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Social Studies 2nd Semester Flashcards

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Oasis

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A place in a desert where you can find water

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Geographic Regions

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Characteristics of a geographic region

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Climate

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The weather in an area

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Silt

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Fine particles of rock

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Physical Features

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An aspect of the land

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Tributaries

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A stream that feeds into another bigger stream or lake/ocean

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Vegetation

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Plant life

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How would you describe China’s climate?

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It has extreme temps in the summer and super cold temps in the winter

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Which physical features might have protected inner China from invaders?

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The Great Wall, Gobi Desert, Taklamakan Desert

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How did the Yellow River get it’s name?

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From the SILT in the water

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Why did early Chinese civilization start on the North China Plain?

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Because it was flat and covered in grass

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Why were early settlements in inner China isolated?

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They were surrounded by water

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What was the role of the elders in a confusion society?

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Influence government and culture

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How did dacoits believe you could gain happiness?

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Meditating

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What did legalists believe about the nature of people?

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They were naturally selfish

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Which of philosophy most influenced the leadership style of Qin?

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Legalism

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What was the purpose of building the Great Wall?

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It protected China from invaders in the outerChina.

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How did Qin standardize money, weights, and measures?

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He created laws

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Qin’s system of laws

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Do the right thing

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Who built most of the wall?

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People of China

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Why did Qin bring all of the confusion books to the Capitol?

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So he could burn them

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What was the result of Qin’s death?

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He went looking for a piton that could keep him alive forever

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Why did later historians have different opinions of Qin?

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He great things and bad things

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Calligraphy

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Style of writing

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Lodestone

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Magnetic rock

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Why was the Han so successful?

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They invented things like iron swords, crossbows, and kites

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How were the Han government officials chosen?

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The wealthy

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Why was salt important?

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It preserved food like meats

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28
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How farmers lives made more easy?

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The iron plow

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How did paper help people communicate in the Han dynasty?

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They could write things down and they wouldn’t have to remember everything

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What was the original mission of Zhang Qian?

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To find enmities to fight the northern invaders

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What made silk valuable in the west?

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The Chinese were the only ones that knew how to make it

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What Roman product was exchanged for silk?

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Glassware

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Why were Romans told not to wear silk?

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It made them look weak and soft

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Cultural diffusion along the Silk Road

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To find new techniques

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What was a danger on traveling on the Silk Road

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Bandits
Bad people
Pirates

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Why did people in China want horses from Central Asia?

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They were strong and valuable

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Settlement

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A small community

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Isolated communities

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Separated communities

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Shelter

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A place that provides protection

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Colonies

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A settlement in a distant place

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What affected where people lived in Ancient Greece?

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Mountains and hilly land

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42
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What affected the lack of rivers in Ancient Greece?

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Farming

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How did people interact with one another in Greece?

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They didn’t

They were isolated

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What was the result of Greeks not having enough farmland to feed themselves?

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They had to trade

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45
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How did the Greeks travel?

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By boat

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46
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How did the Greeks deal with not having enough farmland?

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They traded

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Where Were the earliest Greek colonies established?

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On the Greek coast

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Agora

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Mall

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How does the ruler gain power?

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The son gains power

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Monarchy

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One person

King

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Oligarchy

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The wealthy

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Tyranny

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Dictator

One person controls all

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Democracy

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Many people together

54
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Why did Greek city states have different laws?

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Because they were isolated

55
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What was the order of the developments of government?

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Monarchy, oligarchy, tyranny, democracy

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Why were Athenian boys taught to read, write, and memorize everything?

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To be smart, to serve public, and they didn’t have books

57
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Where did the Athenian girls get their education?

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At the home

58
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What responsibilities did Athenian women have?

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To work around the house

59
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How did Spartan conduct trade and get resources they needed?

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They stole

60
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How were the government of Athens and Sparta different?

