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| Why do Scholars believe that early people might have believed in life? after death? |
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| The dead were buried with their belongings |
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| What did walking upright allow hominoids to do? |
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| In what ways did the lives of people in agricultural societies change when there was an abdundance of food? |
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| They had more specialized jobs. |
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| What initially prompted the development of the first record-keeping systems? |
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| Merchants needed records of the goods they traded and officials needed records of tax payments |
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| Why did ancient civilizations wage war? |
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| What was life like for most early humans during the stone age? |
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| Nomads, hunter gatherers, men and women equal |
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| What was an early important development of homo sapians? |
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| Why is the shift from hunting and gathering to farming called the neolithic revolution? |
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| It was a very important turning point in society |
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| What allowed agriculture to emerge? |
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| Domestication of plants and animals |
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| What led to the building of permanent settlements? |
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| What are the characteristics of civilization |
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| (7) Developed cities, Organized government, Formalized religion, specialization of labor, social classes, record keeping and writing, and art and architecture. |
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| What is the most sacred text of Judiasm? |
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| What is sumarian writing called? |
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| Where was Phoenecia located? |
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| The western end of the fertile crescent alont the medeteranian sea. |
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| What religion arose in parts of Persia during the reign of Cyrus? |
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| Gold animals decorated with many priceless gems |
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| Tame the first king of Isrial. |
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| What does the Mosaic law instruct Jews to do? |
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| Obey god, follow ten commandments and kosher. |
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| Why was Persia's royal road built? |
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| So messenters could travel more easily |
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| Why did Pharaoh of the Egyptian New Kingdom build a strong army? |
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| To protect egypt form invasions |
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| Name Pharaoh who made Egypt a monotheistic nation during his reign. |
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| Name the pharaoh who restored the worship of the traditional gods of Egypt after monotheism |
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| Why were Egyptions interested in math and science? |
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| Because it made life easier. |
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| What ended the Kushite rule of egypt? |
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| Capitol city (Meroe) was invaded by the assaryans. |
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| Why did egyption rulers have absolute power? |
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| They were thought to be gods in human form |
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| What important change occured in Egypt during the reign of Akhenaten |
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| He made Egypt Monotheistic |
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| Why did Egyptians practice Mummification? |
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| Because they thought that the persons things would be needed in the after life. |
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| If an egyption scribe was producing buisness documents, what form of writing would he use? |
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| Due to his political achievements and artistic legacy, no other pharoh is as remembered or admired as who? |
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| Why to scholars believe that Indus civilization was a single society rather than a collection of independent city states? |
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| Cities were well planned + guarded, most importantly weights and measurments were the same in each city. |
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| What was the economy of the Indus civilization based upon? |
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| Why did the Brahmin Varna gain more influence in Vedic society? |
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| Religious rituals became more important/complicated |
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| Over what did the Jains disagree with the Hindus? |
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| What are the teachings of the Four Noble Truths? |
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1.Suffering is a part of life, no one can escape it.
2. Suffering comes from peoples desires for worldly things
3. Overcoming that desire brings suffering to an end
4. Desires can be overcome by following the eightfold path. |
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| What did the presence of valuable items and sacrificed prisoners of war in Shang royal tombs indicate about the Shang? |
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| That they believedd that the King/Queen would need those things in the after life. |
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| What are the names of two well planed cities archeaologists have found in the Indus Valley? |
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| Harappa, and Mohenjo Daro |
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| Why are most Jains vegetarians? |
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| Because they believe that all living things have souls. |
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| How did Confucius respond to the Chaos in china during the late Zhou period? |
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| He spread teachings saying that respect for elders, family rituals, and respect for all others would end the chaos. |
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| What were the characteristics of the city state of Sparta? |
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| Who was the Greed deity of war? |
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| What was the result of the first Persian invasion into Greece? |
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| Name the Greek playwright who wrote Oedipus. |
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| The question "What is truth" is associated with whome? |
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| What is part of the reason that new schools of philosophy developed during the Hellenistic period? |
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| Creek Influence + Influence from other cultures. |
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| Why did Spartan society revolve around training for war? |
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| Their slaves (Helots) outnumbered them, and they had to be fierce warriers in order to keep them from revolting. |
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| Name the Greek diety of wisdom. |
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| Why did the persian emperorDarius attack the Greek Mainland? |
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| Because Athens aided the Ionians during the revolt. |
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| Why was Macedonia able to take control of all of Creece in the 340's BC? |
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| Greece was weak from invasions, +internal conflict. |
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| What does the phrase "Bread and Circuses" Refer to? |
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| Free food and entertainment given to the poor to keep them from revolting. |
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| Name the languages developed from Latin, the Language of Rome. |
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| French, Spanish, Portugese, Romanian, Italian |
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| Why did the Emperor Constantine build a new capital? |
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| Because the eastern half was richer and you could defend the location if his new city better. |
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| What was significant about the election of tribunes and the Law of the Twelve tables to the Plebians? |
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| It made sure that the patricians were treating the Plebians fairly. |
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| What was the cause of the Third Punic war? |
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| Rome found a reason to destroy Carthage. |
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| Why did wealthy romans dominate Roman politics during the Pax Romana? |
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| Officials were not payed so only wealthy participated. |
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| Where did Roman audiences enjoy public entertainment? |
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| As a conquored peoplein the Roman empire, what was life like for the Jews? |
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| Describe the government of Diocletean |
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| Divided empire in 2, made new tax system, regulated every aspect of roman life. |
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| Name the dynasty that unified China in 221 BC |
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| Why were nobles forced to move to Xianyang under Shi Huangdi? |
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| What medical advances took place during the Gupta period? |
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| They made medicines from Plants and Animals |
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| Why did the Han develop a civil service system? |
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| To develope officials with Confucious values. |
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| Why did Chandragupta divide his empire? |
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| To govern it better. (Divided it into districts that were ruled by officials) |
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| Name the Indian ruler who promoted Buddhism in India. |
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| Why did Muhammad leave Mecca? |
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| It was unsafe to stay there |
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| If a Muslim states "There is no god but God (Allah), and Muhammad is the messenger of God, what has he/she fufilled? |
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| The first pillar of Islam |
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| Name the group that ended the Abbasid caliphate. |
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| When did Muslim women lose their status? |
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| What is the beautifully styled writing that is a distinctive feature of Islamic art called? |
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| At the time of Muhhameds birth, what brought religious pilgrims to Mecca |
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| Why did some Meccans reject Muhammad's Teachings? |
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| Because he critized their belief in one god. |
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| Why did Islam spread to places such as West Africa and Southeast Asia? |
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| Muslim Traders traveled there |
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| Why were some people unhappy with the Umayyad rule? |
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| They didnt rule with the level of equality that the muslims had before |
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| Why are there few figures in Islamic art? |
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| To prevent worship of images. |
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| What was in important resource in most Bantu societies by AD900? |
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| Why did african farmers often struggle? |
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| Because the rainfall was unpredictible. |
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| What led to Aksum's rise by AD 100? |
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| Why did Islam begin to be practiced along the East Africa coast? |
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| Where did Great Zimbobwe's prosperity most likely come from? |
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| What occurred once North African traders learned how to cross the Sahara safely? |
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| Ghana became a key player in gold and salt trade. |
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