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8405762130Neolithic Revolution- Domestication of plants & animals - Settled Villages - Specialization of jobs0
8405762131River Valley Civilizations- Mesopotamia (in Tigris & Euphrates) - Egypt (Nile River) - India (Indus river) - China (Yellow River)1
8405769288Hammurabi's Code- Code of laws inscribed on a pillar - Used in legal cases2
8405773587Confucianism- Began at the end of Zhou Dynasty - Chinese political ethics - Patriarchal3
8405773588Silk Road Trade Routes- Most expensive & stained network of trade - Connected China and Europe4
8405778087Hinduism- Moksha (state of perfect understanding) - Karma & Reincarnation - Polytheistic5
8405782325Judaism- Monotheistic - Torah (holy book) - Founded by Abraham in Mesopotamia6
8405782326Buddhism- Founded by Siddhartha Gautama (Buddha) - From Nepal - No Caste System - Four Noble Truths - Nicer to women7
8405782327Roman Republic- 509 BCE Aristocrats deposed the king and set up Republic - 12 tables to protect plebians - Consuls to carry out laws of senate8
8405786324Roman Empire- 27 BC - Augustus Caesar - Persecuted Christians - Moved capital to Constantine - Divided into 13 dioceses9
8405791601Decline & Fall of Roman Empire- 476 BC - Odacer takes control - Lack of army for large land - Unemployment - Disease10
8405794900Eastern Roman Empire- 1453 Muslims take over Eastern Roman Empire11
8405799114Qin Dynasty- Shih Huangdi was 1st emperor - Centralized Chinese Government - Standardized coins, weights, measures - Encouraged silk industry - Roads12
8405805708Han Dynasty- Expanded Chinese influence into Korea, Indo China, and Central Asia - Worked on Great Wall - Contact with Roman Empire through the Middle East - Build roads, encouraged trade, standardized weights, measures, and coinage - Bureaucracy - Wu Ti - Invaded by Huns13
8405805709Tang Dynasty- 618-907 CE -Repaired Great Wall - Printing, Porcelain, Gunpowder, Clocks - Footbinding - Was invaded14
8405805710Song Dynasty- Increased emphasis on education - Magnetic compass - 960-1279 CE15
8405810548Christianity- Birthplace is Judea - Persecuted - Bible16
8405815116Bubonic PlagueDeadly disease, caused decline in the power of the church17
8405818460Trans-Saharan Trade RoutesGold, slaves, salt18
8405818461Mongol EmpireControlled Silk Road, entirely calvary, conquered China in 127919
8405823192European Feudalism- Rome falls 476 - Battle of Tours - No Centralized gov - Lords provided protection for serfs (Peasants bound to land) - Political, economic, and social system based on loyalty and military service - Those who work, those who pray, and those who fight20
8405823193Japanese Feudalism- Yamato Period 300-710 - Adoption of Confucianism, Buddhism, language, Chinese art & architecture - Heian Period 794-1156 - Growth of large landed estates - Shogun, military general controls gov - Daimyo, lords/nobility - Zen Buddhism, Japanese variation of Buddhism21
8405827686Daoism- The Tao (the way) - Not a religion - Worshipped nature22
8405831915MayansSouthern Mexico, patriarchal, disappeared due to disease and famine23
8405831916IncasSouth America (Andes), conquered by Pizarro, central bureaucracy, socialists24
8405831917AztecsCentral Mexico, theocracy, conquered by Cortez25
8405838407European Voyages of Exploration- Christopher Columbus (America) - Bartolomeu Dias (South America) - Vasco de Gama (India) - Samuel de Champlain (Quebec)26
8405838408Triangular TradeAfrica, Europe, Americas. Slaves, rum, molasses.27
8405844770Colombian ExchangeThe exchange of animals, disease, and foodstuffs between the Americas, Europe, and Africa28
8405844771Indian Ocean TradeMonsoon winds29
8405850819RenaissanceThe rebirth of classical ideas of Greece and Rome. Age of art and culture.30
8405850820ReformationAttempt to reform the Catholic church. Martin Luther (95 Theses), John Calvin, Henry VIII31
8405854817West African EmpiresMansa Musa, gold, salt, slaves, Ghana and Mali32
8405858185African Slave TradeTraded with Islam before 145033
8405881156Atlantic Slave TradeSlaves from Africa to America.34
8481678185HammurabiMesopotamian, wrote first laws35
8481681712MesopotamiaBetween Tigris and Euphrates Rivers: Fertile Crescent, Barten36
8481686406Indus River Valley (Mohenjo-Daro)City laid out in grid pattern, complex irrigation, and sewer system37
8481686407ConfuciusWrote the Analects, believed in 5 basic relationships, very patriarchal38
8481691368Mansa MusaAfrican King who made the pilgrimage to Mecca that helped spread Mali's fame39
8481691369ShogunMilitary general, more power than the emperor40
