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Final Semester 1 seg Flashcards

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What is perspective and how does it affect our study of world history?

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Perspective is how you view something.

We need a panoramic, or wide view, to see the whole picture in world history

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List 5 themes of geography and provide an example for each

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Movement-driving
Region-inland northwest
Human environment interaction-heating houses in winter
Location-absolute(coordinates) and relative(eastern half of the U.S.)
Place-mt. spokane

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How do latitude and longitude lines measure location?

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Latitude-horizontal 90 each way

Longitude-vertical 180 each way

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What are some advantages and disadvantages to maps and globes respectively?

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Maps- distorted but convenient

Globes- inconvenient but clear

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What happened during the Neolithic revolution and why was it such a significant occurrence?

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The switch from food gathering to food producing. People could settle and start the first civilization

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What are the five characteristics of civilization? Use characteristics to defend your answer.

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Advanced cities-plumbing, planned cities 
Specialized workers-people's with jobs
Complex institutions-hospitals, schools
Record keeping-hospital records 
Advanced technology-cars, phones
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Why was the Fertile Crescent suitable for farming?

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Rivers help people farm and build life

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What is polytheism?

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Belief in many gods

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How did the flooding of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers shape the religious beliefs in Mesopotamia?

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They had unpredictable flooding so they thought it was the gods punishing them

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How did the Sumerians solve the flooding problems on the Tigris and Euphrates rivers?

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They dug irrigation ditches

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Who was Hammurabi? What did he contribute of Sumerian civilization and the world?

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First leader of the Sumerian empire. Created laws. They were the first laws so they influenced the order of the world today.

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How did flooding of the Nile differ from flooding of the Tigris and Euphrates?

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Nile was predictable the others weren’t.

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Why is India referred to a subcontinent?

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It is a distinct land mass and distinctive geographical differecs

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The greatest contribution of the Harappan civilization was the city planning system. Explain how their system was innovative and advanced

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Had plumbing and flooding mech. And on perfect grid

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How did the Zhou use the mandate of heaven to justify and overthrow the Shang?

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Staged a violent rebellion and used an excuse to gain power

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What was the dynastic cycle?

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1) dynasty has Mandate of Heaven
2) corruption
3) natural disaster
4) loses mandate of heaven
5) violent rebellion
6) New dynasty

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Describe the political system of feudalism

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King gave land to nobles in exchange for crops and military service. Peasants got homes in exchange for work

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What was the caste system? Who ranked at the top and who ranked at the bottom?

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Social classes. 
Priests 
warriors 
merchants 
laborers 
untouchables
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Explain the concept of karma as it relates to Hinduism

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What you do in life will happen to you. If you are good in a past life you’ll be born into a better caste if you are bad you will be born into a worse caste

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What is the goal in the practice of yoga

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Helps us achieve moksha

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Who is the founder of Buddhism and what caused him to form his beliefs?

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Siddhartha Guatama

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How are Hinduism and Buddhism similar and how are they different?

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Hinduism – atman, caste system, Vedas, moksha, brahman
Same - reincarnation, samsara
Buddhism – Siddhartha, Nirvana

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What happened to the Tibetan Buddhist in the 1950s?

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Communist Chinese invaded and the Dalai Lama flood to India

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What is monotheism?

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Worship of one God

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Explain the covenant made between God and Abraham

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God promised many descendants land and protection in exchange for loyalty

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What are the 10 Commandments and how did they become the basis for Hebrew law?

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Set of laws presented to Moses showing laws for Hebrews

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Explain the basic precepts of Confucianism legalism Daoism and yin and yang

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Confucianism – believe in education hard work and family
Daoism–simple life let it be let force of nature happen
Legalism – strict government harsh punishment
Yin and Yang– Natural order good and bad

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Why was the Great Wall of china built?

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To keep out invaders from nomadic tribes

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Describe in detail at least three influences Classical Greece had on America

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Sports-Olympics
Education-philosophers, astronomy
Arts-architecture, sculpture, Greek columns

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How did the geography of Greece impact the development of city-states?

