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1
Q

The egyptians cld move goods up the nile with the _______ and down the nile with the ______

A

Flow

Wind

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2
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What was the purpose of the pyramids

A

Burial place for kings

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3
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Who united the egyptian people into one kingdom

A

King menes

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4
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What type of religion did the egyptians practice

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Polytheism

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5
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Who is considered to be the founder of hebrew people

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Abraham

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6
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What is the name of the holy book in judaism

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Torah

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7
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The agreement between the hebrew people and yahweh is called a ________

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Covenant

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8
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Moses led the hebrews out of egypt which is called ______

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Exodus

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9
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What were the 2 major rivers in ancient india that contributed to the growth of their civilization

A

Gangus

Indus

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10
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________ were at the top of caste system - while the _______ were the lowest class in indian society

A

Brahmins

Dalte

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11
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Brahmins =

A

Priests

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12
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Dalte =

A

Untouchables

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13
Q

In hinduism, its believed if you do good deeds called _______ then you can receive good _______

A

Darma

Karma

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14
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What religion did siddhartha gautama find

A

Buddhism

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15
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Which main hindu teaching did buddhism accept

A

Reincarnation

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16
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Why did buddhism appeal to peasants and not the upper classes

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Denied importance of caste system and anyone cld reach nirvana

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17
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In buddhism it is believed if you know the ___________ and follow the ___________ you can reach nirvana

A

4 noble truths

8 fold path

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18
Q

Mayayana - buddha is _______

A

God

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19
Q

Theravad - buddha is ______

A

Teacher

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20
Q

__________ is a traditional belief

A

Theravad

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21
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_______ was the leader in india who converted much of india to buddhism

A

Asoka

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22
Q

Which leader conquered much of india thus creating the 1st empire

A

Chandra gupta maurya

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23
Q

How were scholars eventually able to translate hieroglyphics

A

Rosetta stone

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24
Q

3 rivers in china

A

Haung
Chang
XI

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25
Q

Huang =

A

Yellow

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26
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Chang =

A

Yangtze

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27
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xi =

A

Pearl

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28
Q

What geographical elements contributed to the isolation of china

A

Himalayan mt
Gobi desert
Yellow sea

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29
Q

The ______ dynasty was the 1st to rile china

A

Shang

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30
Q

Why was the great wall of china built

A

Clock northern invaders

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31
Q

During the han dynasty, trade along the ___________ prospered

A

Silk road

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32
Q

Series of tests to pick the most qualified candidate to work for the government

A

Civil service system

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33
Q

2 teaching of Confucius

A

Importance of family, respect for elders, reverence for the past and ancestors

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34
Q

_______ was the founder of daoism

A

Laozi

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35
Q

What shows the balance in nature between 2 forces

A

Yin and yang

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36
Q

Most greek city states had a fort on top of an ________ and market place called an _________

A

Acropolis

Agora

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37
Q

The ________ tells the story of the trojan war

A

lliad

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38
Q

the ________ tells the story of odyssues’s journey home

A

Odyssey

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39
Q

This is the type of government sparta had

A

Aristocracy

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40
Q

“Rule by the best”

A

Aristocracy

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41
Q

List 3 classes in spartan society

A

1 equals
2 half citizens
3 helots

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42
Q

Athens used a ________

A

Democracy

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43
Q

Rule by the people

A

Democracy

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44
Q

At the battle of __________, 300 spartan soldiers fought to the death against the persians

A

Thermopylae

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45
Q

After the persian war, athens formed an alliance called the _______

A

Delian league

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46
Q

Sparta formed an alliance w persian empire to defeat athens in the ___________ war

A

Peloponnesian

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47
Q

The parthenon was built to honor ______

A

Athena

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48
Q

The philosopher socrates believed in teaching using a series of questions called the _________

A

Socratic method

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49
Q

The philosopher ________ wrote a document called the “___________”

A

Plato

Theory of forms

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50
Q

What states that perfection cld not be reached in physical world

A

Theory of forms

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51
Q

The philosopher ________ organized and classified ideas which lead to the creation of sciences such as botany and anatomy

A

Aristotle

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52
Q

Phillip II of macedon used an army formation called ________

A

Phalanx

53
Q

Alex the greats goals included ________ the known world and spread ________ culture

A

Conquer

Greek

54
Q

Who educated alex the great

A

Aristotle

55
Q

Name of culture that alex created through conquests

A

Helinistic culture

56
Q

3 culture that alex’s new culture combined

A

Asian
Greek
Persia

57
Q

The mathematician _______ calculated the value of pi

A

Archimedes

58
Q

Most greek city states had a fort on top of an ________ and market place called an _________

A

Acropolis

Agora

59
Q

The ________ tells the story of the trojan war

A

lliad

60
Q

the ________ tells the story of odyssues’s journey home

A

Odyssey

61
Q

This is the type of government sparta had

A

Aristocracy

62
Q

“Rule by the best”

A

Aristocracy

63
Q

List 3 classes in spartan society

A

1 equals
2 half citizens
3 helots

64
Q

Athens used a ________

A

Democracy

65
Q

Rule by the people

A

Democracy

66
Q

At the battle of __________, 300 spartan soldiers fought to the death against the persians

