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13840841779Who spread out of east Africa through the Middle East to Asia and Europe 100,000 years ago?Homo Sapiens0
13840841780Neolithic Revolution(10,000 - 8,000 BCE) The development of agriculture and the domestication of animals as a food source and job speciation. This led to the development of permanent settlements and the start of civilization. Men worked in the fields and women cared for the children1
13840841781What was the earliest metal and what was it used for?copper;Jewelry, simple tools, knives, axes, hoes, weapons2
13840841782In 3000 BCE, Mesopotamia metal workers discovered _______ used for weapons (swords,spears,axes,shields,armor)Bronze3
13840841783Wheeloriginated around 3200 BCE by the Sumerians which allowed for the transport of heavier loads and much longer distance travel and trade4
13840841784Pastoral Nomadismform of agriculture based on herding domesticated animals and traveled to find grasslands or steppe land requires for their herds to graze5
13840841785Fertile Crescent"land between the waters" in southwest Asia which helped to encourage the earliest farming communities6
13840841786Sumersmall scale irrigation started in Mesopotamia around 6000 B.C.E. by 3000 B.C.E. it had a population of 100,0007
13840841787Epic of GilgameshAn epic poem from Mesopotamia, and among the earliest known works of literary writing.8
13840841788Heiroglyphicsaround 3100 B.C.E. the Egyptians develop their own written language made up of pictographs9
13840841789Aryansnomadic people of Indo-European origin, entered the Indian subcontinent through the Khyber Pass around 1700 B.C.E.10
13840841790Who did the Aryans dominate in 1700 BCE?The Indus Valley inhabitants and established a racial mix in what is now India11
13840841791VedasCollections of hymns, songs, prayers, and rituals honoring the barious gods of the Aryans.12
13840841792Caste Systemsocial structure in India where people were divided into 4 varnas based on occupation and purity: brahmins(scholars and priests), kshatriyas(ruling and warrior class), vaisyas (merchants, farmers, craftsmen) and shudras (servants)13
13840841793what was the first river valley civilization in China?Shang dynasty- ruled a northern territory from 1766 to 1122 B.C.E. and what today is called China, developed bronze metallurgy14
13840841794where did the first river valley civilization in China develop?Huang He or Yellow River15
13840841795Oracle BonesThe earliest known Chinese writing is found on these from ritual activity of the Shang period. Predictions of the future were written on these bones16
13840841796what was the second Chinese dynasty?Zhou (1122-256 BCE) Mandate of Heaven Veneration of ancestors iron metallurgy17
13840841797Mandate of Heavenin Chinese history, the divine approval thought to be the basis of royal authority18
13840841798OlmecsThe first civilization to appear in Mexico near the Gulf of Mexico along river banks19
13840841799San Lorenzo and La VentaOlmec cities that were the religious, political. and economic center for the large population20
13840841800Olmec Colossal Heads6 feet high and weigh between 16-18 tons each. Carving of leadership21
13840841801Andean heartlandpart of Mesoamerica that first cultivated beans, peanuts, and the sweet potato22
13840841802ChavinA religious cult forms around 1000 B.C.E.23
13840841803The Axial AgeA period of history (around 600 BCE) when a lot of religious leaders and thinkers came about24
13840841804DharmaIn Hindu belief, a person's religious and moral duties25
13840841805Karmasum of all good and bad deeds preformed that allows someone to move up on the cycle of samsara in the next life26
13840841806Samsarathe cycle of life and rebirth in Hinduism27
13840841807reincarnateHindu belief of being reborn after death28
13840841808MokshaUltimate goal of Hinduism, reaching oneness with the universe29
13840841809Siddhartha Gautama(563 BCE-483 BCE) After meditating under a bodhi tree, the prince reached enlightenment and became known as the Buddha (enlightened one) founded Buddhism30
138408418104 Noble Truths of Buddhism1. all life is suffering 2. suffering is caused by desire 3. there is a way out of suffering 4. The way out of suffering is to follow the Eightfold Path31
13840841811Eightfold Pathunderstanding, purpose, speech, conduct, livelihood, effort, awareness, and concentration32
13840841812Nirvanarelease from the reincarnation and the achievement of union with the universe33
