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9210161820SocratesGreat philosopher who believed that virtue was the highest good0
9210161821AristotleStudent of Plato who was taught at the Academy in Alexandria, later tutor to Alexandria the Great1
9210161822HellenismMeans by which non- Greek people adopted Greek language, culture, education, literature, architecture, and other customs2
9210161823PolybiusGreek historian eho after being deported to Rome, wrote the rise and fall of the Roman Enpire3
9210161824CarthageAfrican kingdom in modern-day Tunisia that was an economic and military rival in Rome4
9210161825PaterfamiliasThe rldest male jn a Roman Family, and, legally the only one who could own land5
9210161826AugustusTitle which was awarded to Octavian Caesar, successor to Julius Caesar, by the Roman Senate; means revered6
9210161827JesusNazarene rabbi believed bu Christians to be the Messiah, the figure eho would bring salvation to mankind7
9210161828AugustineAuthor of the Confessions, and a prominent early Christian thinker who encouraged Christians to confess their sins8
9210161829EninJapanese Monk who traveled to China between 838 and 847 to obtain original Buddhist texts9
9210161830BodhisattvaBuddhust term denoting a being headed for Buddhahood who postpones it to help others10
9210161831Tang DynastyDynasty that was a political and cultural high point in Chinese History11
9210161832Empower WuThe only female to openly rule China as Emporer12
9210161833SillaKorean Kingdom that adoptef Buddhism and united with the Tang Dynasty13
9210161834KanaAlphabet developed in the Ninth Century that allowed Japanese to write the pronunciation of words in Japanese14
9210161835Sima QianAuthor of Records of the Grand Historian, a history of China from ancient times to the first century B.C.E15
9210161836Oracle BonesEarliest surviving written records in China, found on bones and Turtle Shells16
9210161837Mandate of HeavenChinese belief that Heaven generated the power to choose the rughtful ruler of China17
9210161838DaoismChinese belief system that stressed the "Way", as expressed in the Dao18
9210161839Qin DynastyThe first dynasty to rule over a unified China19
9210161840XiongnuNomadic people of Northern China who's milatary strength cane from Brilliant horsemanship20
9210161841Mau PialugPolynesian who used traditional navigation process to travel from Hawaii to Tahiti in 197621
9210161842OlmecComplex Society that developed on the Gulf of Mexico from Veracruz to Tabasco22
9210161843ObsidianVolcanic glass used to make knife and weapon blades23
9210161844CaralEarliest complex society in the Americas, in modern-day Peru24
9210161845Polynesian TriangleImaginary triangle linking Hawaii, Easter Island, and New Zealand25
9210161846MoaiName of the 887 statues made of volcanic rock found on Easter Island26
9210161847HerodotusGreek soeaking Historian, born in Helicarnassus27
9210161848ZoroastrianismThe first monotheistic religion, Ahura Mazda was the name of the Deity28
9210161849Lydian CoinsThe first metal couns in the World, made from Electrum, and alloy of gold and silver29
9210161850OcherReddish-brown iron based pigment used to color soil and decorate cave walls30
9210161851Mitochondrial EveFirst female ancestor shared by all living humans.31
9210161852BeringiaLandmass not submerged below water that connected the tip of Siberia with the eastern corner of Alaska32
9210161853Stratigraphyarchaeological principle that, at an undisturbed site, material from upper levels is more recent than that from lower levels33
9210161854Neolithicterm that means "New Stone Age"34
9210161855Catalhoyukworld's largest early settlement, with a population between 5-6,000 located in modern-day Turkey35
9210161856Gilgameshname of a historic king of Uruk, subject of an Epic Poem36
9210161857Bronzean alloy of copper and tin used to make the earliest metal tools37
9210161858Cuneiformterm, meaning wedge-shaped, the writing system of Sumer, later became completely phonetic38
9210161859Pharoahgod-king who ruled the unified kingdom of Egypt39
9210161860Papyrusconvenient but perishable writing material made from a reed that grew along the Nile40
9210161861Jewterm that originally identified a person as from Judea, eventually applied to anyone that was Hebrew41
