AP World History Celtic Section – Flashcards

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By 300 BCE, Celtic people were found in what regions?
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(all of these) Hungary and Turkey, Italy and Greece, Britain and France, Spain and Ireland
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The political organization of the Celts was
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nonexistent; each Celtic group was regional and followed no one ruler
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What is a distinctive feature of Celtic military activity?
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Warriors fought naked and and took the heads of enemies.
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Druids were
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Celtic priests in Gaul and Britain
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One of the best text sources we have about the Celts was written by
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Julius Caesar
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Celtic Women
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could inherit their husbands' estates
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Unlike other ancient cultures in Europe and western ASia, Celts believed in
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the belief in reincarnation
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The cultural core of early Olmec civilization was located at
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San Lorenzo and La Venta
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Why did the Olmec lay out their cities in alignment with the paths of stars?
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They believed in the significance of astronomical events
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The markers of the "giant head" carvings in Mesoamerica were part of which civilization?
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Olmec
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An example of the enduring impact of the Olmec on Mesoamerican life is
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ritual ball games
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Why was Chavin de Huantar's location pivotal in its success?
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It was located at the intersection of trade routes between the mountain valleys and the coastal lowlands
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The only domesticated beast of burden in the Andean region was the
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llama
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