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World History Study Guide to 1648 (view source)
Revision as of 21:04, February 13, 2014
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|[[Cynicism]]
|[[Cynicism]]
|Greek philosophy emphasizing living life without worldly possessions, founded by Socrates' student Antisthenes.
|Ancient Greek philosophy emphasizing living life without worldly possessions, founded by Socrates' student Antisthenes.
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|[[Daimyo]]
|[[Daimyo]]
|Japanese feudal lord. Smaller agricultural workers would function under them. Daimyos began their importance after a civil war in 1467.
|A Japanese feudal lord who owned lots of land. Agricultural workers (peasants) would work under the daimyos, who began their importance after a civil war in AD 1467.
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|Darius the Great
|Darius the Great
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|[[David]]
|[[David]]
|Second king of Israel, as chosen by God, and an ancestor of Jesus Christ. He expanded the kingdom of Israel.
|1000 BC: Second king of Israel, as chosen by God, and an ancestor of Jesus Christ. He expanded the kingdom of Israel.
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|[[Delian League]]
|[[Delian League]]
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|[[Egypt]]
|[[Egypt]]
|One of the oldest civilizations in recorded history, going back to nearly 3000 BC
|One of the oldest civilizations in recorded history, going back to nearly 3000 BC.
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|[[Eightfold Path]]
|[[Eightfold Path]]
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|[[Epic of Gilgamesh]]
|[[Epic of Gilgamesh]]
|A Sumerian (Mesopotamia) poem preserved on stone tablets with a story bearing great resemblance to Noah's Ark and the Great Flood
|A very ancient Sumerian (Mesopotamia) poem preserved on stone tablets with a story bearing great resemblance to Noah's Ark and the Great Flood
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|[[Euclid]]
|[[Euclid]]
|A Greek mathematician around 300 BC who developed geometry and wrote the ''Elements''.
|300 BC: A Greek mathematician around 300 BC who developed geometry and wrote the ''Elements''.
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|[[Euphrates river]]
|[[Euphrates river]]
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|Golden Age
|Golden Age
|An age of great peace and prosperity, especially in ancient Greece between the Persian and Peloponnesian Wars
|An age of great peace and prosperity, especially in ancient Greece between the Persian and Peloponnesian Wars.
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|[[Gracchi brothers]]
|[[Gracchi brothers]]
|Two tribunes (high elected officials) of ancient Rome who wanted to help the poor by redistributing land from the rich
|Two tribunes (high elected officials) of ancient Rome who wanted to help the poor by redistributing land from the rich.
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|Great Schism
|Great Schism
|AD 1054: the Eastern Orthodox Church splits from the Roman Catholic Church in a dispute over icons and statues, the origin of the Holy Spirit, and regional differences
|AD 1054: the Eastern Orthodox Church splits from the Roman Catholic Church in a dispute over icons and statues, the origin of the Holy Spirit, and regional differences.
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|[[Great Wall of China]]
|[[Great Wall of China]]
|the long and high wall in China that was built beginning with the Qin dynasty in about 200 BC, to keep invaders out
|the long and high wall in China that was built beginning with the Qin dynasty in about 200 BC, to keep invaders out.
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|[[Greece]]
|[[Greece]]
|perhaps the greatest ancient civilization: invented democracy, developed mathematics and philosophy, and adopted ethical standards like the Hippocratic Oath (which prohibits abortion)
|perhaps the greatest ancient civilization: invented democracy, developed mathematics and philosophy, and adopted ethical standards like the Hippocratic Oath (which prohibits abortion).
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|[[Greek drama]]
|[[Greek drama]]
|Theatrical tradition of ancient Greece, 600-400 BC, with two main types: comedies (good ending) and tragedies (bad ending)
|Theatrical tradition of ancient Greece, 600-400 BC, with two main types: comedies (good ending) and tragedies (bad ending).
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|[[Gregory the Great]]
|[[Gregory the Great]]
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|[[Hannibal]]
|[[Hannibal]]
|A military commander for Carthage who had a brilliant surprise attack against Rome during the Second Punic War
|247-182 BC: A military commander for Carthage who had a brilliant surprise attack against Rome during the Second Punic War
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|[[Hebrews]]
|[[Hebrews]]
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|[[Hernando Cortes]]
|[[Hernando Cortes]]
|Led the Spanish to capture and burn the Aztec capital in 1519.
|Led the Spanish to capture and burn the Aztec capital in AD 1519.
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|[[hieroglyphics]]
|[[hieroglyphics]]
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|[[Hsia dynasty]]
|[[Hsia dynasty]]
|rulers in China up until 1766 B.C., when Emperor Chieh (the last in the dynasty) was overthrown
|rulers in China up until 1766 BC, when Emperor Chieh (the last in the dynasty) was overthrown
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|[[Huns]]
|[[Huns]]
|A confederation of Asian tribes who fought against the Romans in what is now the Ukraine, Germany, France, Italy and the Balkans. They were considered by many Romans to be the most ferocious enemies
|A confederation of Asian tribes who fought against the Romans in what is now the Ukraine, Germany, France, Italy and the Balkans. They were considered by many Romans to be the most ferocious enemies.
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|[[ideograms]]
|[[ideograms]]
|In primitive societies, a graphic symbol (rather than alphabetic words like these) representing a concept or an idea
|In primitive societies, a graphic symbol (rather than alphabetic words like these) representing a concept or an idea.
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|[[The Incas]]
|[[The Incas]]
|developed a huge empire beginning in AD 1250 in the Andes Mountains in South America, making it the largest civilization in all of the Americas
|developed a huge empire beginning in AD 1250 in the Andes Mountains in South America, making it the largest civilization in all of the Americas.
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|[[India]]
|[[India]]
|A country that was home to the Indus Valley civilization and dates back over 3,000 years, and was birthplace of Hinduism and (later) Buddhism
|A country that was home to the Indus Valley civilization and dates back over 3,000 years, and was birthplace of Hinduism and (later) Buddhism.
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|[[Indus River Valley]]
|[[Indus River Valley]]