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| 3260962324 | Axum | Kingdom located in the Ethiopian highlands | 0 | |
| 3260965580 | Ethiopia | A Christian kingdom that developed in the highlands of eastern Africa under the dynasty of King Lalibeta | 1 | |
| 3260971575 | By what year were the Kush flourishing along the upper nile? | 1000 BCE | 2 | |
| 3260974511 | What kind of writing did the Kush use? | a writing form derived from Egyptian hieroglyphics (not yet full deciphered) | 3 | |
| 3260980024 | What metal did the Kush master? | iron | 4 | |
| 3260983070 | When did armies from the Kush briefly conquer Egypt? | 750 BCE | 5 | |
| 3260988245 | What kind of government did the Kush operate under? | a strong monarchy; kings seen as divine | 6 | |
| 3260990448 | Who defeated the Kush, and when? | the Axum; 300 BCE | 7 | |
| 3260997495 | Who defeated the Axum? | Ethiopia | 8 | |
| 3261004884 | What religion was brought into Ethiopia by merchants? | Judaism | 9 | |
| 3261009054 | Who brought Christianity into Ethiopia? | Greek merchants | 10 | |
| 3261014339 | What did the kingdoms of the upper Nile contribute to sub-Saharan Africa? | knowledge of ironworking, the idea of divine kingship | 11 | |
| 3261028849 | What did NOT spread from the kingdoms of the upper Nile to sub-Saharan Africa? | Kushite writing | 12 | |
| 3261056284 | Sahara | Desert running across northern Africa | 13 | |
| 3261060902 | What blocked the spread of agriculture in classical Africa? | dense vegetation and disease between animals | 14 | |
| 3261067918 | What was the only major development made in classical Africa up to 500 CE? | further extension of agriculture | 15 | |
| 3261112276 | What did nomadic people serve as agents in spreading? | food crops and disease | 16 | |
| 3261121105 | What helped African farmers push into new areas? | new crops (root crops and plantains) | 17 | |
| 3261126339 | By what year had Japan established extensive agriculture? | 200 CE | 18 | |
| 3261130470 | What kind of religion did Japanese clans practice? | each clan believed in their own separate god who they thought of as an ancestor (called a Kami) | 19 | |
| 3261137423 | What was Japan's first religion? | Shintoism | 20 | |
| 3261137424 | What was worshipped in Shintoism? | numerous gods and spirits associated with the natural world and political rulers | 21 | |
| 3261149535 | How did Shintoism differ form other great world religions? | in doctrine and ritual | 22 | |
| 3261160724 | When was the greatest period of cultural achievement in Mesoamerica? | 150-900 CE, following the decline of the Olmecs | 23 | |
| 3261176349 | Where were the two main centers of civilization in the Americas? | the high central valley of Mexico, and the humid tropical lands of southern Mexico, Yucatan, and Guatemala | 24 | |
| 3261179941 | Teotihuacan | Site of classic culture in central Mexico, urban center with important religious function | 25 | |
| 3261187329 | How many square miles did Teotihuacan cover? | 9 square miles | 26 | |
| 3261190590 | How high did Teotihuacan's population reach? | ≈ 200,000 | 27 | |
| 3261198984 | What greatly affected Teotihuacan art? | religion | 28 | |
| 3261200901 | When did Teotihuacan begin to decline? | 8th century CE | 29 | |
| 3261205078 | Where did the Mayans develop? | southern Mexico and Central America | 30 | |
| 3261211667 | What language did the Mayans use? | TRICK QUESTION they used several related languages | 31 | |
| 3269751011 | What was the total population of the Mayan empire? | ≈ 5 million | 32 | |
| 3269780935 | What number was the Mayans' mathematics system based on? | 20 (vigesimal) | 33 | |
| 3269781979 | How long was the Mayan calendar? | 260 days divided into 20 day months | 34 | |
| 3269782901 | How many symbols did the Mayan alphabet contain? | 287 | 35 | |
