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1
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on what continent did the first forms of man evolve

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east Africa

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what form of early man emerged about 100,000 to 400,000 years ago?

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homosapiens

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3
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homosapiens migrated from Africa to where?

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Eurasia, Americans, Australia

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4
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how did early man gain his food?

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hunting and gathering

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early man was dependent on the availability of what?

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wild plants and animals

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6
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early man was able to overcome his physical environment because he developed what?

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fire

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name 2 characteristics of hunter-gatherer societies

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clans and nomads

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name 4 things which developed during the old Stone Age

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oral language, cave art, stone tools, stone weapons

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what is another name for the old Stone Age

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Paleolithic

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10
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a person who migrated in search for food, water, shelter is a

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nomad

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11
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what group developed the first tools and weapons?

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old Stone Age

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name 5 things which developed during the New Stone Age

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agriculture, domesticated animals, advanced tools, calendars, permanent settlements

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13
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what is another name for New Stone Age

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Neolithic

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14
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what effect did agriculture have on how early man lived

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permanent settlements

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15
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what does carbon do?

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determine age of fossils

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16
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what is an artifact

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man made objects

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17
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what archaeological site in England was built during the Neolithic period and Bronze Age?

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stonehenge

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18
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name 3 other archeological sites that reveal the Info on the life of the Neolithic people

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Aleppo, Jericho, catalhoyuk

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19
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what did river valleys provide for early civilizations?

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protection and fertile soil

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20
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the area located from the Mediterranean coast to the mespotamia is called what

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Fertile Crescent

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21
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when did the first river valley civilization appear?

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350 bc

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22
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Egypt is located next to what river?

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Nile

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23
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what area is located between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers?

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Mesopotamia

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24
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what river valley is located In India

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Indus

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25
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on what river was China’s river civilization located?

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huang he, yellow river

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26
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the Nike river is located on what continent?

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Africa

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27
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on what continent is mespotamia located?

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southwest Asia

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28
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where did the first civilization develop?

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river valleys in Africa

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29
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what groups invaded river valley civilizations

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nomads

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30
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who settled between the Mediterranean Sea and the jordan river valley

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Hebrews

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31
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what group settled along the eastern Mediterranean coast?

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Phoenicians

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32
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what civilization was located on the upper Nile river valley?

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Nubia

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33
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where were the “cradles of civilization” located?

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river valleys

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34
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who ruled egypt?

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Pharaohs

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35
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how did rulers in the river valleys gain power?

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God selected

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36
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what is a dynasty

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family of rulers

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37
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(T)(F) most river valleys had a ridged class system

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true

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38
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what was accepted in most river valley civilizations

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polytheism

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39
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the government of early Mesopotamia civilizations often had a centralized government based on what?

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religious leaders

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40
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name the two written law codes of the Fertile Crescent

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10 commandments, code of hammuri

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41
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what is an empire?

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group of states controlled by 1 ruler

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42
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what political system is characterized by a city and its surrounding lands

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city states

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43
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what were two metals used to make tools and weapons

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bronze and iron

44
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what group traded throughout the Mediterranean Sea and middle eastern rivers?

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Phoenicians

45
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name 3 reasons river valley civilizations had an agricultural surplus.

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settled, silt, more people to grow crops

46
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where were the works first cities located?

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mespotamia

47
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people who do work according to their skills are practicing what?

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specialized labor

48
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what type of religion did most people of the Fertile Crescent practice?

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polytheism

49
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what type of religion did the Hebrews follow?

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monotheistic

50
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Judaism is the foundation of what other religions?

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Christianity and Islam

51
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which civilization was the first to follow one God?

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Hebrews

52
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who led the Hebrews out of mespotamia and helped found the Jewish faith

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Abraham

53
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who received the 10 commandments

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Moses

54
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what is the holy city of the Hebrews?

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Jerusalem

55
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who led the Jews out of Egypt?

A

Moses

56
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what states the proper moral and religious conduct of the Hebrews

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Torah

57
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what is the belief in one God?

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monotheism

58
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what is the religion of the Hebrews?

A

Judaism

59
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the Hebrews were forced to leave Palestine because they rebelled too often. what is this called?

A

diaspora

60
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what civilization used hieroglyphics?

A

Egyptians

61
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what civilization developed the alphabet as we know it

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Phoenicians

62
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what civilizations used cuneiform?

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Sumerians

63
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the earliest written symbols were called what?

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pictograms

64
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how did the Persians treat the people they conquered?

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very tolerant

65
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what is bureaucracy

A

organized government

66
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what religion did the Persians follow?

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Zoroastrianism

67
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what did the Persians do to improve communication and trade in their empire?

A

built roads

68
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who had the largest empire in the ancient world before Alexander the Great

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Persia

69
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what was the second river valley in India to be settled?

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Ganges

70
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who invaded and conquered the original Indus River valley civilization?

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Indo-Aryans

71
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what was Indians rigidly structures social system based on occupation?

A

caste-system

72
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name 3 geographic barriers which made invading India harder

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Himalayas, Indian Ocean, Hindu Kush

73
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what mountains are to the west of the Indian sub-continent?

A

Hindu Kush

74
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what mountains are to the east of the Indian sub-unit

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Himalayas

75
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through what mountain range did invaders reach India?

A

Hindu Kush

76
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what are the 2 main rivers of the Indian subcontinent

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Ganges and Indus

77
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what shaped how early human societies lived their lives

A

geography and environment

78
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what did the caste system influence?

A

Hindu religion

79
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during what empire was Indias golden age of culture

A

Gupta

80
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name 2 nonreligious contributions of India

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math, textile, literature

81
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what was the religion of classical India?

A

Hinduism

82
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what religion beloved in one major deity who takes many forms?

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Hinduism

83
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the Indian cycle of rebirth is called what

A

reincarnation

84
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future reincarnation based in present behavior is what?

A

karma

85
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what are the sacred writings of Hinduism

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Vedas and Upanishads

86
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what religion are the sacred writings of Hinduism?

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Buddhism

87
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what was Buddhism founded?

A

India

88
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what does a Buddhist have to do to gain enlightenment?

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follow eightfold path

89
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who was Buddha

A

siddhartha gutama

90
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who sent missionaries to spread Buddhism throughout Asia

A

Asoka

91
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what are the 2 basic beliefs of Buddhism

A

4 noble truths, eightfold path

92
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in what river valley was classical China’s civilization located?

A

huang he

93
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what is another name for huang he?

A

yellow river

94
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from where did migratory invaders enter China?

A

gobi desert

95
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why was the Great Wall built

A

protection from invaders

96
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about when did China’s civilization begin?

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5000 years ago

97
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what 2 religions did China contribute?

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Taoism, Confucianism

98
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who built the Great Wall of china

A

shi huang di

99
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the ruling families of China were called what?

A

dynasties

100
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Chinese rulers served under the authority of what?

A

Mandate of Heaven

101
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what does Mandate of Heaven mean?

A

God selected

102
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Chinese emperors were considered to be what?

A

gods

103
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what connected China to cultures as far away as rome?

A

Silk Road

104
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people who work for the bureaucracy of China were part of what?

A

civil service

105
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what fabric did China contribute to the world?

A

silk

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