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| Why is geography important to history? |
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| Shows connections between people places and things |
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| How do archaeologists find out about early peoples? |
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| What is the job of a historian? |
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| Study written records of history |
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| List the characteristics of the Old Stone Age |
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| What religious beliefs were probably held by Stone Age people? |
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| What was the Neolithic revolution? |
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| A new discovery about Stone Age life would most likely be made by what kind of scientist? |
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| How do historians help us learn about the past? |
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| What evidence suggests that early people believed in life after death? |
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| What was a change that characterized the New Stone Age |
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| Where did the first cities emerge? |
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| How did ancient Egyptians view their pharaohs |
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| The Pyramid Age is another name for |
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| The need to keep records led to the development of what in Egypt? |
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| Why was the Code of Hammurabi a major achievement |
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| first written codified laws |
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| What geographic features had the greatest influence on ancient Egypt? |
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| Moat Egyptians were members of what group? |
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| The movement of people across the Fertile Crescent resulted in what? |
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| How did the Sumerians differ from the Egyptians in the way they viewed their rulers? |
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| Did not think they were gods |
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| Middle Eastern civilization was spread throughout the Mediterranean by what peoples? |
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| How could Hindus change caste? |
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| Which Chinese philosophy taught that government should pass strict laws and enforce them with harsh punishments? |
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| Han rulers based their policies on the teachings of |
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| The trade route that linked China with the west became known as the |
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| Both Hindus and Buddhists believe in |
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| reincarnation and nonviolence |
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| In an Indian household, the head of the family was the |
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| Indian villages were ruled by |
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| Confucius taught the Chinese people that their most important dut was |
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| respect for family or filial piety |
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| Following the Persian Wars, Greece was dominated by |
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| The Peloponnesian War resulted from the conflict between |
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| Alexander's most lasting achievement was |
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| spreading Greek culture throughout the Mediterranean |
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| What geographic characteristics of Greece provided a link to the outside world? |
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| A form of government controlled by a small, powerful elite from the business class is called a |
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| From childhood, Spartan boys were trained to be |
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| Athens enjoyed a golden age under the leadership of |
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| Conflict between Athens and Sparta resulted in the |
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| According to Aristotle, the best government was |
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| What describes the works of Greek artists and architects? |
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| Who established an empire that extended from Greece to Egypt and India? |
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| In Roman government, who represented the right of blebeians? |
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| Which of the following places did Constantine make the center of power for the Roman Empire? |
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| How did the wealth acquired from winning an empire affect Rome? |
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| Larger gap between rich and poor |
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| The decline of the Roman republic followed a century of civil wars fought over what issue? |
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| Roman art and literature blended Roman civilization with that of |
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| What was Rome's attitude toward people of different religions in the empire |
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| Who tried to restore order to the Roman empire? |
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| the assassination of Brutus |
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| Who conquered the former Roman province of Gaul? |
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| Under feudalism, lords granted land to vassals in exchange for what? |
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| How did monks and nuns improve life during the Middle Ages? |
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| New agricultural technologies in the Middle Ages led to what? |
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| What was the most important economic activity in a medieval town? |
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| Why was the Battle of Tours significant? |
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| Charles Martel invented standing army and kicked Muslims out |
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| Chivalry governed relations between what to groups? |
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| nobles/knights and woman and children |
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| Which group made up the largest part of the population in feudal society? |
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| How did the three-field system contribute to the agricultural revolution that took place during the Middle Ages |
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| Why was the Magna Carta important? |
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| The concordat of Worms was about what issue? |
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| What was the chief goal of the crusades? |
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| The Reconquista refers to what? |
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| What was a result of the plague in Europe? |
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| The development of an early jury system took place during the reign of |
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| A major conflict between the Holy Roman emperors and the popes concerned what issue? |
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| A key feature of Gothic architecture is |
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| The church during the late Middle Ages? |
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| Why is Joan of Arc remembered? |
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| rallied French against English in the 100 years war and was burned at the stake |
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| Which of the following rulers made a hajj that resulted in trading and diplomatic ties between Mali and other Muslim states? |
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| Axum prospered partly because it had a port on the what body of water? |
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| What group of people developed expert knowledge of the natural world by adapting to life in the Kalahari? |
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| What kinds of practices represent an adaptation to the environment? |
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| Describes a patrilineal culture? |
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| Which of the leaders set up a Muslim dynasty in Songhai? |
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| What kingdom had a port on the Red Sea |
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| What religious tradition did the Axumites pass on to the Ethiopians? |
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| Monsoon winds aided trade between East Africa and what civilization? |
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| Khoisan people adapted to the Kalahari environment by what methods? |
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| The artists of the Renaissance focused on what realm? |
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| Why is Albrecht Durer often compared to Leonardo da Vinci? |
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| Why did Luther critisize the Roman Catholic Church? |
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| they were corrupt, Yohan Tetsel sold indulgenses |
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| What was a result of the Catholic Reformation? |
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| Copernicus proposed what theory? |
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| heliocentric earth, earth revolves around sun |
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| What contributed to the birth of the Renaissance in Italy? |
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| What happened because of the printing revolution in the 1500s? |
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| Salvation through faith alone |
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| How did Henry the 8th react when the Pope refused to annul his marriage? |
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| Who stressed the use of experiments and observation in seeking knowledge? |
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| Why did European Rulers encourage ocean exploration? |
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| For new trade routes for spices |
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| The Khmer empire was influenced by what culture? |
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| In the 1600's, the Portuguese lost control of trade in the Indian Ocean to whom? |
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| The Ming and Qing dynasties followed what policies regarding foreign trade? |
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| How did Prince Henry change the course of Portugal's history? |
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| What country controlled Vietnam? |
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| How was Korea similar to China? |
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| What was trade like in Japan under the Tokugawa shoguns? |
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| What was a Native American influence on European colonists? |
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| By the 1500s, the most important element of African trade with Europeans was what? |
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| Many of the new kingdoms that developed in West Africa in the early modern age were influenced by what? |
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| What resulted from encounters between the Spanish and Native Americans? |
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| The culture that developed in Brazil blended Native American and African influences with those of what country? |
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| The Treaty of Paris of 1763 resulted in what? |
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| British control of eastern parts of the Americas |
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| European traders sent Africans to the Americas to do what? |
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| Describe Europe's middle class during the 1500s and 1600s? |
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| Who is best known for his portraits of Spanish nobles during Spain's golden century? |
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| By the Edict of Nantes in 1598, Henry the 4th of France granted religious toleration to what group |
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| During the 1700s, what countries battled for control of the German states? |
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| Peter the Great forced Russians to accept social reforms that would make their culture more like that of whom? |
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| As a result of Peter the Great's war against Sweden, Russia gained what? |
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| What author mocked the traditions of Spain's feudal past in his novel Don Quixote? |
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| In the late 1500s, France was torn apart by religious wars between Catholics and whom? |
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| The Stuart kings' claims to absolute power where challenged by whom? |
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| Why did Prussia battle Austria during the 1700s? |
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| Describes what happened to Poland in 1795 as a result of actions by Russia, Austria, and Prussia? |
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