| 3269783941 | What did Mayan religion emphasize? | dualism (male and female, good and bad, day and night) | 36 | |
| 3269785319 | What kinds of power did Mayan leaders have? | civil and religious | 37 | |
| 3269787044 | What kind of rituals did Mayans perform? | self-mutilation and human sacrifice | 38 | |
| 3269788421 | By when was most of Maya deserted? | 900 CE | 39 | |
| 3269789123 | What civilization followed the Chavin? | the Mochica state (Moche) | 40 | |
| 3269793142 | What was the main focus of Mochican art? | explicit sexual acts and war | 41 | |
| 3269794446 | Incas | Group of clans centered at Cuzco that were able to create empire incorporating various Andean cultures | 42 | |
| 3269795785 | Polynesia | Islands contained in a rough triangle whose points lie in Hawaii, New Zealand, and Easter Island. | 43 | |
| 3269801981 | Between what years did all 3 classical civilizations collapse? | 200 and 600 CE | 44 | |
| 3271032664 | Who defeated Rome? | Germanic invaders | 45 | |
| 3271033095 | Why did nomadic tribes move into Europe? | They were being pushed by other nomadic tribes (Huns) | 46 | |
| 3271035472 | Who overthrew the Guptas? | the Huns | 47 | |
| 3271047214 | Yellow Turbans | Chinese Daoists who launched a revolt in 184 CE in China, promising a golden age to be brought about by divine magic. | 48 | |
| 3271049370 | Which class had the most power in Han China? | the landowning class | 49 | |
| 3271053436 | Which half of China was more successful after they split? | the South | 50 | |
| 3271055181 | What religion offered solace during the fall of China? | Buddhism | 51 | |
| 3271059144 | What religion opposed the spread of Buddhism in China? | Daoists | 52 | |
| 3271060680 | the Sui Dynasty | Dynasty that succeeded the Han in China; united all of northern China and reconquered southern China | 53 | |
| 3271069718 | the Tang Dynasty | succeeded the Sui and brought about a golden age in China | 54 | |
| 3271070286 | DYNASTIES IN CHINA | Han - nomadic takeover - Sui - Tang | 55 | |
| 3271078281 | When did nomads being to invade India? | 440 CE | 56 | |
| 3271079546 | Harsha Vardharna | Ruler who followed Guptas in India; briefly constructed a loose empire in northern India between 616 and 657 CE | 57 | |
| 3271081976 | Rajput | regional princes in western India | 58 | |
| 3271083309 | What did the Rajput emphasize? | military control of their regions | 59 | |
| 3271084887 | Devi | Mother goddess of Hinduism | 60 | |
| 3271085629 | What religion widely spread across India during and following the Guptas? | Hinduism | 61 | |
| 3271089902 | What happened to the Indian caste system as nomads invaded? | It became more complex because the invaders were assimilated into the system, but the basic principles remained | 62 | |
| 3271091424 | Which classical civilization's downfall was the least drastic? | India | 63 | |
| 3271092497 | Islam | Major world religion having its origins in the Arabian peninsula | 64 | |
| 3271097394 | What were the first signs of decay in the Roman empire? | population size declined, birth rates declined, difficulty to recruit armies | 65 | |
| 3271106263 | Which classical empire was the largest? | Rome | 66 | |
| 3271123488 | What were the main causes of Rome's downfall? | -plague -inflation -cultural decay (upper class became more pleasure-seeking and invidualistic) | 67 | |
| 3271128411 | What did Romans do as imperial life declined? | They began to cluster around the protection of large landlords (the estate system) | 68 | |
| 3271171354 | Diocletian | Roman emperor from 294- 305 CE; restored later empire by improving administration and tax collection | 69 | |
| 3271173403 | What prompted Diocletian to persecute Christians? | They wouldn't worship the emperor as a God | 70 | |
