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62 Cards in this Set
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What are the basis of societies in Sub-Saharan Africa?
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kinship
(tribes) |
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What are griots?
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professional oral historians
also served as keepers of traditions and advisors to kings |
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In what kingdom could one find griots?
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The Empire of Mali
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What does Bantu refer to?
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a large category of African languages
(apprx. 400, covering most of the south half of Africa) |
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What is the purpose of an Egyptian pyramid?
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to be a tomb
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What is a pharaoh?
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the ruler of ancient Egypt
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What are hieroglyphics?
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letters in the Egyptian written language
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What are ziggurats?
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massive towers devoted to patron gods
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What prince began the first code of law?
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Hammurabi
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Where did cuneiform develop?
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the Middle East
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What is cuneiform?
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Writing based on wedge like letters
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What are city-states?
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a political organization system
(regional cities ruled by princes reporting to one major king) |
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What is the accepted definition of "civilization"?
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societies with enough economic surplus to form divisions of labor and a social hierarchy involving significant inequalities
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What is surplus?
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More than the minimum need
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Where was Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa?
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along the Indus River
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Qin Dynasty
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Dynasty in China that succeeded the Zhou
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Qin Shihuangdi
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The brutal leader of the Qin Dynasty
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Who built the Great Wall of China?
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Qin Shihuangdi
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Terra cotta army
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The army of statues in Qin Shihuangdi's grave
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Liu Bang
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founder of the Han Dynasty
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Han Dynasty
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Dynasty in China that succeeded the Qin
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Han Wudi
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The "Warrior Emperor"
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Confucian Scholar: Official System
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"some people are more important than others"
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Silk roads
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trade road from China to Europe
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Wang Mang
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founder of the Xin Dynasty
stole throne from Liu Bang |
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What religion was responsible for the Yellow Turban Uprising?
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Daoism
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Mandate of heaven
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"God said that I am the ruler."
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Sui Yangdi
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2nd emperor of the Sui Dynasty
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Sui Dynasty
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Preceeded the Tang Dynasty
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Who built the Grand Canal?
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Sui Yangdi
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Why was the Grand Canal built?
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for trade
to carry supplies to troops |
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What is a vendetta?
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A bitter, distructive feud
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What are pastoralists?
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mountain dwellers with domesticated animals
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What are tribute payments?
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payments to foreign invaders for "protection"
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Emperor Wanli
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longest rule in Ming dynasty
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Manchus
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peoples of Mongolian steppes
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Emperor Kangzi
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3rd emperor of the Qing dynasty (longest rule)
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Jesuits
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Roman Catholic missionaries
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Cohongs
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Chinese import/export monopoly
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Tokugawa Ieyasu
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First Shogun
(founded the shogunate) |
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Edo
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present-day Tokyo
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Closed Country Edict of 1635
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Sakoku Edict issued by Tokugawa
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"floating worlds"
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Anarchist book
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Kabuki
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traditional Japanese theatre
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Geisha
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Japanese entertainer
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Francis Xavier
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pioneering Jesuit
(16th Century China) |
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"Dutch Learning"
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education out of Dutch schools in Japan
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Ivan the Great
Ivan III |
longest reigning leader of Russia
tripled Russian territory |
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Cossacks
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dwellers of the southern steppes of East Europe
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Tsar
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rulers of Russia
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Boyars
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highest rank in Russian feudal system
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Ivan the Terrible
Ivan IV |
First "tsar" of Russia
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Oprichniki
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members of Ivan IV's organization
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Romanov Dynasty
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second and last imperial dynasty of Russia
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Peter the Great
Peter I |
Russia ruler that westernized Russia
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St. Petersburg
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first capital
established by Peter the Great |
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Where is the loess?
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North China
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What is a eunuch?
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Castrated men who guard a harem
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What is the Shang dynasty?
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1st Chinese Dynasty
(implied: that we know of) |
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What is the Zhou Dynasty?
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2nd Chinese Dynasty, succeeding the Shang
Had no powerful government |
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What years did the Period of Warring States cover?
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402-201 BCE
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What did Confucious provide China?
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elaborate codes and ethics (based on harmony)
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