13840841813How did the followers of Buddha spread his message?missionaries34
13840841814AshokaMauryan emperor who encouraged the spread of Buddhism35
13840841815Era of Warring States(7th century BCE-221 BCE) no strong centeral government in China lead to constant fighting and disorder36
13840841816ConfucianismA philosophy that adheres to the teachings of the Chinese philosopher Confucius. It shows the way to ensure a stable government and an orderly society in the present world and stresses a moral code of conduct.37
13840841817Filial Pietyrespect for parents, key concept in Confucianism38
138408418185 key relationships of Confucianismruler to subject, father to son, husband to wife, elder to younger and friend to friend39
13840841819LaoziFounder of Daoism in 6th century BCE40
13840841820Tao te Chingcollection of Dalits wisdom attributed to Laozi41
13840841821LegalismA Chinese philosophy that was devoted to strengthen and expand the state through increased agricultural work and military service.42
13840841822Exodus1300 BCE when Moses led the Hebrews our of Egypt in a flight43
13840841823YHWHHebrew name for God44
13840841824Ten Commandmentsten laws and teachings said to have been given to Moses by God45
13840841825Monotheistic TraditionA tradition that follows one God.46
13840841826Israelthe Hebrews "Promised Land" on eastern shore of Mediterranean, led by monarchy47
13840841827Diaspora135 CE the scattering of Jewish people out of Roman homeland48
13840841828ZoroastrianismOne of the first monotheistic religions, particularly one with a wide following. It was central to the political and religious culture of ancient Persia.49
13840841829Edict of Milan313 CE Constantine makes Christianity the primary religion of the Roman Empire50
13840841830Nestorian Christianityan early form of Christianity, founded on heresy which asserted that Christ had two distinct natures - divine and human.51
13840841831Coptic ChristianityThe Egyptian variety of Christianity, distinctive in its belief that Christ has only a single, divine nature.52
13840841832DariusPersian emperor in 522 BCE who divided the empire into 20 provinces53
13840841833SatrapA governor of a province in ancient Persia Who allowed the people under his jurisdiction to practice their own religion speak their own language and follow their own laws54
13840841834Royal RoadA road in the Persian Empire, stretching over 1,600 miles from Susa in Persia to Sardis in Anatolia which facilitated communication and trade within the empire55
13840841835PolisA city-state in ancient Greece.56
13840841836SpartaA Greek city-state, or polis, famous for becoming the strongest military power in Ancient Greece to impose order57
13840841837AthensA democratic Greek polis who used democratic principles to negotiate order58
13840841838The Persian Wars (500-479 B.C.E.)Revolt of Greek cities in Antonia to oppressive rule of Persian Empire59
13840841839Delian leaguealliance of Greek city states against the Persians with Athens as the leader60
13840841840Peloponnesian War(431-404 BCE) The war between Athens and Sparta that in which Sparta won, but left Greece as a whole weak and ready to fall to its neighbors to the north.61
13840841841King Philip II(359-336 BCE) consolidated control of his Kingdom and moved to Greece and by 338 BCE the region was under his control62
13840841842Alexander the Greatskilled military commander and strategist successfully conquered Persia by 330 B.C.E. and went on to conquer most of the northwest regions of the Indian subcontinent63
13840841843Hellenistic Empire and Era323 BCE what Alexander the great left behind when he died64
13840841844Greece was a ______ society with fairly strict social divisionsPatriarchal; women under authority of their fathers, husbands, and then sons65
13840841845polytheistic religiona religion with more than one god (Greece)66
13840841846SocratesGreat Greek philosopher who posed questions and encouraged reflection, said, "The unexamined life is not worth living"67
13840841847PlatoStudent of Socrates, wrote The Republic about the perfectly governed society68
13840841848AristotlePlato's student who developed a method for testing and organizing ideas. Father of logic, and a system of deductive reasoning was an important element in the development of political systems, scientific advancements, and religion up to the modern era69
13840841849After the invasions of the Aryans (6th century BCE) India developed into what?small regional kingdoms that often fought each other70
