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Ch.1-15 (not encluding 5,8)
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01/15/2007

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Legend
Definition
Folktales that help explain the past
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Archeology
Definition
The study of the remains of past human life and culture.
Term
Artifact
Definition
Iteams made by people in the past
weapons, tools, pottery, and works of art.
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Dating
Definition
The way of determing the age of certain archeological artifacts
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Archeologists
Definition
Scientists who study the remains of past human life
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Anthropologist
Definition
Scienctists who study the orgin and development of humans
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Prehistory
Definition
No written record
2.3 million yrs -3000BC
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Specialization
Definition
Devolopment of occupations
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Domesticated
Definition
tamed
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Band
Definition
Prehistoric groups that gathered food and lived together
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Homo Sapiens
Definition
"man who thinks"
third type of man on earth
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Migrate
Definition
to make one's way
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Neolithic Revolution
Definition
The beginning of famring
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Sumer
Definition
Area of Masopotamia where Sumerians settled
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cit-state
Definition
a Sumerian city that was consided a state itself
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Ziggurat
Definition
A sumerian temple
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Gilgamesh
Definition
A famous priest king who wanted to become a god

First written story
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artisan
Definition
skilled worker
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cuneiform
Definition
Sumerian writing
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Priest-kings
Definition
Sumerian priest and kings of the city-states
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Sargon I
Definition
A ruler from a area in nothern mesopotamia who created the world's first empire.
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Hammurabi's Law Code
Definition
Wrote 280 laws fair to everyone know matter how much land they owned. Laws in the center of town
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scribe
Definition
a writer
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scribe
Definition
a writer
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contributions (mesopotamia)
Definition
known as cradle of civilization:
wheel 12 month calender
plow
sailboat
# system based on 60(60minhr/60sec/360)
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Memphis
Definition
Capital on the border of upper and lower egypt
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Nile River
Definition
a river that flows in central Africa to the Meditterean Sea. Area where the Egyptians settled
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Narmer
Definition
King of the south-united upper and lower egypt
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What are the Pharaoh's powers
Definition
Ruler, Priest, God Means "Great House"
Owned all land gave gifts to the rich. chose all governtment officals
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Pyramids
Definition
Great tombs built for the pharaohs
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mummies
Definition
A wrapped body od a preserved dead person
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Hyksos
Definition
a people from western Asia- controlled Egypt during the middle kingdom
horse drawn chariots and weapons of bronze and iron.
Term
Thutmose III
Definition
in the new kingdom
a warrior pharaoh who extended his rule to Syria
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Hatsheput
Definition
new kingdom
developed trade and built temples
Thutmose's stepmother
didn't want war
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Amenhotep
Definition
a pharaod who opposed the priests and tried to set up a new religion.
Term
hieroglyphics
Definition
a type of writing in which pictures stand for words and sounds
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Ahmose
Definition
An Egyptian prince who drives out the Hyksos
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embalming
Definition
A process to preserve dead bodies.
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pharaoh
Definition
An Egyptian Ruler
Means "Great House"
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Egyptian Contributions
Definition
Papyrus, # system based on 10,
whole numbers, fractions, geometry to survey land, calender (3 seasons,5 feast days), dentists, eye doctors, animals doctors, surgeons, sewed cuts, set bones, indigestion, and hair loss
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Trade - Phoenicians
Definition
Traveled places no one eles would venture out to. controlled the trade of the meditterean sea.
Term
Treaties
Definition
An agreement between countries
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Canaanites
Definition
Herders that lived in Canaan
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Purple merchants
Definition
Purple was a very important trading iteam used for Vips only
Term
Colonies
Definition
permenat settlements
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Holy of Holies
Definition
Most sacred chamber in the temples
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alphabet
Definition
Most modern alphabets can be traced back to the Phoencian alphabet.
Term
Abraham
Definition
A hebrew who made an agreement with god to bring his people to the promised land (canaan)
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Yahweh
Definition
God
the god the hebrews believed in
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Moses
Definition
A hebrew leader who lead the hebrews out of Egypt and recieved the 10 commandents from Yahweh.
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monotheism
Definition
the belief in one god
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prophets
Definition
People who claim to have messages from god
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psalms
Definition
sarcred songs
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urns
Definition
Ornamental vased used by the Phoencians for burial
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nomads
Definition
nomadic people - constently moving form one place to another
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descendents
Definition
offspring the children of parents
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Carthage
Definition
founded by Dido
became a traditional city and the the meditterian sea power
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Exodus
Definition
The Hebrew's escape from Egypt led by Moses
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covenant
Definition
an agreement between God and his people
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covenant
Definition
an agreement between God and his people
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Hebrew Traditions
Definition
Believing in 1 god
Believing in a just god
Individuals and Society should likewise be just
10 commandments and old testament
laws designed to treat one another fairly
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excavate
Definition
to dig in the ground or find by digging
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ages
Definition
The lenght of time something has exsisted
Term
Assyrian
Army (descride it)
Definition
A people who conquered a large area of the middle East

