History question test 1 Flashcards by Samuel Franco

What is geography

Study of the Earth, its people, the environments they live

within and how they interact

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Relative Location

Where one place is located in relation to another
Ex: Industry of one country affected by location

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Absolute

Ex; Home adress

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Place

Physical features

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Human – Environment Interaction

What we do with what we have

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Movement

Ex; Nomads following game

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Region

Area that is defined by its characteristics

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Anthropology

Study of origins & development of people

and their societies

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Culture

The way of life of a certain people/society that

is handed down from generation to generation by

learning/experience

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Technology

Skills & tools people use to meet their

basic needs

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Nomads

Moving from place to place as they followed

game; weather

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Civilization

a complex, highly organized social order

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8 features of civilization

Cities
Well-organized Central Governments
Complex religions
Job Specialization
Social Classes
Arts & Architecture
Public Works
Writing

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“city-states”

A political unit that included a city & its surrounding lands & villages

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“Empires”

a group of states/territories controlled by one ruler

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Cultural Diffusion

Spread of ideas, customs & technologies from one people to another

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Father of Egyptology

Chompollion

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what was the Egyptian religion

(polytheistic)

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Isis

god of eternal life

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Osiris

god of underworld and the Nile

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an Egyptian soul

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Books of the dead

scrolls put into tombs w/deceased

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How was the Egyptian gov’t ran

Very bureaucratic and sophisticated

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Vizier

highest rank below Pharaoh

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why did Egypt has a lot of Incest

Pharaohs often married sisters Keeps the blood pure Keeps money in the royal family

What happened if wife divorced husband

Husband suffers ($$), and estates passed down along female line

Who was Ramses ll

longest reigning pharaoh

Why did the Egyptian empire decline

Religious superstition & greed

Who was king Deicoes

1st king of Media also achieved power my respect

Who was King Cyaxares

Greatest king of Media

How did Media Grow

Destroyed Ninavah moved westward into Erupoean terrorty

Why was ninevah important

once Ninevah was beaten, Media empire could expanded

When does the Media empire fall

After the death of Cyaxeres

Why did media decline

Grew lax in their wealth/power Grew lax in their wealth/power King C’s son was insane

Greatest king of Persia

King cyras

How did king cyras die

dies in battle

Who was king Darius

he unified Persian provenances under satraps

satraps

a provincial governor in the ancient Persian empire.

Why did the persian empier decline

Poor/cruel leadership Esther, Queen of Persia/wife of King Xerxes Satraps grew greedy and powerful

who took over persia

Alexander the great

Who was hammurabi

Early king of Babylon 1st king to put laws in the nation

Who was nebuchadezzar

greatest but ruthless king of babylon

What was a special scinece of the babylonians

astrology

Why does babylon fall

Successor pays more attention to archaeology Ignore gov’t; army is ignored

What was the central faith on Judean

ten commandments

What government was Isreal

patriarchal

What happned when David and Solomon rules Isreal

David builds by military conquest - David makes Jerusalem capital Solomon builds a merchant fleet on Red Sea Solomon becomes one of the richest kings

Who was the last Godly king before the fall of Isreal

King Josiah

What was the most important pwer on india

Gupta

What were stupas

shrines built to worship budda

what was the caste system

Hundreds of castes and even subcastes People of different castes are different species

WHat were the rules of the caste system

Could not marry outside of caste -- Governed what you eat, how you dressed -- Limited your choices of occupation -- Lowest caste – “Untouchables”

What was a joint family

Grandparents, uncles/aunts, parents, children -- All live in one dwelling

What 5 things did confuciunism stress

Father-son elder brother to younger brother husband wife ruler to subject friend to friend

filial peity

respect for parents & those over you

Daosim

not concerned about human order stressed communing with nature

confucuis

how ppl should behave

Daoism

how ppl should view the natural world

Han dynasty

one of the greatest dynasties of ancient China (400 years)

Silk road

spread Chinese influence across SE Asia

What were civil service exams

Gov’t positions earned rather than “given”

Fall of the han dynasty

Strong warlords (military leaders) undermine emperor Chinese empire breaks up

technology of the chines

Made paper from wood! -- Fishing reels -- Suspension bridges