13840841850One example of centralized ruleMauryans71
13840841851Chandragupta Mauryain 320 BCE dominated Macedonia and set up a bureaucratic administrative system to rule his empire72
13840841852AshokaContinued grandfathers conquering ways until the bloody campaign to conquer Kalinga. this bloodbath convinced us so good to stop using conquering approach and instead will buy moral example73
13840841853Gupta empire(320-550 CE) The decentralized empire that emerged after the Mauryan Empire, and whose founder is Chandra Gupta.74
13840841854Silk roadconnected India with China through central Asia. ideas and technology as well as goods and disease were spread75
13840841855India developed into a _______ society like Greecepatriarichal76
13840841856Hinduismeclipsed the influence of Buddhism. give does gave land grants to Brahmins, supported education that promoted Hindu values, and built great temples in urban centers77
13840841857Three Schools of ThoughtConfucianism, Daoism, Legalism78
13840841858Qin Dynasty(221-207 BCE) The first centralized dynasty of China that used Legalism as its base of belief, ended era of warring states and started Chinese tradition of centralized rule. Great Wall79
13840841859Han Dynasty(202 BCE-220 CE) This dynasty continued the centralization of the Qin Dynasty, but focused on Confucianism and education instead of Legalim. Silk Roads80
13840841860Wu DiHan emperor who built roads and canals and established an imperial university with Confucianism as the basis for curriculum81
13840841861Civil Service ExaminationExams that Chinese bureaucrats passed to serve in state, based on Confucian concepts, Han origins.82
13840841862tributary System of tradeUsed by the Han Empire, this system of trade rested on the belief that the Han did not trade with inferior neighboring peoples but instead received tribute, or payments of goods or money, from them. When these groups brought tribute to the Han court, the Han gave them trade goods in return.83
13840841863scholar-gentry classhighest class of Chinese society- landlord families often the ones able to take the civil service exam84
13840841864in 509 B.C.E. the Roman nobility became a ____________, A government in which people elect the representativesrepublic85
13840841865Patricianwealthy class of Roman republic86
13840841866Plebianan ordinary citizen in the ancient Roman republic87
13840841867Julius CesarThe Roman general who led the Roman army in its conquest of Gaul and in 46 B.C.E. made himself dictator for life88
13840841868pax Romanaeconomic prosperity centralize power and the strength of the Roman army resulted in stability throughout the empire the next 2 1/2 entries were called the pax Romana or Roman peace89
1384084186912 Tables of Rome451 BCE. Written set of laws that stated the rules of behavior for members of Roman Society.90
13840841870what was the key to the Roman empires economic success?it's extensive system of roads which link the empires 100 million people linking all religions of the empire for trade and communication91
13840841871Who represented a third of the Roman Republic population by the second century CE?Slaves who Worked on larger states in the country side or in the cities as domestic servants92
13840841872much of Roman culture in achievements were inspired by who?Greek examples; romans were polytheistic like the Greeks93
13840841873Edict of Milan (313 CE)Constantine make Christianity official religion94
13840841874Tang DynastyChinese dynasty from 618 to 907 Equal Field System anti-Buddhist campaign95
13840841875equal field systemall peasants were given land in return for unpaid labor and at death they were to return it to the government96
13840841876The Tang Dynasty was heavily influenced by the spread of _______Buddhism97
13840841877Empress Wuthe only woman to rule China in her own name, expanded the empire and supported Buddhism during the Tang Dynasty.98
13840841878Song Dynasty(960-1279 CE) The Chinese dynasty that placed much more emphasis on civil administration, industry, education, and arts other than military, reestablished the tribute system with nomad neighbors most powerful navy in the world foot binding99
13840841901HangzhouCapital of later Song dynasty; located near East China Sea; permitted overseas trading; population exceeded 1 million.100
13840841902Muhammadthe Arab prophet who founded Islam (570-632) who was born in Mecca101
13840841903QuranThe holy book of Islam102