power due to iron weapons,Cruel warriors,set fire to buildings, heavy taxes, spread stories of cruelty
Term
weapons- Assyrians
Definition
They used iron weapons from the Hitties
Term
Goverenment:
Assyrian
Chaldeans
Persian
Definition
A-governed by officials-provinces
C-King Nebuchadnezzar
P- Mild rulers-20 provinces-inspectors
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provinces
Definition
Political districts
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Ashurbanipal
Definition
A great Assyrian king who started one of the world's first libraries
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library
Definition
Created by Ashurbanipa
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Chaldeans-Babylon
Definition
warriors who conquered many other people
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Nebuchadnezzar
Definition
King of the Chaldeans
built hanging gardens
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hanging gardens
Definition
in Babylon built by nebuchadnezzar for his wife.
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caravans
Definition
groups who traveled together for saftey.
Term
astromners
Definition
people who collect, study, and explain things about the heavens.
Term
Persians-Iran
Definition
A people who treated others they conquested with kindness
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Immortals
Definition
The best fighters in the Persian army
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Darius
Definition
One of the strongest Persian kings
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inspectors
Definition
eyes and ears of the Persain kings
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Zoroaster
Definition
Religions Persian leader who introduced evil and good gods
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royal road
Definition
Perisan road system that linked the empire together and helped trade
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coins
Definition
Persains started the idea. Borrowed the idea from Lydia
Term
smelting
Definition
A process in which you heat iron ore, hammer out its impurities and rapidly cool it
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Ninevah
Definition
The Assyrian capital that was captured by the Chaldeans
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Marduk
Definition
A Chaldean god that had a statue made out of gold
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ishtar gate
Definition
entrance to Babylon
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litter
Definition
a carrige without wheels that was carried by servants
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Persepolis
Definition
The capital city of the Persians
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Crete
Definition
The island the Minoan civilization developed on around 2800BC.
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Knossos
Definition
The cheif city of the Minoans
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labyrith
Definition
Another name for the "Great Maze"
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Prow
Definition
the front part of the ship the Minoans used as a ram
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parchment
Definition
Thin animal skin used as windows
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bull-leaping
Definition
A form of "bull-fighting"
religious ceremony
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sports-minoans
Definition
boxing matched and bull leaping
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minotaur
Definition
The half bull, half man who lived in the maze and ate human flesh
Term
Trojan War
Definition
myceaneans attack the city of troy because of paris who stole helen.
homer a blind poet wrote about it 500 yrs later
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Homer
Definition
a blind poet who wrote the Illiad which is about the trojan war
Term
Dark Ages
Definition
After years of civil wars the Myceaneans were defeated by the Dorians.time of wonering and killing. Trade stopped, people forgot how to write and keep records
Term
Hellenes
Definition
After Dark Age
People had to create a new civilization, herding and farming, independent communities. This is what people called themseleves
Term
Megaron
Definition
A square room with a fireplace in the center of it
Term
Olive Oil
Definition
uesd for cooking, lamps, and body rubs
Term
tenants
Definition
People who live on or work on another person's land
Term
civial war
Definition
Wars between oposing groups of citizens
Term
shrine
Definition
A sarced place of worship
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Polis
Definition
a city-state
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Acropolis
Definition
fortified fill
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Agora
Definition
open-air marketplace
Term
constitution
Definition
a set of rules and principals for governing
Term
Persian Wars
Definition
Wars against Perisa and the Greeks.
Persian conquers Ionia
Inians rebel with mainland Greeks help
Darius wants revenge on the greeks
Darius sends 600 ships and surprise attacks by the Greeks
A greek victory
Term
Delian League
Definition
a defensive groups of Greek city-states that wanted to join
Term
Peloponnesian War
Definition
Fight between Sparta and Athens
last 30 yrs
Athens surrenders
Term
Pericles
Definition
"first citizen of Athens"
leader who made Athens center of art, philosophy, and architecture.
Term
Solon
Definition
comes up with the first succesful consitution
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Draco
Definition
First person to come up with a constitution but fails.
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Marathon
Definition
a plain northeast of Athens
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Athens Soical Class
Definition
1.3 class Oligarchy
A.Nobles B.Merchants C.Manufactures
2.Farmers-Artisans

