midterm

Question 1

ziggurat

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a pyramid shaped structure that formed part of a Sumerian temple

Question 2

Fertile Crescent

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an arc of rich farmland in southwest Asia, between the Persian gulf and the Mediterranean sea

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Monotheism

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a belief in a single God

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Hammurabi

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made a famous law code called the code of Hammurabi

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Theocracy

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a government in which the ruler is viewed as a divine figure. or a government controlled by religious leaders

Question 6

Covenant

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a mutual promise especially an agreement between God and the Hebrew people as recorded in the Bible

Question 7

Moses

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led the Israelites through slavery in Egypt

Question 8

Mandate of Heaven

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in Chinese history, legitimacy of a ruler is granted by heaven

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Feudalism

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a political system in which power is divided between a central authority and a number of individual states

Question 10

Indo-European Migration

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a group of semi nomadic people who began to migrate from southern Russia to Europe and southwest Asia

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caste

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social system made by the Aryans

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Nirvana

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In Buddhism , the release from pain and suffering achieved after enlightenment

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Confucius

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Taught Confucianism to Chinese society

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civil service

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administrative departments of a government

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Daoism

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a philosophy based on the ideas of the Chinese thinker Laozi, who taught that people should be guided by a universal force called the dao way

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Great Wall of China

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made to protect china’s territory

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Aryans

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indo European people who about 1000 bc began to migrate into the Indian subcontinent

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asoka

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the third Mauryan Emperor

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grand canal

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longest canal

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Wang Mang

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abolished slavery and initiated a land redistribution program.

Question 21

Pax Mongolica

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the mongol peace period

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Marco Polo

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traveled through Asia along the Silk Road

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Daimyo

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a Japanese feudal Lord who commanded a private army of samurai

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Shogun

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In feudal Japan, a supreme military commander who ruled in the name of the emperor

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Tale of Genji

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Japanese literature written

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Aegean Sea

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elongated embayment of the Mediterranean Sea between Europe and Asia

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democracy

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a government controlled by its citizens , either directly or through representatives

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Athens

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the birthplace of Western civilization

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Sparta

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romans fought against them, they're known for athletic and militaristic values

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Pericles

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ordinary Athenian citizens were paid by the state to participate in public affairs

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Herodotus

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he invented history

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Peloponnesian war

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a war lasting about 30 years in which Athens and its allies were defeated by Sparta and its allies

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Philosophy

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the study of religion

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Alexander the Great

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created one of the largest empires of the ancient world

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Hellenism

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they worship the 12 olympian gods

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Tribune

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In ancient Rome, an official elected by the plebeians to protect their rights

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Cleopatra

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last active ruler of Egypt

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Twelve Tables

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a law code written to get the plebeians to return to Rome

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Julius Caesar

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A member of the First Triumvirate

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Augustus

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also known as Octavian, was the founder of the Roman Empire

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Pax Romana

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the Roman peace period

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Bishop

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a high ranking Christian official who supervises a number of local churches

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augustine

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theologian and philosopher

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Constantine

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Roman emperor in AD 300

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Germanic invasions

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the movements of Germanic peoples which began before 200 bce and lasted until the early Middle Ages

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Aqueduct

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structures used to convey water

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Animism

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the belief that spirits are present in animals , plants , and other natural objects

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Bantu Migrations

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the speakers of a related group of languages who, beginning about 2000 years ago migrated from West Africa into most of the southern half of america

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Aksum

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an African kingdom, in what is now Ethiopia and Eritrea, that reached the height of its power in the fourth century

Question 50

Beringia

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an ancient land bridge over which the earliest Americans are believed to have migrated from Asia into the americans