13840841904Islam is a _______ religion That is open to everyone and prayers that is open to everyone it promises salvation to all who believe and follow the rules which are easy to understanduniversal103
13840841905Umayyad Clanafter the first four caliphs it took control in 661CE and transformed the caliphate into a hereditary monarchy with its government in Damascus104
13840841906Abassid Clanoverthrew the Umayyad dynasty in 750 CE and moved the capital of the empire to Baghdad making it one of the most important political and commercial centers of the world105
13840841907House of Wisdombuilt in Baghdad and 830 sought out Greek and Persian text and translated them into Arabic106
13840841908The Byzantine Empire was a continuation of which empire?The eastern Roman empire107
13840841909in 1050 for the Roman Christian church split into whatThe Roman Catholic Church in the eastern orthodox church over a disagreement of the where ship of icons108
13840841910Justinian's codebased on the Roman 12 tables of law109
13840841911Feudal systemLand was given to vessels in exchange for military service and loyalty110
13840841912serfsA person who lived on and farmed a lords land in feudal times111
13840841913manorsLarge estates owned by wealthy nobles112
13840841914ShoganA Japanese form of feudalism that controlled the centralized military government and divided the land into regional units based on military power113
13840841915Daimyoregional military leaders in Japan114
13840841916SamuraiWarriors who fought in Japan115
13840841917Geninlandless laborers in feudal Japan, who were effectively slaves and unable to pay taxes116
13840841918Zen Buddhismjapan's own version of Buddhism117
13840841919NorthmenViking settlements in France118
13840841920central Asian's steppeswhere are the turks, a pastoral nomadic group, migrated from119
13840841921Seljuk Turksconverted to Islam and invaded Abbasid territory and captured Baghdad in 1055120
13840841922Ghengis KhanThe title of Temujin when he ruled the Mongols (1206-1227). It means the 'universal' leader. He was the founder of the Mongol Empire.121
13840841923The Mongols greatest strengths was theirmobility122
13840841924Kublai Khan(1215-1294) Grandson of Genghis Khan and founder of the Mongol Yuan Dynasty in China.123
13840841925Mamluksslave dynasty in Egypt who defeated the Mongols in 1260. The movement of the Mongols in that region124
13840841926BatuThe Mongol ruler who conquered and ruled Russia but kept a large number of the local rulers intact125
13840841927Mongol Peaceat the peak of Mongolian power with huge areas of Asia and Europe under one rule126
13840841928Trans-Saharan Traderoute across the sahara desert. Major trade route that traded for gold and salt, created caravan routes, economic benefit for controlling dessert, camels played a huge role in the trading127
13840841929what led to Ghana's growth in power and influencetrans Saharan trade128
13840841930SundiataAn epic poem that tells how the first Mali empire came to power129
13840841931Mansa Musamost famous Mali emperor who rules from 1312 to 1337130
13840841932TimbuktuThe political capital of Mali and it was also a regional cultural center of Islamic scholarship and art for all of west Africa131
13840841933Indian Ocean Tradeconnected to Europe, Africa, and China.; worlds richest maritime trading network and an area of rapid Muslim expansion.132
13840841934BurgesLocated in Flanders, Burgus was ideally located on the river system that connected the North Sea with central Europe along the Rhine. cross channel trade brought wool from England which was made into clothing to sell133
13840841935Hamburgpart of a league of cities called the Hanseatic league, Hamburg was a major port on the North Sea the league regulated taxes and created rules for the fair trade among the member cities134
13840841936FlorenceCentral Italian city control the flow of goods up and down the peninsula. Called the Republic of Florence the city state became a center for banking and commerce by 1300 CE135
13840841937Pope Urban IIlaunched the crusades in 1096 when he called for Christian knights to take up arms and seize the holy land136
13840841938mediterranean sealinked Europe with the goods from the Muslims world and Asia137
13840841939Theravada Buddhismthe stricter form of the religion spread to South East Asia138
13840841940Mahayana Buddhismspread to central and east Asia, the greater vehicle139
13840841941Nestorian Christianityspread to Mesopotamia and Persia where Islamic Conqueres allowed Christians to practice their religion140
