Social Studies Comp Flashcards
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all are cardinal directions except: northeast south east west
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northeast
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eastnorth is not an ______ ______
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intermediate direction
3
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a ____ is a narrow body of water connecting 2 others
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strait
4
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delta:
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an area where rivers deposit soil
5
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fossils are _____
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imprints
6
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primary source is an account of an event by someone ______ in the event
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physically
7
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2ndary source people are ___ in the event
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not
8
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anno domini means…
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in the year of the Lord
9
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100 is a..
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century
10
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the time before writing…
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prehistory
11
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homo erectus means:
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upright man
12
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homo habilis means:
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wise man
13
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megalith:
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stone monument
14
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people did not make clothing from ____ ___
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fish skin
15
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neolithic meaning:
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new stone age
16
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one of the advancements of the new stone age was…
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using seeds to grow crops
17
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gods and goddesses were not associated with _____
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blood
18
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northern mesopotamia was…
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a flat plan
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southern mesopotamia was…
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mountainous
20
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2 rivers surrounding mesopotamia were:
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tigris and euphrates
21
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the 1st egypt pharaoh:
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menes
22
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_______ in egypt had absolute power
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pharaohs
23
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kush was _____ of egypt
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south
24
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egypt and kush’s relationship as an example was _____
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trade
25
The ______ _____ helped historians better understand hieroglyphics
rosetta stone
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obelisk:
4 sided pillar with a top shaped like a pyramid
27
the main traded items between egypt and kush were...
gold and slaves
28
greece is a ______
peninsula
29
the mediterranean sea is ___ of greece
south
30
ionian sea is _____ of greece
west
31
the aegean sea is ____ of greece
east
32
_______ were not considered greek
minoans
33
______ was the mycenaean fortress
mycenae
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polis:
a greek city-state
35
farmers often lived ____ city wall
outside
36
the _____ age was the creation of citystates
classical
37
acropolis:
marketplace
38
oligarchy:
government by the few
39
greek fables featured _____ as main characters
animals
40
sappho:
most famous greek poet
41
all villages in greece spoke greek (T OR F)
False
42
sparta is ____ the birthplace of democray
not
43
the us is a _______ democracy
representative
44
hera is or is not king of gods
no
45
early tools to chop food are called ________
choppers
46
hieroglyphics:
one the world's writing systems
47
papyrus:
a long-lasting paper-like material from reeds
48
the walls of egypt's _____ and tombs are covered with impressive paintings and carvings
pyramids
49
spinx:
imaginary creatures with bodies of lions and heads of other animal
50
Karnak is one of...
the largest egyptian temples
51
in 1922, people found the tomb of _____ ___
king tut
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only _____ and ___ __ were allowed in temples
pharaohs and priests
53
fertile crescent
large, rich, and fertile farmland
54
irrigation:
a way of supplying water to land
55
surplus:
more than needed
56
mesopotamia:
land between rivers
57
division of labor:
a type of arrangement where work is divided among people
58
latitude:
running north and south
59
cartographers:
people who make/study maps
60
equator:
0 degrees latitude
61
compass rose:
showing direction
62
inset map:
where a place is located
63
longitude:
running east and west
64
prime meridian:
0 degrees longtitude
65
rural:
countryside area
66
city-state:
consisted of a city as the center and the surrounding countryside
67
urban:
city areas
68
empire:
a land with people under a single ruler
69
sumerians:
had the 1st advanced society
70
polytheism:
worshipping of many gods
71
monotheism:
the worshipping of one god
72
Aesop:
a greek famous for his fables
73
tyrant:
a leader who uses force to hold power
74
classical:
an age marked by great achievement
75
aristocrats:
rich landowners
76
fables:
stories telling about life
77
citizens:
people who can participate in government
78
acropolis:
an elevated land with some type of fortress
79
Homer:
a famous poet
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Nubia:
place where rich minerals are
81
Shanakhdkheton:
1st queen of Kush
82
export:
sent out
83
import:
sent in
84
Cyrus the Great:
leader of Persians
85
Alexander had... soldiers
35,000
86
Alexander was so great, that when Egypt heard he was coming, they didn't fight and made him _____
king
87
Alexander died at __
33
88
Athens fought ____
Sparta
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Athens was a ____
democracy
90
Darius I and Cyrus...
made Persia into a great place
91
Persia fought against...
Medes
92
Persia's army was...
