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Review for Wold History Leap test

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The study of the Past   History  
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The knowledge, beliefs and customs and values of a group of people   Culture  
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The study of the past based on what people left behind   Archaeology  
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A part or imprint of something that was left behind   Fossil  
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An account of an event created by someone who took part in or witnessed the event   Primary source  
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information gathered by someone who did not take part in or witness the event   secondary source  
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A area with one or more features that make it different from sorrounding areas   Region  
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Time before there was writing   prehistory  
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The old stone age   Paleolithic  
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People who hunted animals and gathered wild plants to surivive   hunter - gathers  
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A community of people who share a common culture   Society  
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Long periods of frezing weather   Ice Ages  
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A strip of land connecting two continents that emerges after water levels drop   Land Bridge  
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Land bridge through which early people came into America   Bering land Bridge  
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The domestication of animals and the cultivation of plants are reffered to as what?   Neolithic revolution  
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An large arc of territory and rich farmland that extends up from the Persian Gulf into Syria and Plaestine   The Fertile Cresent  
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All early river valley civilizations were developed along   Rivers  
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The cradle of civilization in Egypt developed along which river   Nile  
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Because Egypt is surrounded by deserts Egypt has been reffered to as What?   the gift of the nile  
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People were able to settle in one place because rivers flooded and deposited this on the land each year   Rich silt  
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When people first settled down they were able to specialize and do the things they were good at. This is known as what?   Division of labor  
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A political state consisting of the city and its surrounding area   City State  
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The worship of many Gods   Polytheism  
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The worship of one God   Monotheism  
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Areas in the countryside   Rual  
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Areas in the city   Urban  
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The wedged shape writing of the ancient Summerians   Cunieform  
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A wedding cake like temple used by the ancient Summerians   Ziggurats  
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Long poems that tell a story   epics  
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Picture symbols that represent a object   Pictographs  
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Ealiest know written laws of te ancient Babylonians "and eye for an eye"   Hammurabbi's Code  
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The Chaldean king that rebuilt Babylon and the hanging gardens   Nebuchadnezzar  
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Ancient Mediterrean trading group that developed the alphabet   Phonecians  
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Temples built in Egypt to house the body of a King   Pyramids  
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Writings of the Ancient Egyptians   Hieroglyphics  
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Means land between the rivers   Mesopotamia  
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The rivers where Mesopotamia were located   Tigris and Euphrates  
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Sttep rapids that helped to keep Egypt safe from invaders   Cateracts  
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A trinagle shapped area of land at the mouth of a river   Delta  
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A series of rulers form the same family   Dyansty  
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Egyptians leader   Pharoah  
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Egyptian ruler that united upper and lower Egypt   Menes  
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The builder of the Great Pyramid   Khufu  
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Important New Kingdom Pharoah who defended egypt from invaders and strengthened defenses   Ramses the Great  
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The key to Hieroglyphic writing   Rosetta Stone  
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Large statue with the head of a Pharoah and the body of a lion   Sphinx  
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A four sided pillar that is pointed on top   Oblisk  
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Boy king whose tomb was found intact by Howard Carter   King Tut  
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Long lasting paper made form reeds used by the Egyptians   Papyrus  
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Goods sent to other countries   Exports  
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Goods brought into other countries   imports  
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KIngdom North of Egypt   Kush/ Nubia  
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A large landmass smaller than a continent such as India   Subcontinent  
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Seasonal wind patterns that cause wet and dry seasons in India   Monsoons  
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The Language of Ancient India   Sanskrit  
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Site of India's Cradle of civilization   Indus river  
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Two well planned cities that wee sites of early settlement in India   Harappa and Mohenjo Daro  
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division of Indian society into groups based n a person's birth. No mobility enforced by rules, in India   Caste System  
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The most widespread religion in India today   Hinduism  
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In Hinduism, "The Creator"   Brahama  
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In Hindusim "the preserver"   Vishnu  
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In Hiduism "The Destroyer"   Siva  
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The goal of Hinduism is to be free from further rebirths into this world and become one with   Brahama- the supreme universal spirit that runs through all living things  
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The effects of good or bad actions have on ones soul   Karma  
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Focusing the mind on spiritual ideas   Meditation  
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Prince that founded Buddhism   Sidduartha Gautama  
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Means Enlightened one   Buddha  
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A state of spiritual peace in Buddhism   Nirvana  
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Strongest ruler of the Mayuran Dynasty, he converted to buddhism and began practicing non violence   Asoka  
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Contributions of Ancient India   Metallurgy, Hindu-Arabic Numerals, Inoculations and astronomy  
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Prized stone of the Ancient Chinese   Jade  
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A prediction made by reading the cracks of bones   Oracle bones  
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Ancient Chinese civilization started along which river in China?   Haung He  
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Most Influential teacher in Chinese History   Confucius  
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Moral Values   ethics  
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Confucius teaching sere based on what?   Ethics and moral behavior  
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