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Early
People
Fertile Crescent ~
Egypt
India ~ China Greece
Rome Judaism World Religions
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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
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Scholars learned the meaning of Egyptian
hieroglyphics by studying this
Rosetta Stone
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This system divided Indian society into groups
Caste system
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Athens in Ancient Greece, was the birthplace of this
form of government
democracy
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The Pax Romana was a 200 year period of this
Peace and Prosperity
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The Jewish religious leader and teacher
Rabbi
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A person believed to be chosen by God as his
messenger
Prophet
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Once there was a surplus of food, some people began to develop other types of skills.
This is called _____
Specialization
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The ancient civilization that developed cuneiform,
the world’s first writing system
Sumerian
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The Shang people used oracle bones to do this
Predict the future
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The tradition of the Olympic Games originated as this
Festival to the god Zeus
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Daily DoubleHow much would you like to
wager?
The wealthy class of Roman landowners
Patricians
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monotheism
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Judaism, founded by Abraham, is the first
major religion to practice this
All believe in monotheism
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The main similarity between Christianity, Judaism, and
Islam
Hunter-gathers expressed themselves artistically
through these
Cave paintings
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Stepped temples built to honor Sumerian Gods
Ziggurats
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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
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Daily DoubleHow much would you like to
wager?
A map that shows the landscape features of a place such as mountains and rivers