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Module C Flashcards

1
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Most isolated of all ancient civilization

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China

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2
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This country is divided into the dry northern flatlands and the better-watered southern valleys.

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China

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3
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They planted millet barley, soy, and hemp in yellow, windblown soul called loess

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China

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4
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The ____ is named for the color it assumes because of loess being windblown and deposited on it. The river causes floods that were damaging and had to be controlled.

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Yellow River

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5
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River runs far to the South through a warmer and wetter landscape.

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Yangtze River

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6
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What are the 4 Key Characteristics of Chinese Civilization?

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1). Reverence for ancestors.
2). Big significance of family.
3). Prestige of being educated.
4). Importance of the written word.

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7
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Hunter-gatherers of Southeast Asia

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Natufians

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8
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Forced to congregate in small, semi-permanent villages along rivers and streams

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Natufians

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9
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1st farming settlements appeared in the ____ .

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Levantine Corridor

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10
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warmer climates, melting of glaciers in the North, raised sea levels, exposed land and inland lakes

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15,000 BCE (Before Current Era)

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11
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bursting of glacial melt from Canada to Atlantic Gulf Stream; resulted in the conditions of the Late Ice Age.

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11,000 BCE - Younger Dyras Event

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12
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“land between the rivers”

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Mesopotamia

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13
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Origin of the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers

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Turkey

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14
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Join into the Persian Gulf

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Tigris and Euphrates Rivers

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15
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Beginning of agriculture and irrigation in lower Mesapotamia

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5000 BCE (Sumerian)

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16
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Great builders

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Babylonian

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17
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“Hanging garden”

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Babylonian

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18
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The Valley of the Nile

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Egyptian

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19
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6400km - longest in the world, flows in a northward direction

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Valley of the Nile

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20
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rapids; prevents easy passage into Egypt

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Cataracts

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21
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____ as God King.

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Pharaohs

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22
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2000 BCE - 1100 BCE

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Minoan-Mycenean Age

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23
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Homer to mid 300 BCE “Classical Period”

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Hellenic Period

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24
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300 BCE - 1st Century CE

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Hellenistic Period

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25
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Little land for large scale farming

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Greek civilization

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26
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ships and shipping

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Expert sailors

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27
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Successor to the Hellenistic Greece

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Roman Civilization

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28
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_____ flow through its fertile plains

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Tiber River

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29
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Found halfway down the western coast of the Italian peninsula

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Roman civilization

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30
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Who are the 3 Major Groups of People that Settled in Rome?

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1). Etruscans
2). Greeks
3). Phoenicians

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31
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highly civilized, but little written account

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Etruscans

32
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Migrated due to crowding in Corinth, Thebes, and other cities

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Greeks

33
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constant fighting with Etruscans and Phoenicians

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Greeks

34
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Came through Cartage

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Phoenicians

35
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Builders of powerful ships

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Phoenicians

36
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The _____ are known for applying scientific knowledge to everyday problems in society.

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Romans

37
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Rome waged war with Cartage for more than 20 years to control Sicily

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The Corvus

38
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3 waves of migration:

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1). Amerindians
2). Central Asia
3). Northeastern Asia

39
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First to arrive from Northeast Asia are believed to be the ancestor of numerous Native Americans

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Amerindians

40
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Descendants who are now located in Western Canada

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Central Asia

41
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Modern descendants are the Inuit Eskimo of Northern Canada and Alaska

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Northeastern Asia

42
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land bridge that made them reach the New World that once connected Northeast Asia and Asia; believed to once stretch through what is now known as Bering Strait

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Beringias

43
Q

Hunting for Survival during Colder Climate and it is mainly used for medium size animals

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Folsom Point

44
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Hunting for Survival during warmer climate and is mainly used for big sized animals, particularly Megafauna.

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Clovis Point

45
Q

Earliest form of writing

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Cuneiform

46
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What device was developed by Johannes Guttenberg?

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Printing Press

47
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Which refers to the eastern part of Fertile Crescent where the Sumerian and Babylonian civilizations were established?

A

Mesopotamia

48
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What is the system of government whereby the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives?

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Democratic

49
Q

Where is Donya Simang Archeological Site located (province)?

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Pampanga

50
Q

Papyrus

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Egyptian

51
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Water Mill

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Greek

52
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Plow

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Sumerian

53
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Corvus

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Roman

54
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What kind of weapons used for open-battles?

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Cross/long bows

55
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What kind of weapons were used in closed-combat battles?

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Iron-body armors

56
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Made for the purpose of the prevalence of combat in the middle ages.

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War Weapons

57
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A large, typically publicly displayed device for time telling/keeping.

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Mechanical Clock

58
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Supplementary aid for seeing things better; clearer, and closer.

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Medieval Glasses

59
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Used for automated printing of publications such as in literature, news, etc. and for publishing books to reach people at faster rate.

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Printing Press

60
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Hunting of smaller animals

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Archaic Period

61
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Less specialized, more for gathering plants

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Archaic Period

62
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Corn, beans, squash, chile

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Agricultural Revolution

63
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Massive invasions and migrations (wars)

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Medieval Period

64
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Most innovative minds

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Medieval Period

65
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for examination of infinitesimal figures, objects, or organisms that are invisible to the naked eye.

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Microscope

66
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for observation of far and wide sites

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Telescope

67
Q

Rizal’s annotated edition of Sucesos de las Islas Filipinas by

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Antonio de Morga

68
Q

The Boxer of Codex

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Charles R. Boxer

69
Q

Terracing and gun powder

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Chinese

70
Q

In Egyptian era, this water clock is also known as ____

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Clepsydra

71
Q

What rivers are responsible for shaping Chinese history?

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Yangtze and Yellow

72
Q

In Sumerian Civilization, these stepped pyramids served as a place for prayers and offerings

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Ziggurats

73
Q

What Chinese product is mainly used in textile industry?

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Silk

74
Q

He is the son of Rajah Lacandula of Tondo and known as the famous ruler in Candaba

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Dionisio Kapolong

75
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This type of soil is responsible for the color of Yellow river

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Loess

76
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area yielded various artifacts especially earthenware, trade ceramics, metals, and other ecofacts that can be dated and analyzed

A

Donya Simang Site

STS Prelim (2 decks)

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