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on what continent did the first forms of man evolve

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east Africa

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what form of early man emerged about 100,000 to 400,000 years ago?

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homosapiens

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homosapiens migrated from Africa to where?

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Eurasia, Americans, Australia

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how did early man gain his food?

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hunting and gathering

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early man was dependent on the availability of what?

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wild plants and animals

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early man was able to overcome his physical environment because he developed what?

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fire

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name 2 characteristics of hunter-gatherer societies

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clans and nomads

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name 4 things which developed during the old Stone Age

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oral language, cave art, stone tools, stone weapons

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what is another name for the old Stone Age

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Paleolithic

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a person who migrated in search for food, water, shelter is a

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nomad

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what group developed the first tools and weapons?

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old Stone Age

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name 5 things which developed during the New Stone Age

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agriculture, domesticated animals, advanced tools, calendars, permanent settlements

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what is another name for New Stone Age

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Neolithic

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what effect did agriculture have on how early man lived

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permanent settlements

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what does carbon do?

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determine age of fossils

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what is an artifact

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man made objects

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what archaeological site in England was built during the Neolithic period and Bronze Age?

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stonehenge

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name 3 other archeological sites that reveal the Info on the life of the Neolithic people

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Aleppo, Jericho, catalhoyuk

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what did river valleys provide for early civilizations?

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protection and fertile soil

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the area located from the Mediterranean coast to the mespotamia is called what

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Fertile Crescent

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when did the first river valley civilization appear?

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350 bc

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Egypt is located next to what river?

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Nile

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what area is located between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers?

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Mesopotamia

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what river valley is located In India

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Indus

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on what river was China's river civilization located?
huang he, yellow river
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the Nike river is located on what continent?
Africa
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on what continent is mespotamia located?
southwest Asia
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where did the first civilization develop?
river valleys in Africa
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what groups invaded river valley civilizations
nomads
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who settled between the Mediterranean Sea and the jordan river valley
Hebrews
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what group settled along the eastern Mediterranean coast?
Phoenicians
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what civilization was located on the upper Nile river valley?
Nubia
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where were the "cradles of civilization" located?
river valleys
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who ruled egypt?
Pharaohs
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how did rulers in the river valleys gain power?
God selected
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what is a dynasty
family of rulers
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(T)(F) most river valleys had a ridged class system
true
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what was accepted in most river valley civilizations
polytheism
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the government of early Mesopotamia civilizations often had a centralized government based on what?
religious leaders
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name the two written law codes of the Fertile Crescent
10 commandments, code of hammuri
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what is an empire?
group of states controlled by 1 ruler
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what political system is characterized by a city and its surrounding lands
city states
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what were two metals used to make tools and weapons
bronze and iron
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what group traded throughout the Mediterranean Sea and middle eastern rivers?
Phoenicians
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name 3 reasons river valley civilizations had an agricultural surplus.
settled, silt, more people to grow crops
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where were the works first cities located?
mespotamia
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people who do work according to their skills are practicing what?
specialized labor
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what type of religion did most people of the Fertile Crescent practice?
polytheism
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what type of religion did the Hebrews follow?
monotheistic
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Judaism is the foundation of what other religions?
Christianity and Islam
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which civilization was the first to follow one God?
Hebrews
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who led the Hebrews out of mespotamia and helped found the Jewish faith
Abraham
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who received the 10 commandments
Moses
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what is the holy city of the Hebrews?
Jerusalem
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who led the Jews out of Egypt?
Moses
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what states the proper moral and religious conduct of the Hebrews
Torah
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what is the belief in one God?
monotheism
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what is the religion of the Hebrews?
Judaism
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the Hebrews were forced to leave Palestine because they rebelled too often. what is this called?
diaspora
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what civilization used hieroglyphics?
Egyptians
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what civilization developed the alphabet as we know it
Phoenicians
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what civilizations used cuneiform?
Sumerians
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the earliest written symbols were called what?
pictograms
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how did the Persians treat the people they conquered?
very tolerant
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what is bureaucracy
organized government
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what religion did the Persians follow?
Zoroastrianism
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what did the Persians do to improve communication and trade in their empire?
built roads
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who had the largest empire in the ancient world before Alexander the Great
Persia
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what was the second river valley in India to be settled?
Ganges
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who invaded and conquered the original Indus River valley civilization?
Indo-Aryans
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what was Indians rigidly structures social system based on occupation?
caste-system
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name 3 geographic barriers which made invading India harder
Himalayas, Indian Ocean, Hindu Kush
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what mountains are to the west of the Indian sub-continent?
Hindu Kush
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what mountains are to the east of the Indian sub-unit
Himalayas
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through what mountain range did invaders reach India?
Hindu Kush
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what are the 2 main rivers of the Indian subcontinent
Ganges and Indus
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what shaped how early human societies lived their lives
geography and environment
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what did the caste system influence?
Hindu religion
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during what empire was Indias golden age of culture
Gupta
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name 2 nonreligious contributions of India
math, textile, literature
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what was the religion of classical India?
Hinduism
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what religion beloved in one major deity who takes many forms?
Hinduism
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the Indian cycle of rebirth is called what
reincarnation
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future reincarnation based in present behavior is what?
karma
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what are the sacred writings of Hinduism
Vedas and Upanishads
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what religion are the sacred writings of Hinduism?
Buddhism
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what was Buddhism founded?
India
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what does a Buddhist have to do to gain enlightenment?
follow eightfold path
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who was Buddha
siddhartha gutama
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who sent missionaries to spread Buddhism throughout Asia
Asoka
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what are the 2 basic beliefs of Buddhism
4 noble truths, eightfold path
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in what river valley was classical China's civilization located?
huang he
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what is another name for huang he?
yellow river
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from where did migratory invaders enter China?
gobi desert
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why was the Great Wall built
protection from invaders
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about when did China's civilization begin?
5000 years ago
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what 2 religions did China contribute?
Taoism, Confucianism
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who built the Great Wall of china
shi huang di
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the ruling families of China were called what?
dynasties
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Chinese rulers served under the authority of what?
Mandate of Heaven
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what does Mandate of Heaven mean?
God selected
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Chinese emperors were considered to be what?
gods
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what connected China to cultures as far away as rome?
Silk Road
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people who work for the bureaucracy of China were part of what?
civil service
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what fabric did China contribute to the world?
silk

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