| 3271174231 | Constantine | Roman emperor from 312- 337 CE; established second capital at Constantinople; attempted to use religious force of Christianity to unify empire spiritually | 71 | |
| 3271180994 | Atilla the Hun | leader of the nomadic Huns; known for his fierceness | 72 | |
| 3271181617 | What did Christians nickname Atilla the Hun? | the "scourge of God" | 73 | |
| 3271207984 | What effect did the fall of Rome have on the Mediterranean? | it divided it into three zones | 74 | |
| 3271208800 | Byzantine Empire | Eastern half of Roman empire following the collapse of the western side of the old empire | 75 | |
| 3271209900 | What was the capital of the Byzantine Empire? | Constantinople | 76 | |
| 3271211522 | Augustine | Influential church father and theologian | 77 | |
| 3271212830 | What did Augustine do? | he was the bishop of Hippo in African and was the champion of Christian doctrine against heretics | 78 | |
| 3271213711 | Coptic | Christian sect in Egypt, later tolerated after Islamic takeover | 79 | |
| 3271221197 | What was Chinese Buddhism called? | Mahayana | 80 | |
| 3275224231 | What was the Sahara desert used for? | as a trade route by Muslim merchants | 81 | |
| 3275225445 | AFRICAN RELIGION | -varied by civilization -mostly polytheistic -believed in the power of ancestors -masks | 82 | |
| 3275227117 | What significance did masks have in African religion? | they were ritual embodiments of gods/ancestors and were thought to have spiritual powers | 83 | |
| 3275231225 | Where did most African kingdoms develop? | the southern edge | 84 | |
| 3275232135 | Timbuktu | -city in Mali -major cultural center and trade hub -center of learning | 85 | |
| 3275235946 | What dynasty did China unite under (before the fall)? | the Han | 86 | |
| 3275235947 | What united India before its fall? | Hinduism and Buddhism | 87 | |
| 3275237918 | What united Japan before its fall? | Shintoism | 88 | |
| 3275239366 | Which direction did knowledge spread in Eurasia? | east to west | 89 | |
| 3275246118 | What did Rome's geography do during nomadic invasions? | it allowed for easy invasions, but also allowed Rome to fragment into smaller civilizations | 90 | |
| 3275249651 | What religion was Western Rome? | Roman Catholic | 91 | |
| 3275249652 | What religion was Eastern Rome? | Orthodox | 92 | |
| 3275252459 | Which emperor made Christianity the official religion of Rome? | Theodocius | 93 | |
| 3275255619 | What made Christianity different from original Roman religion besides being monotheistic? | Jesus was a religious leader, not a political leader (separation of religion and politics) | 94 | |
| 3275261625 | What important Christian idea did St. Augustine develop? | the idea of God's kingdom vs. the earth (heaven) | 95 | |
| 3275267414 | What function did monasteries have in Rome? | -monks copied books and protected books during invasions -kept learning alive during the dark ages | 96 | |
| 3275270716 | What powerful family ruled France? | the Carolengenians | 97 | |
| 3275273369 | When was Charlemagne crowned 1st Holy Roman emperor? | Christmas Day 800 CE | 98 | |
| 3275275107 | Who crowned Charlemagne 1st Holy Roman emperor? | Pope Leo III | 99 | |
| 3275979516 | What kind of power did Byzantine emperors have? | unlimited | 100 | |
| 3275983661 | Which tribe was the main invader of Byzantine following Charlemagne's death? | the Vikings | 101 | |
| 3275991485 | social order of castle communities | lords vassels (knights) serfs | 102 | |
| 3275994320 | What is the difference between slaves and serfs? | serfs were not considered property and cannot be sold | 103 | |
| 3276012760 | What religion flourished during the Chinese renaissance? | Daosim | 104 | |
| 3276024485 | What was Japan's legal code? | The 17 articles | 105 | |
| 3276032004 | What Chinese religion did Shinto resemble? | Daoism | 106 |