13840841942how did Islam spread?military conquest and trade in missionary activity141
13840841943SufiA Muslim who seeks to achieve direct contact with God through mystical means and the most active missionaries after 900 CE spreading Islam to southern Europe sub-Saharan Africa and Central Asia India and south east syncretism occured142
13840841944anti-SemitismHatred of Jews increased as the Jews were accused of poisoning the wells143
13840841945Ming Dynasty(1368-1644) civil service exam reinstated Neo Confucianism144
13840841946Jesuit Missionariestried to convert the Chinese population to Christianity but was unsuccessful145
13840841947RenaissanceThe increase in interaction with an interest in the outside world sparked a major intellectual and artistic movement146
13840841948Portugueseearly leaders in exploration under the leadership of Prince Henry the navigator who set up schools in his native land and sponsored expeditions along the west African coast147
13840841949non-European participants in Indian Ocean tradeMuslims, Indians, Malays148
13840841950What Asian goods did Europe receivepepper, ginger, cloves, nutmeg149
13840841951ottoman conquest of Constantinople in 1453The defeat of the Byzantine Empire solidifying Muslim influence in the region and making it less friendly to European traders150
13840841952Joint Stock Companiesa company whose stock is owned jointly by the shareholders.151
13840841953mercantile systemnation states enriched themselves by restraining imports and encouraging exports152
13840841954AkbarRuled India and initiated a policy of cooperation with Hindu rulers and the Hindu population by encouraging intermarriage abolishing the jizya and promoting Hindus to high-ranking government jobs153
13840841955New Laws of the Indies1542 native Americans were supposed to receive a fair wage for their limited labor duty154
13840841956Atlantic Systemcreated because of the dramatic decline of Native Americans in the 1530s which led to the creation of the Atlantic slave trade155
13840841957triangular tradeA three way system of trade during 1600-1800s Aferica sent slaves to America, America sent Raw Materials to Europe, and Europe sent Guns and Rum to Africa156
13840841958PeninsularesPeople born in Spain, highest social class157
13840841959CreolesSpaniards born in Latin America158
13840841960Mestizospeople of Native American and European descent159
13840841961MulattoesPeople of African and European descent160
13840841962Tokugawa Shogunatecreated to prevent a civil war161
13840841963Encomienda SystemA system whereby the Spanish crown granted the conquerors the right to forcibly employ groups of Indians; it was a disguised form of slavery.162
13840841964Mita Systemmobilized native to work in silver mines who were paid wages but also abused163
13840841965Johann Gutenberg(1566) printed the first complete edition of the Bible using the first printing press in the west164
13840841966Martin Luther(1517) I posted a list of issues that he believe the church should address (95 Theses)165
13840841967Enlightenmentoutpouring of intellectual and philosophical thought166
13840841968Thomas HobbesBelieve that people are naturally selfish and wicked and therefore a strong government particularly an absolute monarchy was needed to keep order167
13840841969John Lockefavored self government because people are born free and possess to natural rights (life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness) and the governments purpose is to protect those rights168
13840841970Voltairebelieved freedom of speech should be permitted169
13840841971Montesquieuurged tolerance and the government segmented into parts that shared power170
13840841972Declaration of Independence(1776) inspired by enlightenment ideas, justified independence, all men are created equal171
13840841973Congress of Vienna1815 meeting of European powers to discuss the post-Napoleon order in Europe and restore the French monarchy and protect old regimes172
13840841974Jamaica Letterwritten by the creole leader Simon Bolivar the letter was written in response to a request that Bolivar express his views on the independence movement in Venezuela and form of government under which the country should operate173
13840841975Industrial RevolutionThe Stabley Schmidt of the factory system in which factories employed large amounts of workers and power driven machines to mass produce goods174
