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History TEST Review - Unit 1 COPY Flashcards

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Archeology

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study of past societies through analysis through items people left behind

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Anthropology

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study of humans and culture based on artifacts and human fossils

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systematic agriculture

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the keeping of animals and the growing of food on a regular basis

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artisan

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skilled worker who makes products such as weapons and jewelry

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Civilization

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a society that has a city

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culture

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way of life people follow

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confluence

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place where two rivers join and become one

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city-state

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state with political and economic control over surrounding countryside

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polytheistic

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believe in many gods

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cuneiform

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“wedge-shaped”, a system of writing developed by the Sumerians using a reed stylus to create a wedged shaped impressions on a clay tablet

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hieroglyphics

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“priest carvings” “sacred writings”
complex system of writing that uses both pictures and more abstract forms; used by ancient Egyptians and Maya

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monotheistic

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believing in one god

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Revolution

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change from one thing to another

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neolithic revolution

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Agricultural revolution

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code of Hammurabi

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1st written form of government

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mesopotamia

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between two rivers (fertile crescent)

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Natufians

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1st people to plant crops and stay in one place

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E.A.V.P

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E - educational
A - audio
V - visual
P - presentation

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Pastoral nomad

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domesticates animals (food, clothing), migration routes give animals steady nourishment

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Nomad

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A person who moves place to place following a food source

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What was the Neolithic Revolution and why was it considered a revolution?

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  • A time in history when people changed their lives
  • People were originally hunters and gatherers
  • people began to settle down, build cities, have farms, and domesticate animals
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The imaginary line that goes around the Earth from East to West

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Equator

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The imaginary line that goes around the Earth from North to South

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The Prime Meridian

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who is the speaker in the Boston massacre (see sourcing document)

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Paul Revere

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What does Neolithic Revolution mean?

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The revolution that occurred in the Neolithic Age, this period of human history from 8000 BC to 4000BC

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What is the change (the “real change”) in the Neolithic Revolution

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Shift from hunting animals and the gathering of food to keeping animals and growing crops on a regular basis - Systematic Agriculture

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What did humans have to do before the Neolithic Revolution to survive

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Moved from place to place, filling animal herds and finding plants

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The Neolithic Revolution was an _______________ Revolution

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agricultural

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Where was JERICHO located

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near the Dead Sea

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What were artisan goods used for

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to trade with neighboring people

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what did people build for protection around there villages and cities

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walls

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why did people build storehouses

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to store surplus of items, to encourage trade

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Neolithic means…

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New Stone Age

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(driving question) How did the human race _____ and ______ all the way to 1200AD

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Thrive and Survive

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Pre-Neolithic revolution humans survived as…..

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hunters and gatherers and nomads

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______ were the first people to _______ and _________

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Natufians, domesticate animals, Cultivate crops

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Mesopotamia mean:

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Between two rivers, also called the fertile crescent

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the ONE common trait ALL agricultural societies needed:

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WATER

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Nile River Valley (location)

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Egypt

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Yellow River Valley (location)

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China

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Indus River Valley (location)

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India

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Mesopotamia (location)

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Iraq

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What did Mesopotamia have:

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  1. Nile River Valley
  2. Present day Iraq
  3. Pyramids and Hieroglyphics
  4. Hierarchy of society
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People were separated by _____

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class

45
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Higher classes were in charge of:

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Writing laws and collecting taxes

46
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Code of Hammurabi was the…

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1st written form of government

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Code of Hammurabi laid rules for:

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  1. societal hierarchy
  2. punishment for breaking the law
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Cuneiform =

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Mesopotamia

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Hieroglyphics =

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Egypt

50
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and eye for an eye, a hand for a hand

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law of exact retaliation

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in the EVPA of Jericho, what was not correctly shown

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there was not source of water

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✝️cross (what religion)

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christianity

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✡️Star of David (what religion)

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Judaism

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🕉️ ohm (what religion)

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hinduism

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☸️ wheel of dharma (what religion)

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buddhism

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water - stillness - dignity - harmony (what religion)

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confucianism

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☪️star and crescent (what religion)

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Islam

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faravahar (what religion)

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Zoroastrianism

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animism

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Animism

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christianity(location)

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Israel

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judaism(location)

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Israel

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hinduism(location)

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india

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buddhism(location)

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india

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confucianism(location)

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china

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Islam(location)

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Saudi arabia

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Zoroastrianism(location)

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Persia

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