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Final Exam History
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History
9th Grade
12/17/2011

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development of agriculture
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the 1st permanent human settlements were results of this revolution
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daoist
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central belief of this religion is that man must learn to live in harmony with nature
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menes
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this king united lower and upper egypt
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inca
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people who built a large empire in south america
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socrates
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greek philosopher famous for his method of questioning
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mandate of heavan
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chinese concept that royal authority is the result of divine approval
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irrigation
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this farming practice was most responsible for the development of early cities
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siddhartha guatama
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indian prince who founded buddhism
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constantine
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the emporer that converted the roman empire to christianity
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hebrews
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this people group are considered the first monothiestics
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economic transactions
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keeping records first began in order to keep track of these activities
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india
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hinduism is the major belief in this country
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plebeians
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the name was given to common people during the roman republic
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ramadan
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muslims fast from dawn to dusk during this holy month
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heart
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this eternal organ was left in the human body during the mummification process
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genghis khan
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the leader of mongols who conquered the largest land empire
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caste system
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system of social division that breaks hindu's into 5 different groups which decide where they can live, the jobs they hold and who they can marry
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family
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confuscists believe that _____ was the central to the well-being of the state
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zeus
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the head of all greek gods
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river valleys
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the world's 1st civilizations arose along these geographical features
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pax romana
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name was given to the 200 yr period of peace in the roman empire
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maya
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the largest native american empire located in the central mexico that declined in 900 A.D.
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rosetta stone
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the artifact that was the key to the understanding of egyptain hieroglyphic writings
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mosque
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muslims worship in this building
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herodotus
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this classical historian was the father of history
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democracy
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athens is known for developing this government
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lalibela
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this king was known for carving christian churches out of solid rock
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pax mongolia
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when the mongols established peace and stability across asia, it was called ________
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shinto
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this was the chief religion in early japan
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bantu
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the migration of people group across africa spread a common language to many
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christendom
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historians called the christian society that was formed in western europe __________ 
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mansa musa
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the west african ruler famous for his hajj to mecca and put west africa on the map
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reconquista
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the is the time period when christians drove the moors out of the iberian peninsula 
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sulyman
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he led the ottoman empire to the greatest, making many improvements in the gov't
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gold
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n. african traders crossed the sahara to trade salt for ____
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justinian
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byzantine ruler who reclaimed the old roman empire and organized a new code of law
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