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Sparta was an oligarchy (wealthy)

Athens was a democracy (a lot of people)

61
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In general, how would you describe education in both Athens and Sparta? (Boys and Girls)

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Athens had more education

62
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Why was the Athenian economy based on trade?

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They had little flatland farmland

63
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What was the major effect of the Peloponnesian war on Greek city-states?

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The Greeks were weak after fighting

64
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How did Alexander convince Greek city states to help him expand his empire?

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He would all of the Greek city-states

65
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How did Alexander use religion to control his empire?

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He convinced them that he was a god

66
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What was Alexander’s approach for unifying his empire!

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Terror and kindness

67
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What did Alexander do to keep power in Persia?

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Divine forces

68
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Alexander built many cities across his empire. What did he model these cities on?

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Greek culture

He wanted to spread it

69
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Why did Alexander come back from India?

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They were tired of fighting

70
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What happened to Alexander’s empire after he died?

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It crumbled

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Why were athletic events held in Ancient Greece?

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To honor Zeus

72
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Why was Mt. Olympus important to the ancient Greeks?

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Greeks gods lived there

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Contributions for government

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Democracy

Jury

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Contributions for medicine

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Hippocratic oath

Diseases have natural causes

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Mathematics

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Geometry

Invented numbers

76
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Contributions for astronomy

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Moon, sun, stars

Hipparchus named over 850 stars

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Contributions for geography

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Lat and long

Ptolemy wrote

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Contributions to plants and animals

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Body structure

Aristotle

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Contributions to architecture

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Greek styles (arches, columns)

Public buildings

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Contributions to theater

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Semicircles

Special effects

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Contributions to sports

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Olympics

Boxing, wrestling

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Language and literature contributions

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Alphabet

Writing

83
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What area did Rome conquer during the first period of expansion?

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The Italian peninsula

84
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Describe the wars between Rome and Carthage during the second period of expansion?

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Rome is the most powerful country in the Mediterranean

85
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How did roman expansion affect the plebeians?

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They had to do the fighting

86
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What land was conquered in the second expansion during the Punic wars?

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Spain, Macedonia, Sicily

87
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What was the effect of Julius Caesar’s murder?

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Civil war

88
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How did Octavian become Rome’s first emperor, Caesar Augustus?

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He defeated his enemies in civil war

89
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Natural law

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Citizens have rights because they are humans

90
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Renaissance

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Time period of rebirth of knowledge

People started to again care about education

91
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Why was the Roman Empire difficult to defend?

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Surrounded by water

It was also very big

92
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What happened in 476 C.E that is considered the fall of Rome?

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The last emperor was forced out

93
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What happened to the eastern part of the Roman Empire?

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It lasted for another 1,000 years (bisentine empire)

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What was the main political problem that led to the downfall of the Roman Empire?

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Couldn’t find a way to get rid of one emperor and get a new one.

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What building material helped the Romans create bigger and stronger structures?

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Concrete

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What ideal of justice is based on natural law?

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Everyone has basic rights

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Feudalism

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Principles and practices

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Philosophies

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Knowledge

Rules you go by

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Civil servant

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Civil service employee

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Confucianism

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System of education

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Yin

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Dark thoughts or words

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Daoism

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Alternative Romanism

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Yang

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Good thoughts or words

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Mandate of Heaven

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Power to rule from a divine source

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Immortal

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Not mortal

Not dying at the time

106
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Qin Shihuingdi

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China’s first emperor

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Standardize

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To make everything the same

108
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Exile

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Taking someone away from their native land

109
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Bureaucracy

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Government of officials

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Compass

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An instrument for measuring directions

111
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A substance

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Anesthetic

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Seismograph

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Measures earthquakes

113
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Trade routes

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Where people go to trade

114
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Silk Road

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A very famous trade route

115
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Peninsula

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An are of land sticking out into the water

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Merchant

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A person who trades

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Assembly

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Patricians go to these meetings

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