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World History Study Guide to 1648 (view source)
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<sup>''This is the growing list of study terms for [[World History Lectures|World history]], from creation to 1648 (the same midpoint used by the [[CLEP]] exams)''.
<sup>''This is the growing list of study terms for [[World History Lectures|World history]], from creation to 1648 (the same midpoint used by the [[CLEP]] exams)''.
This should grow from its current total of 355 (180 of them are honors) to 500 terms -- about half basic and half honors -- and every term should be described in the table. ''An examination on this material will be given in November 2011''.
This should grow from 339 (175 of them are honors) to 500 terms -- about half basic and half honors -- and every term should be described in the table. ''An examination on this material will be given in November 2011''.
==Basic terms==
==Basic terms==
|[[Analects]]
|[[Analects]]
|The analects are a record of the teachings of the Chinese philosopher Confucius, written and compiled by his disciples circa 400-300 B.C.
|The analects are a record of the teachings of the Chinese philosopher Confucius, written and compiled by his disciples circa 400-300 B.C.
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|[[Ancient world]]
|[[Ancient world]]
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|[[Chaldeans]]
|[[Chaldeans]]
| An ancient Babylonian dynasty, started by Nabopolassar in 625 B.C. And lasting until 539 B.C., when Persia conquered Babylonia. The Chaldeans Destroyed Solomon’s temple in 586 B.C. under the rule of Nebuchadezzar II.
|The ancient Babylonians
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|-
|[[Charlemagne]]
|[[Charlemagne]]
|A council of bishops called by Constantine to obtain agreement on various aspects of Christianity such as the doctrine of the Trinity and the role of the Roman Bishop (the Pope).
|A council of bishops called by Constantine to obtain agreement on various aspects of Christianity such as the doctrine of the Trinity and the role of the Roman Bishop (the Pope).
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|-
|[[Cuneiform]]
|[[cuneiform]]
| The earliest known form of writing, dating to around 3400 B.C., from an area of Southern Mesopotamia called Sumer. It is made up of arrow-shaped pictures.
|The earliest known form of writing.
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|-
|[[David]]
|[[David]]
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|-
|[[Egypt]]
|[[Egypt]]
| One of the oldest civilizations in recorded history, existing from about 3000-332 B.C.. Located around the Nile River, ruled by Pharaohs, famous for pyramids.
|One of the oldest civilizations in recorded history, going back over 5,000 years
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|-
|[[Eightfold Path]]
|[[Eightfold Path]]
|[[Huns]]
|[[Huns]]
|A tribe of people who fought with the Romans in what is now the Ukraine. They were considered by many Romans to be the most ferocious of enemies
|A tribe of people who fought with the Romans in what is now the Ukraine. They were considered by many Romans to be the most ferocious of enemies
|-
|-
|[[Ideograms]]
|[[Ideograms]]
|[[Karma]]
|[[Karma]]
|In Hinduism, everything a person has done. Determines status in the next life
|In Hinduism, everything a person has done. Determines status in the next life
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|-
|[[Latin]]
|[[Latin]]
|[[Mauryan Empire]]
|[[Mauryan Empire]]
|A Buddhist empire covering much of modern India
|A Buddhist empire covering much of modern India
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|-
|[[Mesoamerica]]
|[[Mesoamerica]]
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|-
|[[Mesopotamia]]
|[[Mesopotamia]]
|Modern-day [[Iraq]], where civilization first appeared, probably around 4000 B.C.
