midterm study flashcards

Question 2

list the continents in order of where human migration started and where they ended.

Answer 2

1. Africa
2. Eurasia
3. Australia
4. Americans

Question 3

archaeologists–

Answer 3

scientists who study the past culture of prehistoric people by analyzing fossils and artifacts, and determining these sources’ ages by using carbon dating

Question 4

B.C.E–

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before common era

Question 5

C.E.–

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common era (AD)

Question 6

paleolithic era–

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old stone age

Question 7

how did humans live in the paleolithic era?

Answer 7

migration to follow animals, lived in clans, created cave art and showed images of hunting and daily activities

Question 8

neolithic era–

Answer 8

new stone age

Question 9

how did humans live in the neolithic era?

Answer 9

development of agriculture, lived in permanent settlements, began domestication

Question 10

Mesopotamia (Sumerians, Babylonians, Phoenicians) geography

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-Fertile Crescent
-Southwest Asia
-Persian Gulf and Mediterranean Sea

Question 11

Mesopotamia religion

Answer 11

Polytheism (belief in more than one god)

Question 12

Mesopotamia achievements

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-cuneiforms
-ziggurats

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Mesopotamia politics

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-empire
-dynasty

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Mesopotamia economy

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-barter system
-wheel
-plow
-sail

Question 15

Mesopotamia society

Answer 15

-merchants
-slaves

Question 16

Egypt (Egyptians) geograpy

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-East Africa
-Nile River
-Mediterranean Sea

Question 17

Egypt religion

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Polytheism

Question 18

Egypt achievements

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-Pyramids
-Hieroglyphics

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Egypt politics

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-Pharaohs
-Theocracy

Question 20

Egypt economy

Answer 20

-wheel
-barley
-barter trade
-transported products in cargo boats

Question 21

Egypt society

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-Pharaohs
-Landowners
-Government officials
-merchants
-Artisans
-slaves

Question 22

India (Indus) geograpy

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-Indus River Valley
-South East Asia
-Himalayas
-Hindu Kush Mountains

Question 23

India religion

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-temple
-great bath
-Hinduism

Question 24

India achievement’s

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-Indus script

Question 25

India politics

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-theocracy -priest kings

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India economy

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-gold jewelry -pottery -traded agricultural goats

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India society

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-merchants -artisans -farmers

Question 28

China (Huang He) geography

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-yellow sea -east china sea -yellow river/huang he -pacific ocean

Question 29

China religion

Answer 29

-oracle bones -polytheism

Question 30

China achievements

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-pictograms -crossbow technology -book of songs

Question 31

China politics

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-dynasty -mandate of heaven

Question 32

China economy

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-rice -wheat -jade jewelry -bronze vessels and tools

Question 33

China society

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-royal family -priests -landowners -government officials -farmers -merchants -artisans -slaves

Question 34

Ancient Greece geography

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-peninsula between Ionian and Aegean Sea (Balkan peninsula) -mountanious

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Ancient Greece religion

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-polytheism -myths -phenomena -temples

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Ancient Greece achievements

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-city states (polis in Greek)

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Ancient Greece politics

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-monarchy -aristocracy -oligarchy -tyrant -democracy

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Ancient Greece economy

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-money/currency trade

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Ancient Greece society

Answer 39

-king -tyrants -landowners -merchants

Question 40

Classical China geography

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-Huang He River

Question 41

Classical China religion

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-Taoism -four noble truths -eightfold path -nirvana -mandate of heaven

Question 42

Classical China achievements

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-silk road -great wall of china

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Classical China politics

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-civil service system

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Classical China economy

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-silk road -paper -porcelain -silk

Question 45

Classical India geography

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-Ganges river -the Himalayas -Hindu Kush mountains -Indian Ocean -subcontinent

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Classical India religion

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-Vedas -Buddhism -Hinduism

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Classical India achevements

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-sanskrit -mathematics -science -astronomy -medicine

Question 48

Classical India politics

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-caste system

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Classical India economy

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-silk road -spices -textiles

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Classical India society

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-caste system -bhramin (priests) -kshatryia (warriors) -visaya (merchants/landowners) -sidra (commoners, peasants, servants)

Question 51

Persia geography

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-Nile river -Tigris/Euphrates -Indus river -southwest Asia

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Persia religion

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-Zoroastrianism

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Persia achievements

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-Persian language

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Persia politics

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-imperial bureaucracy -provinces -satrap

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Persia economy

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-royal roads -iron -silver -travel/communication

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Persia society

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-king -satraps/landowners -governors -priests -warriots -merchants/farmers

Question 57

Classical Greece geography

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-Aegean Sea

Question 58

Classical Greece achievements

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-math -science -art -Hellenistic culture

Question 59

Classical Greece politics

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tyranny, oligarchy, democracy, monarchy