Test Flashcards

1
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3 major periods

A

Ancient
Medieval
Modern

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2
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Bc means ?

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Before Christ

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3
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Bce means?

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Before the common era

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4
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Oligarchy

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Rule by a few

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5
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Monarchy

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Rule by a king or queen

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6
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Theocracy

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Rule by religious leaders

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7
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Republic

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Rule by law

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8
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Democracy

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Rule by the majority (people)

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9
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Three monotheistic religions

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Judaism
Christianity
Islam

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10
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Fertile Crescent

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Fertile strip of land that went from the Mediterranean Sea to the Persian gulf

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11
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Two major rivers

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Tigris and Euphrates

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12
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Mesopotamia

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Land between rivers

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13
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3 major empires

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Sumer
Babylonians
Assyrians

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14
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Summer is considered to be….?

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The oldest civilization

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15
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5 characteristics of a civilization

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Cities 
Social classes 
Written language 
Religion 
Advanced technology
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16
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Ur means??

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City and is believed to be the oldest city in the world

17
Q

Ziggurat is a ..?

A

Temple

18
Q

Cuneiform?

A

Pictures like hierology

19
Q

Scribes

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Record keepers

20
Q

Gilgamesh

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Believed to be the oldest story in the world

21
Q

Polytheist religion

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Many gods

22
Q

The oldest known law code

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Code of hammurabi

23
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Tower of Babel

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Protect from flood

24
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Babylonians

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Most feared

25
Q

Nineveh

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Capital city