Midterm Review Flashcards

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The Egyptian old kingdom

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2575-2160 BC

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The Egyptian new kingdom

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1539-1075 BC

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3
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The Trojan war erupts after a dispute over trade routes from the Mediterranean to the Black Sea

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1250 BC

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4
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The Persian wars

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490-479 BC

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5
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The greek classical period

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480-323 BC

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6
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The fall of Rome

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476 AD

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7
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The Peloponnesian war

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431-404 BC

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8
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The Punic wars

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264-146 BC

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9
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The Han dynasty in China

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202 BC-220 AD

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10
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Considered by many as the greatest historian; wrote about the Peloponnesian war from 431-404 BC

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Thucydides

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The father of history; wrote about the Persian wars

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Herodotus

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The study of past events, particularly human affairs. Historians are people who study this

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History

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The study of human activity in the past. Archaeologists are people who study this

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Archaeology

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14
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2 kinds of archaeologists

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Prehistoric so and historical archaeologists

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The study of humans, past and present. Anthropologists are people who study this

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Anthropology

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A first-hand account of historical events

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Primary historical source

17
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A source that writes about primary sources

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Secondary historical sources

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Information not under dispute

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This describes the how and why of events

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Interpretation

20
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The word history (historian) comes from

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What does the word history, or historia mean

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Learning or knowing by inquiry

22
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How many separate city-states did the Sumerians have

23
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When did Hammurabi live?

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1810-1750 BC

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What empire did Hammurabi rule over and where

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The Babylonian empire in Mesopotamia

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What did Hammurabi create and what is it?
He created Hammurabi's code which is divine right codified
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What does Hammurabi's code require?
"An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth" amongst equals and lesser penalty for the privileged, designed to protect the powerless
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The Sumerians invent writing in Mesopotamia and history begins
3200 B. C.