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World History Final Flashcards

Semester 1

1
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refers to the period before writing was invented

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prehistory

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2
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refers to the study of past people and cultures through their materials

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Archaeology

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3
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discovered ancient stone tools in a gorge

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Leakeys/Tanzania

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4
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Skills and tools people use to make basic needs and wants

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Technology

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5
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first clues were footprints, bone, and tools

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Anthropologist/clues

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6
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person specially trained to read, write, and keep records in ancient civilizations

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Scribe

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7
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they arose away from river valleys

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Early American civilizations

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8
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first civilization, did not have wood or stone

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Sumerians and natural Recources

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9
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Ihstar gate and built the hanging gardens of Babylon

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Nebuchadnezzar

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10
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exile described below a period of “captivity” and loss

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Ancient Jews and Babylon

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11
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god of the afterlife

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Osris

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12
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god of the sun

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Re

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13
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united the 2 regions of ancient Egypt-upper and lower

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Menes

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14
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Built the fist empire known in history

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Sargon

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15
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united 12 tribes of Israel into a single nation

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David

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16
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trade with many and spread culture with their new alphabet

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Phoenician/trade

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17
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created the earliest known writing (cuneiform)

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Sumerian and the #6

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18
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conflict held its place in the view of the world

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Zoroastrianism/Ahura Mazda

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18
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wedge-shaped marks in clay tablets

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Cuneiform

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19
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covenant is a promise, the promised land in Cannan

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Covenant/Promised Land

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20
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houses made of snow and ice

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Igloos

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21
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vanished ones

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Hohokams

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22
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aztec’s language

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Nahuatl

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23
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invented the number 0

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Mayan #0

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24
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expected to steal food

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Spartan boys

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25
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everything had to be approved by the assembly

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Spartan Government

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26
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aristocracy: upper class, education (women) service to Athens entitled them more rights

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Aristocracy/Athens

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27
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Antigone is the play Sophocles wrote

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Antigone/Sophocles

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28
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temple in honor of Athena

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Parthenon

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29
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father of history, Persian war, conversations

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Herodotus

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30
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autocracy (ruled by one)

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Aristotole

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31
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began the spreading of Greek culture

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Philip II

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32
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doctor’s oath

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Hippocrates

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33
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reject

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Veto

33
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represent the plebeians in the senate and could read veto laws

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tribunes

34
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first emperor, found Rome of clay, meaning he found it with nothing and built it up

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Augustus

35
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accepted everyone

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Paul/Jesus

36
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Roman peace, travel, and trade were safe. (greek, Hellenistic, and Roman traditions)

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Pax Romana

37
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influences our daily life

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Roman Legal System

38
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Horace is a poet known for satire, satire attacks human folly

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Horace/Satire

38
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Virgil is a poet, and Livy is a historian, they both wanted to arouse patriotism and restore traditional Roman virtues

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Virgil and Livy

39
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activity depicted here was typical of a Roman social policy that critics

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Bread and Circuses

40
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mercy and sympathy for the poor

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Sermon on the Mount

40
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entertainment foods

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Reconquista

40
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blends Christian teaching with a logical approach to knowledge

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Augustine of Hippo

41
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revised and organized centuries of Roman law into a consistent legal code

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Justian Code

42
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“If I had been there with my valiant Franks, I would have avenged Jesus.”

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Clovis King of the Franks

43
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bound to the land where they work

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Serfs

44
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canterbury tales (holy place)

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Geoffrey Chaucer

45
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the church forbade the barons to make any attack on each other

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Power of the medieval Church

46
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bankers

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Usury/Jews

47
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granted town charters introduced national tax, extended royal ladns

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french king’s growing power

48
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the church is granted the power to elect and invest bishops, but the emperor could invest them with fiefs

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Concordat of Worms

49
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increased their power and limited the nobles

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Ivan the terrible, Henry II, and William I

50
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stated that the pope was second only to God

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Pope Innocent III

51
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caused the catholic church to start its reform and took hold over. northern Europe

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Protestant Reformation

52
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truth comes through investigation

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Scientific Method

53
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common language

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Vernacular/Bible

54
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painting gives depth and dimension

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Perspective

55
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a priest, and humanist, wanted to make religion more accessible by translating the bible into the vernacular language

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Erasmus

56
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believed in predestination

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Calvinism/Lutheranism

57
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Martin Luther wanted reform, John Calvin wanted more freedom

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Martin Luther and John Calvin

57
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successful ruler must be observant and practical rather than idealistic

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Machiavelli

58
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churches should be simple and plain rather than ornate and grand

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95 theses

59
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greatly increased the number of books available in Europe, allowed things to be printed a lot faster

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Printing Press

60
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Short anwser: Bubonic Plague

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The impact of the bubonic plague was huge on the economy and social stability because it killed millions and made families rebel against each other. It was also rapidly spreading disease and didn’t know how

61
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Short answer: Henry II and Common Law

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The legal reforms of Henry II eventually led to the formation of English common law because he and the church wanted the same power. He also wanted to tax the clergy.

62
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Short answer: Christian church and women

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The medieval church protected them because they could have a good education and become. a nun. It limited them because that was pretty much all they could do

63
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Short answer: early Civilizations

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The earliest civilization developed near major rivers because it gave them water for drinking and farming. Since they had the river close, it made the land fertile for growing crops.

64
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short answer: Hammurabi Code

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Some issues Hammurabi”s Code addressed were civil wars, like rape and divorce. There were 282 civil laws, and there were some civil laws.

65
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short answers: 10 Commandmetns

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The significance of the Ten Commandments is that God sent eh commandments through Moses, God was truly the one to give them the Ten Commandments. Some are (4) honor your father and mother, thou shall not kill, etc.

66
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Short answer: Greek playwrights

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There were themes that were explored by Greek playwrights. Some themes were moral and social issues as well as the relationships between the people and the gos. For example, Aeschylus wrote about the the Persians, while Sophocles wrote Antigone.

66
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Short answer: Maya, Aztecs, and Incas

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The Maya, Aztecs, and Incas have some similarities. One similarity is that they were all polytheistic. Another example is they all used a stela. Lastly, their priests were all predicts.

67
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Short Anwser: Hannibal

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Hannibal surprised Rome during the Second Punic War by marching his army suddenly. the Romans countered the attack by cutting off his supply lines and avoiding battles.

68
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Short anwser: Roman Republic: Senators, Consuls, and Dictators

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There are 3 main roles in the Roman Republic; Senators, Consuls, and Dictators. A dictator is someone who controls the government. The consul is Julius Caesar (president), while the senators are advisors to the king.

69
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Trojan War and the lliad

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Many people died during this war. For example, Achilles, Hector, and Paris all died. After a long time of the war gonig on, Odysseus and the Greeks came up with a plan/ Their plant was to use the Trojan Horse to get into the city,. Once they got in the city they would climb out and all attack the city.

70
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time of 2.1 million years to 15,000 years ago, deposits have yielded the fossil remains of more than 60 hominids, the most known record of human evolution during the past 2 million years

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Olduvai Gorge

71
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it told people when to plant and harvest

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Calendar

72
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king of the gods

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Amon-Re

73
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isis

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goddess of magic and motherhood

74
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Stelea

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tall stone monument

75
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Trojan War/ Mycenaeans

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The Trojan War fought for Troy over the trade routes, the Mycenaeans were warlike people and spoke Greek

76
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Solon

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he outlawed debt slavery

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