World History Study Guide to 1648
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List of study terms for World history course final exam.
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| Abraham | Aprx. 2000 BC. Father of Jewish people; God made a covenant with him to make his descendants great in number. Arabs claim descendance from Abraham's son Ishmael. |
| Acropolis | Portion of a town or city that is built on a hilltop for easy defense. Best known Acropolis is at Athens, where the democratic assembly met. Most Greek city-states had an Acropolis. |
| Aesop | Ethiopian slave in 600s BC in Greece. Famous for "Aesop's Fables," such as "the fox and the grapes" and "the wolf in sheep's clothing." |
| Age of Metal | Began circa 3500 B.C. with copper tools, then 2500 B.C. superior bronze tools, then 1200 B.C. superior iron tools |
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