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What Greek word does “Mesopotamia” came from? What does it mean?

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“Mesos”: In the middle
“Potamos”: River

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Mesopotamia is located between 2 river:

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Euphrates and Tigres

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What is the priest king called during the Mesopotamia civilization?

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Patesi

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4
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Who invented the saying “An eye for an eye”

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Hammurabi

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Mention the 4 periods of the Mesopotamia Civilization

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Sumerians, Akkadians, Assyrians, and Babylon

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What race was the people in Mesopotamia civilization called?

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Semites

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What was the writing system that the Sumerians invented called?

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Cunieform

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What is the Assyrians known for?

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its skilled builders and architects, highly intelligent, uses astronomy for fortunes

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What are 3 characteristics of the Mesopotamia Civilization?

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Rarely shows female figures, don’t have religious culture but do have temples of Gods, their houses rarely have windows

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Indus River Valley is located between 2 rivers:

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Indus River and Ghaggar-Hakra River

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Indus river Civilization is now part of what country?

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West India and Pakistan

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Mesopotamia Civilization is now part of what country?

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Part of Iraq and Syria

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What race are the Indus River Civilization?

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Dravidians

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Indus river is located between 2 cities:

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Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa

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What architecture/building were found in the remains of Indus River?

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A public bathhouse, a warehouse, and assembly halls

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What livelihoods do the Indus people do?

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Farmers and traders. They also use their river as a source of life and transportation

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What was the first every Dynasty recorded in Ancient China? Who founded it?

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Xia Dynasty, founded by Yu the Great

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The emperors of ancient China were chosen by?

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Tian (sky) too rule

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Who built the great wall of china?

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Qin Dynasty

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What was the last Dynasty in Ancient China?

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Qing Dynasty

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What was the architecture that was left by the Assyrians?

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Ziggurat

22
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What was the longest reigning dynasty in Ancient China?

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Zhou

23
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The Chinese revolution began at? who marked during this time?

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  1. Taiping, boxer, and wuchang rebellions
24
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What is Feudal system in Ancient China?

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has a mutual relationship with others.

25
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What did the people in Ancient China grew?

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Soybeans, rice, tea, and silk

26
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What did the people in Ancient China discovered?

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Paper, porcelain, and gunpowder

27
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Egypt came from the word:

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“Misr”, which means outskirts

28
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Why do the Egyptian people call their land “Kumat”

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It means black soils, which is the condition of their soil around the nile.

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There are 8 periods of the early civilization of Ancient Egypt:

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  1. Early Dynastic Period
  2. Old Egyptian Kingdom Period (Age of the pyramid builders)
  3. First Intermediate Period
  4. Middle Egyptian Royal Period
  5. Second Middle Period
  6. New Egyptian Kingdom Period
  7. Third Intermediate Period
  8. Late Period of Ancient Egypt
30
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Who was the pharaoh who built ancient Egypt’s first capital city?

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King Menes built Memphis

31
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What are Pharaohs?

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A god like king

32
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What is the writing system in Ancient Egypt?

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Hieroglyphic

33
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What is the other name for “Old Egyptian Kingdom Period”?

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The Age of pyramid builders

34
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What is the use of pyramids?

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As an royal burial

35
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What is the first every pyramid to be created?

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Step pyramid in Saqqara

36
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Who ruled the Old Egyptian Period when it reached it’s heyday?

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King Pepi II

37
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What happened in the First Intermediate Period?

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During this period (7th to 8th dynasties), Egypt had rapid succession. Because the central authority was dissolved, there was a civil war between provincial governers. This causes hunger and disease among people. This conflict resulted in two different kingdoms. However, the Theban Prince, Mentuhotep, succesfully overthrew the herakleopolis and reunited Egypt.

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Who was assasinated, that began the period of the Middle Egyptian Kingdom?

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King Mentuhotep IV

39
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Who founded the new capital of Egypt during the Middle Egyptian Royal Period?

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King amenemhet I founded it-towy

40
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Around 1650 BC, who took control of Egypt?

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The Hyksos (Asians)

41
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Who reunited Egypt after Hyksos took control?

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Ahmose I

42
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Who reigned when Ancient Egypt reached it’s peek?

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Ramses III

43
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When did Alexender the Great conquered Egypt?

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In 332 BC (Late Period of Ancient Egypt)

44
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What does Theocratic mean?

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To use their beliefs and religion to gain the people’s support (politics)

45
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What was the primary production of the Egyptians?

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Wheat

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