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who originally built Temple?
Solomon on Temple Mount 957
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who destroyed Temple?
Neo Babylonians
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what is built where the Temple was?
a mosque
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what was the Night Journey?
Mohammed flew with Gabriel from Mecca to Jerusalem, and stepped on spot of Temple and ascended to heaven to meet Alllah
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who is Yahweh?
god transcendent (not really his name)
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what is a covenant relationship?
a relationship between God and man
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who were the original covenants with?
Abraham, then Moses
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what was the first ethical religion? (where everything you do matters) had 10 commandments
Judaism
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where did the nomads come from during the indo european migration?
steppes of southern Russia
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where did the nomads (indo european) go?
above the Black and Caspian Sea
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what did the indo europeans do (involved animals)
domesticated horses
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what happened to the indo europeans around 3000 - 1000 b.c.?
they migrated in different directions, they were not yet civilized, and they spoke the same language
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greek, latin, persian, german, irish, and other romance languages were inspired by what language?
the indo european languages
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where did the indo europeans go around 1000 b.c.?
Iran
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what two groups of people came about after the indoeuropeans?
Medes and Persians
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what were the Medes and the Persians skilled in?
horseman and archery
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what persian leader defeated the dominant Persians?
Cyrus
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who ruled around 558-530 b.c. and took over all Persians, then Medes,
Cyrus the Achmemenid
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who conquered Iran, Asia Minor, Afghanistan, and Mesopotamia?
Cyrus the Achemenid
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how did Cyrus die?
fighting the nomads
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where was cyrus buried?
in the capital, Pasagarde
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who was the son of Cyrus?
Cambyses
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who was the son of Cyrus that conquered Egypt?
Cambyses
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who eventually controlled the empire after Cambyses?
his cousin Darius
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who was Cambyses's half-brother who was possibly assassinated who was impersonated?
Bardia
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what was Persepolis called?
"the city of the Persians"
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who ruled after Cambyses and built Persepolis (very impressive with large buildings)
Darius
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what were the different regions of Persia called?
Satraps
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what were the rulers of the satraps called?
Satrapees
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who were the two people satraps couldnt control?
chief tax collector and head of military
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who were the groups of experts that traveled with soldiers known as "eyes and ears of the king"?
auditors
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what was the Persian Royal Road?
a network of roads 1600 miles long that went from Ephesus through Mesopotamia to Susa and Persepolis
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what was the religion of the Persians?
Zooroastrians
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what was a ceremonial drink used in Persian rituals (passed around a cup to all observers)
Hoama
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what was Hoama made of
a hallucinaginic mushroom
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who created Zoroastrianism?
Zorothustra
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what was the occupation of Zurathustra's father?
a priest (he was taught to be one as well)
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how did zurathutra create zoroastrianism?
at age 20 he went on a quest and had a series of visions and the new religion was revealed to him
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who was the "good" zoroastrian god?
Ahura Mazda
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who was the "bad" zoroastrian god?
Angra Manya
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what helped angra manya?
daevas or demons
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what were the two holy books of zoroastrianism?
Avesta- scripture (like bible), Gathas- hymns
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what was a purifying source for zoroastrians?
fire
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what temple had the eternal flame
fire temple at Yazi
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who persecuted the z's?
muslims
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where did many z's flee to?
India
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what are the z's in India called?
Parsis
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what were the five early chinese rulers called
five sovereigns
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where did chinese civilization start?
Huang He
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what were the 5 sovereigns credited with?
inventions (family, farming, writing)
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what was supposedly the earliest dynasty?
the Xia dynasty
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what overthrowed the Xia dynasty
the Shang dynasty
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what developments did the Shang dynasty bring?
learned about horses from indo europeans, controlled mining of copper and tin for bronze, and had massive building projects
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what was created during the Shang dynasty?
oracle bones
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who buried servants with rulers when they died?
the Shang dynasty
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who replaced the Shang dynasty?
the Zhou dynasty
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how did the Zhou dynasty justify their takeover?
with mandate from Heaven
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what was Ti'an
heaven (it supported a good king)
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what was the feudal system?
when the king turned over power to aristocrats to run it however they see fit, but must give the king what he needs
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