mesopotamia, Sumer, Ur
Nile
Indus River = Harappan & Mohenjo Daro
Huang He - Yangshao, Longshan

643
Q

desert in Mongolia

644
Q

what does the Persian Gulf lead into

A

Arabian Sea

645
Q

when did the last Ice Age end

646
Q

when was maize first grown in teh Americas

A

as early as 6600 BC

647
Q

food of the Andes people

648
Q

first civilization in the Americas

A

Olmec 1500 bc.
Veracruz, Mexico

649
Q

who made big basalt heads

650
Q

opened King Tut’s tomb

A

Howard Carter in 1922

651
Q

first empire builder

A

Sargon I seized c ontrol of Sumer in 2330 BC

652
Q

Hammarabi

A

King of Babylon
1792 BC

653
Q

migration of the Indo-Aryans

A

Indo-Aryans migrated into India in 1750 BC

654
Q

Moses as a guide

A

Moses led the Hebrews from Egypt to Palestine in 1200 BC

655
Q

Zhou dynasty

656
Q

when were the hymns of the Rig Veda colelcted

657
Q

when did the Assyrians conquor Israwl

658
Q

nomands attacking Mesopotamia

A

by 2300, nomads began to attack Mesopotamia to get benefits of civilization
- pattern emerged of invading, seizing control, andbuildign empire
- fall to new invaders

659
Q

Sargon I

A

from Sumerian city of Kish but left Kish to start own city of Akkad
- first emperor builder
- conquered Sumer
- empire lasted 100 years undil invaders from Zargos Mts
BUT the empire did set the standard for future empires

660
Q

city of Ur

A

centralized gov/economy.
kings couldn’t keep the empire unified
ur fell in 2000 bc

661
Q

babylon

A

1800 bc
Euphrates
Amorite King Hamaurabi in 1792 BC
code, contracts, divorce, “eye for an eye

662
Q

Indo-Europeans

A

from north of the Black Sea,
first to domesticate hroses so good at reaiding
strong warriors. develotped the 2 wheeled war chariot and compound bow

663
Q

Hittites

A

SW Asia Minor,
offshoot of the Indo-Europeans so they had horses, charriots, and compound bows
BUT
first to use iron weapons on a large scale (others had bronze) and used iron plows so they were also famers

664
Q

first to domesticate horses

A

Indo-Europeans

665
Q

developed the two wheeled war charot

A

Indo-Europeans

666
Q

developed the compound bow

A

Indo-Europeans

667
Q

developed iron weapons

668
Q

which ancient civilization overthrow the Egyptians

A

Hyksos over thrw Egyptians in 1650 bc
- fragile rule, had to adopt traditional Etypt pharous status
- only ruled in the north. never full egypt
- middle egypt were princes who paid tribute dto the Hyksos and u pper egyppt was Nubian princes
= Ahmose drove out the Hyksos from Egypt in 1570 BC

669
Q

what did the Hyksos do after they conquered Egypt

A

adopted Egypt way of life. they were never fully accepted and were driven out by Ahmose in 1570b bc

670
Q

new Kingdom of Egypt

A

1300 BC
- wanted to avoid another outside invasion ( like the Hyksos)

671
Q

female Egyptian rule who led for her son

A

Hatshepsut married Thutmos II and ruled for son Thutmos III wuntil he was an adult
- peace/properity
- after her death, he had her image removed and his father’s put back up

672
Q

Amenhotep IV

A

1380 bc
- countered priests. removed Amon Re.
King Tut restored

673
Q

King Tut

A

restored all gods after his predecessor Amenhotep IV removed them.
he was young and the priests had been mad the gods had been removed

674
Q

Ramases

A

1288 battled Hittites

675
Q

Kingdoom of Kush

A

1800 bc
Numban dynasty. conquored etypt

676
Q

Crete culture

A

Minoian 2000bc
Knossos (nahs-uhs)
earthquake fault line so rebuilt a lot
known for frescos

677
Q

painted directly onto plaster walls

678
Q

frescos

A

painted directly onto plaster walls

679
Q

Minoans

A

sea trade
women = male status
bull fighting
culture declined by 1400 bc

680
Q

Mycenaeans

A

early Greeks
attacked Troy in Asia Minor

681
Q

civilization that attacked Troy

A

Myceanans
early greeks

682
Q

Dorians

A

Indo-Europeans who came to greece. didn’t build a city but they did pastoral

683
Q

Mediterrean traders

A

Phonecians dominated in 900 BC
event went to England
- cad carthage in North Africa

684
Q

yr the PHilistines settled in Caanan

685
Q

where did Moses lead his peopel

A

out of Etypt and into Siani desert in Exodus (Passover) in search of land in 1200 BC

686
Q

established the Kingdom of Israel

687
Q

who ruled from the capital in Jerusalem

A

David and Solomon.
Saul establishe dthe Kingdom of Israel

688
Q

who made Jerusalem rich

689
Q

Torah

A

5 books of Moses Teaching
- first 5 books of the Bible
but also 39 others

690
Q

Assyrians

A

conquered Kingdom of Israel
0- Semetic speaking from No. Mesopotamia/Tiergris and adopted the SUmerian civilization
- co

691
Q

deported Israelis

A

724 bc
- Assyrians. conquered Israel and deported the 10 Lost Tribes of Israel (Diapora)

692
Q

what happened to Israelites when they were overthrown by the Assyrians

A

they lost their identity (lost tribes)

693
Q

Nebuchadnezzar5

A

587 bc
Chaldean king
conquored Judah, destrooyed Jerusalam and Solomon’s gerat temple
- deported Judah’s entire population to Babylon (Babylonian captivity)
but the Jews kept their identity, religion, and spare identity

694
Q

OVERTHROW THE cHALDEANS

A

Nebuchadnezzar. the poeple who did the Babylonian captivity
- Persioan overthrwot he Chaldeans in 539 BC

695
Q

Rig-Vedas

A

“Versus of Knowledge”
=- compiled in 1000 bc but not written down until 1300 AD
- thousands of ancient hymns

696
Q

oldest remaining Indo-Aryans language

697
Q

sanskirt

A

Indo-Aryans

698
Q

classes in India

A

Varnas = classes
Kshatriyas = highest warrior class
Brahmans = priests
Vaisyas = merchant/trader/farmer
Sudras = artisans/servants (could not study or hear the sacred Vedas)

699
Q

river of the Indo-Aryans

A

Ganges river
- Rice culture
- Raja king

700
Q

plateau of southern India

701
Q

first verifiable historical dynasty of China

A

Shang
- fell t the Zhou (joh) in 1122 bc
- said it was the “mandate of heaven” that the3 gods said the Zhou should rule

702
Q

Zhou Dynasty

A

(joh)
second verified dynasty of China

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