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1
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Consider an argument or concept in a way that uncovers the assumptions and interrelationships of the issue

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Examine

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King of Macendonia who conquered Greece, Egypt, and Persia

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Alexander the Great

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A major river in South America that flows through Peru, Bolivia, Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, and Brazil

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Amazon River

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Break down in order to bring out the essential elements or structure

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Analyze

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Leader of the Mauryan Dynasty dynasty of India who conquered most of India but eventually gave up violence and converted to Buddhism

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Ashoka

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6
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First emperor of Rome

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Augustus

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Means “enlightened one,” He said to have renounced his worldly possessions and taught of a way to overcome suffering

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Buddha

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A cause and effect relationship in which one variable controls the changes in another variable

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Causation

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A written code of rules that guided the ancient society of Babylon; dates back to 1772 B.C.

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Code of Hammurabi

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Examination of two or more topics/themes with reference to their likeness or unlikeness

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Comparison

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(551-479 BCE) A Chinese philosopher known also as Kong Fuzi created one of the most influential philosophies in Chinese history

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Confucius

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Historical thinking skill: Situates historical events, developments, or processes within the broader context in which they occurred to draw conclusions for their significance

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Contextualization

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Key historical concept. Historians recognize that over time some things stay the same but others change

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Continuity and change over time

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to support with evidence; to confirm, make more certain, bolster, substantiate, verify

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Corroborate

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separation

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Demarcation

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A person or an animal that searches widely for food or provisions

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Forager

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An imperial dynasty that ruled China (most of the time) from 206 BC to 221 and it expanded its boundaries and developed its bureaucracy

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Han Dynasty

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A river in South Asia that flows from the Himalayas to the Arabian Sea

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Indus River

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A Jew from Galilee in Northern Israel who sought to reform Jewish beliefs and practices. He was executed as a Revolutionary by the Romans. Basis of the Christian religion.

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Jesus

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A member of a major pre-Colombian civilization of the Yucatan Peninsula that reached its peak in the 9th-century a.d. and produced magnificent ceremonial cities with pyramids, a sophisticated mathematical and calendar system, hieroglyphic writing, fine sculptures, painting, and ceramics

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Mayan Civilization

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A major North American river and the chief river of the United States, longest river in the U.S.

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Mississippi River

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Major cities of the Indus Valley civilization; both of which flourished around 2000 B.C.E.

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Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa

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(10,000-8,000 BCE) The development of agriculture and the domestication of animals as a food source. This led to the development of permanent settlements and the start of civilization; New Stone Age

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Neolithic Revolution

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Civilization in the Andes, in today’s Peru, characterized by monumental architecture, non-grain-based farming, and the absence of a writing system and little contact with the outside world.

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Norte Chico

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earliest known American civilization, located in southern Mexico and known for its pyramids and huge stone heads

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Olmec Civilization

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Theory that Africa is the birthplace for all human species; humans migrate from Africa towards other areas of the world around 1.5 million years ago

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Out of Africa Theory

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societies whose subsistence derives from the rearing of domesticated animals.

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Pastoral societies

28
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A form of social organization in which males dominate females

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Patriarchy

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Historical Thinking Skill: Explain ways historical events and processes can be organized into discrete, different, and definable historical periods

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Periodization

30
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Greek philosophers

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Plato, Socrates, Aristotle

31
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before written history

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Prehistoric

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(r.221-210 BCE) The first emperor of the Qin Dynasty who believed strongly in Legalism and sought to strengthen the centralized China through public works.

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Qin Shihuangdi

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An empire established by Augustus in 27 BC and divided in AD 395 into the Western Roman Empire and the Eastern or Byzantine Empire

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Roman Empire

34
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Two rivers that form the outside border of Mesopotamia

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Tigris and Euphrates

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Also known as the Huang-He. The second longest river in China. The majority of ancient Chinese civilizations originated in its valley

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Yellow River

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Massive pyramidal stepped tower made of mudbricks. It is associated with religious complexes in ancient Mesopotamian cities, but its function is unknown

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Ziggurat

37
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Give an account of the similarities and differences between two or more items or situations, referring to both/all of them throughout

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Compare and contrast

38
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The process of spreading a feature or trend from one place to another over time

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Diffusion

39
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offer a considered and balanced review that includes a range of arguments, factors, or hypotheses. Your conclusion should be presented clearly and supported by appropriate evidence

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Discuss

40
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A particular period in history

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Era

41
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make a judgement by weighing up the strengths and limitations

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Evaluate

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Make an idea or concept clear by describing it in more detail or revealing relevant facts

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Explain

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A geographical area of fertile land in the Middle East stretching in a broad semicircle from the Nile to the Tigris and Euphrates

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Fertile Crescent

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the age of Alexander the Great; the period when the Greek language and ideas were carried to the non-Greek world.

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Hellenistic Era

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Also known as the Harappan civilization, located in India along the Indus river, near the Thar desert and the Himalayas Mountain

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Indus Valley Civilization

46
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The first state to unify most of the Indian subcontinent. It was founded by Chandragupta Maurya in 324 B.C.E. and survived until 184 B.C.E. From its capital at Pataliputra in the Ganges Valley it grew wealthy from taxes

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Mauryan Empire

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(750,000 BCE- 10,000 B.C.E.) Old Stone Age. A period of time in human history characterized by the use of stone tools and the use of hunting and gathering as a food source.

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Paleolithic Age

48
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A period of peace and prosperity throughout the Roman Empire, lasting from 27 B.C. to A.D. 180

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Pax Romana

49
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A blending of beliefs and practices from different religions into one faith

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Syncretism

50
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Paleolithic carvings of the female form, often with exaggerated breasts, buttocks, hips, and stomachs, may have had religious significance

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Venus Figurines

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