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G9 Midterm review
G9 Midterm
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Archaeologist | Someone who digs up artifacts and fossils to learn about the past. |
| Fossils | Remains of a living thing. |
| Artifact | Man made object from the past. |
| Economist | Someone who studies money and resources. |
| Geographer | Someone who studies geographic features and its effect on people. |
| Nomads | People who wander from place to place in search of food. |
| Neolithic Revolution | People figured out how to farm. |
| River Valleys | Rivers that bring FERTILE SOIL! |
| Monotheism | Belief in one GOD. |
| Judiaism | Abraham started. Torah. Believed in one GOD. |
| Polytheism | Belief in many gods. |
| Hinduism | India. Reincarnation. If you do your Dharma you have good Karma. |
| Cultural Diffusion | SPREAD of ideas from one group to another. |
| Ethnocentrism | When you think your culture is better than other cultures. |
| Mesopotamian Rivers | Tigris and Euphrates Rivers. |
| Cuneiform | Writing system using pictures in Mesopotamia. |
| Code of Hammurabi | 1st set of laws. Harsh and unequal. |
| Indian Rivers | Indus and Ganges Rivers. |
| Monsoons | Seasonal winds. Rainy for long periods of time and dry for long periods of time. |
| Reincarnation | Reborn into a new caste |
| Caste System | Class system where everyone has a job and a place. |
| Buddhism | Buddha, Eight-fold path, 4 Noble truths and Nirvana. |
| Gupta | Golden Age of India. Invented Decimals. |
| Chinese Rivers | Huang He (Yellow and Yangtze Rivers. |
| Silk Road | Trade route which had a lot of cultural diffusion. |
| Dynastic Cycle | Old Dynasty --> New Dynasty --> Repeat. |
| Confucius | Wanted to bring ORDER to Chinese society. |
| Filial Piety | Respect your elders. |
| Legalism | Strict laws with harsh punishments in China. |
| Geography of Greece | Mountainous, peninsula, islands, lack of fertile land. |
| City-State | A city that acts like its own country. |
| Oligarchy | A rule by a few people. |
| Democracy | A rule by all people. |
| Hellenistic Culture | A blending of Greek, Egyptian, Persian and Indian culture. (CULTURAL DIFFUSION) |
| Roman Geography | Small mountains, fertile land, irregular coastline, peninsula. |
| 12 Tables | Laws to protect common people. |
| Government | Republic --> people are represented in government. |
| Christianity | Monotheistic. Jesus is the son of God. The Bible. |
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