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A religion based on the teachings ofJesus as recorded in the New Testamentis•ANSWER:

•What is Christianity

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The religion of Muslims based on theteachings of the prophet Muhammad •ANSWER:

•What is Islam

QUESTION:The religion of India that grew out of the belief of the Ancient Aryans that one main force connects all life. ANSWER:

•What is Hinduism

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A religion founded in India which teaches that the most important thing in life is to reach peace by ending suffering.ANSWER:

•What is Buddhism

QUESTION:Wars fought by Christians during the Middle Ages tocapture the Holy Land from Muslim Turks.

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•What were The Crusades

QUESTION:The leader of the Babylonians who attacked the Sumerians and gained control of the Sumeriancivilization.ANSWER:

•Who was Hummurabi

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The Roman emperor whofounded Constantinople as the neweastern capital of the Roman empire. ANSWER:

•Who was Constantine

QUESTION:The king of Macedonia who conquered Greece,Persia, Egypt, and the Indus Valley, spreading Greek culture throughout three continents.ANSWER:

•Who was Alexander the Great Martin Luther

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Members of Rome’s noble families who owned large farms and hired plebeians to work the land. •ANSWER:

•What were Patricians

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Members elected to the republic to represent the people.ANSWER:

•Who are Representatives

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This war was fought in 400 B.C. between Athens and Sparta, ending in a victory for Sparta.

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•What is The Peloponnesian War

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Conflicts between Rome and Carthage ending in a victory for Rome.

ANSWER: What were The Punic Wars

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Wars fought by Christians during the Middle Ages to capture the Holy Land from Muslim Turks.ANSWER:

What were The Crusades

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The belief that the Chinese emperors’ right to rulecame from the gods.ANSWER:

• What is Mandate of Heaven

QUESTION:The Olympics were founded in what ancient city.

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•What was Ancient Greece.

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First-hand accounts, such as documentsor artifacts created during the periodbeing studiedANSWER:

•What are primary sources

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Symbols used in some writing systems such as the one used in Ancient Egypt.

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•What are Hieroglyphics

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The Muslim place of worship. ANSWER:

•What is mosque

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A reed plant that grows along the Nile River; it was used to make paper for writing hieroglyphics.ANSWER:

•What is Papyrus

QUESTION:A journey undertaken by a group ofpeople with a definite goal, such as toexplore a region.

ANSWER:What is an expedition

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The king of the Franks and the emperor of Rome who spread Christianity across Europe.

ANSWER: Who was Charlemagne

QUESTION:Roman citizens who farmed, traded, and made things for a living.

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•Who were the Plebians

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America’s present day government isbased on the governments of ancient civilizations•ANSWER:What is Ancient Greece and Rome.

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The region between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers and the birthplace of the Sumer

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What was Mesopotamia

QUESTION:A way of living that people of the same culture practice regularly over time.

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•What is custom