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Spain
Madrid
Mining
6000 BC. copper, later iron, then gold. Turquoise and lazuli
Terra Cotta Army
Shi Huangdi's army that was created for his tomb.
civilization
A human society with advanced level of development in social and political organization and in the arts and sciences
Sweden
Stockholm
could be learned by all people & were over 500 characters to learn
what was an advantage and disadvantage of China's system of writing
Capital of China and India
China - Beijing India- New Delhi
polytheism
the belief in more than one God
Fertile Crescent
An area of rich soil in the Middle East, stretching from the Mediterranian Sea through Mesopotamia to the Persian Gulf
earthquakes, nutrients sapped from fields, invaders from the north
what may have led to the decline of the Indus Valley civilazation
Warring States
7 states of China going into war.
Manitoba
Winnipeg
Sargon
The first empire,aka the Akkadian empire.Hammurabi was their king.
Code of law
A set of written rules for people to obey
Hinduism
A religion and philosophy developed in ancient India, characterized by a belief in reincarnation and a supreme being who takes many forms
Alberta
Edmonton
What was Sparta's strategy?
Cut off Athen's food suply
Zhou Dynasty
It started around 1027 BC. Started the dynastic cycle.
the wealthy and poor were not treated equally
what was a negative aspect of Hammurabi's Code
Mesopotamia
The land between two rivers, the Tigris and Euphrates rivers
Austria
Vienna
Slovenia
Ljubljana
drought
A period of little rainfall in which it makes it difficult to grow crops
Ontario
Toronto
subcontinent
A large land mass that is part of a continent but considered a separate landform
Saskatchewan
Regina
True
Ancient China was isolated from other civilizations
mountainous terrain
what was not a challenge faced by Sumerians
Mesolithic Age
The middle stone age, lasted from 10,000 B.C. to 6000 B.C. when we startedto control fire and develope language.
fertile
good for growing crops
Who won?
The Spartans
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ancient Chinese society was divided into how many social classes
4 types of homonids
Austrolopithecine,Homo Habilis,Homo Erectus,Homo Sapiens
Manitoba
Winnipeg
Hammurabi's purpose of his code
He made laws so there is justice.
Surplus
An extra of something.
city-state
A city and it's nearby farmlands -- A political area that works together for a common goal
geography
the study of earth and its people
Examples of traits
Advanced cities;Kish,Nippur,Ur.Specialized workers;preist,king,artisan.merchants, educators, investors Complex institutions;the temple,army,schools.Record keeping;writing cunieform, pictograph.Advanced technology;irrigation,bronze tools,cuniform,days of week.wheel and plow
Great Wall of China
A huge wall that is over 6000 miles, which was built to keep the Mongolians in the north out of China.
Hindu-Arabic Numerals
Numbers -- 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
Portugal
Lisbon
Daoism
It is a philosophy which is founded by Laozi. Daoism emphasizes living in harmony with nature
Two major rivers in India
Ganges, and Indus
Reincarnation
Rebirth of a soul in another body
Que'bec
Que'bec City
wheel
3500 B.C.
Dynastic Circle
1.Mandate of Heaven: the gods approve the new emperor 2. the dynasty's power grows weaker 3 Disasters such as floods, and invasions occur 4 the people believe that the emperor has lost the gods' approval 5. the dynasty is overthrown 6. the new dynasty restores peace and order.
Greece has three bodies of water surrounding it what is that called?
Peninsula
Asoka
The greatest Maurya king, whose reign began in 269 BC.
theocracy
a type of government in which rule is based on religious authority
Trinity
Father, Son and Holy Spirit
Hindu Kush
A mountain range along the northern border of India
hunter-gatherers
A person who gathers food and hunts animals and moves when food gets scarce
6 big ideas
Government,Geography,Culture,Beleif Sytems, Science and Technology,Economics
Ireland
Dublin
Complex Village
A lot of people,homes,public buildings,religious center,education, and trade
What was Athen's strategy?
Rely on sea power
Nunavut
Iqaluit
Who were the Phoenicians?
They were poeple who lived in Greece before the Athenians and Spartans. They also created the alphabet
Aryans
A member of the Indo-European people who crossed into India around 1500 BC
Yellow (Haung He) River
which river is known as "China's Sorrow"
Hungary
Budapest
Yukon
Whitehorse
Egypt
Narmar, flooding predictable, Memphis
What caused the war?
