3726085786 | Egalitarian | Believing in the principle that all people are equal and deserve equality. Paleolithic was more egalitarian. | 0 | |
3726087865 | Pastoralism | Instead of agriculture, it is basically herding. It is animal husbandry: the care, tending and use of animals such as camels, goats, cattle, yaks, llamas, and sheep. | 1 | |
3726094189 | Agricultural Revoltion | A period of transition from the pre-agricultural period characterized by a Paleolithic diet-cultivated foods. Transitioning from nomadic and living off whatever they could find to staying in one place and growing their own food. | 2 | |
3726106791 | Patriarchal | A society run by men | 3 | |
3726114143 | Characteristics of Civilizations | Social Structure Stable Food Supply Religion Government Writing Culture | 4 | |
3726122997 | River Valley Civi | The first great civilizations all grew up in river valleys. i.e. China, Mesopotamia, Egypt | 5 | |
3726132385 | Legalism | The judging of conduct in terms of adherence to precise laws. | 6 | |
3726134159 | Daoism | Emphasizes living in harmony. That you die and the world keeps turning. Wanted people to walk away from politics. | 7 | |
3726142884 | Buddhism | The Four Noble Truths comprise the essence of Buddha's teachings. Basically that life is suffering. Desire causes suffering, but if you no longer have desire, you reach nirvana. | 8 | |
3726153094 | Hinduism | Ultimate goal is to escape the cycle of life- Sum Sara | 9 | |
3726156471 | Greek Rationalism | Deals with trying to understand the world using logic and observation. | 10 | |
3737098901 | Encomienda System | A way created by the Spanish to control and regulate American Indian behavior and labor during the colonization of the Americas. Under the systems, leaders would receive grants of number of Indians and exact tribute in the form of gold or labor. | 11 | |
3738544970 | Diffusion | The spread of ideas | 12 | |
3738551791 | Role of Women in Society | Inferioir | 13 | |
3738551792 | Role of Slaves | Greece and Rome relied more slaves than India and China. | 14 | |
3738553906 | City States | The size of a city but it has it's own rulership. In city states, you can choose whatever kind of rulership. i.e. Mayans, Mesopotamia, Greece | 15 | |
3738553907 | Bantu Migrations | The driving force for change in Africa spreading new technology and ideas, creating a unified language. | 16 | |
3738556442 | West-African Transport | Only way the Bantu could get across the Sub-Saharan was through camel. | 17 | |
3738558247 | West-African Goods | Gold, salt, | 18 | |
3738558248 | Mansa Musa | Mali ruler, a devout Muslim who made the holy pilgrimage to Mecca to undertake the hajj | 19 | |
3738560665 | Khuipu | Instead of writing, a knotting writing system kept by the Incas | 20 | |
3738575581 | Role of Merchants | Business who participated in retail and trade. Largely discriminated against, although they were increasingly depended on for the distribution of much needed goods. Whole dynasties specialized in trade would not have been impossible without them. | 21 | |
3738575582 | Silk Road Routes | Sea Routes, Land Routes, Sand Routes | 22 | |
3738579386 | Import Commodities Exchanged on Silk Roads | Silk from China | 23 | |
3738579387 | Confucianism | Father, Husband, Son | 24 | |
3738593557 | China's Influence/ Tributary States | On Korea, Japan, and Vientnam- Whatever China did Korea did as well, Japan was very little impact, Vientnam only took a little but kept a lot of their own traditions. | 25 | |
3738595151 | Tributary System | 26 | ||
3738595152 | Foot Binding | Because women were considered beautiful and erotic and made women even more dependent on men because they literally couldn't walk. Appeared during the Song Dinasty | 27 | |
3738595153 | Quran | Holy text of Islam | 28 | |
3738598940 | Jihad | 29 | ||
3738598941 | Caliph | Mohammed-religious rulership of the Islamic empire. | 30 | |
3738600702 | Similarities of Monotheism | Namely that there is only one god. | 31 | |
3738603794 | Impact of Crusades | They influenced: Role, wealth, and power of the Catholic Church. Political effects Social Effects Voyages of Discovery Trade and Commerce Ended Feudalism | 32 | |
3738606151 | Relationship Kievan Rus and Byzantines | The Rus began as a group of Scandinavian merchants who travelled south to Byzantine though Russian territory. They relied on trade with Byzantium for a strong economy and culture. Leaders brought Byzantine religion to Kiev which became the basis for Russian religion, art, and culture. So as Constantinople and Byzantium fell, Kiev Rus fell. | 33 | |
3738647827 | Mongol Leader | Genghis Kahn rose to establish the largest land empire in history. He conquered huge chunks of Central Asia and China. Many people were slaughtered in the course of his invasions. He granted religious freedom, abolished torture, encouraged trade, and created the first postal service. Had a lot of descendants. | 34 | |
3738655788 | Difference Between Mongols vs. Agriculture Society | The Mongols were pastoralist nomads who conquered others whereas Agriculture Societies stayed in one place and lived off agriculture and didn't conquer others. | 35 | |
3738657947 | Mongol Impact Religions | The Mongols supported many religions. There was Islam, Buddhism, Nestorian Christianity, but they didn't feel strongly about Daoism. | 36 | |
3738675993 | Consequences of Black Death | Had several consequences including cultural, religious, economic, art, literature, and depopulation. It ended the Middle Ages and brought the Renaissance. | 37 | |
3738681054 | Colombian Exchange | Exchanges between the New World and the Old Worlds. It impacted socially and culturally. led to advancements in agricultural production, advancements in warfare, increased mortality rates, and education. | 38 | |
3738684787 | "Old World" Vs. "New World" | The old world was Europe, Asia, Africa, and Australia until Columbus' was trying to sail to Asia when instead, he found the Americas-the new World. | 39 | |
3741180415 | Peninsulares | Any of the colonial residents of Latin America | 40 | |
3741180416 | Creole | Partially descended from white European colonial settlers. Their language, culture, and/or represents the creolization resulting from the interaction and adaption of colonial-era immigrants from Europe with non-Eropeans. | 41 | |
3741182105 | Middle Passage | Was the stage of the triangular trade in which millions of Africans were shipped to the New World as part of the Atlantic slave trade. They were traded fro raw materials. | 42 | |
3741567757 | Mongol Peace | The Mongols promoted inter-state relations through the Mongolian Peace. Having conquered an enormous territory in Asia, the Mongols were able to guarantee the security and safety of travelers. | 43 | |
3746039280 | Confucianism | Moral, ethical, and political thought, ethical | 44 |
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