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Ancient China

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First emperor of the Qin Dynasty who started construction of the Great Wall   Shi Huangdi  
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Emperor who used war to expand China to its largest size   Wudi  
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Female ruler who placed infants on the throne   Empress Lu  
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Founder of the Han Dynasty who ended civil wars to unite China   Liu Bang  
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Which rivers surround Mesopotamia?   Tigris and Euphrates  
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Why were the people of China isolated from the rest of the ancient world?   physical geography  
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How was Hammurabi able to control his empire and provide justice for his people?   code of law  
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Shang kings use ________ to communicate with the gods   oracle bones  
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The main belief of ________ is that a universal force guides all things.   Daoism  
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All dynasties tend to follow the same pattern of rise and fall known as the ________   dynastic cycle  
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One of Confucius' most important teachings was about ________, or treating parents with respect.   filial piety  
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a king of Ancient Egypt; the title means "great house"   pharaoh  
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a group of west African peoples that slowly migrated south and east, bringing farming and herding to new regions of Africa   Bantu  
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favorable for the growth of crops   fertile  
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The idea of ________ could be considered very harsh compared to the other ancient Chinese philosophies   Legalism  
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Which modern-day country was Mesopotamia located in?   Iraq  
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a set of written rules   code of law  
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a collection of many peoples and lands under the control of one ruler   empire  
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acceptance of beliefs, habits, and practices of others   toleration  
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________ stresses the importance of respect and proper behavior in society   Confucianism  
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Because China was isolated by physical barriers, they experienced little ________ until the Silk Roads were developed   cultural diffusion  
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seasonal winds that shape the climate of the Indian subcontinent   monsoons  
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India's modern religion that developed out of Brahmanism   Hinduism  
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the religion that was started by Siddhartha Gautama and is still practiced in many Asian nations today   Buddhism  
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a social class that is based on a person's job   caste  
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Where did civilization first develop in China?   the North China Plain  
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Chinese philosophy that was taught by Confucius   Confucianism  
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The 5 relationships, filial piety, and government leaders serving as role models are teachings of this philosophy   Confucianism  
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Chinese philosophy that is believed to have begun with Laozi   Daoism  
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Yin and yang, "the Way", and living in harmony with nature are all teachings of this philosophy   Daoism  
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Chinese philosophy based on the idea that humans are wicked by nature and need strict laws with harsh punishments   Legalism  
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What is the name for the shift from food gathering to food raising?   Agricultural Revolution  
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Due to their use of ________, many people can read the Chinese language without being able to speak it.   pictographs  
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The idea of ________ is one of the most important mathematical advancements of Ancient India   zero  
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an amount produced in excess of what is needed   surplus  
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the cultivation of soil to produce useful crops   agriculture  
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group of people with similar custom, training, income and background   social class  
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a skill in one type of work   specialization  
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the watering of crops   irrigation  
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In a _______ a network of appointed officials assist in running the government.   bureaucracy  
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Which direction did the Bantu people migrate from their homeland?   southeast  
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Which process allowed he Egyptians to grow crops in land that would otherwise have been desert?   irrigation  
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the remains of early life that has been preserved   fossil  
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something written or created by a person who witnessed a historical event   primary source  
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something created by a person who did not witness a historical event   secondary source  
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half of a globe or sphere   hemisphere  
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a human-made object with historical significance   artifact  
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the horizontal lines on a map that measure distances north or south of the Equator   latitude  
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the vertical lines on a map that measure distances east or west of the Prime Meridian   longitude  
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0 degrees latitude   Equator  
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0 degrees longitude   Prime Meridian  
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one of the 7 largest landmasses on Earth   continent  
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a land area with its own distinct government and culture   country  
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a group of years with some distinctive feature(s) in common   age, era, epoch  
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The Egyptians worshiped many gods, so their religion was ________.   polytheistic  
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A ________ is the study of the basic truths about the universe.   philosophy  
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Liu Bang is the emperor credited with starting the ________   Han Dynasty  
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Who are the earliest known people to have lived in the Indus Valley?   Harappan civilization  
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a political unit that includes a city and its surrounding farmland   city-state  
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a belief in many gods or goddesses   polytheism  
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a person who specializes in writing and serves as a record keeper   scribe  
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human society with an advanced level of development in social and political organization and in the arts and science   civilization  
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fertile soil deposited by a river   silt  
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The Silk Roads were considered ________ because the stretched across Europe and Asia   trans-Eurasian  
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