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archaeologist   hunt for evidence buried in the ground; fossils; where settlements may have been  
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fossil   traces of plants and animals preserved in rock  
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artifact   things made by humans; tools, weapons, and other things  
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anthropologist   focus on human society; the study how humans developed and how they related to one another  
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nomad   regularly move; travel together to be safer and gather food easier  
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technology   tools and methods to help humans preform tasks  
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domesticate   to tame animals and plants for human use  
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Hammurabi   the babylonian king; began conquering cities north and south; created a code covering crimes, family, business, activities, and marriage  
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irrigation   walls, waterways and ditches bring water into the fields. Allowed farmers to grow plenty of food  
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city-state   has its own government: part of sumer; sumerian city  
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artisan   skilled workers who make metal products, cloth, or pottery  
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cuneiform   a system of writing to keep business deals; Sumerian writing, sharp long weed to create wedge sharp letters on a clay tablet.  
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scribe   record keepers; boys from wealthy families; often go on to becoming judges  
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empire   a group of many different lands under one ruler  
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Sumer(ians)   3500 BC- 1800 BC city states went to war with each other. Polytheistic good with wheel, bronze, tools, conquered by Sargon, of Akkadians  
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Mesopotamia(ians)   Btwn Tigris and Euphrates rivers; Sumerians, Babylonians, Assyrians, Chaldeans. Floods, irrigation, trade, transportation, communication, laws, armies  
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Babylon(ians)   Followed the code of Hammurabi: evil cruel king; 1800BC-1600 BC large center of trade.  
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Assyria(ns)   900-612 BC; Conquered Babylonians; they had Warrior, culture, tools, battering rams, caralry  
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Sahara   The world's largest and hottest desert  
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Papyrus   a reed plant that grows along side the Nile river shores. Used for baskets, sandals, river rafts, and paper making  
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King Khufu   Had a pyramid built for him. Biggest pyramid. Built in 2540 BC; 10 miles from Cairo, west bank of Nile in Giza, 500 ft tall 9 football fields; 2 million bricks; 2.5 ton  
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Religion(Egyptians)   Egyptian are polytheistic; re- Sun god;  
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Thebes   a city south of memphis; in 2100 BC became new capital  
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Canaan   Present day: Lebanon, Israel, Jordan--) After drought, famine in Mesopotamia Abraham led Israelites to Canaan  
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Moses   grew up tending sheep, then received a message from god through a burning bush and god told him to lead the israelites out of Egypt  
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David   Replaced Saul; He became famous for killing Goliath with stones and a sling shot.  
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Jerusalem   The capital of Israel; Canaan's capital  
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Judah   2 of the 12 tribes founded the smaller kingdom; capital Jerusalem people who lived there are called jews  
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Solomon   The son of David; and built a temple; taxed for his great buildings, and not favored by the Israelites; Also became famous for his wise sayings or proverbs  
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Prophet   a person who claims to be instructed by god to share his words  
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Proverb   (solomon's) wise sayings  
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Babylon   a land jews were exiled to; met on sabbath, prayed in the synagogue  
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Diaspora   many jews learned Greek; Translated the bible to greek so people could understand it; Jews were living outside of Judah 331 BC and forbidden from Judah  
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Sabbath   a weekly day of rest and worship  
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Zealot   66 AD; Jews who wanted to fight Romans for freedom; Won and 4 years later Romans came back and killed many Jews  
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Bedouin   lived in tents; ate dried nuts, berries, and little meat  
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Quran   Holy book os Islam  
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Shiites   Believed Ali should succeed him and all Caliphs should be Ali's descendants  
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Sunnis   outnumbered shiites; accepted the Umayyad dynasty as rightful caliphs thought they didn't always agree with their policies.  
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Mosque   muslim houses of worship; school, court, center of learning, major part of muslim cities.  
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Jesus   A Jew; Told people a relationship with God is more important than following Religious laws; Crucified by Romans; 30-33 AD preaching  
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messiah   a deliverer; This leader would help win back the Jew's freedom  
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Roman View of Jesus   Thought to be a threat to Roman Law and Order  
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persecute   to mistreat; to mistreat the christians for being bad or doing wrong things; Romans did this  
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crucify   to be hung from the cross until dead; Romans way of punishing Political Rebels  
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clergy   the church leaders  
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Old Testament   the Jewish and Christian bible  
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Roman Catholic Church   The churches of the latin speaking Christians who accepted the pope in the Western Roman empire  
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Eastern Orthodox Church   a form of Christianity based on a Greek Heritage; Emperors chose the church officials; Byzantine Empire Eastern Roman Empire  
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Dark Ages   Oversea trade slowed and poverty took hold; Farmers couldn't grow enough food for the city; people forgot how to write and read; people forgot the written language; population shift  
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Colony   a settlement in a territory that keeps close ties to its homeland  
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polis   Greek city-state; a tiny independent country  
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agora   The open area below the acropolis. It was a market place and where people could meet and debate  
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Sparta   an oligarchy; Founded by the Dorians .Boys at 7 went to go train in war; girls trained in sports to become strong healthy mothers; War, military, physical state  
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democracy   Direct- People gather to decide on government matters; Representative- citizens choose a smaller group to make laws and decisions.  
