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At the beginning of the New Stone Age people could settle in one place because they began
to do this
Farm the land
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The reason the pyramids were built
To serve as tombs for the pharaohs
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India is separated from the rest of Asia by the Himalayas
making it this
A subcontinent
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Spartan boys were trained to be these
Soldiers
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The reason Romans built aqueducts
To deliver fresh water to cities
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The Jewish weekly day of rest and prayer
Sabbath
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Belief in many gods
Polytheism
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People who study the remains of past cultures
Archaeologists
200
Scholars learned the meaning of Egyptian
hieroglyphics by studying this
Rosetta Stone
200
This system divided Indian society into groups
Caste system
200
Athens in Ancient Greece, was the birthplace of this
form of government
democracy
200
The Pax Romana was a 200 year period of this
Peace and Prosperity
200
The Jewish religious leader and teacher
Rabbi
200
A person believed to be chosen by God as his
messenger
Prophet
200
Once there was a surplus of food, some people began to develop other types of skills.
This is called _____
Specialization
300
The ancient civilization that developed cuneiform,
the world’s first writing system
Sumerian
300
The Shang people used oracle bones to do this
Predict the future
300
The tradition of the Olympic Games originated as this
Festival to the god Zeus
300
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The wealthy class of Roman landowners
Patricians
300
monotheism
300
Judaism, founded by Abraham, is the first
major religion to practice this
All believe in monotheism
300
The main similarity between Christianity, Judaism, and
Islam
Hunter-gathers expressed themselves artistically
through these
Cave paintings
400
Stepped temples built to honor Sumerian Gods
Ziggurats
400
The Mandate of Heaven states this
The emperor gets the right to rule from the gods
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In Greek mythology, this was the home of the gods
Mt. Olympus
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Like the Ten Commandments and the Code of Hammurabi,
the Twelve Tables established these
Rules of behavior
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Jewish communities living outside their ancient
homeland
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Diaspora
The two ancient civilizations with the most similar religious beliefs
Roman and Greek
400
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A map that shows the landscape features of a place such as mountains and rivers
Physical Map
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A map with important information about the past
Historical Map
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To show the meanings of the symbols
The main purpose of a map key
The earliest civilizations developed near these
Rivers
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