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What term means “Old Stone Age”

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Paleolithic

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Who is considered by many as being the greatest of the New Kingdom Pharaohs

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Ramses 3

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The first 5 books of the Hebrew Bible

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Torah

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In Greek means the land between the rivers

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Mesopotamia

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Jewish weekly day of worship

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Sabbath

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6
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using artificial means of bringing water to crops

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Irrigation

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7
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a mixture of the metals, copper and tin

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Bronze

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complex societies that have organized governments, culture, and writing

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Civilization

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9
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a group or band of traveling merchants

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Caravan

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Wrote a legal code that covered most aspects of daily life

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Hammurabi

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the western Asian people who conquered the Egyptians

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Hykosos

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a family of rulers who pass power down through the family

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Dynasty

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13
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wrote many of the Psalms(or hymns)of the Hebrew Bible

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David

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14
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Was the name for the Egyptian writing system

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Hieroglyphics

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15
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was better known as the “boy king”

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King tut

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16
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The belief in 1, single god

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Monotheism

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17
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the worlds largest “hot” desert

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Sarah Desert

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18
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the woman pharaoh that was focused on trade and the economy

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Hatsheput

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19
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the structure in which the first pharaohs were buried

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Pyrimid

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20
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the name for the Sumerian writing system

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Cuneiform

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21
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the chief god of the Egyptians

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RE

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22
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led the Israelites out of Egypt and into the Sinai Desert

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Moses

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23
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the worlds longest river

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Nile

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24
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times of extreme cold, when great sheets of ice covered the world

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Ice Age

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25
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the archaeologist who found King Tut’s tomb

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Howard Carter

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26
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a short tale that teaches a moral lesson

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fable

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27
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the author of the epic poem the Odyssey

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Homer

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28
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Tallest mountain in the world which is located in the Himalayan mountains

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Mt. Everest

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29
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A long poem about heroic deeds

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Epic

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30
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What’s considered by many to be the greatest historian of the ancient world

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Thucydides

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31
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Was Alexander’s famous last words

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“To the strong”

32
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What a person leaves behind when he or she dies

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Legacy

33
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Became the king of Macedonia at the age of 20

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Alexander the great

34
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Was the Buddha’s real name

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Siddhartha Gautama

35
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The term for an Indian prints or leader of a tribe

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Raja

36
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Is a major river in western India

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Indus

37
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The universal spirit in Hinduism- creator

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Brahman

38
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A body of land with water on three sides

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Peninsula

39
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Was a priest or priestess who could tell the future

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Oracle

40
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Means enlightened one

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Buddha

41
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Was the lowest class in India’s caste system

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Untouchables

42
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Means the “love of wisdom”

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Philosophy

43
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Often taught upper cast boys in India

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Guru

44
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Xerxes was the king of where?

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Persia

45
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Was the highest mountain in Greece home to the gods and goddesses

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Mount Olympus

46
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The worlds tallest mountains are found in this mountain chain

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Himalayas

47
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Is the belief that people passed through many lives

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Reincarnation

48
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What is the language developed in India

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Sanskrit

49
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What is a time when Greek ideas spread to the non-Greek world

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Hellenistic Era

50
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Who was known as the “father of history”

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Herodotus

51
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What is the practice that requires kids to respect their parents and older relatives

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Filial Piety

52
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What is how much of China’s Land that was good for farming

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1/10

53
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Romulus and Remus founded the city

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Rome

54
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This word is Latin means “I forbid”

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Veto

55
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the ruling class of top officials was from this class in Rome

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Patricians

56
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Antony fell in love with this woman from Egypt

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Cleopatra Vll

57
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A phrase that was used in Rome in times of great anxiety

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“Hannibal is at the gates”

58
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Who is Jupiter in Roman mythology Greek(Greek)

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Zeus

59
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Who is Venus in Roman mythology (Greek)

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Aphrodite

60
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Were a series of wars fought between Rome and Carthage

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Punic wars

61
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Who is Ares in Greek mythology (Roman)

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Mars

62
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Who is Hermes in Greek mythology (Roman)

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Mercury

63
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Lead a rebellion that overthrew the Shang dynasty of China

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WuWang

64
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Was a group of 6000 soldiers in Rome

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Legions

65
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Was Julius Caesar’s famous last words… LATIN

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“Et tu’ Brute”

66
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What does “pax Romana” mean

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Roman peace

67
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Was Julius Caesar’s great Nephew (original name)

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Octavian

68
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the Carthaginian general who fought against Rome

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Hannibal

69
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Was Pluto in Roman mythology… Greek

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Hades

70
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Was Poseidon in Greek mythology… Roman

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Neptune

71
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What is the goddess of wisdom in Greek mythology

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Athena

72
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Is a Christian holy person

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Saint

73
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Were military leaders in ancient China with their own army

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War lords

74
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What is the hero of the epic poem the Odyssey

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Odysseus

75
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What is Odysseus’s epic flaw

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Pride

8th grade History- DMS (2 decks)

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