A

Thermopylae

67
Q

After the persian war, athens formed an alliance called the _______

A

Delian league

68
Q

Sparta formed an alliance w persian empire to defeat athens in the ___________ war

A

Peloponnesian

69
Q

The parthenon was built to honor ______

A

Athena

70
Q

The philosopher socrates believed in teaching using a series of questions called the _________

A

Socratic method

71
Q

What is harsh laws and sever punishment

A

Legalism

72
Q

City state of sparta - _______

A

Militaristic

73
Q

Spartan women had more __________ that athenian

A

Respect

74
Q

_______ women had to have their husbands permission to go out

A

Athenian

75
Q

3 classes in athenian society

A

Athenian citizens
Metics
Slave

76
Q

Athenian women managed ________ and had _______ to raise children

A

Household

Slaves

77
Q

Spartan women received strict ________

A

Training

78
Q

Spartan women were taught to be devoted to ________

A

City state

79
Q

________ was executed y the roman government

A

Jesus

80
Q

_______ believe jesus is the son of god

A

Christians

81
Q

2 reasons why Christianity conflicted with roman beliefs

A

Monotheistic

Does not honor gods/emperor of rome

82
Q

Roman currency was impacted by ________ which is the rise in price levels because the value of money is decreasing

A

Inflation

83
Q

_______ was the general who became emperor who divided the roman empire in half

A

Diocletian

84
Q

2 things constantine did during his rule

A

Reunites empire

Created Constantinople

85
Q

The ______ were the first barbarian tribe to invade roman empire

A

Goths

86
Q

The ________ were the first to conquer with the city of rome in over 800 years

A

Vandals

87
Q

Great hun leader who wld invade roman empire

A

Attila

88
Q

After the fall of the roman empire, western europe fall into __________

A

Dark ages

89
Q

Which emperor restored order to the byzantine empire and created a law code

A

Justinian

90
Q

Which branch out of government was the most powerful during the time of roman republic

A

Senate

91
Q

In roman society, the __________ were the noble class while the ________ were the common people

A

Patricians

Plebeians

92
Q

What empire dud the romans fight during the punic war

A

Carthage

93
Q

_______ defeated ________ in the 2nd punic war

A

Rome

Carthage

94
Q

Members of the 1st triumvirate

A

Caesar
Pompey
Crassus

95
Q

_______ was the region that caesar conquered that brought him fame and fortune

A

Gaul

96
Q

Under caesars government, he _______ the power of the senate

A

Reduced

97
Q

Who was in the 2nd triumvirate

A

Octavion
Marc antony
Lepiaus

98
Q

Once octavian becomes emperor he adopted the name _______

A

Augustus

99
Q

__________ means roman peace that began with the emperor ________ and lasted over 200 years

A

Pax romana

Augustus

100
Q

Egyptian ruler who had love affairs with caesar and marc antony

A

Cleopatra

101
Q

_______ was blamed for great fire of rome

A

Nero

102
Q

_______ amd ________ were both part of a group of emperors called the 5 good emperors

A

Hadrian

Marcus aurelius

103
Q

Role of women in roman society

A

Manage house

Entertain guests

104
Q

The geographical roots of Islam can be traced back to the __________ peninsula

A

Arabian

105
Q

The 5 pillars of islam

  1. Profession of ______
  2. 5 _______ prayers
  3. Paying _______
  4. Fasting during _______
  5. ________
A 
Faith
Daily 
Zakat
Ramadan 
Pilgrimage
106
Q

What city is most sacred to the islamic faith

A

Mecca

107
Q

________ is the islamic word for god and ___________ is the most important prophet in islam

A

Allah

Muhammad

108
Q

Judaism, Christianity and islam are similar because they are considered to be ________ faith

A

Monotheistic

109
Q

The term Jihad means “________ to defend ______”

A

Struggle

Faith

110
Q

This title in islam means “successor to the prophet”

A

Caliph

111
Q

__________ succeeded muhammad as the first caliph

A

Abu bakr

112
Q

Why did the division between the sunnis and shiites occur

A

Disagreement about who shld be caliph

113
Q

Muslims who settled in spain became known as the _______

A

Moors

114
Q

_________ was given the title “holy roman emperor” by pope leo III

A

Charlemagne

115
Q

What was the name of the rigid social hierarchy used during the middle ages

A

Feudalism

116
Q

________ were peasants who were tied to the land

A

Serfs

117
Q

Under this type of economic system, there were farming estates and the villages were sufficient

A

Manorial system

118
Q

Which european institution impacted everyone’s lives during middle ages

A

The church

119
Q

________ were below the pope in the roman catholic church

A

Cardinals

120
Q

Most important advisors -

A

Cardinals

121
Q

The process of the church seeking out heretics was called _________

A

Inquisition

122
Q

After the black plague, there were a shortage of _____ and people lost faith in the _________

A

Jobs

Church

123
Q

Main goal of crusades

A

Take back holy land from muslims

124
Q

Which pope called for the 1st crusade to commence

A

Pope urban II

125
Q

The city of _______ has holy structures that are important to judaism, christianity, and islam

A

Jerusalem

126
Q

________ was the leader who united a muslim force under his command during the 3rd crusade

A

Saladin

127
Q

_________ was the only european king to reach the holy land during the 3rd crusade

A

King richard I

128
Q

The ______ of europe gained power after the crusades

A

Kings

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