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Stack #72216
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| marked by the beginning of agriculture and the use of polished stone weapons and tools | Neolithic |
| group of early people with stocky builds, heavy jaws, and large noses | Neanderthals |
| period when archaeologists believe glaciers covered much land | Ice Age |
| anthropology | the "study of man" |
| old stone age, associated with crude weapons of stone | Paleolithic |
| stone of great size; often associated with monuments of prehistoric times (i.e., Stonehenge) | megalith |
| four-sided tall stone structure marked by a pyramid shape at the top (i.e., Washington Monument) | obelisk |
| five themes of geography | location, place, movement, region, human-environment interaction |
| purpose of Stonehenge | religious center or an astronomical calendar |
| significance of Hammurabi's Code of Laws | first codified, or written down, laws |
| two contributions of Mesopotamia | cuneiform and the wheel |
| two contributions of Egypt | hieroglyphics and papyrus |
| two contributions of China | silk and gunpowder |
| two contributions of India | sanskrit and Hinduism/Buddhism |
| doctrine of Judaism | monotheism (belief in one God) |
| doctrine of Hinduism | reincarnation |
| doctrine of Buddhism | nirvana is the ultimate goal |
| who created Buddhism | Siddhartha Gautama |
| contributions of the ancient greeks | Three styles of columns, drama, philosophies of Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle, pythagorean theorem, democracy, Olympics |
| term from the Roman Era of the Republic | Senate |
| Martin Luther | Credited with beginning the Protestant Reformation |
| Mansa Musa | Leader of the Mali Empire |
| Genghis Khan | BA leader of the Mongol Empire |
| Defeated England at the Battle of Hastings after invading from Normandy | Willam the Conqueror |
| Inventor, scientist, sculptor, painter. Painter of the Mona Lisa. | Leonardo da Vinci |
| King of the Frankish Kingdom during the 8th century. He was known for increasing administration and learning. | Charlemagne |
| three major civilizations of Mesoamerica | Aztecs, Incas, Mayas, |
| country invaded and destroyed the Aztec civilization | Spain |
| During the Japanese Middle Ages, what was the supreme leader or dictator called? | Shogun |
| Ieyasu Tokugawa | famous Shogun began as a daimyo holding a portion of Japan and eventually went on to begin a shogunate that lasted 300 years |
| When Rome fell apart, the Eastern portion was still in existence. What name did this part of the Roman Empire take? | Byzantine Empire |
| What was the Christian Church of Western Europe during the Middle Ages? | Roman Catholic Church |
| The time when there two Popes: one in Rome and one in Avignon, France | The Great Schism |
| the main system of protection for people in the Middle Ages | Feudalism.Large lords would provide land to their vassals in exchange for military service to protect the people of the land |
| serf | A peasant who was bound to the land but was not quite a slave. |
| the plague that struck Western Europe during the 14th century | Black Death |
| two nations fought in the Hundred Years War | England and France |
| led France to victory but was burned at the stake by the English | Joan of Arc |
| When the Byzantine Empire pled to Western Europe for help against Muslim invaders, Western Europe responded with what? | The Crusades |
| Who defeated the Spanish Armada? | Queen Elizabeth of England |
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