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sequence middle east kingdom

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sumer/old babylon, Assyria, Babylon,Persia, Alexander the great-Greece, Rome, byzantine, Islam

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509 bc

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roman republic

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4 bc

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herod great dead, jesus in bethelham

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31 bc

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octavian victory over cleopatra

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476ad

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fall of rome

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500-800

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medival ages

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1095-1300

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crusades

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1200

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1215

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1492

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magna carta

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500-1500

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oct. 31 1517

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95 thesis

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mesop. geo, society/govn, relig, contributions

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fertile crescent,land between rivers-tigrus and Euphrates; hammurabri and law code; polytheism; 1st written language(cuniform), sumer, wheel, unit of 60, arch

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egyptian geo, society/govn, relig, contributions

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Nile river and desert; pharaoh/ monarchy; polytheism, pyramids and hyrogiphics

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Persian geo, society/govn, relig, contributions

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Iran today, king Cyrus, Darius the Persian, and xerses; zorastrianism, large empire-tolerant, allow Israel to return to jerusleum

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Indian geo, society/govn, relig, contributions

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mountains, hymalayas, sub-continent; cast system, untouchables(da’it); Hinduism (Buddhism); zero, negative numb., arabic numb., decimal point

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Chinese geo, society/govn, relig, contributions

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Yankee and Huang he river, Himalayas, gobi dessert, jungle, pacific ocean; dynasty; Buddhism, taoism, confusism, ansestor worship, fireworks, gunpowder, paper, silk road, porcalin

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Greek geo, society/govn, relig, contributions

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rocky terrain, costal island, not farmable; pollis-city state, athens-democracy, spartan- oligarchy; polytheism, Greek mythology; pathehorous-phythogim, euclius- geometry, hippocrates- medicine, Socrates, Aristotle, Plato, Parthenon, independence, Olympics v ideal/ duty

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roman geo, society/govn, relig, contributions

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Tiber river, roman lake, medditerrian; republic to empire, plebs v patricians; Roman mythology, polytheism, stoic v euphraism (happy v sad), roads (concrete), aquaducks, largest empire, realistic art, pantheom

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sub-saharan geo, society/govn, relig, contributions

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Sahara, plains, jungle, Savannah; tribal; shananism, animism, Ethiopian coptic Christian; ivory, gold, animal skins, salt

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byzatine geo, society/govn, relig, contributions

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contantiniople, baspurus strait, Mediterranean, black sea,; empire- Justinian and joanne, code fair; eastern Orthodox; center Christianity spread to Russia and eastern Europe held off musliums for 700 years, magia Sofia, preserved Greek/Roman learnign and writing

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Arabian/muslium geo, society/govn, relig, contributions

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Arabian desert, mecca and medina, pilgrimage, Spain, North America, middle east; sultan, caliph, 5 pillars; Islam; united Arabian tribes, algebra, medicine, trade routes, litature (Arabian nights)

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Japanese geo, society/govn, relig, contributions

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archipelogo(islands); empire ( yamato empire); Shintoism; samurai (bushido)

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mongolian geo, society/govn, relig, contributions

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flat grassland steps; tribal; shananism, ananism; stirrup, conquered, yurts

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meso/ south american geo, society/govn, relig, contributions

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phas- andes, aztecs-mexico, Olmecs, mayas; tribal, some big empires; human sacrficie (sun god); olmex- big head, mayas- ball game, long court calendar, astronomy, aztecs- tenochitlian, incas- froze people, gold, El dorado

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medival geo, society/govn, relig, contributions

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Europe, manor life; feudalism, Roman Catholic; monastaries- education sacramenys, cathedrals, knits chivalry

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renaissance geo, society/govn, relig, contributions

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italy- Venice, Florence; rise of hingust nations,humanism, Roman Catholic; printing press, da vinchi, Michelangelo, lit- shakespere, Machiavelli, education-0 men and women, rich and middle class

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reformation geo, society/govn, relig, contributions

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germany, Switzerland, rest of Europe; nations, spiritual independant; protestant, Lutheran, Anglican, Huguenots; translate Bible to vernacular

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Islam civilization, founder major beleif

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middle east, Arabian peninsula, Muhammad 5 pillars

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shamamism civilization, founder major beleif

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all, demonic; medicine man, talk to spirits, fear, ananism- everything has a spirit

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hinduism civilization, founder major beleif

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India, vedas-hymn book; reincarnation, karma-good v bad, dharma-duty

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Shintoism civilization, founder major beleif

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Japan; yamoto clan; nature worship, peace/harmony, kami-divine, national patriatism

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buddism civilization, founder major beleif

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India spread to see Asia, china, Korea, japan; Siddhartha, guatama (askoka missionaries); reincarnation to reach nirvana, 4 noble truths to 8 fold path

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toaism civilization, founder major beleif

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china; loa tzu; simple inactive life, just passive with harmony, ying yang

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polytheism civilization, founder major beleif

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sumer, Egypt, Greece; Romans 1:20-23 human nature; many gods, myths

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confucism civilization, founder major beleif

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china; confusuis, analects; maintain proper relationship, follow golden rule, authority to submit

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humanism civilization, founder major beleif

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all(renassance); human Satan, genesis 3; humans are in place of God

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zorosatrisism civilization, founder major beleif

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Persia; zoroster; good v evil, more good than evil to gett to paradise; work based

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jewish civilization, founder major beleif

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Israel, LORd to Abraham (jehovah); OT law- Torah, diaspra- Jews scatter

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chrsitianity civilization, founder major beleif

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missle east, Paul, disciples; God Father, Son HS; messiah save the lost, gift of salvation, through death and ressurrection

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eastern orthodox civilization, founder major beleif

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byzatine to eastern euope and Russia; Constantine or nicciane creed; Christianity, strong national patriotism, Greek or Roman. ethiopia, Albania etc, allow clergy to marry

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protestant civilization, founder major beleif

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Germany to Switzerland to rest of world; 95 thesis, calvin, zwingli; core doctrines

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RCC civilization, founder major beleif

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Rome/Italy, medival, today-all; pope dev’d; twist the Bible, petrine theory, 7 sacraments

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