Women and Men somewhat equal
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Sparta Social Class
Definition
1.Aristorcrats
2.Nobles
3.Helots-Farmers
4.Perioeci-Merchants
Men-Women
Term
Sparta Government
Definition
Valued the military warrior cult not government
2 kings
assemble(all citizens)-passed laws
5 Ephors-public affairs and education
Council of Elders-suggested laws and served as high court(men over 60)
Term
Athens Government
Definition
Values participation in government
First democracy
Assembly- all males over 20
Generals-ran army,navy,and judges
Council of 500-daily business(lot)
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Olympics-Pancratium
Definition
a fighting event-boxing and wrestling
Term
pentathalon
Definition
An olympic game and the winner would be considered the all around best athelete.
Made up of 5 events(run,jump,discus,wrestling,and javelin)
Term
Theater-tradedy/comedy
Definition
Honor Dionysus
Aeschylus come up with play
First tradedgy and then comdy
Term
Aeschylus
Definition
replaces singing and telling a story with actors(play)
a writer of tradagy plays
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Sophocles
Definition
A great tradagy writer(sins and mistakes)
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Aristophanes
Definition
Great writer of comedy
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Euripides
Definition
Great writer of tradgedy(people suffered because of bad things)
Term
Science-Hippocrates
Definition
"Father of Scientific Method"
Came up with the Hippocratic Oath for doctors
Term
Phiosophy-Socrates
Definition
seeks the truth. Teaches people to thinkg by asking questions = Socratic Method
found guilty of being dangerous so drank poison and died
Term
Plato
Definition
pupil of Socrates
built the Acedemy
wrote the Republic(political science) and "The Dialogues" (truth and loyalty)
Term
Aristotle
Definition
plato's student
wrote 200 books
callification system
3rd step in sci.method (hypothesis)
logic and reasoning
Term
Mt.Olympus
Definition
The place the greek gods and goddesses lived.
Term
Demosthenes
Definition
A soilder in Phillip's army and a orater.
Warned the people that Phillip II was dangerous
Term
Hostage
Definition
Person held by an enemy
Term
alliances
Definition
partnership
Term
Phillip II and Alexander the Greats empire goals
Definition
Phillip II-goal unify greek city-state

Alexander the Great-goal was to have world empire and peace
Term
barbaroi
Definition
barbarians
What the greeks called the persians who didn't follow greek culture
Term
Alexandria
Definition
The name of most of the cities when Alexander the Great was in charge.(70)
The most famous was in Egypt-2 harbors, lighthouse,palace,school, and library
Term
Hellenistic
Definition
"like the Helens"
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Social Order
Definition
how grouops are classed
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Latins
Definition
The group that settled on the Palatine
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soothsayer
Definition
people who predict the future.
Term
catacombs
Definition
undergroud tombs of the Etruscans
Term
necropolis
Definition
cemetary
Term
gladiatorial games
Definition
fights of the enslaved people helded at funerals
Term
rome government
Definition
republic-people chose their leader
Term
consuls
Definition
2 administrators and military leaders
Term
veto
Definition
say no to
Term
Senate-Roman
Definition
daily problems of gov't(300)-for life
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tribune
Definition
government officials
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plebians
Definition
farmers and artisans
lower class
Term
patricans
Definition
oldest and richest families
upper class
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legions
Definition
divions of Roman soldiers
Term
Punic Wars
Definition
Rome vs. Carthage
Romans felt threatened by the Carthaginians in Sicily
Term
Hannibal
Definition
gereral who surprises the Romans by landing in Spain and marching through Gaul into Northen Italy.
Hannabal loses at Zama first lose
Term
publicans
Definition
Ancient Roman tax collectors
Term
reformers
Definition
People who tries to improve conditions in rome
ex.Tiberius Gracchus and Gaius Gracchus
Term
Gracchus
Definition
brothers who were both reformers and were both killed:
Tiberius limited land ownership
Gaius moved the poor back to the countryside and give wheat to the poor.
Term
Dictator
Definition
Absolute ruler of a state
Term
Julius Caesar
Definition
military hero
made popular reforms,founded colonies,and extended Roman citizenship.
Term
triumvirate
Definition
group of 3 rules with equal power
Term
Decline of city-states(athens and sparta)
Definition
after peloponnesian was bitterness between classes
thebes overthrow spartans
city-states become weaker
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