Mttc World History Exam With All Answers Verified A 100-

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Mesopotamia - CORRECT ANSWER-Ancient civilization - today is modern Iraq and Syria, wedged
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between the Tigris and Euphrates
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Hammuarabi code --> babaloynians bC bC bC bC




Assyrians --> use iron weapons and chariots bC bC bC bC bC bC




Egypt - CORRECT ANSWER-Existed along Nile, easy to navigate
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Old, middle, and new kingdom
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Indus River Valley - CORRECT ANSWER-one of the oldest
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societies known, located along the Indus and Sarasvati rivers in Pakistan and India. The Harappan
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people grew wheat, barley, rice, cotton, and raised cattle, buffalo, sheep, goats and chickens. Camels,
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elephants, horses, and asses were
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used for transportation. Bronze/Copper industry.
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Mesoamerica - CORRECT ANSWER-Central American Civilizations and Cultures
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Central America, that part below the United States and above South America, has cultures, including the
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Aztec, Olmec, Toltec, Zapotec, and Maya civilizations. These advanced civilizations Mesoamerica culture
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a rich and fascinating study, including the countries of Mexico, Belize, Colombia, Venezuela, Guatemala,
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Honduras, El Salvador, Costa Rica and the Caribbean Islands.
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,Classical Greece - CORRECT ANSWER-country in southeastern Europe extending from the Balkans into
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the Mediterranean Sea, is mountainous, with many gulfs and
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bays. Greece, now a country in the Aegean, was a collection of independent city- states or poleis in
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antiquity that we know about archaeologically from the Bronze Age on. These poleis fought among one
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another and against bigger external forces, especially the Persians. Eventually, they were conquered by
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their neighbors to the north and then later became part of the Roman Empire. After the western
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Roman Empire fell, the Greek-speaking area of the Empire continued until 1453, when it fell to the
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Turks.
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Hellenistic Greece - CORRECT ANSWER-refers to the spreading of Greek culture and colonization over
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the
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non-Greek lands that were conquered by Alexander the Great in the 4th century
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BC, except Sparta who refused. After the conquest of the Persian Empire, Greek culture was spread to
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Asia and Egypt. Hellenistic culture represents the fusion of the Greek world the Near Eastern and Indo-
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Iranic cultures. The Hellenistic Period is characterized by a new wave of Greek colonization which
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established Greek cities and Kingdoms in Asia and Africa.
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Roman Empire - CORRECT ANSWER-a period which began with the overthrow of the Roman Monarchy,
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in 510 BC, and lasted over 450 years The Roman Republic was governed by a complex constitution,
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which centered on the principles of a separation of powers and checks and balances. The laws that
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allowed the aristocracy to dominate the government were repealed, and the result was the emergence
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of a new aristocracy which depended on the structure of society, rather than the law, to maintain its
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dominance. Important figures of the Republic were Julius Caesar who fought Pompey in a civil war
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(murdered for acting like a king), Mark Antony (wife Cleopatra of Egypt who both committed suicide),
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and Octavian who defeated Mark Antony. Rome's territory expanded from central Italy to the entire
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Mediterranean world. Rome expanded to dominate Italy, North Africa, Spain, Greece, and what is now
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modern France, as well as to the east.
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Persia - CORRECT ANSWER-included all of what is now Iran, and was the official name of Iran until 1935.
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About 500 BC, the founding dynasty of the empire, the Achaemenids, had conquered Asia as far as the
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Indus River, Greece, and North Africa including what is now Egypt and Libya.
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Embraced freedom of religion, not concerned about people converting, slavery almost unheard of,
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model for all land based empires (except mongols)
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, Mauryan Empire - CORRECT ANSWER-Indian empire founded by Chandragupta, beginning with his
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kingdom in northeastern India and spreading to most of northern and central India
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Kush - CORRECT ANSWER--Centered between the blue and white nile, present day sudan.
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- formed before a period of egyptian rule
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- similar to egypt (pyramids, gods, ruling class)
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- In greece and rome, referred to as Ethopia
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- Gold and iron --> most important medal of the age
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- outside of pharaoh and ruling class, priests most important
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- According to classical writers, at one time it covered all of Africa and some of Asia and Europe
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Ghana (Sudanic Kingdom) - CORRECT ANSWER-- Nomadic people, spread of Island across Africa
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- Became the most important southern point off the saharan trade routes
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- Ruled by a kingship that was matrilineal
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- never converted to island and declared a holy war (jihad)
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- weakened and ceased to military power after 1100
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Mali (Sudanic Kingdom) - CORRECT ANSWER-- Center of culturally and politicaly dynamic cities and
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kingdoms because of strategic importance of Sahel trade across northern Africa
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- Not a true empire
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- Most significant king: Mansa Musa --> a devout to muslim, made pilgrimage to Mecca and became
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historical figure in European History
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- Even after the power of Mali declined, Timbuktu remained major islamic center
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- After death of Mansa Musa, the power of Mali began to decline
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