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| Why is geography important to history? |
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| makes connections between places, people, and events |
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| How do archaeologists find out about early peoples? |
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Material remains of human cultures are studied
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| Which of the following is the job of a historian? |
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Study how people lived in the past
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| Which of the following was a characteristic of the old stone age? |
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-->beginning of stone tools
-->nomads |
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| Which of the following beliefs were hprobably held by Stone Age people? |
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--> Animism
--> life after death |
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| What was the Neolithic Revolution? |
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The change from nomadic to settled farming life ushered in the New Stone Age
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| Which was akey factor of early civilizations? |
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-->cities -->Job specialization -->complex religions -->social classes -->arts/arch. -->public works -->writings -->well-organized central gov
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| Which of the following caused ancient civilizations to change? |
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Shifts in the physical environment and interactions among people
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| Where did the first cities emerge? |
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| How did ancient Egyptians view their pharoahs? |
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| The Pyramid Age is another name for_____? |
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| The need to keep records led to the development of what in Ancient Egypt? |
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| What was Sumer made up of? |
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| What was The Epic of Gilgamesh? |
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-->one of the 1st known works of literature
-->a story about a Sumerian hero |
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| The Code of Hammurabi was a major achievement for what reason? |
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| It was the 1st important attempt of a ruler to codify all the laws that would govern a state |
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| According to the Torah, who united the Hebrew tribes into a single nation? |
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| Why does Egyptian art often feature people from Nubia? |
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For centuries Egytians & Nubians:
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--> ruled |
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| What geographical feature had the greatest influence on ancient Egypt? |
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| Most Egyptians were members of what group? |
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| How did the Sumerians differ from the Egyptians in the way that they view their pharoahs? |
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Sumerians --> servant of god
Egyptians --> as gods |
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| What body of water had an influence on early Indian civilization? |
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| What evidence suggests that the Indus valley city had a well-organized gov.? |
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| What did the Aryans divide people into classes by? |
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| What is The Mandate of Heaven an idea behind? |
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| In Aryan Society, as the power shifted from the Kshatriyas to the Brahmins, the society became more____? |
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| Focused on spiritual issues |
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| According to the Bhagavad-Gita, what was an important Aryan religious belief? |
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| Why was the Huang He nicknamed the "River of Sorrows?" |
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When it flooded it brought mass destruction of crops and starvation
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| Hindus believed that caste could be changed by what? |
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| Who was the gov. of Indian villages administrated by? |
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| Which philosophy taught that gov. should pass strict laws and enforce them w/ harsh punishments? |
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| What was the trade route that linked China w/ the west? |
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| What do both the Hindus and Buddhists believe in? |
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--> nonviolence
--> karma/dharma
--> moksha
-->cycle of rebirth
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| The golden age of India took place during the rile of the ___? |
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| In Hindu society, the purpose of caste rules was to_____? |
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| Seperate different species of beings |
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| In an Indian household, the head of the family was whom? |
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| Confucius taught the Chinese people that their most important duty was ___? |
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| filial piety-respect for parents |
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| Who was Plato's greatest student? |
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| The geography of Greece helped creat what? |
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| Following the Persian Wars, Greece was dominated by whom? |
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| The Peloponnesian War resulted from conflict between____? |
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| Greek theater evolved out of ___? |
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| Alexander the Great's most lasting achievement was what? |
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| The center of the Hellenistic world was where? |
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| What geographic characteristics of Greece provided a link to the outside world? |
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| A form of gov. controlled by a small, powerful elite from the business class is called___? |
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| From childhood, Spartan boys were trained to be what? |
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| According to Aristotle, the best gov. was ___? |
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| one ruled by a single strong, virtuous leader |
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| In Roman gov. who represented the rights of plebeians? |
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| In the fields of art and lit., Romans were greatly influenced by the culture of whom? |
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| Which of the following places did Constatine make the center of power for the Roman empire? |
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| How did the wealth acquired from winning an empire affect Rome? |
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Farmers abandoned their fields and the mid-class sank into poverty
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| The decline of the Roman republic followed a century of civil wars fought over the what question? |
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| Which statement generally describes Rome's attitude toward people of diff religions in the empire? |
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| As long as the citizens honored Roman gods, they could have w/e religion |
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| What wasn't related to the "fall" of Rome? |
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| The assasination of Julius Caesar |
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| What civilizations ruled an area that included the Andes Mt.? |
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#60
The 1st people who migrated to N.America came by way of a land bridge across the present day____? |
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#62
Which of the following groups conquered the former Roman province of Gual? |
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| Under feudalism, lords granted land to vassals in exchange for what? |
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| New agricultural technologies in the Mid-ages led to what? |
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| increase in food productions |
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| Why was the Battle of Tours significant? |
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| It pushed the Muslims out of France |
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| Which group made up the largest part of the population in feudal society? |
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| Why was the Magna Carta important? |
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| It made it clear that monarchs must obey the laws also |
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| What was the chief goal of the Crusades? |
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| Liberate (free) the holy lands |
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| What was a result of the plague in Europe? |
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