teachings about the Torah and record of Jewish law.

belief that there is only one God; became the basis for Islam and Christianity.

Assyrians and Chaldeans

wanted Canaan for control of trade routes through it.

being forced to live in a foreign country.

formed the basic moral laws of many nations.

king who built the temple in Jerusalem.

commemorates the cleansing of the temple by the Maccabees.

name given to the descendants of Jacob; means "one who struggles with God."

Chaldean king who captured Jerusalem and exiled 10,000 Jews.

weekly day of worship and rest for Jews.

Lighthouse at Alexandria

one of the 7 wonders of the ancient world.

built one of the greatest cities of the ancient world and named it after himself.

dramatist who questioned traditional thinking about war.

tried to warn the Athenians that Philip 2 was a threat to them.

taught that absolute right and wrong did exist.

taught that happiness, the goal of life, came from spending time with friends.

wrote plays that poked fun at politicians.

studied how points, lines, angles, and planes relate to one another.

ruled over the Huang He valley.

a network of trade routes that extended form China to southwest Asia.

taught that people needed harsh laws and punishment to make them live rightly.

flows from Mongolia to the Pacific Ocean.

Qin built and extended it to keep out the Xiongnu.

practice that requires children to respect their parents and older relatives.

made sure that government officials did their jobs.

drove the Xiongnu back into the Gobi Desert.

used a large cavalry force to conquer their neighbors and set up a new dynasty.

taught that people should put family and community needs above their own.

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History Exam 1

Term	Definition
Talmud	teachings about the Torah and record of Jewish law.
monotheism	belief that there is only one God; became the basis for Islam and Christianity.
Assyrians and Chaldeans	wanted Canaan for control of trade routes through it.
exile	being forced to live in a foreign country.
Ten Commandments	formed the basic moral laws of many nations.
Solomon	king who built the temple in Jerusalem.
Hanukkah	commemorates the cleansing of the temple by the Maccabees.
Israel	name given to the descendants of Jacob; means "one who struggles with God."
Nebuchadnezzar	Chaldean king who captured Jerusalem and exiled 10,000 Jews.
Sabbath	weekly day of worship and rest for Jews.
Herodotus	"the father of history."
Lighthouse at Alexandria	one of the 7 wonders of the ancient world.
Zeus	chief god of the Greeks.
Alexander the Great	built one of the greatest cities of the ancient world and named it after himself.
Euripedes	dramatist who questioned traditional thinking about war.
Demosthenes	tried to warn the Athenians that Philip 2 was a threat to them.
Socrates	taught that absolute right and wrong did exist.
Epicurus	taught that happiness, the goal of life, came from spending time with friends.
Aristophanes	wrote plays that poked fun at politicians.
Euclid	studied how points, lines, angles, and planes relate to one another.
Shang dynasty	ruled over the Huang He valley.
Silk Road	a network of trade routes that extended form China to southwest Asia.
Legalism	taught that people needed harsh laws and punishment to make them live rightly.
Huang He River	flows from Mongolia to the Pacific Ocean.
Great Wall	Qin built and extended it to keep out the Xiongnu.
filial piety	practice that requires children to respect their parents and older relatives.
censors	made sure that government officials did their jobs.
Han Wudi	drove the Xiongnu back into the Gobi Desert.
Qin	used a large cavalry force to conquer their neighbors and set up a new dynasty.
Confucius	taught that people should put family and community needs above their own.
What crops did the Egyptians grow?	wheat, barley, and flax seeds.
Who was the warrior-farmer anointed king by the prophet Samuel?	Saul.
Who was sentenced to death for his teachings?	Socrates.
This raja conquered weak kingdoms left by Alexander the Great’s leaving.	Chandragupta Maurya.
Which river empties into the Arabian Sea?	Indus River.
How much of China’s land is good for farming?	1/10.

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