test 2 Flashcards

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Started near body of water

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India, Mesopotamia, China

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2
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Percentage that asia covers

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33%

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3
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First known civilization in asia

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dravidians

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4
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Process of rebirth

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reincarnation

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5
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Name that the buddhist priest were called

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Brahmans

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Native Indian family that controlled India from 321 B.C. to 184 B.C.

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Maurya empire

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7
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Founded buddhism

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Siddharta Gautama

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8
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Goal of Hinduism

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Becoming one with Brahma

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9
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Ruled at the height of india’s golden age

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Guptas

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10
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Eastern and Western Section of India

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Bangladesh(E) and Pakistan(W)

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11
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World’s oldest living civilization

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China

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12
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China’s first civilization

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Huang He

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13
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Chung-kuo meaning

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middle country

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14
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China’s longest ruling dynasty

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chou

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15
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Known for casting bronze, horse drawn chariots, silk, and writing

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Shang

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16
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Two philosophies during chou dynasty

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taoism and confucianism

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17
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Great wall of china was built during what dynasty

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Ch’in dynasty

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18
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Ruled at the height of china

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Han dynasty

19
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connected china and rome

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Great silk road

20
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traveled throughout far east during Kublai Khan’s empire

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Marco polo

21
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Ruled over largest continental empire; conquered China in the 1200s

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Genghis Khan

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Dynasty that Descendants of Khan established

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Yuan dynasty

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Means source of the sun

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original inhabitants of the japanese islands

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How many independent nations were in Japan
10
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Oldest surviving religion
Shintou
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Families that ruled states of japan
Clans
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Another word for emperor
Mikado
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Isthmus that originally connected Asia and Africa
Isthmus of Suez
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small states (divisions) of early egyptian history
Nomes
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United two halves of egypt
Menez
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Called egypt gift of the nile
Herodotus
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Plant used in egypt
Papyrus
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symbol of egyptian state and society
Pyramid
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Language of egypt
Hieroglyphics
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Process of preserving bodies
Mummification
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Expanded egypt’s borders further than any other ruler
Thutmose III
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Took over Egypt after it divided
Ptolemy
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a person's actions in their life affect what they come back as
karma
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(!!ESSAY OPTION ONE!!) Describe Hinduism
Goal: become one with brahma god: Brahma Process: giving up any desires Karma: reincarnation if you fail to achieve this; whatever you come back as is the effect of your actions in life
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(!!ESSAY OPTION TWO!!) Describe the caste system
Brahmans (Hindu Priests) Princes and Warriors Landowners and Merchants Farmers, laborers, and servants You must remain in the caste you were born in; if you try to break the rules of your caste, youre considered an "Outcaste"
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(!!ESSAY OPTION THREE!!) Describe the three religions of Egypt
humanism (pharaoh), naturalism (frogs, cats, nile river), and polytheism(multiple gods)
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