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121649150what were some activities of paleolithic nomads?digging up plants, making and repairing tools, finding secure places to rest.0
121649151the hunter-gatherer way of life made it impossible for people to life?in permanent dwellings1
121649152the neolithic revolution refers to the time when early humans did what?developed agriculture2
121649153what is slash-and-burn farming?clearing the land for farming using fire3
121649154the main result of the domestication of animals was?people had a ready suppply of meat and animal products.4
121649155the main purpose of the pyramids of egypt was to function as?tombs5
121649156the process of mummification was connected to the egyptian belief in?an afterlife6
121649157why do we know so little about the indus valley civilization?the language has not yet been deciphered7
121649158how did the mandate of heaven affect the government in china?it allowed the rulers to justify the overthrowing of declining dynasty.8
121649159define the hebrew idea of monotheismbelief in only one God9
121649160which group in the india established the caste system?aryans10
121649161the most able seafarers of the early mediterranean were who?phoenicians11
121649162the phoenicians contributed greatly to written communication by introducing the first us of?phonetic symbols12
121649163wht is a phalanx?military formation13
121649164what was the solon known for?introducing political and ecomic reforms to athens14
121649165in ancient greece, a tyrant differed from other leaders in that he?seized power illlegally.15
121649166the type of government that existed in sparta could be described as?an oligarch16
121649167the most severe restrictionon democracy in athens under cleisthenes concerned?which members of society wer considered citizens17
121649168the persian army that invaded greece in 480 bc and was defeated at the sea near salamis was lead by?xerxes18
121649169lis characteristics of athens direct democracy.had executive branch, political power was limited to citizens, lasw wer directly proposed and voted on by citizens.19
121649170during the peloponnesian war, more then one third of the athenians, including pericles died as result of?disease20
121649171whic philosopher was condemned to death for "corrupting the youth of athens" and " neglecting the citys gods"?socrates21
121649172jesus based many of his teachings on monotheism, the ten commandments, and other ideas from what religion?jewish22
121649173most of the information about jesus life comes from the first four books of the new testament called?the gospels23
121649174the bishop of ____ was considered the pope, leader of the entire christion church.Rome24
121649175in ad 162, the roman empire forced what group into exile in a dispersas called the diaspora?jews25
121649176the first roman emperor to accept christianity wasconstantine26
121649177the people of the roman town of pompeii were killed by?a volcano27
121649178the great roman epic, the aeneid was written by?virgil28
121649179the family of languages that developed from laten is called?romance languages29
121649180list important principles of roman law.a person is innocent until proven guilty, actions are punishable - thoughts are not, all citizens have the right of prtection under the law.30
121649181what became aclosely guarded secret in china?silk production31
121649182what did indians discover when they learned about the silk roads?they could profit by acting as middlemen.32
121649183what scienfific concept did indian astronomers prove long befor europeans did?the earth is round33
121649184what form of government did the han dynasty empire replace?rival kingdons34
121649185how were the han dynasty and the roman empire alike?both built roads and defensive walls35
121649186what happened to the chinese empire after the han dynasty fell apart?it was restored by the tang dynasty36
121649187what desert was avoided by a split in the silk road?tatlimakan desert37
121649188for a traveler on the silk road going east to west, hom many times did the silk road split in to twwo routes?three38
121649189did the silk road stretch from sea to sea?yes39
121649190what is desertification?an evironmental problem that dries the soil of the savannas40
121649191what region is know as mesoamerica?the area that stretches south from central mexico to northern honduras.41
121649192what crop was most import to the survival of the early americans?maize42
121649193what does islam mean in arabic?submission to the willl of allah43
121649194in what form of art can the greatest cultural blending of the muslim world be seen?architecture44
121649195what do muslims believe about muhammad?he was the last and greates of the prophets45
121649196what division of islam believes thta only a relative of muhammad is qualified to be calph?shia46
121649197toward what city do muslims pray?mecca47
121649198who invented the alphabet thta is used by many slavic languages?saint methodius and saint cyril48
121649199name the body of civil las created for the byzantine empire?justinianius code49
121649200russian culture was strongly influenced by what alphabet?cyrillic50
121649201justinian 1 and yaroslav the wise both created?effective leagal codes51
121649202marriage was used as a political tool by which russian leaders?effective legal codes52
121649203the chronological order of chinese dynasties was?shang, zhou, quin, han, sui, tang, song, yuan, ming, eing, republic, mao and deng53
121649204list inventions of the tang and song dynasties.porcelain, paper money, nagnetic compass54
121649205what did japanese samurai expect of women?to live upto the same values of honor and courages as men.55

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