6360202488 | During the Paleolithic Era, hunting and foraging peoples migrated from where to where? | They migrated from East Africa to Eurasia, Australia, and the Americas. | 0 | |
6360202489 | What are some effects of settled agriculture? | ~More reliable food source ~Impacted environment (cultivation, irrigation, domestic animals) ~Population increase ~Job specialization. | 1 | |
6360202490 | Permanent Agricultural Villages (Neolithic Revolution) | ~Mesopotamia ~Nile River Valley ~Sub-Saharan Africa ~Indus River Valley ~Yellow River Valley ~Papau New Guinea ~Andes ~Mesoamerica. | 2 | |
6360202491 | Improvements in Agricultural Production, Tarde, and Transportation (Neolithic Revolution) | Pottery, plows, woven textiles, metallurgy, wheels and wheeled vehicles | 3 | |
6360202492 | Civilization | Large societies with cities and powerful states. | 4 | |
6360202493 | Characteristics of all Civilizations | ~Produced agricultural surpluses (specialization of labor) ~Complex political, social and religious hierarchies ~Economic exchanges and trade | 5 | |
6360202494 | Core and Foundational Civilizations | ~Mesopotamia (Tigris & Euphrates Valleys) ~Egypt (Nile River Valley) ~Mohenjo-Daro & Harappa (Indus River Valley) ~Shang (Yellow River Valley) ~Olmecs (Mesoamerica) -Chavin (Andean South America) | 6 | |
6360202496 | Who had the first access to iron? | Hittites | 7 | |
6360202497 | Who were often developers of new weapons and modes and transportation? | Pastoralists | 8 | |
6360202498 | New Weapons and Modes of Transportation (First Civilizations) | ~Composite bows and iron weapons ~Chariots and horseback riding | 9 | |
6360202499 | Monumental Architecture and Urban Planning (First Civilizations) | ~Ziggurats ~Pyramids ~Temples ~Defensive Walls ~Streets and Roads ~Sewage and Water Systems | 10 | |
6360386196 | Record Keeping | ~Cuneiform ~Hieroglyphics ~Pictographs ~Alphabets ~Quipu | 11 | |
6360386197 | Legal Codes (First Civilizations) | ~Reflected existing hierarchies ~Code of Hammurabi ~Code of Ur-Nammu | 12 | |
6360386198 | New Religious Beliefs (First Civilizations) | ~Vedic Religion ~Hebrew Monotheism ~Zoroastrianism | 13 | |
6360386199 | Development of Interregional Trade | ~Egypt and Nubia ~Egypt and Mesopotamia ~Mesopotamia and the Indus Valley | 14 | |
6360386200 | Judaism | ~Developed with the codification of Hebrew Scriptures ~Reflected Mesopotamian influence ~Assyrian, Roman, and Babylonian empires conquered various Jewish states (contributed to growth of Jewish Diasporic communities) | 15 | |
6360386201 | Buddhism | ~Reaction to Vedic beliefs and rituals ~Core beliefs about desire, suffering, and search for Enlightenment ~Supported by Mauryan Emperor Ashoka ~Spread by missionaries and merchants | 16 | |
6360386202 | Confucianism | ~Originated through writings and lessons on Confucius ~Stressed social harmony and relationships between people and rulers | 17 | |
6360386203 | Daoism | ~Stressed balance between humans and nature | 18 | |
6360386204 | Influence of Daoism on the Development of Chinese Culture | ~Medical Theories and Practices ~Poetry ~Metallurgy ~Architecture | 19 | |
6360386205 | Christianity | ~Core beliefs about the teachings of Jesus ~Supported by Emperor Constantine ~Spread by missionaries and merchants throughout Afro-Eurasia | 20 | |
6360386206 | Greco-Roman Philosophy and Science | ~Emphasized logic, observation, and the nature of political power | 21 | |
6360386207 | Art and Architecture | ~Hindu Art and Architecture ~Buddhist Art and Architecture ~Christian Art and Architecture ~Greco-Roman Art and Architecture | 22 | |
6360386208 | Effects of Belief Systems | ~Reinforced existing social structures ~Offered new role and status to some men and women | 23 | |
6360386209 | State | ~Powerful new systems of rule that mobilized surplus labor and resources over large areas ~Competed for land and resources ~Developed policies to govern relationships with diverse populations | 24 | |
6360495425 | Key States and Empires | ~Southwest Asia: Persian Empires ~East Asia: Qin and Han Empires ~South Asia: Maurya and Gupta Empires ~Mediterranean Region: Phoenicia & colonies, Greek City-States & colonies, Hellenistic & Roman Empires ~Mesoamerica: Teotihuacán, Maya City-States ~Andean South America: Moche ~North America: from Chaco to Cahokia | 25 | |
6360495426 | Persian Empires | ~Archaemenid ~Parthian ~Sassanid | 26 | |
6360495427 | Administrative Institutions | ~To organize subjects ~Centralized governments ~Legal systems and bureaucracies | 27 | |
6360495428 | Regions where Rulers Created Administrative Institutions | ~China ~Rome ~Persia ~South Asia | 28 | |
6360495429 | Techniques to Promote Trade and Military Power | ~Issuing currencies ~Diplomacy ~Developing supply lines ~Building fortifications ~Defensive walls and roads ~New groups of military officers and soldiers from local population or conquered peoples | 29 | |
6360495430 | Imperial Cities | Centers of trade, public performance of religious rituals, and political administration | 30 | |
6360495431 | Cities | ~Persepolis ~Chang'an ~Pataliputra ~Athens ~Carthage ~Rome ~Alexandria ~Constantinople ~Teotihuacán | 31 | |
6360495432 | Methods to Maintain Food Production and Provide Rewards for Elites | ~Corvée ~Slavery ~Rents and Tributes ~Peasant Communities ~Family and Household Production | 32 | |
6360495433 | External Problems Along Fronteirs | ~Between Han China and Xiongnu ~Between the Gupta and White Huns ~Between the Romans and their northern and eastern neighbors | 33 | |
6361413395 | Transregional Trade Networks | ~Eurasian Silk Roads ~Trans-Saharan Caravan Routes ~Indian Ocean Sea Lanes ~Mediterranean Sea Lanes | 34 | |
6361413396 | Innovations in Maritime Technologies | ~Advanced knowledge of monsoon winds ~Exchanges from East Africa to East Asia | 35 | |
6361413397 | New Technologies for Long Distance Trade | ~Use of domestic pack animals to transport goods across longer routes | 36 | |
6361413398 | Changes in Farming and Irrigation Techniques | ~Qanat System ~Variety of water wheels (noria, sakia) ~Improved wells and pumps (shaduf) | 37 | |
6361413399 | Effects of the Spread of Disease on Empires | ~Effects of disease on Roman Empire ~Effects of disease on Chinese Empires | 38 |
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