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Pre-AP World History Mid-Term
Flashcards for Pre-AP World History Finals - Faith Christian School
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History
9th Grade
12/07/2011

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Papyrus
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Made from the papyrus plant that grows by marshes. Where we get word "paper"
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Silt
Definition
Fertile soil carried as sediment in river water
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Hieroglyphics
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Method of Egyptian writing that used pictures or symbols to indicate words or sounds
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Mummification
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Preservation process that involved treating a corpse with various chemicals
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Mesopotamia
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Ancient name for plains along the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers; area known as the location of one of the world first civilizations
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City-States
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Form of government that consisted of a town or city and the surrounding land it controlled
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Cuneiform
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Sumerian method of writing using a stylus to make combinations of wedge shapes
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Arch
Definition
Curved structure over an opening. Made by the Sumerians
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Polytheism
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The belief of many gods
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Ziggurat
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Sumerians Temples built in layers, each one smaller than the one below it
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Polygamy
Definition
belief in multiple wives
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Suttee
Definition
Indian ritual in which a widow commits suicide after the death of her husband
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Vedas
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The great literature of the Indo-Aryan religion
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Upanishads
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philosophical explanations of the Vedic religion
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Epics
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Long poems describing hereos and great events
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Animism
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The belief that spirits inhabit everything
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Mandate of Heaven
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Right to rule claimed to have been granted to ancient Chinese rulers by the gods
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Warring States
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As the  the Zhou declined in power, new states emerged and began fighting. This became the Warring States
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Analects
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The collection of Confucius's writings that became known as Confucianism
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Yin and Yang
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Yin is female, dark, and passive. Yang is male, bright, and active.
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Daoism
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The belief that an indescribable force governs the universe and all of nature
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What is John's URL?
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