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Very mountainous, created natural barriers

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Which Athenian leaders reforms most resemble the aspects of US democracy?

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Senate

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In Sparta, what was meant by the comment “come back with your shield, or on it”

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Either fight to the death or live and win

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What was so “golden” about the golden age of Athens?

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It was beautified, strengthened democracy, powerful empire and navy

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How was democracy under the rule of Pericles different than the democracy in America today?

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He had direct democracy and we have representative. Athenians were allowed to request laws directly we have to request them to our representatives

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How was the trial of Socrates similar and different to a trial in America today?

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U.S.-judges, attorneys, 12 jurors, unknown length of time, appeals
Socrates- 101-1001 jurors, no appeals, no judge/attorney, 1 day long, majority rule

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What were the differences and similarities between Romes patricians and plebeians?

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Patricians- part of government, higher class, rich
Both- citizens of Rome
Plebeians- everyone else, poor/ordinary people

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How would limiting the size of Romes estates help the poor?

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It would give them land and homes so they could have money. The rich poor gap would shrink

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What effect did the system of roads have on the Roman Empire?

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All roads led to Rome. Trade of goods, people, and ideas

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How were Jesus’ teachings at odds with Roman values and religious ideas? Why might the Romans have felt threatened by Jesus?

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The Romans were polytheistic so Jesus’ monotheism scared them. Scared they would lose

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Which more likely led to the decline of the Roman Empire, the economy or military?

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Military because of mercenaries

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Consider the evolution of Roman republican government. What were the similarities with the political evolution of the Greek polis? What were the main differences? What are the similarities and differences with the government in America today?

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First democracies, Romans had rep democracy, 3 branches

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Why is law considered the most lasting of roman contributions?

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They impacted all order and law all over in the world including the United States

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Who is Allah?

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The Islam God, same as our God

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What is the Quran?

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The book of Islam.

44
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Give a detailed account of the life of Muhammad and the beginning of Islam.

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Grew up in Mecca and saw a vision of the angel Gabriel who told him to proclaim so he started Islam and went to medina to get more followers and died

45
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What was the Hijrah?

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Pilgrimage to Medina

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List and briefly explain the 5 pillars of Islam.

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Declaration of faith- believe in one God
Pray 5 times a day- towards Mecca
Almsgiving- give to the poor
Fasting during Ramadan- from sunrise to sunset
Pilgrimage to Mecca- must do once in your life

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Why is the dome of the rock mosque in Jerusalem such a sacred place?

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Because it holds a sacred stone that Muhammad accended into heaven from

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What is a caliph? A caliphate? Why were he first four caliphs “rightly guided?”

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Caliph- Muslim ruler
Caliphate- the rule of the leaders
They were rightly guided because they knew Muhammad directly

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Explain the difference between Shi’a and Sunni Muslim.

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Shi’a- believe the caliphs should be a descendent of Muhammad
Sunni- followers of Muhammad’s examples, support Umayyads

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What happened at the battle of tours and why was it significant?

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If the Muslims would have conquered the Christians, Islam would’ve spread all over the world

51
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Why was Islam able to spread so quickly and convert so many to the new religion?

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Easy to learn and practice
No priesthood 
Teaches equality 
Nonmuslims were allowed 
Easily portable (trade routes)
52
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What are some misconceptions about Islam in the work today? How was the United States and the relationship with the Muslim world changed after the attacks of September 11?

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We judge Muslims 
Airport safety has gotten better
Bias/prejudice about faith
Racial profiling 
Long war
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Describe the rise of Islam and how it is similar to Judeo Christianity

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Judaism, Christianity and Islam are all monotheistic and believe in God, Abraham, Moses,Jesus and are all people of the book
Islam takes it one step further with Muhammad.

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What aspects of roman life might signal future problems in the empire?

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The large rich poor gap in the population

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What are some Islamic practices (aside from the five pillars) in the Quran

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Polygamy, no alcohol, violent aspects, no gambling

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Who started the Pax Romana?

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Caesar Augustus

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