10k soldiers called "The Immortals"
93
Darius was named _____ __ _____
king of kings
94
Sparta's schools were...
physical
95
Athen's schools were...
more mental
96
Women in Sparta actually had ____ while women in Athens had __ rights
Sparta: rights
Athen: no
97
Sparta's govt ruled under __ kings and controlled ______(slaves)
2
| helots
98
In 359, BC ______ was king of Macedonia
Philip
99
All of Greece was under _____'s control
Phillip's
100
Socrates:
a great greek thinker
101
Plato:
student of Socrates
102
Aristotle:
Plato's student
103
In 327 BC, Alexander crossed the Indus river towards _____
India
104
Peloponnesian War:
when Sparta declared war on Athens
105
greatest Greek doctor:
Hippocrates
106
The Greeks defeated the invading Persian Army at ______ ___ ________
Battle of Marathon
107
Chief religion of Persia:
Zoroastrianism
108
Aeneas:
a Trojan War hero
109
Rome was built on a ______
swamp
110
Rome is on...
Palestine Hill
111
forum=
public gathering area
112
Julius Caesar:
a dictator who ruled with crassus and pompei
113
Checks+Balances:
to help one govt not get too much power
114
Magistrates:
elected officials
115
Roman govt=
consuls
senate
assembly
116
Magistrates and assembly were similar because they could _____
veto
117
Patricians:
noble
118
Plebeians:
common people
119
Hannibal had ___ ________
war elephants
120
Cicero:
someone who called for change in Rome and was an orator
121
Julius conquered ____
Gaul
122
When Julius died, Octavian and ____ ______ took over
Marc Antony
123
Marc divorced Octavian's sister, so Octavian...
got mad
124
Octavian drove Marc out and was called ________
princeps
125
leader of huns:
Atilla
126
had a co-emperor:
Diocletian
127
Justinian:
wanted to reunite Roman empire
128
Theodora:
put an end to riots and uprisings and made children and women have more rights
129
South Europe:
mountainous climate
130
North Europe:
flat plain
131
Feudalism:
system of promised land for knights if they protect a monarch
132
feudalism reward:
a manor
133
Feudalism was 1st created by the ______
Franks
134
vassal:
a knight who defended for land
135
Missionaries and Monks were ______
religious
136
Clovis:
Turk leader
137
Charlemagne:
a brilliant warrior who helped Turks
138
Crusades:
Muslims vs Christians
139
King Henry wanted Gregory as Pope ______
removed
140
Gregory ______ Henry
excommunicated (expelled from Church)
141
HRE=
HolyRomanEmpire
142
most of the crusades were _______
failures
143
the 1st was full of ______ ______ of Christians
untrained soldiers
144
Crusade _ was a failure
2
145
Assisi founded...
Franciscans
146
Magna Carta:
listing rights a king couldn't ignore
147
Halus Corpus=
you have the body
148
Black Death:
deadly plague started in Asia and moved through Eurasia
149
Heresy:
religious ideas that oppose Church teachings
150
King Ferdinand+Isabella:
monarchs who forced people to be Christians and killed people who weren't
151
Saladin was praised for sparing...
his enemies
152
Marco Polo:
trader from Venice
153
Venice...
manufactured and made glasses
154
humanism:
a way of thinking that stresses human life
155
Dante Alighieri:
poet (1st to write in latin)
156
Niccolo Machiavelli:
wrote 'The Prince'
157
Leonardo da Vinci:
genius of the Rennaisance
158
Johan Gutenberg printed the Bible in...
1456
159
Martin Luther:
thought the Church was unfair so nailed 95 theses
160
Martin Luther caused chaos which...
he did not intend
161
Catholic Reformation:
an organization putting in effort to attempt to stop counter reformtion
162
Jesuits:
Religious order people who serve Pope+Church
163
Westphalia:
a law granting freedom in France
164
Aztec city was _______
Tenochtitlan
165
Aztecs were polytheistic and made ______ atleast 10k people a year
sacrifices
166
Maya settled in...
Guatemala
167
Maya was poly_____
polytheistic
168
Incas built...
lots of pathways and roads
169
Scientific Revolution:
series of events leading to the birth of modern science
170
Nicholas Copernicus
an astronomer
171
Ptolemy
a rationalist
172
Johanes Kepler:
discovered that planets move eclipsical
173
Galileo Galilei:
he believed science would make people better
174
Sir Isaac Newton:
one of the greatest scientists
175
people made an ______ and compass
astrolobe
176
Caravel ship:
triangular sail ship
177
Vasco de Gama:
sailed around Africa and landed on a different route to Asia
178
Henry the Navigator:
responsible for Portugal's success on the sea
179
Christopher Columbus:
Italian sailor who thought he reached Asia
| He tried to go to the Atlantic but found Bahamas
180
Ferdinand Magellan:
a sailor who circumnavigated the earth
