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1
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what is Mesopatomia also known as?

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Iraq

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2
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whas was Sumer famous for?

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Their civilization and their structure Ziggurat

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3
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who continued what the sumerians started?

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Akkad

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4
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who ruled Babylonia and made 282 code of laws.

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Hammurabi

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5
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What warriors conquered the whole Fertile Crescent including Egypt?

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Assyrians

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6
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Who ruled Chaldea?

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Nebuchadnezzar

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7
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Who rebuilt Babylonia?

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Nebuchadnezzar

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8
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what did the Mesopatamia Civiliazation rely on for their primary livelihood?

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farming and agriculture

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9
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What did the Sumerians believe in?

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Gods and that each city-state was owned by a god.

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10
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what were social classes composed of?

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The ruling class and the farmers

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11
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What was the first system of writing called?

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cuneiform

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12
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what were Cuneiform symbols impressed to?

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tablets of wet clay to represent various concepts.

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13
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What code is famous in the field of law?

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Hammurabi code

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13
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What code is famous in the field of law?

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Hammurabi code

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14
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Where did the Chinese Civilization begin?

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Yellow River

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15
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who was the leader of Xia Dynasty?

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Yu

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16
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What was Yu well known for?

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preventing overflow of the Yellow river

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17
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Which people of a dynasty were well-known artisans

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Shang Dynasty

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18
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During what dynasty was system of writing developed?

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Shang Dynasty

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19
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During what dynasty did feudalism emerge?

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Zhou Dynasty

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20
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During what dynasty did philosophy flourish?

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Zhou Dynasty

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21
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What was the driving force behind Zhou Dynasty/phenomenon?

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Confucius

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22
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What revolves around humanity, kindness, good conduct, and wisdom?

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Confucianism

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23
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It aims to explore simple and quiet living while communing with nature.

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Taoism

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24
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where was Taoist teaching collected?

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book form called Tao Te Ching

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25
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what teaches that good and evil change in the passage of time and among groups of people in a community?

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Taoism

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26
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It teaches that man is intrinsically evil and selfish, and only the strict enforcement of laws will enable him to live like a human being.

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Legalism

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27
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What has no place in Legalism?

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Morality

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28
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What is Indus River Valley Civilization also know as?

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Harappan Civilization

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29
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important innovations of Indus civilization include?

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standardized weights and measures, seal carving, and metallurgy with copper, bronze, lead, and tin.

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30
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Why did the Indus Civilization likely end?

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climate change and migration

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31
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Where is Mesopatamia located?

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Between Tigris and Euphrates Rivers

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32
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What are the civilizations of Mesopatamia?

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Akkad, Babylonia, Assyrians, Chaldea

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33
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What are the Chinese Philosophies?

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Confucianism, Taoism

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34
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During what dynasty was massive buildings built to store grains?

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Shang Dynasty

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35
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Where was the Egyptian civilization born?

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norteastern Africa, by the banks of the Nile River

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36
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____ comprise a large part of Egypt.

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Deserts

37
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what are the periods in egyptian history?

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Old Kingdom, Middle Kingdom, New Kingdom

38
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Kings were called as _____ upon whom the responsibility over his constituents was bestowed.

A

Pharaoh

39
Q

What did peasants pay for their taxes?

A

special kind of
grain

40
Q

what are the Contributions of Mesopotamia?

A

invented the first system of writing, introduced multiplication and
division table and calculation through geometry, Hammurabi Code, Sumerians believed in many
gods

41
Q

_____ became the
biggest, most renowned city

A

Babylonia

42
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_____ expanded Egypt’s borders and conquered territories as far as the Euphrates in .Mesopotamia

A

Thutmose

43
Q

Thutmose III built ____ and _____and collected natural history specimens

A

palaces and temples

44
Q

who collected collected natural
history specimens?

A

Thutmose

45
Q

Why did Egypt suffer a period of decline?

A

the revolts by Nubians and the defeats of the Egyptians by Assyrians.

46
Q

Yellow River which flows in the mountains of _______ that forms a ______ as it flows to the Yellow sea.

