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P1-P2 (complete) Flashcards

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Neanderthal

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One type of prehistoric people who roamed the earth.

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Cro-Magnon

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One of the types of prehistoric people

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Sargon

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Took control of the northern and southern Mesopotamia and created the first empire

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Abraham

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Father of the Jewish people and a wise prophet

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Pastoralists

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Followed herds of domesticated animals, sparked major changes to settled communities

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Agricultural Revolution

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The shift from hunters and gathering to settled communities.

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Çatal Hüyük

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Large Neolithic and Chalcolithic city settlement and is one of the oldest cities in the world.

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Epic of Gilgamesh

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An epic poem from ancient Mesopotamia that is regarded as the earliest surviving pieces of literature.

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Bronze

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This is when it is first documented that metal was being used for tools and other things.

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Iron

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The final stage in the stone-bronze-iron age sequence and replaced the use of bronze.

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Hammurabi

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Controlled the Babylonians and created the Hammurabi Code.

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Menes

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He united all of Egypt and created the double crown for his kingdom.

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Old Kingdom

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When the pyramids began to be built in Egypt.

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Middle Kingdom

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Started when Nebhepetre Mentuhotep the second reunited Upper and Lower Egypt.

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New Kingdom

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When eygpyt started having dynastys and expanded the empire more.

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Harappa

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One of the first Indus River Valey civilizatins

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Mohenjo-Daro

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One of the largest settlements of the Acient River Valley Civilization

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Shia (Xia) Dynasty

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The first dynasty of China, not recognized as the first dynasty until recent discoveries

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Shang Dynasty

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Controlled all of ancient China

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Zhou Dynasty

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Founder: Wu Wang. Capital: Hao. Created Confucianism and Daoism. Longest Chinese dynasty.

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Era of Warring States

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Regional rulers formed independent armies reducing emperors to little more than figureheads

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Vedas

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Oldest collection of Hindu texts

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Oracle Bones

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Bones of animals or turtle shells (used by Chinese fortune tellers)

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Caste System

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a system of social structure introduced in India by the Aryans

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Olmecs
one of the earliest civilizations in MesoAmerica
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Chavin
First influential civilization in South America that arose in the Andes mountains
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Upanisheds
Indian reflections and dialogues
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Lavoli
First Daoist philosopher and alleged author of the Daodejing
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Cyprus
Chinese philosophy originating from the teachings of Laozi in the Tao Te Ching
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Yellow Turban Revolution
Chinese peasant revolt formed to end the Han Dynasty who wore yellow turbans to signify the earth element
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Ashoka
Indian emperor of the Maurya Dynasty conquered the Kalinga country and helped spread Buddhism throughout India
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Maurya
Founded the Mauryan Dynasty and spread Buddhism outside of India
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Buddhism
4th largest religion in the world, based on the teachings of Buddha
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Siddhartha Gautama
Taught Ancient India the ways of Buddhism
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Pericles
Promoted Democracy in Greece
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Socrates
One of the founders of western philosophy in Ancient Greece
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Plato
Greek philosopher that founded the Academy
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Aristotle
Greek philosopher that contributed to western philosophy
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Mayura
Founder of the Mauryan Dynasty
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Chandra Gupta
King of the Gupta Dynasty
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Gupta Dynasty
Golden Age of India where great works of art were made
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Daoism
Chinese philosophy originating from the teachings of Laozi in the Tao Te Ching
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Legalism
Chinese philosophy that focused on reinforcing the law and that everyone was equal under the ruler
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Ashoka
Indian emperor of the Maurya Dynasty conquered the Kalinga country, helped spread Buddhism throughout India
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Yellow Turban Revolution
Chinese peasant revolt formed to end the Han Dynasty who wore yellow turbans to signify the earth element
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Fall of the Roman Empire
The remaining Roman emperors we're overthrown by Germanic leader Odoacer causing the collapse of Rome
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Augustus Cesar
founder of the Roman Principate and considered the first Roman emperor
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Julius Cesar
Julius Caesar was a poitical leader of the Roman Empire, eastablishing its imerial system.
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Popul Vuh
"Translated as ""The Council Book"", it is a story of creation of the Mayans."
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Nazca
Civilization on the Southern coast of Peru
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Confucius
Founder of Confucianism in China
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Confucianism
Patterns of government, society, family, education. Viewed more as a philosophy rather than religion
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Darius
third Persian king of the Achaemenid empire
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Achaemenid Empire
Persian Empire in western Asia founded by Cyrus the Great
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Roman Republic
A period of time after the throw of the Roman Kingdom making the government into a Republic
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Menicus
Chinese philospher who is known as the second most important Confucian after Confucius himself
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Qishuhuangdi
Founder of the Qin Dynasty
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Christianity
Religion based on the teachings of Jesus of Nazareth
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Diocletian
Cavalry commandner to the Emperor Carus
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Constantine
Great military leader leading civil wars agaisnt Eboracum and emperor of Roman Empire
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"Split" of the Roman Empire
The Roman Empire had grown so big that it wasn't possible to govern all provinces from central rome hence breaking it up
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Attila the Hun
Ruler of the Hunnic Empire raiding many civilizations

Mr. Kelly APWH Timeline Flashcards Marcus HS (1 decks)

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