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Paleolithic peoples were nomads because
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they had to follow animal migrations and vegetation cycles
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The real change in the Neolithic revolution was
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in the shift from hunting and gathering to systematic agriculture
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Food surpluses in Neolithic farming villages allowed for
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people to do other things
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When civilizations came into contact with one another, it led to
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the transfer of new technology.
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The persian empire was sustained by what efficient system of communication?
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Well maintained roads and way stations that provided food, shelter and fresh horses for the officials.
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How did the religion of Judaism differ from the other religions of the time?
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Monothesic (believed in one God) NOT polytheistic (believing in many gods)
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Polytheism is
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believing in many gods
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The Gupta were invaded by the Hephthalites who were successful because
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of their superiior technology
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one of the many impacts Islam had on Afroeurasio was
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the growth of great urbane centers and capital cities giving rise to an expanding demand for commodities
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The Silk Road was a
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trade route between the Roman Empire and China
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The Buddha believed that suffering is caused by
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attachments to things of this world
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An important philosophy that guided the Chinese history was
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the Confucian belief that govornment should be open to all men of superior talent.
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The belief that reincarnation comes from the __________
religion and is about |
Hindu;
individual soul being reborn in a different form after death. |
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Name 3 things that brought about the collapse of the Han Empire
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Wars, peasant rebellions, court intrigues
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In Greece the developement of govornment by he people is known as
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Democracy
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The govornment of Sparta was known as an
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oligarchy
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AlexanderThe Great's conquest created _________
Era, which |
Hellenistic;
saw the expansion of the Greek language and Greek ideas to the non-Greek world. |
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Constatine's rule is important because he
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was the first Christian emperor
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Name the 3 things that contributed to the fall of the Roman Empire
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Christianity, the plague, no workable political system
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In spite of persecuting the __________ , the Romans eventually adopted it as their official religion.
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Christians
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The Muslim empires recovered and translated the works of
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Aristotle and other Greek philosophers.
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The Islamic pillar known as the hajj is about
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a pilgrimage to Makkah (Mecca)
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The crusades were not successful in establishing Christianity as a religion in Southwest Asia. Instead, their legacy is that of creating
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centuries of mistrust between Muslims and Christians
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The Berbers were responsible for the trans-Saharan trade routes. What would have been their most important assets?
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camels
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What 3 things did the Bantu migration spread?
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Ironworking, knowledge of crops, trade
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What did Ibn Battuta do that would be of interest to anthropologists?
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Recorded his impressions about all the places he visited.
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What item of trade in the African kingdoms was most valued?
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salt
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The Mongol empire's legacy can be described as_________&__________
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bringing much of the Eurasion landmass under a single rule & creating the largest land empire in history
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The mongol empire lasted for as long as it did in spite of
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a lack of clear cut rules for succession
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In 1066, the Battle of Hastings allowed for __________ to ________________
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William of Normandy
to invade England and defeat King Harolds forces |
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The document that was eventually used to strengthen the idea that a monarch's power was limited, not absolute, was known as
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Magna Carta
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Vassalage, warriors swearing an oath of loyalty to a lord, who in turn took care of their needs, was at the heart of
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feudalism
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What is the term that refers to the language of everyday speech in a particular region
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vernacular
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Severe economic consequesnces resulted in the loss of nearly 38 million people during the
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Black plague
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The Maya, Inca, Aztec, Pueblo, and Woodland indigenous peoples of Mesoamerica ALL shared the same basis for their economy, which was
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agriculture
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The religion of all the Maya, Inca, Aztec, Pueblo, Woodland indigenous peoples of Mesoamerica include
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many deities
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Govornments of the Maya, Inca, Aztec, Pueblo and Woodland indigenous peoples of Mesoamerica shared what 3 things
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dynastic rulers, tribal/village councils, confederacy of states
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Describe the Maya, Inca, Aztec, Pueblo and Woodland peoples of Mesoamerica's interaction with their environment?
