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BCE:

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Before Common Era

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CE

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Common Era

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Ancient India
What century is 612?

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7th

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Ancient India
What is the Indus river valley civilization?

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Civilization in Ancient india

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Ancient India
What was the Indus river civilization like?

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It was very organized and carefully made.

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Ancient India
Name 3 declines in the indus civilization

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Deforestation, literature stopped, invaders from the north.

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Ancient india
** What is a dowry? **

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Financial payment from the brides family to the groom.

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Ancient India
Who was Asoka?

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He was a famous emporer of ancient india mauryan empire who killed many but stopped and converted and spread buddhism. -Grandson of Chandragupta-

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Hinduism
What is dharma?

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It is their duty, or responsibility

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Hinduism
What is Atman?

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Essence of being or the soul

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Hinduism
What is the goal of existence/ Moksha?

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The ultimate spiritual goal. Liberation of reincarnation and has the right behavior and rituals.

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Which religion had a Caste system?

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Hinduism. People are divided into 4 categories based on past life.
Brahmins
Kshatryas
Vaishyas
Sudras
Untouchables
India used it
Islam destroyed it

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Buddhism
4 noble truths

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Belief that all life is suffering and the solution is to end desires.

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Buddhism
Eight fold path

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By following the path, the person achieves nirvana.

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Buddhism
Who is siddartha Gautama?

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Founder and taught the 4 noble truths and to get enlightment you needed to use eight fold path.

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Buddhism
Who is Asoka?

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Asoka spread buddhism.

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Buddhism
How did they have to achive enlightment?

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The belief you can achieve enlightment during this lifetime.

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Differences of Buddhism and Hinduism?

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Hinduism you have to go through multiple lifetimes to achive enlightment.
Buddhism you can achieve it in this lifetime.

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Judaism
What kind of religion did they have?

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The first monotheistic religion.

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Judaism
What was their sacred book called?

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The torah

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Christianity
Who was jesus?

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He was the mesiah or savior.

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Christianity
Who was Constantine?

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The roman emporer who made christianity legal in rome.

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Islam
Who was mohammed?

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He was the last profit.

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Who was the sacred text of the Quran belonging to?

