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10th Grade
06/06/2011

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democracy
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"the rule of the many," government by the people, either directly or through their elected representatives
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civilization
Definition
a complex culture in which large numbers of people share a number of common elements such as social structure, religion
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dynasty
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a family of rulers whose right to rule is passed on within the family
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artisans
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a skilled craftsperson who makes products such as weapons and jewelry
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dowry
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a gift of money or property paid at the time of marriage, either by the brides parents to her husband or, in islamic societies, by husband to his wife 
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Marshall plan
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communism was successful in countries with economic problems. it provided $13 billion to rebuild war-torn Europe
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Berlin Air lift
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supplies would be flown in by American and British airplanes
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friend of the people
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jean-Paul Marat - radical journal
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plebeians
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in the roman republic, a social class made up of minor landholders, craftspeople, merchants, and small farmers
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Dark Age
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octavian
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Ceasers heir and grandnephew, joined a forces to form the second triumvirate
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Baghdad, Cairo, Damascus
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sheikh
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the ruler of an Arabic tribe, chosen from one of the leasing families by a council of elders
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shiite
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a Muslim group that accepts only the descendents of the Muhammd's son-in-law ali as the true rulers of Islam
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sunni
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a muslim group that accepts only the descendents of the Umayyads as the true rulers of Islam
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Ziggurat
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a massive stepped tower on which was bulit a temple dedicated to the chief god or goddess of a sumerian city 
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Anthropology
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the study of human life and culture based on artifacts and human fossils
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theocracy
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government by divine authority
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bureaucracy
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an administrative organization that relies on nonelective officals and regular procedures
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porcelain
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a ceramic made of fire clay baked at very high temperatures
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policy of containment
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a plan to keep something such as communism, within its existing geographical boundaries and prevent further aggressive moves
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hajj
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a pilgrimage to Makkah, one of the reguirements of the five pillars of Islam
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estate
Definition
one of the three classes into which french society was divided before the revolution
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oligarchy
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"the rule of the few" a form of government in which a small group of people exercise controls
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fossils
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a remnant or impression of an organism from the past
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socratic method
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the method of teaching used by the greek philosopher socrates, it employs a question-and-answer format to lead pupils to see things for themselves by using there own reason
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patricians
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great landowners, they formed the ruling class in the roman republic
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bazaar
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a covered market in islamic cities
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shari'ah
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a law code drawn up by MUslim scholars after Muhammad's death; it provided beliefs with a set of pratical laws to regualte their daily lives
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domestication
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adaptation for human use
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agora
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in early greek city-states, an open area that served s a gatheing place and as a market
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bronze age
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the period from around 3000 to 1200 characterized by the widespread use of bronze for tools and weapons
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arms race
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building up armies and stores weapons to keep up with an enemy
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cold war
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the period of poltical tension following WW2 and ending with the fall of communism in the soviet union at the end of the 1980s
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nationalism
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the unique culture identity of a people based on common language, religion, and national symbol
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Jean-Paul Marat
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radical wrote friend of the ppl
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spartacus
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leader of slave rebellion, rome
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Romans were good diplomats
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illiad & Odyssey
Definition
epic poems written by homer
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Genghis Khan
Definition
leader of the Mongols
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allah
Definition
islam god
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monotheism
Definition
belief in one god
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poetry
Definition
chinese expressed their literary talents through this
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li bo/ duo fu
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two o fthe most popular poets during the tang era
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truman doctrine
Definition
to stop the spread of communism
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maximillien robespierre
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anyone opposed to being governed by the general will should be executed
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tiber river
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river that runs through rome
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mycenae
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first greek city state
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odyssey
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homers masterpieace
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mosques
Definition
muslim house of worship
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arabain peninsula
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surronded by water; in the middle east; sand
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koran
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muslims bible
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estates general
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decristianization
Definition
france after the french revolution
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federal republic of Germany
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west germany
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reign of terror
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commity of public safety took over the courts
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german democratic republic
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east germany
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bonn
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east berlin
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4 allies that divided germany into 4 zones
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united states, france, great britain, soviet union
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8 countries - nuclear weapons
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israel, france, russia, united states,uk,india, china, pakistan
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makkah
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sputnik I
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its the first spacecraft to orbit the earth
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the berlin wall
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built to keep the communism in
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fidel castro
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communist leader Cuba
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nikita krushchez
Definition
during the cold war he was the leader of soviet union
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john f. kennedy
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he was the 35th president, during the cold war
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excelled in military matters
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napolean
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practical law and politics
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NATO
Definition
an allinces between noncommunist countries
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warsaw pact
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agreement between communist countries
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napoloen bonaparte
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dictator of france after the french revolution
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domino theory
Definition
spread of communism
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