The people did not like how the Athenians were using the money from the Delian League
Netherlands
Amsterdam
This allowed poor people to be politicians
paid officials
polytheism
belief in many gods
United Kingdom
London
What was the big war between Athens and Sparta?
The Peloponnesian War
Ukraine
Kiev
Sumerian writing
cuniform
Hanging Gardens of Babylon
Built by king Nebuchadnezzar, a huge jungle tower.It is one of the seven wonders of the world.
Northwest Territories
Yellowknife
Italy
Rome
Newfoundland and Labrador
St. John's
Northwest Territories
Yellowknife
in the Nile Delta
Lower Egypt was
Greece
Athens
Farming started
8000 B.C.E. to 5000 B.C.E.
Who ruled Athens until his death?
Pericles
temple priests
who ran Sumer's earliest governments
Caste System
A social class that a person belongs to by birth.
silt
Fine soil deposited by a delta.
fuedalism
a political system in which nobles are granted the use of lands that legally belong to a king in return for loyalty and military service
A narrow strip of land connected in between Greece what is it called?
Isthus
province
A subdivision of an empire or country
Cultural Diffusion
A spread of ethnic ideas and customs to other areas of the world
South America
Argentina,Bolivia,Brazil,Chile,Columbia,Ecuador,French Guiana,Guyana,Paraguay,Peru,Surinam,Uruguay,Venezuela
Laozi
The founder of Daoism.
Shang Dynasty
Started around 2000 BC. Thy used oracle bones and pictographs.
Sumer
An ancient region of southern Mesopotamia which rose around 3300 B.C. The first empire that ruled in Mesopotamia and is credited with inventing writing.
Cyprus
Nicosia
Monaco
Monaco
What type of rule did Cyrus have?
toleration
satraps
the governor of a province in the ancient Persian Empire. Tax collectors
When was the first Olympic Games held?
776 BC
What important inventions came from mesopotamia
Wheel, plow, writing, law codes, irrigation, days of the week, 60 minutes, 60 seconds
delta
broad, marshy triangular area of land formed by deposits of silt at the mouth of a river
Oracle Bones
An animal bone or turtle shell used by the Shang kings of China to communicate with and influence the gods.
What % of mountains cover Greece?
70-80%
delta
An area near a river's mouth where it deposits fine soil.
What is direct democracy?
The citizens run the government
Migration
To move from one place to another
Bureaucracy
A system of organized government departments staffed by appointed officials
Royal Road
A road built for the empire which king Darius built and was 1,775 miles long.
when wars became so frequent that military leaders never stepped down
what was the process in which military leaders became full-time rulers of the Mesopotamian city-state
Irrigation
To dig ditches to water your crops.
Denmark
Copenhagen
written language had no link to spoken language
what was unique about China's system of writing
Who invented wheel, ploew, calendar, medicine, paper, days of the week, and bronze.
wheel-Mesopotamians. Plow-Mesopotamians calendar-Egyptians medicine-Chinese paper-Chinese days of the week-Mesopotamians bronze-Mesopotamians
What are the different castes in the caste system
Untouchables, Sudra, Vaisya, Ksatriya, and Brahmin
Why are there 20 provinces
The land was to big so king Darius had to brake the land up to be organized
Himalayas
A high mountain range that extends through northern India, southern Tibet, Nepal, and Bhutan
Gobi Dessert
A large desert in China, it is on one end of The Great Wall of China.
were polytheistic, believed in the afterlife, worshipped the Pharaoh
in terms of religion the acient Egyptians
line of rule
1.Pharaoh 2. Priests and nobles 3. Scribes and government officials 4.Craftspeople and merchants 5.Farmers 6. Slaves
Hyskos
invaded and conquered Egypt in 1630 BC
Yoga
It is simple meditations, and is widely used for relaxation.
Trans-Eurasian
Involving continents of Europe and Asia. The crossing over from Europe to Asia
social class
A group of people with the same parents jobs for example a warrior or farmer
When did the Golden Age begin?