|Modern-day [[Iraq]], where civilization first appeared
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|-
|[[Messiah]]
|[[Messiah]]
|[[Moses]]
|[[Moses]]
|The prophet who led the Israelites out of Egypt. He also brought the Ten Commandments to the Israelites, and is credited with writing the first five books of the Bible
|The prophet who led the Israelites out of Egypt. He also brought the Ten Commandments to the Israelites, and is credited with writing the first five books of the Bible
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|-
|[[New Kingdom]]
|[[New Kingdom]]
|Ancient Egypt at the time of Moses, where many buildings were built primarily with slave labor
|Ancient Egypt at the time of Moses, where many buildings were built primarily with slave labor
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|-
|[[Nicene Creed]]
|[[Nicene Creed]]
|A core statement of Christianity that asserts the Holy Trinity of God the Father, God the Son, and the Holy Ghost
|A core statement of Christianity that asserts the Holy Trinity of God the Father, God the Son, and the Holy Ghost
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|-
|[[Nirvana]]
|[[Nirvana]]
|[[Paul]]
|[[Paul]]
|An apostle of Jesus, and the only one not to have seen Him in the flesh. He went to different churches and wrote letters that make up a part of the New Testament of the Bible
|An apostle of Jesus, and the only one not to have seen Him in the flesh. He went to different churches and wrote letters that make up a part of the New Testament of the Bible
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|-
|[[Pax Romana]]
|[[Pax Romana]]
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|-
|[[Persian empire]]
|[[Persian empire]]
| A large empire stretching from India to southern Europe and Egypt, which included Assyria, Babylonia, Palestine and Syria. In power from about 538-330 B.C.
|A large empire stretching from India to southern Europe and Egypt
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|-
|[[Persian Wars]]
|[[Persian Wars]]
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|-
|[[pharaoh]]
|[[pharaoh]]
|The ruler of Ancient Egypt, believed to be a god
|The ruler of Ancient Egypt
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|-
|[[Philip of Macedon]]
|[[Philip of Macedon]]
|[[Phoenicians]]
|[[Phoenicians]]
|An ancient people who lived and traded goods on the east coast of the Mediterranean Sea, and who developed a new language based on an alphabet of 22 letters. All Western alphabets, such as English and French and Italian and Greek and Latin, are based on it.
|An ancient people who lived and traded goods on the east coast of the Mediterranean Sea, and who developed a new language based on an alphabet of 22 letters. All Western alphabets, such as English and French and Italian and Greek and Latin, are based on it.
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|-
|[[Plato]]
|[[Plato]]
|[[pyramids]]
|[[pyramids]]
|A structure with 3 or more triangular-shaped sides and a base that is either a triangle, a rectangle or some other polygon. These structures have been built for thousands of years, in such diverse areas as Egypt, Mexico, North America, China and India. Pyramids have either smooth sides, like the famous pyramids in Egypt, or stepped sides similar to those built by the Mayans in Mexico.
|A structure with 3 or more triangular-shaped sides and a base that is either a triangle, a rectangle or some other polygon. These structures have been built for thousands of years, in such diverse areas as Egypt, Mexico, North America, China and India. Pyramids have either smooth sides, like the famous pyramids in Egypt, or stepped sides similar to those built by the Mayans in Mexico.
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|[[Reformation]]
|[[Reformation]]
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|[[Rosetta Stone]]
|[[Rosetta Stone]]
| Ancient text written on stone in three different languages, (Greek, Demotic, and hieroglyphic) that enabled the first translations of Egypt hieroglyphics by Frenchman Jean Francois Champollion.
|Ancient text written on stone in three different languages that enabled the first translations of Egyptian hieroglyphics
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|-
|[[Royal Road]]
|[[Royal Road]]
|[[Silk Road]]
|[[Silk Road]]
|A trade route from East China to Central Asia and Europe
|A trade route from East China to Central Asia and Europe
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|-
|[[Socrates]]
|[[Socrates]]
|[[Solomon]]
|[[Solomon]]
|Third king of Israel. Wrote ''Proverbs'', ''Ecclesiastes'' and ''Song of Solomon''.
|Third king of Israel. Wrote ''Proverbs'', ''Ecclesiastes'' and ''Song of Solomon''.
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|-
|[[Sparta]]
|[[Sparta]]
|[[Akkadian Empire]]
|[[Akkadian Empire]]
|A Sumerian empire (2360-2180 B.C.) located in the fertile crescent in the lower Mesopotamia and north of the Sumer River.
|A Sumerian empire (2360-2180 B.C.) located in the fertile crescent in the lower Mesopotamia and north of the Sumer River.