9210161862DharmaSanskirt term meaning correct conduct42
9210161863Sanskirtlanguage, belonging to the Indo-European language family, spoken by Indo-Aryans43
9210161864Jatiterm that is used to refer to a "subcaste" in modern-day India44
9210161865NirvanaSanskirt term that means "extinction," used to refer to a person who followed Buddhism and reached ultimate understanding45
9210161866Chakravartinturner of the wheel, a Buddhist term for the ideal ruler who patronized Buddhism but never became a monk46
9210161867Dhowssmall sailboats used in the Indian Ocean47
9210161868MuhammedBelieved by the Muslims to be the last prophet of God, who received God's revelation directly from the Angel Gabriel48
9210161869HajjA pilgrimage to Mecca by all Muslims in their lifetime who could afford the trip49
9210161870Quranthe book believed by Muslims to be the direct word of God as revealed to Muhammed50
9210161871Sunnilarger of the two Muslim groups that formed after the death of the fourth Caliph, Sunni Ali51
9210161872Astrolabenavigational instrument that was invented/developed by Muslims and was used the world over52
9210161873MaghribAfrican coastal region facing the Mediterranean whose residents largely converted to Islam in the 1100s53
9210161874Al-BakariMuslim geographer based in Cordoba, Spain; whose Book of Routes and Realms, is one of the first written resources about Africa54
9210161875Byzantine Empireeastern half of the Roman Empire after the loss of the Western Half in 47655
9210161876Plaguerefers to Bubonic and Pneumonic Plague, both caused by Pasturella Pestis56
9210161877Iconoclastsmembers of a movement calling for the destruction of images of Jesus, Mary, and the Saints, as they were believed to violate the Second Commandment against graven images57
9210161878Merovingian DynastyFrankish Dynasty in modern-day France and Germany, whose founder Clovis. converted to Christianity and ruled as a war-band leader58
9210161879Danelawregion including most of Northern and Eastern England, over which Scandinavians maintained control59
9210161880Skraelingsterm the Vinland Sagas for Americans living on the coast of Canada and possibly Maine60
9210161881AustraliaWhere were Mungo Man and Woman found?61
9210161882Isolation and IndependenceWhat is so important about the settlement and development of people in Australia?62
9210161883We all have one common ancestor- Mitochondria EveWhat have we learned from Recent DNA studies in Evidence?63
9210161884Monte Verde, ChileWhat is the most important site of ancient culture in the Americas?64
9210161885a footprintWhat evidence of human population was found at Monte Verde?65
9210161886speechWhat was required for Long-Distance migration to be affected?66
9210161887A surplus of agricultureWhat is required to develop a large, complex urban centers?67
9210161888EmpireWhat was the great accomplishment of Sargon of Akkad?68
9210161889Evidence of large city walls (Jericho)What evidence is there that the Hebrews formed a complex society between 1000 and 900 BCE?69
9210161890it was a better option than their waterWhat is the best explanation that Mesopotamians drank Beer?70
9210161891specialized labor, political structure, class systemWhat are the defining characteristics of a complex society?71
9210161892none of them were slavesWhat is the greatest characteristic of the workers who were responsible for working on the Pyramids of Egypt?72
9210161893be a scribeHow could a person hope to achieve upward mobility in Egypt?73
9210161894he was shocked by the level of violenceWhat was the reason Ashoka felt remorse after the battle of Kalinga?74
9210161895The written language has not been decipheredWhy do we have little knowledge of Harappan Society?75
9210161896There is no evidence that Buddhism spread outside of IndiaWhat is the problem with Ashoka's claim that he spread Buddhism outside the borders of India during his reign?76
9210161897Appointed local rulers to oversee operationsHow did Indian rulers approach exercising control over their ceremonial states?77
9210161898he witnessed the world's sufferingWhat was the reason Siddhartha left home, his wife, and child to wander the world and search for answers?78
9210161899plumbing, running water, and waste disposalWhat feature, which was a rare one, was provided for the citizens of Harappan city-states?79
