this a flash card set for Mrs. King's world history class. Hope you enjoy
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| 275828637 | Paleolithic age | a prehistoric period that lasted from 2,500,00 to 8000 B.C., during which people made use of crude stone tools and weapons. | 0 | |
| 275828639 | Neolithic Age | a prehistoric period that began about 8000 B.C. and in some areas ended as early as 3000 B.C, during which people learned to polish stone tools, to make pottery, grow crops, and raise animals. | 1 | |
| 275828641 | pyramids | a massive structure with a rectangular base and four triangular sides, like those that were built in Egypt as a burial places for old kingdom pharaohs. | 2 | |
| 275828643 | theocracy | a government in which a ruler is viewed as a divine figure | 3 | |
| 275828645 | mummification | a process of embaling and drying corpses to prevent them from decaying | 4 | |
| 276492121 | papyrus | a tall reed that grows in the Nile delta, used by the ancient Egyptians to make a paper like material for writing on. | 5 | |
| 276492122 | Fertile Crescent | An arc of rich farmland in Southwest Asia, between the Persian Gulf and the Mediterranean Sea | 6 | |
| 276492123 | River Valley Civilizations | Successful civilizations that developed near rivers: Mesopotamia, Egypt, Indus, and China | 7 | |
| 276492124 | Civilization | a form of culture characterized by cities, specialized workers, complex institutions, record keeping and advanced technology | 8 | |
| 276492125 | Hammurabi's Code | A set of laws imposed by Hammurabi, a Babylonian king, 4500 BC | 9 | |
| 276492126 | Mandate of Heaven | in Chinese history, the divine approval thought to be the basis for royal authority | 10 | |
| 276492127 | Dynasty | a series of rulers from a single family | 11 | |
| 276492128 | Civilization characteristics | Government, common religion, and specialized workers | 12 | |
| 276492129 | Torah | The first 5 books of the Hebrew Bible, the most sacred writings in Jewish tradition | 13 | |
| 276492130 | Monotheism | a belief in a single God | 14 | |
| 276492131 | Moses | the man who led the Hebrews out of slavery, considered to be the greatest figure in Jewish history. | 15 | |
| 276492132 | Indo-Europeans | A group of semi-nomadic people who, about 1700 BC, began to migrate from what is now southern Russia to the Indian subcontinent, Europe, and southwest Asia. | 16 | |
| 276492133 | Caste System | a system where the people are separated into separate classes: priests, warriors, peasants, non-Aryan laborers, and untouchables. | 17 | |
| 276492134 | Siddartha Gautama (Buddha) | the person who founded Buddhism, who taught how to avoid suffering. | 18 | |
| 276492135 | Hinduism | a term for the various religious belief systems in the Indian subcontinent; multiple deities; pre-cursor to Buddhism. | 19 | |
| 276492136 | Upanishads | Written dialogues between a student and teacher discussing how to achieve liberation from desire and suffering; foundational Hindu literature | 20 | |
| 276492137 | Buddhism | a religion that began in the India and concerns how one escapes suffering and achieves enlightenment. | 21 | |
| 276492138 | Moksha | Hindu term for enlightenment | 22 | |
| 276492139 | Covenant | A mutual promise or agreement, especially between God and the Hebrews as recorded in the Bible | 23 | |
| 276492140 | Varnas | Each of the four Hindu castes; | 24 | |
| 276492141 | Karma | In Hinduism and Buddhism, the totality of the good and bad deeds performed by a person, which was believed to determine one's state after death and reincarnation (Hinduism) or rebirth (Buddhism). | 25 | |
| 276492142 | Nirvana | In Buddhism, the release from pain and suffering achieved after enlightenment. | 26 | |
| 276492143 | Untouchables | the lowest class in a caste system | 27 | |
| 276492144 | Confucius | Chinese philosopher who encouraged education and bureaucracy, and placed great emphasis on governmental and familial authority. | 28 | |
| 276492145 | Lao Zhu | Chinese philosopher who began Daoism, which taught to seek balance (yin/yang) and knowledge through nature | 29 | |
| 276492146 | Legalism | Chinese philosophy based on the idea that a highly efficient and powerful government is the key to social order | 30 | |
| 276492147 | Shi Huangdi | Chinese leader, started building of the Great Wall | 31 | |
| 276492148 | Polis | term for Greek city state; the fundamental political unit of ancient Greece after about 750 BC | 32 | |
| 276492149 | Solon | Athenian leader who tried to legislate against political, economic, and moral decline; failed in short term | 33 | |
| 276492150 | Phalanx | a military formation of foot soldiers armed with spears and shields | 34 | |
| 276492151 | Cleisthenes | Athenian noble credited with reforming ancient Athens into a more democratic state, called Father of Athenian democracy | 35 | |
