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as cities grew, the governments began a system of managing their people through departments run by appointed officials.

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Bureaucracy

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In the beginning of civilizations cities were able to grow by this.

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farmers produced a food surplus that was able to support a growing population (allowing...?)

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the region in which the sumerican civilization began was the area of

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the tigris and the Euphrates river valley (what civ began in this?)

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the neolithic revolution was characterized as the

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change from nomadic hearing to settled farming

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As cities grew, people began to develop so many new skills that is was no longer necessary to become an expert at everthing. As a result, people begain working in areas in which they has a particular skill -- what was this called?

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job specialization

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The Hejira, Mohammed's journey from Mecca to Medin IN 622 CE is important to muslims because the journey

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signified the establishment of islamic faith

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a widespread criticism of the catholic church during the early 1500's was that it

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was too concerned with wealth and power

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In china, confucianism emphasized the idea that

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harmony could be achieved by the proper behavior of each memeber of a family or society

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which religious belief is shared by the followers of Shinto in Japan and animisn in Africa?

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spirits are found in all natural things

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the democracy of ancient athens was different from democraxy today in the US bec??

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suffrage was limited to men

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the twelve tables were important in rome bec they

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laid the basis of the roman republic

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What emphasized in the education of spartan youths in ancient greece?

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physical strength and military skill

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the conquest of alexander the great resulted in the

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spread of greek culture throughout the eastern mediterranean

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why did diocletian divide the roman empire into easter and western sections in 285 CE?

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The civil wars and foreign invasions showed that the empire had become too large to be ruled by one person

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African kingdoms such as Ghana, Songhai, and Asum flourished mainly bec they

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controlled important trade routes

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Mana Musas journey to mecca in the 1300s is evidence that

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islam had a major influence on the Mali empire

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One way in which the cvs of the sumerians, the phoenicians and the mayans were sumilar is that they all

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developed extensive writing systems

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A study of byzantine cvs would show that this civilization

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preserved greek and roman learning and passed it on to western and eastern europe

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an influence that spread from the byzantine empire to early russia was the

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orthodox christian religion

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what contribution did the catholic church make to society during the middle ages

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preserving learning

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one important effect of the crusades on western europe was that they

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furthered cultural diffusion throughout western europe

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what is a characteristic of a feudal society

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power rested in the hands of a strong central government

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the code of chivalry developed because

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order was needed in the lawless society of the middle ages

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emperor Asoka of he Mauryan Empire is most famous for

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coverting to buddhism and sestanblishing religious toleration

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the gupta empire was known as a

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period of scientific mathematical and artistic government

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which societal condition was basic to the development of greek philosophy and renissance art?

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emphasis on individualism

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which was a major characteristic of the renaissance

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humanism

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which favor helped most to being out the protestant reformation

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kings and princes in northern Europe represented the power of the roman catholic church

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the protestant reformation represents a turning point in european history because it

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ended religious unity in europe

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the protestant reformation and the european renaissance were similar in that both

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encouraged people to question religion

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one reason italian city-states were able to dominate the trade pattern is

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generally located on the mediterranean sea

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the development of trade along the routes (on map) led to the

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start of the renaissance in italy

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one way in which the cvs of the sumerians, the shang, and the mayas were similar is that all

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developed extensive writing systems

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"the challenges of the andes helped the incas develop a thriving civilization" based on this statement, what does the author believe

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people can overcome the limitations of their enviroment

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the incas, the romans, and the mongols were similar in that all

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extended industrial economies

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one reason that spanish conquistadors were able to conquer the aztec and inca empires is that

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the spanish had better weapons than the aztecs and incas

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in india the caste system existed for many centuries because

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the hindu doctrines of dharma and karma support the caste system

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the upanishads, the ramadan, and the bhagavad gita are concidered to be significant pieces of indian literatur bec they

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provide guidelines for hindu living and behavior

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the primary reason that civs developed in axum, ghana, mali, and songhai was

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location

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the geographic feature has been most responsible for the population distributing in the middle east?

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location of water

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in africa, an effect of topography and climate has been to

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promote the growth of diverse societies

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the varied climate and topography of latin america have been directly led to

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the development of many diverse cultures

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which is a major effect of geography on southeast asia

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monsoons help determine the types of agricultural products grown.

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what is true of food-gathering societies in prehistoric times

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the population tended to be small

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the topography and climate of western europe encouraged

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the development of communication and transportation systems

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deserts, mountains and tropical rain forests have affected the history of many regions by

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isolating people and cultures

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the basic characteristic of the economies of most traditional arganrain societies is

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subsistance farming

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one similarity between axum, kush, and nubia was that they were

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early civilizations in africa

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