history midterm Flashcards
(147 cards)
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extra
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surplus
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specialized branch of anthropology
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archaeology
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government ruled by a divine figure
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theocracy
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objects made by human beings
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artifacts
5
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period of time before written records
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prehistory
6
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a group of states or territories controlled by one ruler
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empire
7
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political unit that includes city and its surrounding lands and villages
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city state
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complex highly organized social order
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civilization
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belief in many gods
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polytheism
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spread of ideas, customs, and technologies from one culture to another
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cultural diffusion
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name the 5 themes of geography
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location place religion humans interacting with the environment movement
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8 major features of a civilization
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cities arts and architecture social classes public works government complex religions writing job specialization
13
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4 major river valley civilizations
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Nile
Tigris and Euphrates
Huang He
Indus
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Egyptian rulers
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pharaohs
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waterfall
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cateracts
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simple form of writing
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demotic
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preservation of the body
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mummification
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plants that grow along the nile
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papyrus
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ruling family
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dynasty
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picture representing an idea
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ideogram
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decode
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decipher
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soil
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silt
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god of the NIle
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Osiris
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Sun god
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Amon re
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in which period was the ramesside period
new kingdom
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moon goddess
isis
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judge of the dead
osiris
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old kingdom was known as
pyramid age
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most common occupation for most Egyptians was
peasant farmer
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the middle kingdom was known as
age of nobles
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in what period were the biggest gains fro the common people made
middle kingdom
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what period were huge irrigation projects taken on
middle kingdom
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what year was the Rosetta stone found
1798
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the 150 year period between old and middle kingdom was described as
disorder
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which sea lies east of egypt
red sea
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true or false egyptian women were confined to home work
false
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true or false educated scribes played a very small role in egyptian society
false
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true or false the libyan desert lies to the east of the nile river
true
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true or false lower egypt lies at the nile entrance to the medit. sea
true
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true or false about 3100 BC King Minos, king of upper egypt, united upper and lower
false
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true or false a river bed is a triangular area of marshland that sits at the mouth of some rivers
false
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in 250 BC herodotus compiled a complete synopsis of egyptian history
false
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true or false the nile river flows north
true
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true or false the rosetta stone was found by the army of Ramses II
false
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true or false egypt lies in the continent of europe
false
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slaves
helots
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leader during golden age of athens
pericles
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ruled by land holding elite
aristocracy
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city
polis
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government by the people
democracy
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formal agreement of cooperation
alliance
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temporary exile of a citizen
ostracize
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law making body
legislature
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rational thinking
logic
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formation of heavily armed soldiers
phalanx
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athenian politician and general
themistocles
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son of darius
xerxes
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true or false greece has decent soil but poor climate
false
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true or false minoans settled on the island of sicily
false
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true or false a fresco is a wet painting done on wet plaster
true
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true or false zeus was the god of sky and king of gods
true
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true or false herodotus was well known for his historical writing on the pelopennesian wars
true
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true or false the dark ages in greece were also known as the Homeric age
false
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true or false xerxes led a persian army in both the second and third persian war
false
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true or false the delian league was dominated by the persian empire
false
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true or false athenian men wishing to become citizens served a mandatory 5 year stint in the military
false
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true or false the archon cleisthenes was known for being harsh and severe
false
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true or false the archon Pisistratus was known for abolishing landowning requirements to be a citizen
true
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true or false the agora was city states hilltop fortress
false
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sparta or athens located on the greek mainland
Athens
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sparta or athens all men served in the military as their primary occupation
sparta
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sparta or athens were traders and merchants
athens
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sparta or athens built the parthenon
athens
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sparta or athens fought the persians at the battle of marthon
athens
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sparta or athens home of the aeropgus
athens
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spartan boys began training at age
7
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the delian league was an alliance of city states that was formed after the
persian wars
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which city state didn't join the spartan alliance in the peloponnesian wars
miletus
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where was xerxes finally defeated at the hands of themistocles in 480 BC
straight of salmis
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650 - 500 BC greek government
tyranny
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1200 - 750 BC greek gov
monarchy
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civilization in 2000 - 1400 BC
minoans
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civilization 1600 - 1200 BC
Aachens
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800 - 650 BC greek gov
aristocracy
85
who ruled greece from 404 - 371 BC
sparta
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who ruled greece from 371 - 362 BC
thebes
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what did phillip II build the first ..
paid army
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when did Phillip become king
359 BC
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murder of public figure
assasination
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when was phillip II killed
336 BC
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where was phillip II assasinated
daughter's wedding
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what was used to kill phillip II
sword
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when was alexander born
356
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how old was he when he became king
20 years old
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when did alexander become king
336 BC
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who tutored Alexander
Aristotle
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who did Alexander defeat in Asia Minor
persians
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how old was Alexander when he died
33 years old
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where was Alexander buried
Alexandria, Egypt
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who did Alexander claim to be his real father
zeus
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after Alexander's death, his kingdom was divided up into
3 kingdoms
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what were the three Alexander kingdoms called
syria, egypt, macedonia
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who took over the kingdoms
romans
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what poison killed socrates
hemlock
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true or false Aristotle's school in athens was called the acdemy
false
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true or false the motto of plato's republic was know thyself
false
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true or false aristotle was socrates greatest student
false
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true or false phillip II sough the services of Aristotle to tutor his son Alexander
true
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punic war general
scipio
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son of hamiclar
hanibal
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bridge like structure
aqueduct
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military leader who conquered gaul
caesar
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to block
veto
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middle class
plebians
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landholding upperclass
patricians
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selected by senator to serve one year
consuls
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lands under roman rule
provinces
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elected officials of plebians
tribunes
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true or false latifundias were huge estates owned by wealthy families
true
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true or false rome gained gaul as a result of the 2nd punic war
false
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true or false the basic unit of roman society was loyalty
false
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true or false roman sculptors stressed realism
true
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true or false the pax romana was a turbulent time
false
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true or false upon conquering new lands, the roman empire split the newly acquired lands into townships
false
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true or false caesar was murdered in 46 BC
false
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true or false lands that the roman empire conquered were able to keep their governments
true
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how long did the roman republic last
500 years
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punic war hannibal defeats the romans in the north
2nd
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punic war fought over control of sicily
1st
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punic war hamilcar led the carthaginian forces
1st
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punic war carthage was left in ruins
3rd
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punic war hannibal defeated at the battle of Zama
2nd
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what year were the 12 stone tablets made
451 BC
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which mountain chain lies north of the italian peninsula
alps
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mountain chain forming the leg of the boot of italian peninsula
apennines
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the sea that borders the east coast of italy
adriatic sea
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what does punicus mean
phoenician
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how many consuls were there
2
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how many members of the senate were there
300
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what was the basic military unit
legion
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plebeian representatives
tribunes
142
how many months did a dictator serve
6 months
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who inhabited southern italy
greeks
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how many soldiers in a legion
5000
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who split the roman emperor in 2 parts
diocletian
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who built a new capital city
Constantinople
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who embraced and expanded Christianity
Constantine
