4076784196 | Prehistory | the time before recorded history ` | 0 | |
4076790182 | Archeology | study of humans using artifacts | 1 | |
4076791764 | Anthropology | the study of all aspects of human life | 2 | |
4076813962 | Hominids | humans that walk upright | 3 | |
4076815390 | Australopithicines | first hominids to use tools | 4 | |
4076823097 | Paleolithic Age | use of stone tools | 5 | |
4076824354 | Neolithic age | shift from hunting and gathering to farming | 6 | |
4076826552 | Tools or Fire first | tools came first becaue you need tools to make fire | 7 | |
4076837616 | Mesolithic Age | the start of systematic agriculture | 8 | |
4076844337 | How did agriculture affect population | it increased the population | 9 | |
4076845905 | The bronze age | craftsmen learned to work with bronze | 10 | |
4076847327 | The iron age | craftsmen learned to work with iron | 11 | |
4076864738 | Mesopotamia | the land where the Tigris and Euphrates rivers are, First civilizations | 12 | |
4076867162 | The Fertile crescent | land between the tigris and euphrates | 13 | |
4076876217 | Charictaristics of Summarian City-States | Ziggurats, Theocracy, and a Patron Deity | 14 | |
4076883430 | Ziggurat | Large temple in the middle of a city | 15 | |
4076897137 | Theocracy | government by divine authority | 16 | |
4076902360 | Code of Hammurabi | A code of law used to govern the summarins based on the eye for an eye principal | 17 | |
4076905187 | Patriarchal society | society dominated by males | 18 | |
4076907002 | polythesim | the beleif in many gods | 19 | |
4076910503 | Cuniform | wedge shaped writing made by reeds in summaria | 20 | |
4077093140 | The Epic of Gilgamesh | The tale of the king of Uruk and his quest for immortality | 21 | |
4077094631 | What river is in Egypt | The Nile | 22 | |
4077097026 | How often does the Nile flood | regularly, (2 time maybe) | 23 | |
4077099411 | King Menes | Unified lower and upper egypt | 24 | |
4077109271 | Pharaoh | the Egyptian monarch | 25 | |
4077112719 | Connect Pyramids and Mimmification | kings were mumified and placed in large pyramids | 26 | |
4077114708 | Queen Hatshepsut | the first female ruler, increased the economic power of Egypt and left the boundaries for trade | 27 | |
4077116738 | Hiroglyphics | Egyptian picture writing | 28 | |
4077118922 | Phonecians | Sailors and traders that rise to power after Egypt falls | 29 | |
4077125927 | Egypt flourished | 3000-1000??? | 30 | |
4077129765 | Himalayas | Mountains in the north of india | 31 | |
4077131601 | Monsoon | Seasonal winds in India bringing rain | 32 | |
4077136807 | Ancient indian cities with complex grids | Harappa, Mohenjo-Daro | 33 | |
4077137929 | Aryans | Invaded india after being nomads | 34 | |
4077143377 | Caste System | indian social structure | 35 | |
4077146958 | The four groups of the Caste system in order | Preists, Warriors/Officials, commoners, Peasants | 36 | |
4077150379 | The untouchables | the bottom of the caste system not regarded as part of it | 37 | |
4077160814 | Hinduism | the Aryan veiw where the goal is to bond with god | 38 | |
4077163646 | Reincarnation | the beilief that ones soul is reborn after death in a new body | 39 | |
4077165071 | Karma | the term for a person doing what they need to do to get to the net stage of life in reincarnation | 40 | |
4077172221 | Dharma | the laws followed to advance in the caste system | 41 | |
4077173984 | Buddhism | The material world is an illusion and pain is caused by an attachemnt to it | 42 | |
4077192235 | Siddartha Guatama | The Buddha | 43 | |
4077196603 | The Four Noble truths | Ordinary life is full of suffering, Suffering is caused by the desire to satisfy ourselves, end suffering by ending selfish goals, the way to end desire is the Middle Path | 44 | |
4077198249 | The Noble Eightfold Path | the eight steps to end desire | 45 | |
4077223350 | Alexander the great | Lost in India crating the Mauryan Dynasty of india | 46 | |
4077228541 | When was the Mauryan Dynasty founded | 324 BC | 47 | |
4077231777 | What religion did Asoka practice early in his life | Asoka was originally a practicing religion of asia with the spirits i think so he could kil to gain power | 48 | |
4077240691 | Why did Asoka convert to Buddhism | he converts to Buddhism because he feels bad about his previous actions and he is trying to make up for his sins | 49 | |
4077244184 | The Silk Road | The road from Europe to India where silk, spices, and European goods are traded | 50 | |
4077251855 | What was the most signifigant contribution of the Guptas | The toleration of multiple religions | 51 | |
4077255622 | What two rivers drove the chinese economy | the Yellow river and Yangtze river | 52 | |
4077257664 | How much land in China can be farmed | 10% | 53 | |
4077260594 | Oracle Bones (Shang) | bones that priests read to determine the outcome of many activities | 54 | |
4077264617 | Mandate of Heaven (Zhou) | Rule with divine sanction | 55 | |