13840841976anti-capitalist reformalso called socialism,these movements critiqued the money economy and suggested upon an alternative economy that was run by the workers175
13840841977Karl Marxadvocated the overthrow of the moneyed class to be followed by a worker state176
13840841978LiberalismA political ideology that emphasizes the civil rights of citizens, representative government, and the protection of private property. This ideology, derived from the Enlightenment, was especially popular among the property-owning middle classes.177
13840841979Opium Wara conflict between Britain and China, lasting from 1839 to 1842, over Britain's opium trade in China178
13840841980Unequal Treatiesgave Britain and other European nations commercial entry into China179
13840841981Taiping Rebellion(1850-1864) A revolt by the people of China against the ruling Manchu Dynasty because of their failure to deal effectively with the opium problem and the interference of foreigners.180
13840841982self strengthening movementlate 19th century movement in China to counter the challenge from the West; led by provincial leaders181
13840841983Hundred Days of Reformreinterpreted Confucian thought to justify radical changes to the system with the intent to remake China into a powerful modern industrial empire182
13840841984Boxer RebellionA 1900 Uprising in China aimed at ending foreign influence in the country.183
13840841985Meiji PeriodPeriod of time that started in the 1850s. Japans Emperor defeated the last Tokugawa shogun. He opened up Japan to the rest of the world and started trading. Modernizing and Industrializing came quickly.184
13840841986social DarwinismThe application of ideas about evolution and "survival of the fittest" to human societies - particularly as a justification for their imperialist expansion.185
13840841987what helped convert Asian and African people to Christianity?missionaries186
13840841988British East India CompanyA joint stock company that controlled most of India during the period of imperialism. This company controlled the political, social, and economic life in India for more than 200 years.187
13840841989SeopysA small British army and Indian troops188
13840841990Sepoy Mutinyan 1857 rebellion of Hindu and Muslim soldiers against the British in India becuase they received rifles with cartridges grease an animal fat that was offensive to Hindus and Muslims189
13840841991Indian national Congress(1885) founded with British approval to educate Indians to communicate their public affair views190
13840841992All-Indian Muslim League (1906)well the Indians were given the right to vote but had to push for reform191
13840841993Berlin ConferenceA meeting from 1884-1885 at which representatives of European nations agreed on rules colonization of Africa192
13840841994three main types of rule European colonies had in Africadirect rule, indirect rule, settler rule193
13840841995Sino-Japanese War(1894-1895) Japan's imperialistic war against China to gain control of natural resources and markets for their goods. It ended with the Treaty of Portsmouth which granted Japan Chinese port city trading rights, control of Manchuria, the annexation of the island of Sakhalin, and Korea became its protectorate.194
13840841996Russo-Japanese War(1904-1905) War between Russia and Japan over imperial possessions. Japan emerges victorious.195
13840841997Where did europeans migrate to in search of cheap land and better economic opportunities?The United States, Canada, Argentina, Australia, and South Africa196
13840841998Treaty of Versaillesthe treaty imposed on Germany by the Allied powers (Italy, Great Britain, France and the United States) in 1920 after the end of World War I which demanded exorbitant reparations from the Germans197
13840841999Cold War AlliancesNATO and Warsaw Pact198
13840842000Apartheid in South AfricaBlack populations granted no rights instead a series of restrictive laws was enacted with the goal of controlling the black population and maintaining the separate societies of black and white199
13840842026Stalin five year plangoal of increasing industrial and agricultural productivity200
13840842027Fidel CastroCommunist leader of Cuba Who organize a grill movement which failed but eventually captured power in 1959x201
13840842028GlobalizationActions or processes that involve the entire world and result in making something worldwide in scope, enables cultural diffusion to occur202

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