477 BC
Philosophy
A investigation of basic truths about the universe, based on logical resoning
Shang
this dynasty ruled China from 1700 BC to 1027 BC
Confucius
Confucius was the man who founded Confucianism, and he was a peacemaker who was appointed by the Duke of Lu to the minister of justice.
Neolithic Age
The new stone age lasted from 8000 to 3000 B.C. and is was the begining of weaving and pottery
Ziggurat
an ancient sumerian temple
scirbes
People who where profesional writers who served as record keepers.
slash and burn
Cutting down vegetation then burning it to create fine soil to grow crops
Mesopotamia
the Harappans traded with the peoples of
Who were the Sumer?
They are the first civilization,which rose around 3300 B.C..They created bronze,the week,and writing(cuniform).The Sargon took over after.
empire
A group of territories and peoples brought together under one supreme leader
Prince Edward Island
Charlottetown
a god and ruler
what are the dual roles of a Pharaoh
Latvia
Riga
7 countries of Central America
Belize,Costa Rica,El Salvador,Guatamala,Hondouras,Nicuragua,Panama
Who stole fire from the gods?
Promethius
Technology
the use of one's mind to create what is neaded.
Chaldeans
The new Babylonians, their king was king Nebuchadnezzar.
six island nations
cuba, haita, dom. rep, jamaica, bahamas, trinidad and tobago.
Newfoundland and Labrador
St. John's
Shinto
Means the "way of the gods". They worship many gods called kami. They believe in the Gods of nature
Nebuchadnezzar
A Babylonian king who conquered Jerusalem,and built the Hanging Gardens of Babylon
What does Greeks eat?
Olives, apricots, lamb, and wheat
cultural diffusion
spreading of cultural traits from one place to another
culture
the way of life of a group of people
Ontario
Toronto
ziggurat
An ancient Sumerian or Babylonian temple that rose in steplike levels and was used to observe the stars.It was like a city center
What is the world's largest desert
antarctica
Nunavut
Iqaluit
Planned City
A city that is built according to a set design
religeon
The worship of god,gods, or spirits
Yukon
Whitehorse
king
The highest ranking leader of a group
Nirvana
A state pf wisdom which breaks the cycle of reincarnation
Turkey
Ankara
Ahisma
Nonviolence
Brahmanism
The early religion of the Aryans in ancient India which leds to Hinduism
Harrapan Civilization
An ancient Indian culture , dating back to 2500 BC, that included the people of the entire Indus River region
tyrant
a ruler who has taken power illegally and rules with restrictions
how did Darius unite an empire?
He built the Royal Road. He could transport his armies and collect taxes. he always expanded his empire with conquests.
Prince Edward Island
Charlottetown
crops
dough (risen), yeast,lettuce, radishes, asparagus, cucumbers, dates, figs, grapes, watermelons, and linen.
papyrus
reeds grown in Nile Delta, used as paper
Karma
The sum of one person's life, which determines his or her fate in the next life
5 traits of civilization
Advanced Technology,Advanced Cities,Record Keeping,Complex Institutions,Specialized workers
New Brunswick
Fredericton
Lucy
The first human, the first human who left remains of her bones. She lived around 3.5 million years ago.
Qin Dynasty
Finally unified China. Shi Huangdi was the emperor. He was a legalist,.
Iceland
Reykjavik
Plow
Was created by the Sumerians in 6000 B.C.
Siddhartha Guatama
A prince who founded Buddhism, and gave up his power to become enlightened.
British Columbia
Victoria
gain mastery of food supply
a culture must do this before a civilization can develop
Que'bec
Que'bec City
Monsoon
A seasonal wind that produces a wet or dry period in a region, especially in southern Asia
astronomy
365 days based on a star called Sirius. In 365 it turned back to its main position.
true
evidence suggest that the Harappan civilization may have been a theocracy
Andorra
Andorra La Vella
Filial Piety
A respect for one's family or ancestors(one of the teachings of Confucius)
Germany
Berlin
Legalism
A belief that a ruler should use the legal system to force people to obey laws
Mandate of Heaven
The new emperor has the gods' approval
France
Paris
Dharma
The collected teachings of Buddha
British Columbia
Victoria
Hammurabi
The ruler of the Babylonian empire from 1792 to 1750 B.C. and created the first legal code of laws.
