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History Review Empires Flashcards

1
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The study of the Earth, its people and the environments they live within and how they interact is called?

A

Geography

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Where one place is located in relation to another is called?

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Relative

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A theme of geography described by the physical features or human characteristics of a certain area is called:

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Place

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A theme of geography that looks at how people deal with the surroundings in which they live is called?

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Human environmental Interaction

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A broad area of the Earth or continent that can be identified by its characteristics is called:

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Region

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The study of the origin and development of people and their societies is called:

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anthropology

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7
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The way of life of a certain people or society handed down from generation to another is called:

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culture

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Moving from place to place as they follow game, weather,… is called?

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Nomads / movement

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A complex, highly organized social order is called:

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civilization

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The skills and tools people use to meet their basic needs is called:

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technology

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what are the 8 features of a civilization!

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  1. cities
  2. well organized governments
  3. complex region
  4. job specialization
  5. social classes
    6 .art & architecture
  6. Public Works
  7. Writings
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12
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A political unit that includes a city and its surrounding lands and villages is called a?

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City states

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13
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A group of states/territories controlled by one ruler is called an?

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Empire

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14
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The “Father of Egyptology” was?

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Champollion

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15
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The spread of ideas, customs and technologies from one people to another is called:

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cultural diffusion

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16
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The spiritual man within a man (soul) was called a?

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Ka

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17
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The Egyptian god of eternal life was?
And the Egytian God of hell is?

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Isis
Osiris

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18
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Second to the Pharoah, this man handled much of the administration of the Egyptian government:

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Vizier

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19
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The longest reigning Pharoah to reign in Egypt was?

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Ramses ll

20
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The great city of Assyria, conquered by the Medes, and where Jonah was supposed to preach was?

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Nivevah

21
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The greatest king of the Persian Empire was?

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King Cyrus

22
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The great king of Persia who ordered the Jewish temple to be re-built was:

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King Cyrus

23
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Provincial governors of the Persian empire were called?

A

Satraps

24
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The Persian empire was ultimately conquered by whom?

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Greeks (Alexander the Great)

25
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The greatest king of the Babylonian empire was?

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Nebuchadnezzar

26
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The first king to put laws of his empire into writing/codified form:

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Hammurabi

27
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The founder of the kingdom of Babylon was?

A

Nimrod

28
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This man was called upon to interpret King Nebuchadnezzar’s dream:

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Daniel

29
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Many Babylonians had a strong belief in this “special” science:

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Astrology

30
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The early Israelite government was this type:

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patriarchal

31
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The specific laws of the Jewish/Christian faith are laid out in the:

A

ten commandments

32
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The principal religious text of the Jewish faith is the?

A

torah

33
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The first king to be anointed by the Israelite nation was:

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Saul

34
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This Babylonian king destroyed the first temple?

A

Nebuchadnezzar

35
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Social grouping where people are born into a social class they cannot get out of is called a?

A

caste system

36
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Shrines built to worship/honor Buddha are called?

A

stupas

37
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Perhaps the most prominent dynasty in the Golden age of India were the:

A

Gupta

38
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A family structure whereby several generations of one family live in one dwelling place is called a?

A

joint family

39
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The lowest level of the caste system in India is called:

A

untouchables

40
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Know Themes of Geography!

A

location (relative, absolute)
place
human environmental interaction
movement
region

41
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What are the two reasons why the Egyptian nobility/royalty often married within their own immediate family.

A

to keep the blood pure
to keep the money in the family (money goes down woman side)

42
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The ancient Chinese philosophy focusing upon human interaction, social order and good government is called?

A

confucianism

43
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This Chinese philosophy stresses man’s communion with the natural environment around him?

A

daosim

44
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Respect for parents and those older than yourself is called:

A

fillia piety

45
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What is the Pentateuch?

A

the first five books of the Hebrew Bible (Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy).

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