A

western china, big loop

47
Q

_____ say that a leader should be able to control the state for it to become prosperous and powerful.

A

legalists

48
Q

taxes paid by other constituents were used to maintain ____?

A

buildings, irrigation systems, and ports

49
Q

Middle Kingdom was first ruled by?

A

twelfth dynasty

50
Q

established an irrigation project which served the ______.

A

lower Nile area

51
Q

who were remembered as tyrants and ruthless destroyers?

A

Hyskos

52
Q

Which dynasty tried to expel the Hyskos in Egypt?

A

seventeenth dynasty

53
Q

Egypt developed a system
of writing known as ______.

A

Hieroglyphics

54
Q

Egypt developed a system
of writing known as ______.

A

Hieroglyphics

55
Q

Egyptians preserved
bodies of the dead
also known as ______.

A

Mummification

56
Q

Who had the first medical book in which illnesses and their
cures were recorded?

A

Egyptians

57
Q

Egyptians built many temples, palaces, and ________ of the
pharaohs known as _________.

A

mausoleums, Pyramids

58
Q

why was North China Plains developed?

A

because of the different changes in the course of the yellow river

59
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a greek word meaning description of the earth

A

Geographia

60
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2 types of geography

A

Human Geography, Physical Geography

61
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Studies how people and their activities vary from place to place.

A

Human Geography

62
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Human Geography also consists of?

A

Culture, Language, Religion, Government

63
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A group of people with a distinct language and culture that gives them a unique identity.

A

ethnolinguistic group

64
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plays a significant role in forming the tradition and culture of any society.

A

Religion

65
Q

Beliefs may be in a form of _______ and _____.

A

monotheism and polytheism

66
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the location of a place does not affects the kind of religion it has.

A

false

67
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What are the types of Government?

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Democratic government, Parliamentary system, Federal government, Dictatorial Communism

68
Q

rulers hold power by force and they rely open the strength of the military to support their stay in power.

A

Dictatorial Form

69
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government where a single authoritarian party controls the state.

A

Communism

69
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system of dividing up power between the central national government and local state governments that are connected to one another by the national government.

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Federal Government

70
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real executive power vested in a cabinet composed ofmembers of the legislature who are individually and collectively responsible to the legislature.

A

Parliamentary System

71
Q

belief or worship of
one God

A

Monotheism

72
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belief or worship of
multiple Gods

A

Polytheism

73
Q

known as the government by the peoples;
rule of the majority

A

Democratic Government

74
Q

there are ____ languages.

A

7,105 languages

75
Q

geographers used the word
_____ to refer to an area
with definite character-land
type, plant, and animal life

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Region

76
Q

deals with transfer of people,
movement of goods,
information, and ideas

A

Movement/transportation

77
Q

people’s way of adapting to
their environment

A

HUMAN-ENVIRONMENT
INTERACTION

78
Q

focuses on
the natural features of the earth like
climate, water, vegetation, and soil
vary from place to place

A

Physical Geography

79
Q

where something is an important factor in
studying a place.

A

LOCATION

80
Q

if they are part of or
feel they are part of the
group as a whole they are considered ______.

A

ETHNOLINGUISTIC GROUP

81
Q

oldest religions are ___?

A

Judaism,
Christianity, Islam,
Zoroastrianism, Buddhism,
Hinduism, and Shintoism

82
Q

formed to provide the needs of the
people, like keeping peace and
order in the society or protecting the
people from threats outside their
culture

A

GOVERNMENT

83
Q

_____ is the cradle of civilization
because it is where the scientists
found the remains of the first human
beings

A

Africa

84
Q

small and simple societies
where people hunt and
gather food

A

HUNTING AND GATHERING

85
Q

horticultural grow crops with
simple tools; pastoral raise
livestock

A

HORTICULTURAL/PASTORAL

86
Q

societies grow great numbers
of crops; utilizes plows, oxen,
and other devices

A

AGRICULTURAL

87
Q

features factories and
machines

A

INDUSTRIAL

88
Q

societies feature information
technology and service hobs

A

POST-INDUSTRIAL

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