9210161900proximity to the oceanRainfall in China depends on what?80
9210161901oracle bones and turtle shellsWhat oracles did the Chinese use to predict the future?81
9210161902set up a uniform system of lawsWhat did the First Emperor of China see as his most important accomplishment?82
9210161903divided country into semi-independent statesHow was the Han Dynasty's Emperors able to control their Empire without strict discipline?83
9210161904The Chinese did not have as good a pasture systemWhy could the Chinese never match the quality of Horses the Xiongnu bred?84
9210161905Spread confusion theory through ChinaThe tablets placed on mountains by the first of the Qin Emperors was to...?85
9210161906IrrigationWhat was it that the Persians did that enabled them to farm?86
9210161907He was a prisonerHow was it that Polybius came to live most of his life in Rome?87
9210161908Be a citizen if they could speak LatinWhat privileges did Rome offer to the people it conquered?88
9210161909increased migration to urban centersWhat was a consequence of increased inequality in the Roman countryside?89
9210161910took control of the military from senateBeing fearful of the military, what steps did Augustus take to protect him?90
9210161911easy to defendWhat was the reason Byzantium was chosen as the new center of the Roman Empire?91
9210161912Byzantium existed for another 1,000 yearsWhat is so controversial about Rome falling in 476?92
9210161913People were becoming HinduWhat was the reason Buddhism was loosing adherents in India between 100 & 100093
9210489721they wanted the people to see them as piousWhat was the rationale behind the chola rulers support of shiva temples94
9210489722the prevailing windsWhat was the determining factor for the merchants in SE asia95
9210489723ConfucianismWhat tradition of China was challenged by the introduction of Buddhism in china96
9210489724They found a common pathWhat compromise was worked out between Confucianism and Buddhism97
9210489725Only empower to openly rule as a womanWhat was so special about empower Wu98
9210489726Archangel GabrielWho was is exactly who brought the message to Muhammad99
9210489727All worship the same God, all acknowledge AbrahamIs there any commonality between Islam, Christianity, and islam100
9210489728The death of the caliphWhat are some of the reasons for the fall of the Abbasid empire101
9210489729Wide streets and running waterWhat were some of the features of cordoba102
9210489730The mongolsWhat was the cause of Muslim Baghdad and the caliphate ending103
9210489731Pilgrimage form mendena to Mecca, ends at the KabbalahWhat are the symbolic actions and acts of the hajj104
9210489732They were barbariansHow did the romans view the Germanic peoples of Gaul105
9210489733Condensed 12,000 books into 6What was the big deal about Justinians civil code106
9210489734PlagueWhat disaster struck the Byzantine empire in 541107
9210489735Destroying graven imagesWhat was the great controversy of the iconoclast movement108
9210489736No written languageWhy is it that we know so little of the Germanic speaking people of Europe109
9210489737The franksWhich of the Germanic speaking tribes eventually evolved into a developed culture110
9210489738navigation system and travelsWhat was so unique about the people of the pacific islands111
9210489739They raised no animals for slaughterWhy was it that the mesoamericans supplemented their diets with foods rich in B12112
9210489740CacaoWhat was the favored drink of the maya113
9210489741sophisticated human developmentWhy is carnal so famous114
9210489742There is evidence of the Polynesian staple foods all over the areaFor what reason does many feel the Polynesian migrations were intentional115
9210489743There are no commonalities between the 2 societiesHow was it determined that the people of the Andes developed separately than the Olmec116
9210489744Social and behavioral moresWhat is the Avesta seen a scource of117
9210489745defeated the achemenidThe Medes conquered the Assyrians, who were bested by the Persians, who then...118
9210489746Capable of doing good or evil- free wilZarathustra taught everyone that...119
9210489747Dug irrigation ditchesWhat made the Persians able to farm their homeland120

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