4077266970 | Era of Warring States (Zhou) | ends the zhou dynasty and starts a period of warring states | 56 | |
4077280072 | Legalism (Qin) | humans are evil and they need punishment to keep them in line | 57 | |
4077281135 | Great Wall of China (Qin) | built to stop raiders fro mthe north from attackng China | 58 | |
4077286757 | Terracotta Army (Qin) | Built by Qin to display his power in a grave | 59 | |
4077289757 | Shi Huangdi (Qin) | The major pusher of legalism | 60 | |
4077294970 | Confucianism | there is one universal order and man is to harmonize with them by practicing the ritual | 61 | |
4077299053 | Daoism | the way to heaven is inaction not action | 62 | |
4077303271 | What principals did the Han dynasty operate on | Used confucian principals | 63 | |
4077309428 | What was the role of the Han dynasty Civil Service Exams | to determine who should hold office by merit | 64 | |
4077319231 | Technological developments by the Han dynasty | Paper and Steel | 65 | |
4077351206 | When did greek civilization flourish | ????????????? | 66 | |
4077356035 | What are the most important contributions of greece | Books, Democracy, and military strategy | 67 | |
4077360005 | Who were the most important greek leaders | Periclese (Expands Democracy), Clisthenese (Starts democracy) | 68 | |
4077365996 | What goods did the greeks trade? | ????????????? | 69 | |
4077368452 | Polis | A greek city state | 70 | |
4077373529 | What is the basic organization of Greek Democracy | Democracy with leaders and an assembly | 71 | |
4077377024 | What is the difference between Athens and Sparta | Athens had a democracy and Sparta was an oligarchy, Spartans win the Peloponesian War in 431 BC | 72 | |
4077384953 | Acropolis | The center of Athens | 73 | |
4077386572 | Hoplites | Greek Soldiers | 74 | |
4077388278 | Phalanx | The greek fighting formation | 75 | |
4077390923 | Xerxes | The persian emperos | 76 | |
4077390924 | Pericles | the Greek ruler | 77 | |
4077394382 | Socratic Methos | The way that the greeks governed their society | 78 | |
4077397677 | Homer | Wrote the illiad and Odyssey | 79 | |
4077401047 | What did Alexander the Great do the the Greeks | he takes them over along with most of Europe and Some of Asia destroying them | 80 | |
4077404697 | When was the Roman Republic Founded | 509 BC | 81 | |
4077415635 | The basic Structure of the Roman Republic | An emporer with a congress of advisors who voted on certain things | 82 | |
4077417990 | The twelve tables of Rome | The basic laws and structures of Rome | 83 | |
4077437638 | Punic Wars | Rome fought and defeated Carthage | 84 | |
4077442760 | Hannibal | one of the greatest leaders of all time that controlled the Carthage army against the romans | 85 | |
4077446861 | Ceasar on the fall of the republic | While emporer he made bad decisions and he was killed on march 15, 44 BC | 86 | |
4077460520 | Agustus | Contributed to the founding of the Republic by being the first emperor | 87 | |
4077486959 | Pax Romana | the prime of the roman empire starting after the end of the civil wars | 88 | |
4077492047 | Paterfamilias | it made the father the automatic head of the family | 89 | |
4077493635 | Roman slaves | did all phisical labor and got slaves by inhabting other countries | 90 | |
4077506502 | Constantine | Was the first christian ruler of Rome | 91 | |
4077507717 | Edict of Milan | made chrisitanity legal in Rome | 92 | |
4077532785 | Theodicius the Great | Made christianity the official religion | 93 | |
4077541936 | Roman problems | Economy, Invasion, Overextension, Christianity | 94 | |
4077559600 | Where did Islam originate | Mecca and Medina | 95 | |
4077562932 | Where did Islam orgininate | Saudi Arabia | 96 | |
4077565164 | Where did Christianity originate | Jerusalem | 97 | |
4077569663 | Where did Judaism orginiate | Israel | 98 | |
4077571401 | Where did Hinduism originate | India | 99 | |
4077573835 | Where did Buddhism originate | India | 100 | |
4077580335 | What is the Arabic word for God | Allah | 101 | |
4077605997 | How did Islam spread | islam spreads rapidly becasue of the fall of the roman empire and christianity paving the way for islam | 102 | |
4077616800 | Why did muhamad leave Mecca | To get more folowers and avoid assasination | 103 | |
4077619409 | Hijrah | Muhammads journey from Mecca to Medina | 104 | |
4077624078 | The Bedouins | Nomadic Arabs in the desert that helped Muhammad | 105 | |
4077632366 | hajj | A pilgramage to Mecca | 106 | |
4077634762 | The five pillars of islam | Beleif, Fasting, prayer, Charity, and Pilgramage | 107 | |
4077637994 | Jihad | muslim defensive warfare | 108 | |
4077639825 | Shiite Muslims | Want the ruler to be a descendant of Muhammad | 109 | |
4077641511 | Sunni Muslims | Wanted a ruler by merit | 110 | |
4077646860 | What group of muslims developed in turkey and challenged the Byzantine empire | The Seljuk Turks and Ottomans | 111 | |
4077650525 | Who was more sucessful in the crusades? | The Muslims | 112 |
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