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Islam

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Islam What are the five pillars?
1. Profession of faith- no god but allah 2.Pray 5 times a day 3.Have to give alms ($) to poor 4. During ramadan you have to fast from sunrise to sundown. 5. Pilgriamage to Mecca (optional unless u have enough money)
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Islam Describe the sunni's belief?
After muhammed died, Sunni believe that any muslim could replace muhhamed
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What did the shiite's believe in?
Shiite believe that the new succesor had to be related to muhammed.
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Islam What was the "special tax" for people of the book (bible)?
non muslims had to pay an imposed tax to keep their religion.
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Mayan society? Mayan Culture? Mayan Achievments?
Society- Educated Culture- sacrifices Achievements- Created a calendar, and suns eclipse.
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Aztec society? Aztec Culture? Aztec Achivements?
Society- Originated in modern day texas Culture- Polytheistic, Human sacrifices. Achievments- Created chinampas, started lots of festivals.
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Inca society? Inca Culture? Inca Achievements?
Society- Famous for well made arcitecture Culture- They spoke the language Quechwa Achievementss- Terrace farming. They made a recording system called the Quipu
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Ancient Rome What was their Government Structure?
They had a representative democracy.
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Ancient Rome Reason for decline:
Political violence High taxes Workers got lazy and unmotivated Frontier problems like climate change on crops.
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Ancient rome Impact of huns and Atilla
The hunsa invaded rome and Attila lead the huns andmade a deal with the pope to leave.
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Ancient rome Julius Ceaser
he wen from a senator to general and dictator because of a crisis. He was supposed to give his power back but he didnt.
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Ancient Rome Nero
He went insane from lead pipes. He was an emporer who blamed christians for burning parts of rome.
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Ancient Rome Constantine
He was a roman emporer who made christianity legal in rome.
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Ancient China What was confucious' impact on china?
He created an ethical system that continued social order and political behavior. Taugh harmony.
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Ancient china What is the civil service exam?
It was an exam chinese people could take, and if you succeeded and did well the government would hire you and give you lots of money.
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Ancient China What is the Mandate of Heaven?
The idea that a leaders power comes from a higher power.
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Who was Shi Huangdi? And which empire did her rule?
He was a chinese emperor.
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Ancient china What did Shi Huangdi achieve or create?
He started the great wall of china and the silk road.
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Ancient china What were some downfalls of Shi Huangdi?
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What was the Qin dynasty, and who was the ruler?
Dynasty of Shi Huangdi.
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What is the Zhou dynasty?
It was the longest standing empire ever.
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What is legalism? And which empire uses it?
It is to ensure strict following of laws and The qin dynasty used it (Shi Huangdi)
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Who was justinian? What empire was he from?
He was the byzantines famous ruler. He hoped to restore the empire by reclaiming roman land.
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Byzantines impact on Russia:
The byzantine empire sent missionaries to interact with the russian slavs.
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What was the 4th crusades impact on constantinople?
Constantinople was destroyed by christians in ital during the 4th crusade.
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What did the ottoman empire seek to do to constantinople? And why?
The byzantine empire was falling apart so the ottomans shot cannons, destroyed the water chains and constantinople became istanbul and was captial of ottoman empire.
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What caused the ottoman empire to succeed or rise?
During their golden age, Sultan suleiman was a general and his army was very modernized because of gunpowder. The rule extended and they became very powerful.
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What caused the ottoman empire to fall?
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What caused the Ummayad empire to rise?
1. Jihad allowed them a justified attack against whoever decided to destroy islam. 2.The byzantine and persian empires were weak.
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What caused the Ummayad empire to fall? ** needs to be done
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What is/did the Dehli Sultanate achieve?
It was an empire. It created trade connections between india and muslim lands.
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What was The safavid empires success?
The Shah Abbas were the powerful miliatary. They had an alliance with the Ottomans. Reduced taxes on farmers.
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What caused the decline in the safavid empire?
Death of Shah Abbas. Ottomans conflicts.
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Where was islam appealing to?
It spread to india and the lower class members recieved it very well because it accepeted all.
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Who are the shah Abbahs and where did they originate from?
The shah abbas were from the safavids and were a very powerful miliatary who eventuall died and led safavid to their downfall.
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Who is sultan suleiman and which empire did he originate from?
he was a briliant general for the ottoman empire who led a very modernized army.
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Who was Mansa Musa? And where is he from?
He was the richest person ever because of gold and salt. He is from Africa (Mali)
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Why is Mansa Musa famous?
He is famous for his pilgriamage to mecca which gained mali closer with islam and also brought him riches of salt and gold.
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How did camels impact trade? And where did it impact trade?
In the kingdom of Ghana, people used camels to travel through the sahara which is how Ghana started and how everyone now kept coming in to trade because of camels.
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Where was the kingdom of ghana?
In Africa.
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What made everyone want to come to Ghana?
Because they had very valuable material including salt and gold.
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How did Ghana become so rich?
Their surplus in salt and gold but also because everytime someone foreign entered Ghana they had to pay a toll.
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What are/location was an education center in Mali?
Timbuktu became the center of learning.
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Who would travel to study in Timbuktu?
Mostly Islamic scholars and also other people.
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What brought Mali closer with Islam?
Mansa Musa's pilgrimage to Mecca.
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What kingdom in africa is located farther south?
The kingdom of Zimbabwe.
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Why did Zimbabwe fall apart?
Because they were Landlocked and had no global trade because of that.
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Why didnt Europeans believe africans built the kingdom?
Because they were racist and unbelieving.
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What is India surrounded by?
The hymalaya mountains.
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What is central india known for?
The Deccan Plateau.
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What were the 2 major rivers in india?
Indus and the Gangas
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Decline in the indus civilization?
Deforestation, invaders from north, writing halted.
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What is the root of the caste system?
Reincarnation, karma.
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Where is the byzantine empire located?
Old Ancient rome

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