Module C Flashcards

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Most isolated of all ancient civilization

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China

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This country is divided into the dry northern flatlands and the better-watered southern valleys.

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China

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They planted millet barley, soy, and hemp in yellow, windblown soul called loess

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China

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The ____ is named for the color it assumes because of loess being windblown and deposited on it. The river causes floods that were damaging and had to be controlled.

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Yellow River

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River runs far to the South through a warmer and wetter landscape.

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Yangtze River

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What are the 4 Key Characteristics of Chinese Civilization?

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1). Reverence for ancestors.
2). Big significance of family.
3). Prestige of being educated.
4). Importance of the written word.

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Hunter-gatherers of Southeast Asia

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Natufians

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Forced to congregate in small, semi-permanent villages along rivers and streams

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Natufians

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1st farming settlements appeared in the ____ .

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Levantine Corridor

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warmer climates, melting of glaciers in the North, raised sea levels, exposed land and inland lakes

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15,000 BCE (Before Current Era)

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bursting of glacial melt from Canada to Atlantic Gulf Stream; resulted in the conditions of the Late Ice Age.

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11,000 BCE - Younger Dyras Event

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“land between the rivers”

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Mesopotamia

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Origin of the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers

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Turkey

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Join into the Persian Gulf

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Tigris and Euphrates Rivers

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Beginning of agriculture and irrigation in lower Mesapotamia

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5000 BCE (Sumerian)

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16
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Great builders

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Babylonian

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17
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“Hanging garden”

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Babylonian

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18
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The Valley of the Nile

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Egyptian

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6400km - longest in the world, flows in a northward direction

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Valley of the Nile

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rapids; prevents easy passage into Egypt

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Cataracts

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21
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____ as God King.

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Pharaohs

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22
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2000 BCE - 1100 BCE

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Minoan-Mycenean Age

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Homer to mid 300 BCE “Classical Period”

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Hellenic Period

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300 BCE - 1st Century CE

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Hellenistic Period

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Little land for large scale farming
Greek civilization
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ships and shipping
Expert sailors
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Successor to the Hellenistic Greece
Roman Civilization
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_____ flow through its fertile plains
Tiber River
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Found halfway down the western coast of the Italian peninsula
Roman civilization
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Who are the 3 Major Groups of People that Settled in Rome?
1). Etruscans 2). Greeks 3). Phoenicians
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highly civilized, but little written account
Etruscans
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Migrated due to crowding in Corinth, Thebes, and other cities
Greeks
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constant fighting with Etruscans and Phoenicians
Greeks
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Came through Cartage
Phoenicians
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Builders of powerful ships
Phoenicians
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The _____ are known for applying scientific knowledge to everyday problems in society.
Romans
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Rome waged war with Cartage for more than 20 years to control Sicily
The Corvus
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3 waves of migration:
1). Amerindians 2). Central Asia 3). Northeastern Asia
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First to arrive from Northeast Asia are believed to be the ancestor of numerous Native Americans
Amerindians
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Descendants who are now located in Western Canada
Central Asia
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Modern descendants are the Inuit Eskimo of Northern Canada and Alaska
Northeastern Asia
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land bridge that made them reach the New World that once connected Northeast Asia and Asia; believed to once stretch through what is now known as Bering Strait
Beringias
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Hunting for Survival during Colder Climate and it is mainly used for medium size animals
Folsom Point
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Hunting for Survival during warmer climate and is mainly used for big sized animals, particularly Megafauna.
Clovis Point
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Earliest form of writing
Cuneiform
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What device was developed by Johannes Guttenberg?
Printing Press
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Which refers to the eastern part of Fertile Crescent where the Sumerian and Babylonian civilizations were established?
Mesopotamia
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What is the system of government whereby the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives?
Democratic
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Where is Donya Simang Archeological Site located (province)?
Pampanga
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Papyrus
Egyptian
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Water Mill
Greek
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Plow
Sumerian
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Corvus
Roman
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What kind of weapons used for open-battles?
Cross/long bows
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What kind of weapons were used in closed-combat battles?
Iron-body armors
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Made for the purpose of the prevalence of combat in the middle ages.
War Weapons
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A large, typically publicly displayed device for time telling/keeping.
Mechanical Clock
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Supplementary aid for seeing things better; clearer, and closer.
Medieval Glasses
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Used for automated printing of publications such as in literature, news, etc. and for publishing books to reach people at faster rate.
Printing Press
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Hunting of smaller animals
Archaic Period
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Less specialized, more for gathering plants
Archaic Period
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Corn, beans, squash, chile
Agricultural Revolution
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Massive invasions and migrations (wars)
Medieval Period
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Most innovative minds
Medieval Period
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for examination of infinitesimal figures, objects, or organisms that are invisible to the naked eye.
Microscope
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for observation of far and wide sites
Telescope
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Rizal’s annotated edition of Sucesos de las Islas Filipinas by
Antonio de Morga
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The Boxer of Codex
Charles R. Boxer
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Terracing and gun powder
Chinese
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In Egyptian era, this water clock is also known as ____
Clepsydra
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What rivers are responsible for shaping Chinese history?
Yangtze and Yellow
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In Sumerian Civilization, these stepped pyramids served as a place for prayers and offerings
Ziggurats
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What Chinese product is mainly used in textile industry?
Silk
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He is the son of Rajah Lacandula of Tondo and known as the famous ruler in Candaba
Dionisio Kapolong
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This type of soil is responsible for the color of Yellow river
Loess
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area yielded various artifacts especially earthenware, trade ceramics, metals, and other ecofacts that can be dated and analyzed
Donya Simang Site