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Definition of Subsistence Farming

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Producing just enough food for a family’s survival with little to no surplus for trade

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Definition of Ethnocentrism

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The belief that one’s culture is superior to all others

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Where is the Maya located?

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The Yucatan Peninsula

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What is the Indus Valley? (4)

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  1. Location: India
  2. Major Cities: Harappa, Mohenjo-daro
  3. River: Indus River
  4. Later became Gupta & Mauryan Empires
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What civilization was known for urban planning?

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Indus Valley Civilizations like Harappa and Mohenjo - Daro

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Definition of Diaspora (2)

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  1. Characterized by Judaism
  2. To leave/disperse into new areas
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Where was the Ganges river?

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Mauryan and Gupta Empire

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What was the Tiber River? (2)

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  1. Located in Italy
  2. Unified Roman Empire (Connected to Med. Sea)
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What is the Great Rift Valley? (2)

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  1. Trench from SW Asia to E Africa
  2. Where humans originated
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What areas did the Ottoman Empire control at the height of its empire?

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Southwestern Asia, Eastern Europe, Northern Africa

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What was the effect of the transAtlantic slave trade on Africa?

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Power shifted from interior African kingdoms to coastal kingdoms, as those involved in the slave trade gained wealth and influence

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What is Xenophobia?

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Fear of Foreigners

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Why were law codes considered to be important? (3)

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  1. Provides a civilization with stability
  2. Allows people to know the law
  3. Cannot be easily changed (bc it is official)
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What were all of the dynasties of China? (6) (4/4/5/5/2/3)

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  1. Shang Dynasty -
    - Oracle Bones
    - Ancestral Worship
    - Yin & Yang
    - System of Pictographs
  2. Zhou Dynasty -
    - Overthrew Shang
    - Created Mandate of Heaven (Dynastic Cycle)
    - Established Feudalism
    - Silk making originated here!
  3. Qin Dynasty -
    - Legalism
    - Qin Shi Huangdi
    - Centralized Government (Abolished Feudalism)
    - Standardized EVERYTHING
    - Began Great Wall of China
  4. Han Dynasty -
    - Overthrew Qin Dynasty
    - Confucianism
    - Civil Service Exam (On Confucianism)
    - Developed Silk Road
    - Monopoly on Silk (and Iron + Salt)
  5. Tang Dynasty -
    - GOLDEN AGE PART 1
    - Confucianism & Civil Service restored
  6. Song Dynasty -
    - GOLDEN AGE PART 2
    - Emerged after 50 Years of Civil War
    - Mongolians harassed China’s Borders

Accomplishments in Tang + Song - Gunpowder, Mechanical Clock, Triangular Sails, Moveabel Type Print, Magnetic Compass, Porcelain

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What is Hinduism? (6)

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  • Brahman - Universal Spirit/God
  • Dharma - Holy duty (based on caste) must be completed for good karma
  • Karma - Good or Bad Actions determines one’s fate in the next life
  • Samsara - Cycle of Life, Death & Reincarnation
  • Moksha - Liberation from Samsara & unifying soul with Brahman
  • Caste System - Hierarchy of Dharmas
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What is Buddhism? (4)

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4 Noble Truths - Life is full of suffering, desire must be ended to end suffering
Eightfold Path - Accomplish principles to end desire & suffering
Nirvana - Achieved after accomplishing eightfold path
Belief in Reincarnation, but rejection of Caste System

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Who was Chandragupta? (3)

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  1. Mauryan Empire
  2. Established strong central government
  3. Because of Strict Laws, Powerful Army, Torture, Spies
    (Widely Hated)
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Who was Asoka? (3)

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  1. Emperor of the Mauryan Empire
  2. Rejected harsh rule, converted to Buddhism
  3. Edicts of Asoka & sent buddhist missionaries in India
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What was the Mauryan Empire? (2)

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  1. First Empire than united India for the first time
  2. Chandragupta and Ahsoka
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What was the Gupta Empire? (4)

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  1. Heavily influenced by Hinduism
  2. Mainly known for its Golden Age
  3. Concept of 0, Decimal System, Bone Setting, Plastic Surgery, Vaccinations
  4. Collapsed from Weak Rulers & Foreign Invaders (Internal + External)
    (Strong Central Government)
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Definition of Bureaucracy (2)

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  1. Tasks are managed by officials
  2. Following rules and procedures
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What are the jobs in global? (5)

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  • Anthropologist - Studies Early Human Development
  • Archaeologist - Studies & Excavates Artifacts
  • Paleontologist - Studies Fossil Evidence & Remains
  • Historian - Student and Scholar of the Past
  • Economist - Studies how people use their resources
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What is the Neolithic Revolution?

