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History last freshmen exam Flashcards

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When was the Agricultural Revaluation and what were it’s effects?

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10,000-8000 BC Effects=increased population, specialization

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Civitas

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City

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What were hunter-gatherers

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the communities we had before cities, which moved from place to place, following the big game for a source of food

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What is the Stone Age and the dates for the 3 parts of it?

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Paleolithic=120,000-12,000 BC
Mesolithic=12,000-8,000
Neolithic=8,000-4,000

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Who was Sargon of Akkad and dates

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Started the first empire (the Akkadian empire). His name means legitimate king. 2334-2279 BC

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Akkadian Empire

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first empire
capital=Agade
king=Sargon

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Hammurabi who was he and dates

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started the Babylonian empire and made the most complete law code in the ancient world. (1792-1750).

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Cuneiform

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the kind of writing the Sumerians had

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9
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Gilgamesh

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the hero of the oldest epic

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10
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city-state

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A city that does all the jobs of an empire

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Old Kingdom Egypt

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When Pyramids were built 2649-2134 BC

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New Kingdom Egypt

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1532-1020 BC

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Middle kingdom Egypt

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2040-1640 BC

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14
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Amenhotep IV

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Also known as Akhenaten or smth. He was the mono-theistic pharoah

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15
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Battle of Quadesh

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1285 Ramses I won over the Hittites at Quadesh, but the Hittites still controlled the area, so the outcome was less favorable for Ramses II

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Hittite capital

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Hattusas

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17
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Who are the Pheonicians?

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pioneered trade-routes across the Mediterranean. they invented the alphabet and made purple dye.

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18
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Carthage

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founded by Pheonicians

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19
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1st kings of Isreal

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Solomon Saul David

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20
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The Northern kingdom of Israel was destroyed by

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Assyria

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21
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What are the 2 kingdoms that form after Israel splits?

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Juda and Israel

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22
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1st Punic War

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264-241 Carthage must pay $$ and Rome gets Sicily, Carthage, and Sardinia

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2nd Punic War

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218-201 Started with fighting over Hispania. In the end, Rome takes all Carthage except N

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3rd Punic War

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149-146 Carthage is destroyed, ending the Punic wars and the last oppression to Rome

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Battle of Cannae

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216 Rome losses badly

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battle of Zama

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202 Rome captures Carthage and ends the war, burning the city

27
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Fabian strategy

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Invented by Fabius Maximus during the Punic Wars where they harass the enemies from afar

28
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Why did Rome’s republic start and when?

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the king’s son did the rape of Lucratia and the republic was proclaimed 509 BC

29
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Peloponnesian war

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431-404 It started with Arthedamian war, which ended when Kleon was defeated and Brasidas was killed. The Peace of Nikias lasted for 2 years after. The Final phase was the Ionian war which ended Athenian fleet, which was captured at Aegospotami. Athens agreed to peace, surrendered their fleet, and tore down the walls. (?)

30
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League happenings

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Hellenic league became Delian and Peloponnesian league

31
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Herodotus

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Greek historian that recorded persian wars

32
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Thucydides

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historian that recorded Peloponnesian war

33
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solon

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wrote reforms and law codes for Athens

34
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Lycurgus

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Spartan Lawgiver

35
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Colonization

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6th-8th century BC

36
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Marathon

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490 BC
Athens and Plataea vs. Persia
Persia won

37
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Battle of Thermopylae

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480 BC Sparta won against Persia

38
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Salamis Battle

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480 BC naval battle Greek city-states vs. Persia (ruled by Xerxes) Greece won and started the 2nd Greco-Persian war

39
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Alexander’s father

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Phillip, king of Massedonia

40
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Following ATG’s death is what

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the Diadochi wars with Ptolemy, Seleucus, Antipater, and Peridiccas

41
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selucid dynasty

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Antigonid dynasty

43
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Ptolomaic

44
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first Roman kings

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Romulus, Numa Pompillias, Tullus Hostilius, Ancus Martius, Lucias Tarquinias, Severus Tarquinius, and Lucius Tarquinius Superbus

45
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1st Triumvirate

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Caesar, Crassus, and Pompey. Crassus pays Caesar’s bills and Caesar gives Crassus and Pompey what they want. The Triumvirate is renewed 56 BC. Crassus is killed fighting 3 years later. Caesar wanna be consul but Senate likes Pompey, so Caesar crosses Rubicon and the senate and Pompey flee. The Egyptians later kill Pompey and the 1st Triumvirate is finished.

46
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2nd Triumvirate

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Marc Antony, Lepodis, and Octavian. We never really got lectured on them…

47
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Social war

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91-81 BC Over when the Italian pepes wanna have Roman citizen ship but senate says no. Italy pepes get it in the end.

48
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Gracchi Bros

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Tiberius (168-133) tries to run for tribune 2 times in a row but dies in the riot he makes
Gaius (154-121) subsidizes grain and changes military requirements, but asks to be killed in the riot he makes because he runs for tribune a 3rd time in a row

49
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Marius

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(157-86 BC) was in Jugerthine was and becomes consul 107 and 105. He likes reforming stuff and becomes consul 6x total. also in Social and Mithridatic war.

50
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Oligarchy

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rule of the few

51
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plutocracy

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rule of the rich

52
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democracy

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rule of the people

53
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aristocracy

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rule of the best

54
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ATG

55
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Gangamela battle

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331 ATG defeats the Achaemenid empire

56
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Chaeronea battle

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338 Greeks lost their independence due to phillip II

57
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Cursus Honorum

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The courses of honor u gain from military tribune to consul

58
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Hittite Capital

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