History Of Eveything Flashcards

(50 cards)

1
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The universe began with the ___ ______ about 13.8 billion years ago.

A

Big Bang

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2
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Earth formed around ___ billion years ago.

A

4.5

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3
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The first life appeared about ___ billion years ago.

A

3.8

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4
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Dinosaurs went extinct about ___ million years ago.

A

65

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5
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Homo sapiens first appeared around __________ years ago.

A

200,000

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6
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Humans migrated across the world around _________ years ago.

A

50,000

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7
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The ____________ Age describes early hunter-gatherer societies.

A

Paleolithic

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8
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The ____________ Revolution around 10,000 BCE brought farming and settlements.

A

Neolithic

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9
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The first civilization arose in ________________, known for cuneiform writing.

A

Mesopotamia

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10
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Ancient ______ built pyramids and developed hieroglyphs.

A

Egypt

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11
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The ______ Valley civilization had advanced city planning in South Asia.

A

Indus

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12
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They began building the Great Wall of China around ____ BCE, during the rule of Emperor Qin Shi Huang.
Construction, rebuilding, and extension continued over many dynasties for about _______ years.

A

221

2,000

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13
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Ancient ________ developed democracy and philosophy.

A

Greece

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14
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The ________ Empire was famous for roads, law, and engineering.

A

Roman

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15
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The Olmec, Maya, and Inca were early civilizations of the ____________.

A

Americas

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16
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The _______ religion is considered the world’s oldest major religion.

A

Hindu

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17
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_________ taught Four Noble Truths and the path to enlightenment.

A

Buddha

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18
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__________ is the first major monotheistic religion.

A

Judaism

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19
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____________ was founded in the 1st century CE and spread through the Roman Empire.

A

Christianity

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20
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The fall of the Western Roman Empire happened in ____ CE.

A

476

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21
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The Eastern Roman Empire became known as the ____________ Empire.

22
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The religion of _______ spread rapidly from Arabia in the 7th century.

23
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Northern raiders known as _________ attacked Europe in the early medieval period.

24
Q

Medieval Europe developed a system of lords and vassals called ____________.

25
The _____ and Song dynasties of China invented gunpowder and printing.
Tang
26
The _________ Empire under Genghis Khan became the largest land empire in history.
Mongol
27
The cultural rebirth of art and science in Europe was called the ____________.
Renaissance
28
The Age of ____________ began with explorers like Columbus and Magellan.
Exploration
29
The Protestant ____________ challenged the Catholic Church.
Reformation
30
Galileo and Newton contributed to the ____________ Revolution.
Scientific
31
European nations expanded into global ____________ empires.
colonial
32
The ____________ period promoted liberty, reason, and individual rights.
Enlightenment
33
The ____________ Revolution in 1776 created the United States.
American
34
The ____________ Revolution in 1789 overthrew monarchy and promoted democracy.
French
35
The ____________ Revolution in Britain launched modern industry and machines.
Industrial
36
____________ Bonaparte reshaped Europe through wars in the early 1800s.
Napoleon
37
European ____________ in the 19th century led to domination of Africa and Asia.
imperialism
38
World War I occurred from 1914 to ______.
1918
39
The ________ Revolution in 1917 led to the rise of the Soviet Union.
Russian
40
The worldwide economic collapse of the 1930s was called the ______ ____________.
Great Depression
41
World War II lasted from 1939 to ______.
1945
42
The Holocaust in _____ - _____ was the systematic genocide of Jews by Nazi Germany.
1933 – 1945
43
The Cold War lasted from 1945 to ______.
1991
44
The fall of the ______ Wall in 1989 symbolized the end of the Cold War.
Berlin
45
The launch of computers and the internet is called the ____________ Revolution.
Technology
46
Growing global trade and cultural exchange is known as ____________.
globalization
47
Rising awareness of Earth’s climate crisis is due to ____________ change, which begin in the late _______.
climate 1800’s
48
The global health crisis from 2019–2022 was the ____________ pandemic.
COVID-19
49
History shows civilizations rise and _____.
fall
50
Technology and _______ spread ideas across cultures.
trade