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20 Cards in this Set
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What was an ancient Egyptian leader called?
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Pharoah
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Name one city-state of ancient Greece?
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Sparta, Athens
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Rome and Carthage fought in
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Punic
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What two groups made up Roman society?
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Patritians; Plebians
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Which river was the "Giver of Life" to the Egyptians?
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Nile
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Where did most ancient civilizations start?
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River Valleys
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What is an Archipelego?
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A close group of Islands
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What is a Peninsula? give an example
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A body of land surrounded by water on 3 sides. EX: Italy, Greece, Rome
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Which River was important to the Romans?
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Tiber
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What were the Tribunes in ancient Rome?
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Men who were appointed to protect the rights of the plebians.
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Name the 5 major world Religions?
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Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism
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Name the Founder of Islam?
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Muhammed
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Name the Founder of Judaism?
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Abraham
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What is monotheism?
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The belief in one God.
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Which of the 5 major world religions believed in the caste system?
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Hinduism
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What is the caste system?
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A lifelong social group into which he or she is born.
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Who was Amon-Ra
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The sun God.
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List 3 things that China gave to the world?
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Silk, Rice, Toothbrush, Great Wall, Pictographs
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The ruler of China is better known as the?
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emporer
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What is the importance of oracle bones?
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It was commonly used during the Shang Dynasty to predict the future.
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