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Exam review for Pre-Ap
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History
9th Grade
01/16/2012

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Hominid
Definition
Walk upright
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Neolithic age
Definition
Age of farming and agriculture. Produce food instead of a gathering
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Institution
Definition
Long lasting patter of organization in a community
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Paleolithic age
Definition
(stone age) used crude tools and weapons
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Nomad
Definition
No permanent home. Wanders from place to place.
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Bronze age
Definition
Period when people started using bronze instead of copper/stone.
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Where did the earliest humans originate?
Definition
Africa
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Who was Mary Leakey? Who was lucy?
Definition
Discovered footprints that linked early homind to modern humas. Lucy could walk upright and had opposable thumbs. She was discovered by Donald Johanson.
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Fertile Crescent
Definition
May have supported the earliest civiliaztion.  Very fertile.   Tigris & Euphrates river flowerd near. Flooding made it fertile. Desirable by famers.
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Dynasty
Definition
A series of rulers from a single family
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Subcontinent
Definition
A large landmass that forms a distinct part of a continent
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loess
Definition
A fertile deposit of windblown soil
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Sargon of Akkad
Definition
A conqueror that defeated the city-states of sumer. Sargon led his army from Akkad up north.
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Cataract
Definition
A waterfall of stretch of rapids in a river.
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Menes
Definition
King----UNITED EGYPT
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Theocracy
Definition
A government in which the ruler is viewed as a divine figure.
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What river civillizations have we studied?
Definition
Sumer(Mesopotamia), Egypt, Indus, and China
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What rivers helped support these 4 civilliazations
Definition
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What rivers supported the 4 civilizations?
Definition

China----Yellow River, Yangtze River

Indus------Indus River, Ganges River

Egypt-------------------------Nile River

         Sumer------------------Tigris River, Euphrates river, Persian gulf & Red Sea

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  • 3 disadvantages of Sumer's natural environment-
 
 
 
 
 
Definition
  • No Natural barriers to protect
  • Flooding of the Rivers
  • Limited natural resources.
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Indo-Europeans

 

Definition
  • Semi-nomadic
  • Migrated
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Steppes
Definition
Dry, grass-covered plains
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Hittites
Definition
Indo-european people who settled in Anatolia in 2000 B.C.
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Anatolia
Definition
Southwest Asian peninsula. Now occupied by turkey.
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Aryans
Definition
Indo-Europeans who migrated into the indian sub-continent
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Vedas
Definition
[four] collections of sacred writings produced by the Aryans during an early stage of their settlement in India.
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Brahmin
Definition
In Aryan society-- a member of the social class made up of priests--Religious leader
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Caste
Definition
Your level in society in hindu society
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Mahabharata
Definition

A great indian EPIC POEM, reflecting the struggles of the Aryans as they moved south into india.

 

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Jainism
Definition
--Religion found in india in the sixth century B.C whose members believe that everyting in the universe has a soul and therefore should not be harmed
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Minoans
Definition

Seafearing and trading people that lived on the isnald ofcrete from a bout 2000 to 1400 B.C.

MINOTAUR CRAP

 

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Phoenicians
Definition
SEAfearing people of SW ASIA
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Palestine
Definition
Where the Phoenicians used to live.
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Canaan
Definition
Ancient home of the Hebrews
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Torah
Definition
First 5 books of the hebrew bible
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Abraham
Definition
Father of the Hebrews
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Moses
Definition
Led the jews out of slavery from egypt
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Judah
Definition
The southern part of the split  Judah in south, Israel in the north
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Tribute
Definition
A payment made by a weaker power to a stronger power to obtain an asssurance of peace and security.
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Zionism
Definition
the desire to rebuild Israel
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What reasons for Indo-Euro migratino?
Definition
Land ran out of resources
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  1. What are the 4 noble truths?
Definition
  1. All of life is suffering
  2. Cause of suffering is pepole's desire for temporary pleasures
  3. To end suffering is to end desire
  4. To overcome desire--one must follow the 8 fold path
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8 fold path 
Definition
Could reach nirvana by following this. To end suffering and desire, you must follow this.
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  • What was Darius famous for?
Definition
  • Cambyses successor
  • used to be a kings body gaurd but seized the throne with an elite group of soldiers called the 1000 immortals. Extended persian empire  over fertile crescent. NOW A 2,500 mi empire
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confuisciasm

Definition
5 RELATIONSHIPS
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Why did Assryia develop such an aggressive army?
Definition
They came from a flat part of Mesopotamia and was easy to attack. They army become more fierce.
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Chaldeans?
Definition
Came from SW Asia...Helped destroy the fierce Assryians.
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Mycenaeans
Definition
settled on greek mainland    2000 B.C.
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Trojan War
Definition
Mycaneans fought against troy for ten years.
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Dorians
Definition
Moved into the Mycenean area after fire and ash.
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Homer
Definition
Blind story teller that told of the trojan war
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arictocracy
Definition
A government ruled by a small group of noble, land-owning families.
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Olgarchy
Definition
Government ruled by a few powerful people.
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Phalanx

Definition
fighting tactics used by foot soldiers. Stood side by side with swords & shields.
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polis
Definition
a greek city-state. Fundemental political unit of ancient greece after about 750 B.C
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Athens
Definition
Layed on a rocky hill in ancient greece. Democracy.......
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Helot
Definition
Peasants
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democracy
Definition
government ruled by the people.
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Persian wars
Definition
Wars between greece and the persian empire. Began in ionia on the coast of anatolia.
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Epics
Definition
Poems celebrating heroic deeds
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Monarchy
Definition
 ruled by king/queen
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Why was sea travel so important to greeks?
Definition
they were surrounded by it
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Why did greeks develop myths
Definition
to explain happenings
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2 most important greek city-states?
Definition
Athens/Sparta
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What were the consequences of the persian wars?
Definition
Golden age
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