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|[[Alluvial]]
|[[Alluvial]]
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|[[helot]]
|[[helot]]
|A person who was in the lowest class in ancient Laconia.
|d
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|[[Herodotus]]
|[[Herodotus]]
|A Greek historian who lived roughly in the 4th century B.C.
|d
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|[[Hiram]]
|[[Hiram]]
|Hiram was the king of Tyre in the tenth century B.C.
|d
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|[[Hittites]]
|[[Hittites]]
|The Hittites started an extremely powerful empire in Asia Minor and Syria from roughly 1900 B.C. to about 1200 B.C.
|d
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|[[Horace]]
|[[Horace]]
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|[[humanism]]
|[[humanism]]
|The belief that human interest comes before anything else in the natural world, and that the belief in God is unnecessary.
|d
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|[[Hyksos]]
|[[Hyksos]]
|The Greek form of an Egyptian and built their capital at Avaris.
|d
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|[[Iron Smelting]]
|[[Iron Smelting]]
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|[[Jericho]]
|[[Jericho]]
|Jericho was one of the most famous cities in the bible. It was located in Palestine on the west bank on the Jordan. Jericho was known for having high wall to protect the city from attack.
|d
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|[[Josephus]]
|[[Josephus]]
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|[[Khufu]]
|[[Khufu]]
|d
|Egyptian pharaoh who had the pyramid of Giza built
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|[[Khyber Pass]]
|[[Khyber Pass]]
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|[[Kush]]
|[[Kush]]
|-Is an ancient African country, located South of Egypt.
|d
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|[[Larger Vehicle]]
|[[Larger Vehicle]]
|d
|d
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|[[Mount Sinai]]
|[[Mount Sinai]]
|Mount Sinai is located west of the Red Sea. In the Old Testament Moses went up the mountain and retrieved the Ten Commandments from God.
|d
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|[[Mycenaean Civilization]]
|[[Mycenaean Civilization]]
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|[[Nebuchadnezzar I]]
|[[Nebuchadnezzar I]]
|Nebuchadnezzar I rose to power over the Babylonian empire in 1124 B.C. He moved the capital of the Babylonian empire to Babylon the world's largest city.
|d
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|[[Nebuchadnezzar II]]
|[[Nebuchadnezzar II]]
| Also called Nebuchadnezzar the second.
|d
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|[[Neolithic Age]]
|[[Neolithic Age]]
|The Neolithic Age was after the Paleolithic Age. Man during the Neolithic Age started to farm and plant. The "Neolithic Revolution" means the "Agricultural Revolution" when farming became dominant.
|d
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|[[Nero]]
|[[Nero]]
|[[Nineveh]]
|[[Nineveh]]
|d
|d
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|[[Nok culture]]
|[[Nok culture]]
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|-
|[[Paleolithic Age]]
|[[Paleolithic Age]]
|The Paleolithic Age was during the first part of the Stone Age. The Paleolithic Age was when man mostly relied on hunting a gathering to find his food source.
|d
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|[[papyrus]]
|[[papyrus]]
|Was one of the earliest types of paper invented.
|A thin parchment constructed from reeds near the Nile River
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|pariah
|pariah
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|[[Prehistory]]
|[[Prehistory]]
|Prehistory was before 3400 B.C. This was the time before man started expressing himself in written form.
|Before 3400 B.C.
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|purdah
|purdah
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|[[Ramses II]]
|[[Ramses II]]
|The last great pharaoh of Egypt was Ramses II. During his reign Egypt prospered and thrived. He built many monuments and had old ones renamed after him. It is said that the Exodus occurred while he was in power.
|d
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|[[Rembrandt]]
|[[Rembrandt]]
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|[[Saxons]]
|[[Saxons]]
|a Germanic people in ancient times who lived near the mouth of the Elbe, some of which invaded and took over sections of Britain in the 5th and 6th centuries.
|d
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|[[Schliemann, Heinrich]]
|[[Schliemann, Heinrich]]
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|[[Ur]]
|[[Ur]]
|Ur, located between the Euphrates and Tigris rivers, is one of the oldest civilizations known to man.
|d
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|[[Vandals]]
|[[Vandals]]