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SOL 2-4 Review

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Archaeologist   SOL 2: A scientist who examines objects to learn about the human past.  
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Homo Sapiens   SOL 2: Scientific name for modern humans  
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East Africa   SOL 2: Where did the first humans emerge?  
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Paleolithic Era   SOL 2: Old Stone Age; simple tools and weapons; fire; cave art; oral language  
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Neolithic Era   SOL 2: New Stone Age; learned how to FARM (Agricultural Revolution); domesticate plants and animals  
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Stonehenge   SOL 2: Archaeological site in England; started in Neolithic period, ended in Bronze Age  
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Hunter-gatherer   SOL 2: Early man was a ______ ______ to get food.  
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Major rivers   SOL 3: The earliest civilizations developed near:  
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Tigris & Euphrates River   SOL 3: Mesopotamia, Sumer, and Babylon developed between these two rivers; earliest civilizations developed here  
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Cuneiform   SOL 3: Sumerians developed this type of writing (wedge shaped)  
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Hammurabi's Code   SOL 3: First law code; very harsh; an eye for an eye  
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Nile River   SOL 3: Egyptians and Kush developed around this river  
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Hieroglyphics   SOL 3: Egyptian writing  
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Pharoahs   SOL 3: God-kings of Egypt  
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Pyramids   SOL 3: Places of burial in Egypt to worship pharoahs  
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Indus River   SOL 3: Indian civilization developed around this river  
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Hindu Kush & Himalayas   SOL 3: The two mountain ranges that surround the Indus Valley  
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Aryan Invaders   SOL 3: These people came through the Hindu Kush and took over the Indus Valley  
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Vedas and Upanishads   SOL 3: Holy books of Hinduism; brought by Aryans  
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Hinduism   SOL 3: Beliefs of this religion - many forms of one god, caste system, reincarnation  
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Pictograms   SOL 3: Indus Valley had these for their writing system; they've never been deciphered  
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Huang He River   SOL 3: Ancient China developed around this river.  
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Mandate of Heaven   SOL 3: Ancient China used the _________ to explain their rule (you have to have approval of the gods to rule)  
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Fertile Crescent   SOL 3: Arc of fertile land from Mesopotamia to Mediterranean Sea  
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Phoenicians   SOL 3: Shipbuilders, traders; created first alphabet  
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Hebrews   SOL 3: Monotheism (one god); Ten Commandments; Torah is holy book  
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Abraham   SOL 3: Founder of monotheism  
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Moses   SOL 3: Led Hebrews out of slavery in Egypt; was given the Ten Commandments  
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Persian Empire   SOL 4: Largest empire for a long time; Ruled with tolerance; Zoroastrianism was their unique religion; Royal Road system for trade and communication  
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Caste System   SOL 4: India had a ________, where people were stuck in their occupations.  
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Gupta Empire   SOL 4: Golden Age of India culture was the __________ Empire; mathematics, the number zero  
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Buddhism   SOL 4: Religion developed by Siddhartha Guatama; Four noble truths & eightfold path; rejects caste system  
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Asoka   SOL 4: India ruler during Mauryan empire that spread Buddhism  
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Confucianism   SOL 4: Philosophy in Classical China that emphasized respect for elders, code of politeness  
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Qin Dynasty   SOL 4: Dynasty in Classical China that build Great Wall to protect from Mongols; united empire;  
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Silk Road   SOL 4: Trade route from China to Roman Empire  
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Classical China contributions   SOL 4: Silk, gunpowder, porcelain, civil service system  
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Daoism/Taoism   SOL 4: Religion in China that emphasizes relationship with nature; yin/yang  
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