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7548685929 | Invasions by borderland peoples contributed significantly to the fall of what two empires? | 1. Western Roman Empire 2. Han Empire | 1 | |
7548713485 | Cultural commonalities (music, dance , language)were a major effect on whose migrations? | The Bantu Migrations | 2 | |
7548721143 | Where did Buddhism spread from? | India, into China, Korea, and eventually Japan | 3 | |
7548739188 | What two early civilizations shared similar characteristics of Urban centers, growing populations, and writing systems? | Mesopotamia and Egypt | 4 | |
7548760809 | The biggest technological advancement and the development of iron came in where and when? | It came in Central Asia In c. 1500 B.C.E. | 5 | |
7548777338 | What is the greatest difference between Middle Eastern Civilizations and those of Latin America? | Societies in ancient Latin America did not develop in river valley civilizations | 6 | |
7548795363 | What was a major cultural continuity in Western Europe? When? | -Despite Christianity's growing popularity forms of pagan practices in Europe still existed. -c. 300 CE | 7 | |
7548821702 | Why are myths useful historically? | They provide insight into the values and traditions of their societies. | 8 | |
7548833942 | What is the practice of sati? | When women jump on their husbands funeral pyre. | 9 | |
7548852798 | In classical times due to Confucian belief systems in Han China, who was looked down and heavily regulated? | the merchants | 10 | |
7548874287 | What was a result of agriculture in early societies? | population density increased | 11 | |
7548888238 | What is a major difference between Western and Eastern Europe by 600 CE? | Eastern Europe with the Byzantine Empire continued the ideal of the Roman Empire and had one of the world's largest Urban areas in Constantinople. | 12 | |
7548921944 | In early Indian Ocean trade, traders from the Mediterranean highly sought what as a product to sell back in the Roman Empire? | pepper | 13 | |
7548931545 | What idea is associated with Alexander the Great and Greek culture? | Hellenism | 14 | |
7548941783 | Why did the Bantu people of Africa begin their migrations? What is it now? | Environmental changes in the area which is now the Sahara Desert. | 15 | |
7548975895 | Who pushed on the Germanic tribes and forced them into the Western Roman Empire c. 400 CE? | The Huns | 16 | |
7548993816 | Both Buddhism and Christianity share many characteristics but who only presented himself as being divine? | Jesus | 17 | |
7549026586 | Why is it least likely that Judaism would have missionary activity? | The Jews viewed themselves as God's chosen people. | 18 | |
7549050916 | What did Confucius argue about education? | That it is essential to becoming a refined gentleman | 19 | |
7549062431 | What is St.Paul credited with? | Helping spread Christianity around the Eastern Mediterranean in its early years in the first century | 20 | |
7549079013 | Why was the Roman Empire more heavily reliant on slavery than the Han Empire? | Roman agriculture was heavily reliant on slave labor for things such as wine production and the Han had technology like watermills for grinding grain. | 21 | |
7549099783 | What is a major reason for the classical era ending in the year 600 CE? | Islam developed in Arabia c/ 610 CE with the teachings of the prophet Muhammad. | 22 | |
7549136831 | Why could Monsoon winds in the Indian Ocean facilitate trade? | Mariners could use this knowledge to safely sail around the Indian Ocean basin by knowing the wind directions. | 23 | |
7549156280 | The large scale construction of roads and bridges helped spur the development of long distance trade in the classical era from when? | 100-500 CE | 24 | |
7549166594 | What is a major reason for the fall of empires in the classical era? | Lack of tax revenue that stopped going back to the imperial capitals. | 25 | |
7549180081 | What is another reason the year 600 CE is a turning point in World History? | By this time the old Western Roman Empire had fallen apart. | 26 | |
7549197213 | What are two examples of pathogens that spread around the silk roads thru trade? | measles and smallpox | 27 | |
7549218128 | Who did the Mesopotamians life influence and how? | - Phoenicians and Hebrews - with a tradition of writing that enabled both worship and trade | 28 | |
7549236759 | Increased patriarchal forms of gender structure and the high status of males in early civilization correspond with the importance of what? | Wealth in a society | 29 | |
7549246686 | What 4 terms are associated with religions that have their roots in South Asia? | -Karma -Dharma -Nirvana -The eight fold path | 30 | |
7549257703 | Who had the worst gender relationships compared to places like Egypt? | India | 31 | |
7549265937 | Nomadic peoples from Central Asia provided horses for who? | Chinese farmers with whom they traded with | 32 | |
7549281801 | Human migrations had allowed for established communities in every habitable part of the world by what year? | 700 CE | 33 | |
7549290867 | What made it possible for Polynesian speaking peoples to settle in islands around the Pacific? | outrigger canoe | 34 | |
7549304074 | In what 3 places were most people rural and engaged in agriculture and the maintenance of an adequate water supply? | -Mesopotamia -Egypt -Persia | 35 | |
7549325772 | What schools thought that Confucianism and Daoism came out of a time of chaotic disunity known as the warring period? | China schools | 36 | |
7549340744 | What time period did India go through enormous economic growth in long distance trade by land and sea routes? | 321 BCE- 550 CE | 37 | |
7549348556 | Why did Buddhism appeal to many common people? | It downplayed the caste system and emphasized individual freedoms. | 38 | |
7549358959 | Daoism emphasizes harmony between what? | Humanity and nature | 39 | |
7549368776 | What Greek philosopher is associated with the idea of relying on ones seasons and reason to explain reality? | Aristotle | 40 | |
7549380287 | What empire is most known for its contribution in the field of mathematics. The concept of zero and the decimal point? | The Gupta Empire | 41 | |
7549389255 | The Roman concept of PATERFAMILIAS is a means to what? | Providing order in society most closely resembled the patriarchal structure of Han China | 42 | |
7549405471 | During the Pax Roman, the greatest growth was seen in newly founded cities in places such as where? | -Britain -Gaul (France) -Spain | 43 | |
7549422012 | The most prominent faith of silk road merchants from 200 -700 CE was who? | Buddhism | 44 | |
7549435080 | What is a key reason for the collapse of the Han Dynasty in 220 CE? | Conflicts with peasants over land redistribution | 45 | |
7549445600 | Why did Constantinople enjoy a good geographic location? | It was situated on a high peninsula, the Golden Horn was a natural harbor, it could control the Bosporus strait and the Black Sea, and it was at the crossroads of Europe and Asia. | 46 | |
7549471551 | Who was the Great Byzantine emperor who kept alive the idea of Roman rule thru the use of his famous law code? | Justinian | 47 | |
7549483497 | Shortly after 600 CE, who returned to dynastic rule with the emergence of the Tang Dynasty? | China | 48 |
AP World History chapter 1 and 2 Flashcards
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