8481694851SamuraiJapanese Warriors (equivalent to European knights)41
8481694852DaimyoLords/Nobility of Japan42
8481698461Zheng HeMuslim Admiral sent by Ming emperor on 7 voyages to show off the pwer of the Ming and collect tribute43
8481698462AthensRival to Spartans, lived in Greek city states, valued education44
8481701784SpartaRival to Athens, lived in Greek city-states, valued military and discipline45
8481701785AnimismBelief that all living things have spirits and that all living things are connected46
8481705677AgricultureCommercial: Farming for profit Subsistence: Farming for survival47
8481709137Neolithic VillagesDomesticated animals, specialized jobs, food surpluses48
8481725534PastoralistsSheep or cattle farmer49
8481725535NomadPerson who has no permanent home that travels with livestock50
8481728417Centralized GovernmentUnitary, concise, one power government that is not spread out51
8481728418MonotheismBelief in one god52
8481733310PolytheismBelief in many gods53
8481733311EmperorRuler of an empire that is the ultimate authority54
8481736301PeasantPoor farmer of lower class that rents land from a landowner.55
8481736302SerfLaborer bound to owner's land under the feudal system56
8481738562AristocratWealthy landowner57
8481738563EthicalMoral principals58
8481738584PharaohRuler in ancient Egypt59
8481742398Autonomyimmunity from random exercise of authority: political independence60
8481742399ImportGoods brought in from other places61
8481742400ExportGoods sent to other places62
8481746756InfrastructurePhysical structures and facilities (roads and building)63
8481746757MonasteryBuilding occupied by monks living under religious vows64
8481749506CommerceBuying and selling on a large scale65
8481749507CompassInvention that showed which direction someone was going66
8481752708Lateen SailA triangular sail on a long yard at an angle of 45° to the mast67
8481752709DiasporaThe dispersion of Jews beyond Israel68
8481755630UrbanizationMaking an area more urban69
8481755631FootbindingUpper-class custom in China that was meant to attract a husband and confine women to the family compound and textile industry70
8481758257Harem and VeilHarem: Household for Muslim wives and servants Veil: Symbol of modesty and privacy, secluded women71
8481758258Tribute SystemDealing with foreign lands and people who assumed the subordination of all non-Chinese authorities and required payment to the Chinese emperor72
8481763901Coerced LaborForced labor systems (slavery)73
8481763902ConscriptionA compulsory contribution of money/service to a govt. during war74
8481763903CaliphateA state under the leadership of an Islamic official known as a caliph.75
8481766780LegalismA Chinese philosophy that was devoted to strengthen and expand the state through increased agricultural work and military service76
8481766781BureaucracyNonelective government officials characterized by specialization of functions, an exception of fixed rules, and hierarchy of authority.77
8481770273MaritimeRelating to the sea78
8481770274Monsoon WindsStrong and predictable winds used to ride across the sea by sailors79
8481772682AstrolabeAn instrument invented by Muslims that is used to determine direction by figuring out the position of the stars80
8481772683HumanismIntellectual movement that focused on human subjects rather than on religious issues (individualism)81
8481772684RepublicA form of govt. where citizens hold the power and can vote for their leaders82
8481777044ReformationA religious movement began in Germany when Martin Luther began a debate (95 theses) about corruption in the Roman Catholic Church83
8481777045GuildMen that are merchants, artisans, or professors worked in a particular trade and banded together to promote economic/political interests84
8481781981Neolithic RevolutionThe transition from a lifestyle of hunting and gathering to actually settling in a place. New weapons and tools85
8481785568Characteristics of a CivilizationCities, government, art, religion, class divisions, and writing system86
8481789205Walled Cities of the Mesopotamia and EgyptCity-state, united the city for protection87
8481792638Hammurabi and Justinian CodesLaws you must obey throughout the city88
8481797313Confucius ideals of Filial PietyVirtue of respect for one's parents, elders, and ancestors89
8481797314Urbanization in ChinaResult in the growth of trade90
8481801225Technology That Changes Human Life- Fire - Wheel - Sailboat - Plow - Printing Press - Compass - Gunpowder91

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