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SOCIAL STUDIES Flashcards

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Why did civilizations rise along river valleys?

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It had fertile soil for them to plant crops, and it gave them access to water.

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Cardinal Directions

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North, South, East, West

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Intercardinal Directions

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Northeast (NE), Southeast (SE), Southwest (SW), and Northwest (NW).

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What is the importance of the Fertile Crescent

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This area was the birthplace of a number of technological innovations, including writing, the wheel, agriculture, and the use of irrigation.

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Cuneiform

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Writing system of Mesopotamia

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What did the Tigris and Euphrates rivers allow?

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They allowed for the development of the world’s first civilization.

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Mesopotamia was found where?

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In Modern day Iraq (the Middle East and part of Asia)

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Peninsula

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Land surrounded by water on 3 sides

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Strait

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Narrow waterway with land on both sides

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Isthmus

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Narrow strip of land that connects two larger pieces of land

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Delta

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Triangular shaped marshland at the end of a river

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Domestication

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The training of animals to help and live with humans.

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Artifact

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Something that is shaped by the hands of humans

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Fossil

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Fossils are the geologically altered remains of a once-living organism

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Obedience

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To obey

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Surplus

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More than you need

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Barrier

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Something that stands in the way of you getting where you need to go

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Isolation

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To keep alone, by yourself

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Why did the Egyptians mummify their dead?

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To preserve them for the afterlife.

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What was the Pyramid of Power?

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Pharaoh on top, followed by Vizier, Priests and Nobles, Merchants, farmers and fisherman and slaves

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Vizier

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Pharaoh’s assistant

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Hatshepsut

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Regent to her stepson and later became the first female Pharaoh

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Regent

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An advisor to a young Pharaoh

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What was the importance of the Silk Road?

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Allowed China to sell its silk and other goods to civilizations outside of China without having direct contact. Made China wealthy.

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How did the work of Confucius influence China?

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Only the best educated people should get the best jobs. Treat others the way you want to be treated. (Golden Rule).

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How do the legacies of China impact us today?

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Many inventions like gunpowder, paper, umbrella, wheelbarrow, compass, acupuncture, acupressure, medicinal herbs (plants).

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Great Wall of China

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Protect from Mongols, created by connecting smaller pieces together, was a barrier between Northern and Southern China.

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Confucianism

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The philosophy is based upon Confucius beliefs (civil service, the golden rule, family, the 5 relationships)

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What was Athens like in the golden age?

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They were an open society welcoming trade with all. Athens was also a Democracy.

30
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What was Sparta like?

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Closed society, no one was allowed in or out. It was also an Oligarchy.

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What are the Legacies of Ancient Greece on Western Civilization?

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Architecture, Democracy, Olympic Games, Theatre, Philosophy, Hippocratic Oath and Mythology

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Helot

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Slave

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Monarchy

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A government ruled by a King or Queen.

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Oligarchy

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A government ruled by a small group of wealthy men

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City-State

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Small independent nations led by a King or Queen.

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Citizen

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In Athens, only men whose parents were born in Athens, owning land, had to be at least 18.

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Assembly

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The body of government in which citizens debated and voted on decisions.

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Plato

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A philosopher who was a student of Socrates.

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Aristotle

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Philosopher who was a student of Plato and tutor to Alexander the Great.

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Alexander the Great

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Macedonian conqueror who was responsible for spreading Greek culture throughout the Ancient world.

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Roman Republic/government

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Developed a government in which no one person would have too much power. 2 Consuls at the top, a senate and assembly along with the magistrates. The real power was the Senate. Consuls only ruled for 1 year.

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How long did the Roman Republic/government last?

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About 500 years, it ended after Caesar’s assassination.

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How has the legacies of ancient Rome impacted the world today?

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(Law, Government, Architecture, Roads, Concrete, Domes.)

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Plebeians

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Common people of Rome.

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Patricians

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The wealthy Romans who lived on estates and called Villas.

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Aqueduct

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Man made structure that could bring water from long distances into Rome

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12 Tables

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A code of laws used to established law and order in Rome

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Pax Romana

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A time of “Roman Peace”.

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Colosseum

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A stadium for gladiator matches.

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Consul

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2 consuls were appointed to rule over the Republic for 1 year. Each had veto power

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Latin

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Official language of the Roman Republic and Empire.

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Senator

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The real power in the Roman Republic. Senators served for life.

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Julius Caesar

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Dictator of Rome whose death ended the Roman Republic.

54
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Augustus Caesar

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First Emperor of Rome

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