history midterm

Question 1

I Ching

Answer 1

book that solved ethical problems

Question 2

Ying and Yang

Answer 2

2 forces that balance each other

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Legalism

Answer 3

good rulers were rewarded and bad rulers were punished.

Question 4

Daoists

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non-materialistic people, people with simple lifestyles

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Shi Huang Di

Answer 5

Founder of the Qin dynasty

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Confucius

Answer 6

Philosopher that created Confucianism,

Question 7

Satrap

Answer 7

Persian Governers

Question 8

Zoroastnanism

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Religion heavily based upon fire

Question 9

Mandate of Heaven

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Chinese divine approval to rule

Question 10

Zhou dynasty

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had the 1st coined money, took over because of the mandate of heaven

Question 11

Cyrus

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Persian emperor who was Muslim, his army couldn’t loot. “ Don’t begrudge my memorial.”

Question 12

Shudras

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Lowest caste in the Endoeuropean

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Hittites

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Invaded Egypt

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Assyrians

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First true empire, Army based people, Built largest library in Nineveh, and the Hanging Gardens.

Question 15

Hatshepsut

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Took over for Thuptmost III as Pharoah, Acted masculine for respect. People tried to erase her from history

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Nineveh

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Assyrian city

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Amon Ra

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Sun God

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Darius

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Persian king, Built royal road, split Persian into 20 territories

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Phonecians

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1st ship builders and 1st to sail to the African west coast

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King Minos

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Ruler of Crete

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Pompey

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part of 1st triumvirate

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Plebeians

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common people of rome

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Hanibal

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got the elephants across the Alps

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Brutus

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one of the people that stabbed Caesar 50 times.

Question 25

Nero

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fiddler on the roof, worst roman ruler

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Marc Antony

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Married Cleopatra, part of 2nd triumvirate

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Patricians

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Rich people of rome

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Octavian

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Augustus

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Cleopatra

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Married Marc Antony

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Hadrian

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Roman Emperor, built a wall

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Christianity

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Believes in Jesus, waits for 2nd coming

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Judaism

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Jews, waiting for the Messiah

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Islam

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Muslim, Mecca, youngest world religion, 5 pillars of faith: faith prayer, pilgrimage, fasting, almsgiving.

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Buddhism

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Believes in no gods

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Hinduism

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Indian Religion

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Polis

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A hill in the center of a Greek city

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Acropolis

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Greek town center

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Oligarchy

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A group of people ruled

Question 39

Draco

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Greek Ruler, believed All people are equal.
Punishment for crime is death

Question 40

Solon

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Greek Ruler, outlawed slavery, and believed all people should be equal.

Question 41

Hellenistic Age

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People started to not believe in gods.

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Pythagoras

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Made the Pythagoras theorem

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Hippocrates

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one of the 1st scientists, believed the body could heal itself

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Herodotus

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writer on Persian wars

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Aristotle

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tutor of Alex the Great

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Socrates

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Accused of Corrupting the young, killed himself with Hemlock Juice

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Plato

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Became a teacher after Socrates’ death, believed people shouldn’t have too much freedom, and distrusted the lower class.

Question 48

Sophists

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Teachers that rejected the gods and claimed they could find any answer

Question 49

Alexander the Great

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tutored by Aristotle, Became king of Persia, wanted people to marry from different cultures .

Question 50

Ramses

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had more then 150 kids and more then 200 wives, part of the first peace treaty.

Question 51

Sumerians

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Mesopotamian civilization

Question 52

Cuneiform

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Greek writing