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9th Grade
06/22/2009

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neolithic revolution
Definition
shift to agriculture (farming)
food surplus
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Sumerians
Definition
1st civilization- mesopotamia
city- states
stepped pyramids (ziggurats)
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Writing Systems
Definition
phoenicians (alphabet)
Glyphs (maya)
Cuneiform (sumarians
Heiroglyphics (egyptians)
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Sahara Desert
Definition
natural barrier
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Geography of Mesopotamia
Definition
Flat- open to invasion
Tigrus/Euphrates river
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Golden Age Of Islam
Definition
achievements in....
math, medicine, peace, education
euporeans benefit from this
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Commercial Revolution
Definition
Change in business in europe
rise in middle class
banking and joint stock
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Monotheism
Definition
1. Judaism
2. Christianity
3. Islam
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5 Pillars
Definition
Islam
Alms giving
Hajj to Mecca
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Buddhism
Definition
end of selfish desires
achieve nirvana
4 noble truths
8 fold path
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Middle Ages
Definition
Political- Feudalism
Decentalized
Pope vs. king for power
church has most power
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Martin Luther
Definition
Protestant reformation
indulgences
wrote 95 thesis
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Mercantilism
Definition
export more then import
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Conquistadors
Definition
Spain 1500s
cortez(aztec) Pizzaro(INCA)
brought technology/disease to the new world
divided and conquered
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Absolutism
Definition
king- total power
Louis XIV france
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Magna Carta
Definition
English bill of rights- limits power of king
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Caste System
Definition
Hinduism
india
No changing positions
karam/ reincarnation
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Democracy
Definition
greece(athens) direct democracy
Rome (republic)
Citizens vote for their leaders
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Mongols
Definition
Conquest= tribute
Ghangis and Kublei Khan
Cultural Diffusion- unified silk road
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Fall of Rome
Definition
gradual fall
476 C.E.
Disorder/anarchy/chos/inflation
Term
Crusades
Definition
$
trade
Cultural diffusion
led to rennaissance
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Song/Tang dynasty
Definition
golden ages of china
inventions of gun powder,compass, paper $,and religous tolerance
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Ottoman Empire
Definition
Muslim
changed conquered constantinople to istanbol
suleman the magnificient
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3rd rome
Definition
MOSCOW
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Charlemagne
Definition
created a centeralized govt. in europe after the fall of rome
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Feudalism
Definition
ecentrelized rule - catholic church most powerfull
strict social classes
practiced in japan
Term
France
Definition
Dynasty - Bourbans
Term
Socrates Plato Arestole
Definition
great impact on later western thoughts
Term
Vladimir
Definition
900 converts to christianity
Term
Columbian Exchange
Definition
goods, products,ideas,diseases, going across atlantic ocean
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