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Discovery of Farming and Domestication led to Permanent Civilizations & Specialization of Jobs

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What is Mesopotamia? (6)

Rivers, Advantages, Disadvantages, Writing System, Religion, Advancement

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Rivers: Tigris & Euphrates
Advatages: Fresh Water Source, Flat & Fertile Land
Disadvantages: Irregular Floods, No Natural Barriers, Limited Materials & City States
Writing System: Cuneiform (Wedges on Clay Tablets)
Religion: Polytheistic, Ziggurats (temples for worship)
Advancements: Canals, Resevoirs, Ziggurats

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Sumerians vs Babylonians
Sumerians - First Inhabitants, Cuneiform, Irrigation, Wheel, Plow Babylonians - First Empire, Hammurabi
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What was Egypt? (5) | River, Advantages, Disadvantages, Government, Writing System
1. River: Nile 2. Advantages: Regular Flooding, Natural Barriers (Sahara) 3. Disadvantages: Sahara limits trade, Limited Farmland (only around Nile) 4. Government: Theocracy (based on religion), Pharoah 5. Writing System: Hieroglyphics
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What was the Indus River Valley? (3) | Cities, Geography, Monsoons
Cities: Harrapa and Mohenjo - Daro (urban planning) Geography: Indus & Ganges RIvers, Himilayan Mountains & Monsoons Monsoons: Heavy Rainfall (bc of reversed airflow), causes flooding, farming, destruction
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What is Early China Civilization? (3) | River, Belief, Advancements
River: Hunag He, China’s Sorrow Belief: Anscestral Worship Advancements: Silk from Worms, Bronzemaking
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What was Hammurabi's Code? (2)
1. Law Code of Babylon with set fines and punishments 2. Principles: Civil Duty, Harsh Punishment, Hierarchy, Honesty,
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Definition of Animism (3)
1. Oldest belief system (in Africa & Americas) 2. Nature and Ancestor Worship 3. Shamans & Medicine Men/Women used Oral Tradition
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What was Greece? (2)
1. Mountainous Region led to isolated city states 2. Athens (Democtacy, Landowning Males) & Sparta (Military State)
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Who was Qin Shi Huangdi? (5)
- Qin Dynasty & Legalism - Standardized Weights, Meausres, Money, Language - Established a strong central government - Forced Labor in Great Wall of China - Burned Confucian Books & Persecuted Confucian Scolars
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Definition of Hellenism (2)
Culture created by Alexander the Great Greek - based, included influences from Egypt, Perisa & India
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What is Rome? (7)
1. Government: Republic, power held by patricians, not plebians 2. Law Code: 12 Tables in Forum 3. As empire grew, there was instability and widening gap between rich & poor 4. Civil War occured, Julius Caeser rose to power, Emperors formed 5. Pax Romana (200 Years of Peace) - Roads, Aqueducts, Dome, Arches 6. Internal Factors to Fall - - Heavy Taxes were needed - Too much Slave Labor - Too many Corrupt Officials - Diocletian divided empire in attempt to bring order - Lack of Patriotism, Use of Mercenariws 7. External Factor - Germanic Invasion
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What was Mongol Empire? (4)
1. Created by Genghis Khan 2. Disciplined Armies of Skilled Horsemen & Bowmen 3. Pax Mongolia - Ruled w/ Tolerance, Provided Safe Travel in Silk Road 4. Fall - Weak Rulers, Land too big and diverse to control
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Japan (3)
1. Geography: Archipelago, Ring of Fire, Sea 2. Feudal System - Emperor at head, Shogun held actual power, Diamyos (lesser lords), Samurai & Peasants (Artisans and Merchants are not part of the exchange) 3. Tokugawa Shogunate - Military Govenrment, Daimyo moved to Edo (to centralize power and stop fighting), Closed Country Policy & Feudalism
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Definition of Shinto (3)
- Faith native to Japan - Nature and ancestor worship - Kami (spirits) are present in all things
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Who were the European Explorers?
Batholomew Dias - Rounded the Cape of Good Hope Vasco da Gama - Establish water route to India Christopher Columbus - In 1492 crossed the atlantic blue
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What is the naval technology? (4)
- Mapmaking/Cartography - Magnetic Compass - Astrolabe - Caravels
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What is Power? (4)
The ability to control the behavior of people How it can be seen in documents: - Lack of access to power (lower castes) - Unfair distribution of power (absolutism) - Shifts in power and authority (revolutions and political changes)
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What is Conflict? (2)
A serious disagreement or argument How it can be seen in documents: War, Competition, Struggle
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Who is Justinian? (4)
- Byzantine Empire reached its peak when he ruled - Created Justinian's Code based on Rome’s 12 Tables - Built Hagia Sophiaz: Columns, Arches, Domes, Mosaics - Preserved Greco - Roman Culture
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Who was Zheng He? (2)
- Went on 7 Voyages from Southeast Asia to Eastern Africa - Increase trade, secure tribute from foreign rulers, & spread Chinese culture
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What are some exmaples of turning points? (4)
1. Neolithic Revolution - Caused Settlement & Specialization 2. Printing Press - Allowed the spread of ideas in Protestamt Reformation 3. Magna Carta - Higher Law, foundation of gov in US + England 4. Black Plague - Killed off 1/3 population of Europe, ended feudalism & led to renaissance

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