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World History Study Guide to 1648 (view source)
Revision as of 16:43, September 9, 2011
, 16:43, September 9, 2011→Basic terms
|[[Classicism]]
|[[Classicism]]
|A Renaissance movement in the arts, looking back to ancient Rome and Greece for inspiration
|A Renaissance movement in the arts, looking back to ancient Rome and Greece for inspiration
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|[[Code of Hammurabi]]
| The code of Hammurabi was one of the first set of written laws. It was a harsh code that demanded an eye for an eye a tooth for a tooth. Hammurabi was the king of Babylon from 1792 to 1750 B.C.
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|[[Code of Manu]]
|[[Code of Manu]]
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|Hindu law containing rules and codes of conduct.
|Hindu law containing rules and codes of conduct.
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|[[Euclid]]
|[[Euclid]]
|A Greek mathematician and the father of geometry
|A Greek mathematician and the father of geometry
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|[[Euphrates river]]
| The Euphrates is a river that was the border of Mesopotamia and was both a trading route and a protection for Mesopotamia. The land between the Euphrates and the Tigris river is known as the fertile crescent and is the birthplace of civilization.
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|[[Fertile Crescent]]
|[[Fertile Crescent]]
|[[Spread of Buddhism]]
|[[Spread of Buddhism]]
|Buddhism traveled outside of India along the Silk Road
|Buddhism traveled outside of India along the Silk Road
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|[[Stirrup]]
|The stirrup was invented in China in 322 B.C. The stirrup greatly helped riders control their horses more and gave advantage in battle.
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|[[St. Augustine]]
|[[St. Augustine]]
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|A father of the Christian church
|A father of the Christian church
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