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They used their resources intelligently
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Name 3 aspects of social life found in any of the Maya, Inca, Aztec, Pueblo, and Woodland indigenous peoples of Mesoamerica?
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Matrilineal & patrilineal lineage, social stratification, enforced labor.
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List as many ways in which you can think qualified Leonardo da Vinci to be called an excellent example of the Italian Renaissance
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Painter, sculptor, archtect, inventor, mathmatician.
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What religion was the first Protestant faith
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Lutheranism
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Martin Luther began his reformation movement because he opposed the Catholic church's practice of
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the sale of indulgences
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Catholics believed that God granted the righteousness people needed for salvation, but Martin Luther believed
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that all people needed was faith
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Humanism involves
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the study of the classics, grammar, and rhetoric, and history
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In the seventeenth century, as the world was truly becoming a global economy, what principal dominated its economics?
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merchantilism
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The name of the treaty that established the line of demarcation between territories controlled by Portugal and Spain was called
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The Treaty of Tordesillas
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What 3 motives did the Europeans have for exploring distant lands?
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God, Glory and Gold
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Name 3 of the negative effects of European exploration in the Americas
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Disease, slaver, destruction
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One positive result of the Columbian exchange was
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food crops from the Americas supported population growth in Europe
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Define Absolutism
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the system of Government in which a ruler holds total power
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Another name for the invasion of England by William of Orange is the
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Glorious Revolution
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Absolute monarchs claimed to receive their power from
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God
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Why is Louis XIV the best example of absolutism?
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He effectively identified and controlled his enemies
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A ruler who receives his power from God is known as ______ Monarch
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Absolutist
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Ottmans were which branch of Islam?
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Sunni
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sefine "Gunpowder empires"
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empires that were formed by outside conquerors who unified the regions they conquered
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In the Ottman Empire, the sultan was regarded as
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protector of Islam
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The Shi'a clergy in the Safavid empire were
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stronger and more independent
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What religious law was imposed on all people in the Mughal Empire?
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Sharia Law
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Name 3 religious cities of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam?
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Jerusalem, Makkah, Medina
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The fall of the Byzantine Empire led to what 3 movements?
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The Renaissance, The Scientific Revolution, The Enlightenment
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What was the result of the Chinese government's limitied foreign trade policy?
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Increase isolation from the west
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What philosophy was the basis for the Ming?Quing governments and bureaucracies?
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Confucianism
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What was the confucian beliefs about the merchant class and what did it cause the Chinese to do?
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Confucianism believed that trading activities were unworthy and that being a merchant was an inferior occupation. It caused the Chinese to halt all voyages
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As a result of China closing it's ports, it lost it's edge in
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Science & Technology
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Two positive economic changes in Japan under the Tokugawa rulers were
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banking and paper
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Nicholas Copernicus believed
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that the sun was at the center of the universe, NOT the Earth
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Isaac Newton believed
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that one law could explain all the motion in the universe.
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Francis Bacon believed
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scientists should use inductive reasoning
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John Loke believed
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that people were molded by their experiences.
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Voltaire expressed the idea that the universe was like a _________ because ________
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clock/watch;
God the clock/watch maker had created it, set it in motion, and allowed it to run without his interference and according to it's own natural laws. |
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Jean-Jaques Rousseau believed
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that an entire society agrees to be governed by its general will
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Ptolemy believed
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the universe was a series of concentric spheres with earth fixed at its center
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Galileo believed
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that the heavenly bodies were composed of material substances just like earth, NOT pure orbs of light
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Rene' Descartes was called
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the father of modern rationalism
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Montesquieu's political thought was
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his analysis of the governmental system of checks & ballances
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Adam Smith believed
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in the ideas of laissez-faire, meaning the state should NOT regulate the economy
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Mary Wollstonecraft was an enigma. She believed that______ but that they should also_________
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since women had reason they should have the same rights as men;
obey their husbands. |
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The enlightenment was about _______ and ________
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optimism & rationalism
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What 3 things would the enlightenment philosophers have found of value?
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Process, education, and rationalism
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