history 9 week exam (1) Flashcards
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the first foundational civil ordinance
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capital punishment
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destructive faith
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evolution
3
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the worship of man
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humanism
4
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Gods power to rule over all nations
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sovereignty
5
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three historys
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Ancient History (3600 B.C.-500 A.D.),
Middle Ages (500-1500 A.D.), and.
Modern Age (1500-present).
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ability to rule and control the affairs of others
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government
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large group of peoples who think of themeselves as one
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nation
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name means division
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peleg
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the builder of the first world empire
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nimrod
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garden of eve is located (two names)
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fertile crescent/ cradle of civilization
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noah and his family settled (in mesopotamia)
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plain of shinar
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two important rivers that flow through the fertile crescent
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tigris and euphrates
13
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the place where the first postdiluvian civilization began
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Sumer
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The greatest contributions of sumerians
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art of writing
15
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way of life for a group of people
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culture
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established the worlds oldest law code
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Ur Nammu
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ruler during golden age of ur
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ur nammu
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most important part of civilization
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control of food supply
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name of sumerians school house
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Edubba
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Sumerians most important archeological achievement
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ziggurat
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abraham was from ___
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Ur
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First empire to use iron weapons
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Hittites
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The famous capital of assyria
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ninevah
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captured northern israel
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assyria
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gave us the worlds first postal service
Darius I
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the king of babylon who conquered southern israel
nebuchadnezzar
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the cupbearer
nehemiah
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false religion of persia
zoroastrianism
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three names of israel
canaan
promised land
palestine
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made israel powerful
david
solomon
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nation ruled by God
theocracy
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2nd king of israel
david
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conquered southern israel
babylon
34
followers of islam
muslim
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holy book of islam
koran
36
capital of byzantine
byzantium; constantinople
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middle east is important because ___
of its oil reserves
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largest continent
asia
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the lowest point on land
dead sea
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classified as a subcontinent because of its size
india
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earliest known people in asia
dravidians
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becoming one with brahma
hinduism
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social division on india
caste system
44
attempts to reach nirvana through reincarnation
buddhism
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founded buddhism
siddharta gautama
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east and west of india
east: bangladesh
west: pakistan
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highest quality steele
damastene
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the worlds oldest living civilization
china
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by the huang he river; means *middle country*
chung kuo
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chinas longest ruling dynasty
chou dynasty
50
dynasty known for silk, cast bronze, horse drawn chariots
shang dynasty
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ruled over united china
shih wang ti
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height of chinas power
han dynasty
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great silk road built
han dynasty
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great wall of china built
chin dynasty
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descendants of ganghas khan
yuan
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travelled in the east during KHUBLAI KHANS RULE
marco polo
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4 main islands of japan
Hokkaido, Honshu, Kyushu, and Shikoku
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first inhabitits of japan
ainu
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oldest surviving religion (in japan)
shintou
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founder of Japanese civilization; established a constitution for japan
prince shitoku
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means emperor
mikado
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when the mikado lost their power, these ruled. THE FEUDAL LORDS OF JAPAN
shogun
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destroyed economy of southeast asia
communism
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Isthmus that connected asia and africa
Isthus of Suez
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united upper and lower egypt
menes
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called egypt gift of the nile
herodotus
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written language of egypt
hieroglyphics
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helped translate hieroglyphics
rosetta stone
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built in the great sphinx's likeness
kafre
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pyramid thats a wonder of ancient world
The Great Pyramid of Cheops
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who were the pyramids of giza built for?
three most important pharaohs
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process of preserving bodies for afterlife
mummification
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expanded egypt farther than any other
thutmose III
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capital of Egypt; center of Egyptian life
Cairo
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first important postdilluvian civilization of greece
minoams
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peninsula of ancient greece
balkan
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famous war fought in troy
trojan war
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poet whose stories became basis for greek religion
homer
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king of greek gods
zeus
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humans given powers by greek gods
heroes
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greek word for city state
polis
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year of first olympics
776 BC
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rule by the people
democracy
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greatest leader of Maurya empire
Asoka
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“The Great Reform” period
Taika
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most important alexandria
alexandria, egypt
84
first major naval battle in history
Battle of Salamis
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Persians Chased Athenians to Salamis; Persian fleet was destroyed; Persians burned Athens
Battle of Salamis
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final defeat of Persia
Battle of Plataea
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rule by one
Monarchy
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rule by the “best”
Aristocracy
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rule by the few (rich)
Oligarchy
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rule by the people
Democracy
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power is seized by one (bad) man
Tyranny
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What was sparta for most of their history
oligarchy
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Sparta's chief accomplishment; alliance
Peloponnesian League
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Created first democratic laws for Athens
Draco
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repealed many of Draco’s laws and created reform
Solon
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first tyrant of athens
Peisistratus
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brought true democracy to Athens
Pericles
95
people make decisions
Direct Democracy
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citizens elect a few men who represent them in government
Representative Democracy
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brought Athens into The Golden Age of Greece
Pericles
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An organization led by Athens; created to prevent future attacks by Persia
Delian League
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Fought in peloponnesian war
SPARTA (Peloponnesian League) vs. ATHENS (Delian League)
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Considered themselves Greek
Macedonia
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Private tutor of Alexander the Great who taught him to spread Hellenic culture
Aristotle
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decided he would conquer all of Greece (Macedonian king)
Philip II
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Alexanders most lasting contributions
spread of Greek culture and language
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How and when did Alexander the Great die
he died on their journey home in Babylon in 323 B.C while his army was drinking either from a fever or Poisoning
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Battle to decide who the kingdoms of Alexander would be divided to
Battle of Ipsus
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STUDY 8 and 9
!!
106
“Classical Greece”
Hellenic age
107
well-educated slave hired as a teacher of morals and manners
pedagogue
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temple dedicated to the goddess Athena
parthenon
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Father of History
herodotus
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wrote Fables
Aesop
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wrote 2 of the greatest tragedies
sophocles
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discovered math concepts
pythagoras
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Formulated a theory of atoms
Democritus
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Father of medicine; known for Hippocratic Oath
Hippocrates
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believed there is no absolute truth
Relativists
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name of early philosophers
sophist
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student of Socrates; wrote The Republic
plato
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student of Plato at 18; “order in the universe must come from God”
aristotle
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A time when Alexander spread Greek culture throughout his empire
hellenistic age
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founded the school of philosophy known as Stoicism
zeno
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highest good of man was to live a life of calm pleasure
Epicurus
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Plane geometry
euclid
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proposed the earth revolves around the sun
Aristarchus
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wrote *Geography*
strabo
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principles of geometry
Hipparchus
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calculated the circumference of the earth
Eratosthenes
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mathematics, engineering, and physics
Archimedes
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commonly spoken greek language used during the time of Christ
koine