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Solon   Canceled all farmers debts and freed the slaves. He allowed males to participate in assemblies and law courts.  
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Oligarchy   the type of government where a few people hold power. (Sparta is one)  
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helot   captive workers of the spartans  
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Persia   warriors and nomads who herded cattle; monotheistic; persian wars against Greece  
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Cyrus the Great   managed to unite the Persians into a peaceful kingdom; built large empire  
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Darius   came to throne 521 BC; organized the government and made it better; Provinces(satrapies) rulers (satraps) led persians to loss @ Marathon  
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Satrapies   20 provinces Darius divided up in persian empire  
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Pericles   461-429 BC; a leading figure in the Athenian politics and a general; guided Athens. supported writers, architects, philosophers.  
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Philosopher   thinkers who ponder questions about life  
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Religion   Zeus- was the king of the gods; Hera- goddess of marriage; Hades- god of the underworld; Poseidon- god of the sea; Hestia- goddess of the home  
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Myth   traditional stories about gods and heroes  
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Drama   a story told by actors who pretend to be characters; tragedies and comedies  
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Plato   Socrates' student; Wrote the Republic. About his ideas in government and politics  
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Pythagoras   Greek Philosopher and teacher. Taught his pupils the universe follows the same laws that governed music and numbers; Mathematician, geometry  
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Aristotle   Plato's best student; Wrote 200+ books on government, planets and stars. opened a school. Taught "Golden Mean" a person should do nothing in excess Teacher of Alexander the Great. Political ideas still used today  
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Herodotus   Greek-Wrote the history of the Persian Wars.Separated fact from legend  
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legacy   what a person leaves behind when they die. (Alexander left a legacy)  
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Himalayas   The Highest mountains in the world. Create a barrier between India and Asia. India is a subcontinent  
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Indus River valley   The land near can be used for farming. water needs to be controlled  
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Guru   a teacher for boys at the top of the Indian Society  
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Caste (system)   a social group that someone is born into that cannot change; dictates spouse & social partners  
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theocracy   when religious leaders head the government. Dalai Lama was the Lama who headed the government  
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Mauryan Dynasty   Found in 321 BC; it had a centralized government. They had a strong army, and a goof spy system and a good postal system  
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Gupta Empire   Grew wealth from trade. Created jobs for people; Mahabharata- longest poem; Ramayana- epics; Aryabbata- Mathematician  
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Zhou Dynasty   a large bureaucracy; The Dao was to keep the gods happy; Wu Wang 1045 BC period of warring states powerful rulers  
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Qin Dynasty   Emperor Qin Shinhuagdi; Took over states one by one Followed legalism; killed/punished people  
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Han Dynasty   divided empire into provinces; and countries; Tests were take to choose officials to test their skills.Inventions- iron drill bit, steel, paper, herbs, waterwheels, rudder  
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Laozi   believed people should give up worldly desires Inner peach and Harmony with nature  
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Hanfeizi   believed a society needs a system of harsh laws, and strict punishments, legalism  
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Romulus Remus   "Made Rome" Brothers Romulus killed Remus because Remus made fun of Romulus .  
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Etruscans   skilled metal workers who were rich from mining and trade. New style of dress model of army. Tarquins ruled for a century. Came north of Rome  
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legion   smaller groups of soldiers. Made of 6,000 men. and further divided in groups of 60-120 soldiers  
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Carthage   a state of the coast of North Africa. Ruled a big trading empire. One of the largest and Richest. Enemy- Rome in punic wars  
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Hadrian's Wall   Built to keep out the picts and scots. They were very warlike  
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Punic Wars   Fought between Rome and Carthage. 1- Carthage and Rome for the control of Sicily. Rome gets $ & navy. 3rd Rome destroys Carthage  
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Hannibal   Carthage's greatest general. Attacked Rome in 218 BC 2 punic war  
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consul   The top of the government officials. Two both patricians were chosen every year.  
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Octavian   Caesar's grandnephew. Inherited Caesar's wealth, and two of his generals.2nd Triumvirate. (Augustus) gave power to the senate  
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Aqueduct   a human-made channel for carrying water long distances  
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Ptolemy   an important scientist. Lived in Alexandria; He studied and mapped the sky  
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plague   a disease that spreads widely. It kills/affects many people  
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mosaic   pictures created of pieces of glass and stone  
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Byzantine Empire   lasted for 1,000 years. Spread Christianity to Eastern Europe. Trade was very important. Art and architecture was beautiful. Trade transportation; people began to speak Greek.  
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Empress Theodora   Helped Justinian Rule the empire. She was a former actress, and was very smart. She helped women gain rights  
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