Ashurbanipal
The Assyrian king.He collected many writings and many of them were found.
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Sumerians's society was divided into how many social classes
Nova Scotia
Halifax
What is the capitol of Greece and the capitol of Greece Golden Age?
Athens
Greatest basketball team
Duke
What did Pericles build to make Athens beautiful?
He built the Parthenon
exile
Forced removal of one's homeland; banned for life
oracle bone
used by Chinese to ask questions of the gods
What is the largest river in Egypt?
Nile
Finland
Helsinki
Indus Valley
Harappan civilization, no social classes, written language not yet deciphered, remarkable planned cities, Hohenjo-Daro
silt
fine,fertile soil deposited by a river.
Han Dynasty
Created a bureaucracy. It began in 202 BC by Liu Bang.
Persian Empire
extended from India to Greece and help introduce the ideas of organization and importance of toleration and roads
Shi Huangdi
The first emperor of Qin Dynasty which unified china and built a huge place where his tomb is and with over 6000 clay figure Terra Cotta Army horse and people protecting his tomb.
Gandhi
A leader who used nonviolence (ahisma) to oppose the British rule of India
New Brunswick
Fredericton
Saskatchewan
Regina
Mesopotamia
Hammurabi, Sargon of Akkad, no natural barriers, Babylonian Empire, Ur, Invented wheel, Fertile Crescent
city-state
a city that functions like an independent country
Buddhism
It is based on the teachings of Siddhartha Guatama (aka Buddha) Follow the Middle Path or Eight fold PAth
Anatolia
The peninsula between the Mediterranean and the Black Seas that is now occupied by most of Turkey; also called Asia Minor
Pictograph
A picture or drawing that represents a word or an idea in an early system of writing
growth of trade
Surpluses lead to the growth of trade because they had extra and they needed something else so they would trade
Parthenon
The temple for Athena the goddess of wisdom
Zues
the ruler of the gods in Greek
cataract
water fall
China
Mandate of Heaven, no trading with other civilizations, society divided between nobles and peasants, ancestral worship, Zhou Dynasty
Assyrians
They are the next group to take over the Fertile Crescent after the Sargon.Their king was king Ashurbanipal.They were defeated by the Medes and the Chaldeans.
Switzerland
Bern
2400 BC
Farming Technology, shaduf
Nova Scotia
Halifax
Alberta
Edmonton
5 themes of geography
Location,Place,Region,Movement,Human-Enviromental Interaction
Vatican City
Vatican
domesticate
To raise or tend an animal or plant to be the use to humans
tribute
A payment of money or goods by one ruler to another in order to ensure protection
Russia
Moscow
Why was Cyrus better than Darius?
Darius was consumed with conquest and not focusing on keeping everyone happy by practicing tolerance
Paleolithic Age
The old stone age 2.5 million - 8000 B.C. was known for the use of stone tools
vault
an arch that forms a ceiling or roof
Communism
A system of government in which the state plans and controls the economy and a single, often authoritarian party holds power, claiming to make progress toward a higher social order in which all goods are equally shared by the people.
Democracy
People's government
Neanderthals
(Homo Neanderthalensis) were a extinct species or subspecies ( Homo Sapiens) that lived in the middle Paleolithic Age
justice
Fair treatment of people, in keeping with the law
Ashurbanipal
An Assyrian king who told people to bring back writings and collected about 20,000 cuniform tablets were now found form him. Made a huge library in Nineveh
The southern tip of Greece forms a seecond penninsula called?
Peloponnesus
Belgium
Brussels
government
A system for creating order and providing leadership. Laws and rules and maintaining order in an effort to promote the economy.
empire
serveral independent states brouhgt under the control of one ruler
monsoons
seasonal winds that dominate India's climate
What makes a Government?
King/Queen,Education,Warriors, People to rule,someone to enforce rules,legal laws,scribes,record keeping
Silk Roads
Roads which helped in growing crops and trade.
Floodplain
Flat land bordering water or lake
loess
a yellowish silt-like fertile soil found in the bed of the Yellow River
Indo Gangetic Plain, Deccan Platue, Southern Tropical Lands
what are the three geographic regions of the Indian subcontinent
houses
Made by using bricks made of mud near the Nile mixed with chopped up straw

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