| 276492152 | Xerxes | Persian king, fought against Greeks. Fought Spartans at Battle of Thermopylae, then captured Athens. Later lost Battle of Salamis to Greek fleet. | 36 | |
| 276492153 | Direct democracy | form of government in which citizens rule directly rather than through representatives | 37 | |
| 276492154 | Classical art | Art of ancient Greece and Rome; emphasized harmony, order, and balance; | 38 | |
| 276492155 | Peloponnesian War | War between Athens and its allies and Sparta and its allies, from 431 to 404 BC; won by Spartan side. | 39 | |
| 276492156 | Socrates | ancient Greek philosopher who taught that one learned through questions, that knowledge came from within. | 40 | |
| 276492157 | Plato | Greek philosopher, student of Socrates, taught that physical reality was just a reflection of a perfect reality. | 41 | |
| 276492158 | Aristotle | Greek philosopher, student of Plato, teacher of Alexander the Great. Taught about the nature of reality. | 42 | |
| 276492159 | Greek Geography | islands, peninsulas, mountains | 43 | |
| 276492160 | Dorians | Greek speaking people that, according to tradition, migrated into mainland Greece after the destruction of the Myceanian civilization | 44 | |
| 276492161 | Homer | composer of the epics the Illiad and the Odessey. | 45 | |
| 276492162 | Sparta | Greek city state that had a very militaristic culture | 46 | |
| 276492163 | Persians | Significant empire and rival of the Greeks, where modern day Iran is. | 47 | |
| 276492164 | Macedonia | country north of Greece, birthplace of Alexander the Great. | 48 | |
| 276492165 | Philip II | King of Macedonia, father of Alexander the Great | 49 | |
| 276492166 | Alexander the Great | Greek / Macedonian leader who conquered Persia, India, and Egypt | 50 | |
| 276492167 | Hellenistic Period | the civilization of the Greek world from the reign of Alexander the Great to the second century BC | 51 | |
| 276492168 | Trojan War | War fought around 1200 BC, between Myceanians and the city state of Troy, was the subject of the Illiad. | 52 | |
| 276492169 | Mycenaens | An Indo-European peoplewho settled on the Greek mainland around 2000 BC | 53 | |
| 276492170 | Dracu | A late 7th century BC Athenian statesman noted for very severe laws | 54 | |
| 276492171 | Epicurus | Greek philosopher who taught that the highest good is pleasure and that the world is a series of fortuitous combinations of atoms. | 55 | |
| 276492172 | Ptolemy | Greek astronomer who discovered that the Earth revolves around the sun | 56 | |
| 276492173 | Helotis | In ancient Spartan society, a peasant bound to the land | 57 | |
| 276492174 | Pericles | Athenian statesman who led Athens during the Persian Wars and promoted the arts and literature, helping Athens get a reputation for being the educational and cultural center of ancient Greece. Started the Parthenon | 58 | |
| 276492175 | Oligarchy | form of government in which power is in the hands of a few people, especially where rule is based on wealth | 59 | |
| 276492176 | Monarchy | form of government in which power is in the hands of a single royal person | 60 | |
| 276492177 | Aristocracy | form of government in which power is in the hands of a hereditary ruling class or nobility | 61 | |
| 276492178 | Archimedes | Greek scientist who discovered pi and invented the pulley. | 62 | |
| 276492179 | Romance Languages | Latin-based languages: Italian, Spanish, French, and Portugese | 63 | |
| 276492180 | Aqueduct | a pipeline or channel built to carry water to populated areas. | 64 | |
| 276492181 | Roman law | Legal system based on such principles as equality before the law, innocence until proven guilty, burden of proving guilt on the accuser, punishment for actions not thoughts, and unjust laws are to be set aside. | 65 | |
| 276492182 | Republic | form of government in which power is in the hands of representatives and leaders who are elected by citizens | 66 | |
| 276492183 | Twelve Tables | Written law code that established the idea that all free citizens had protection of the law | 67 | |
| 276492184 | Roman Government | Government that had an executive, legislative, and judicial branches. | 68 | |
| 276492185 | Punic Wars | War between Romans and Gauls to control Europe | 69 | |
| 276492186 | Pax Roma | peaceful era due to the power of Rome following the Punic Wars. | 70 | |
| 276492187 | Jewish Diaspora | the dispersal of the Jewish people from their homeland, especially following the destruction of the Jewish temple by the Romans in Jerusalem in 70 AD | 71 | |
| 276492188 | Jesus | Jewish person believed by Christians to be the Messiah, founder of Christianity | 72 | |
| 276492189 | Constantine | Roman emperor who legalized Christianity | 73 | |
| 276492190 | Germanic peoples | collection of tribes who invaded Europe and challenged Rome's power | 74 |
