8551488690 | Paleolithic hunter- gatherer technologies | Spears, flint weapons, hand axes, fossilized animal bones. FIRE | 0 | |
8555620528 | Swidden Agriculture | agricultural system in which temporary clearings are cropped for fewer years than they are allowed to remain fallow. Used in Latin America | 1 | |
8555633946 | Code of Hammurabi | An eye for an eye a tooth for a tooth. First written set of laws and punishment was based on social class. | 2 | |
8555639005 | Women in Mesopotamia | At ruling courts women sometimes advised kings and their governments. A few woman wielded great power as high priestesses who manage the estates belonging to their temples. | 3 | |
8555649123 | Mesopotamia's number system | Sexagemial, based on 60 | 4 | |
8555654219 | Confucius' fundamental element of society | The family. | 5 | |
8555660645 | Daoism Summary | Sometimes referred to as Taoism. A philosophy or religion that focuses more on the balance of nature. "let it be" | 6 | |
8555695039 | Nubian Trade | Trade along the Nile River created a corridor for long distance trade between sub-Saharan Africa and North Africa | 7 | |
8555710401 | Celtic military summary | Bunch of naked dudes with bronze helmets that took enemies heads. | 8 | |
8555713611 | Olmec cities layout | Each city was built according to the alignment of the stars. | 9 | |
8555729340 | Greek & Aegean reasources | They obtained their resources by sea trade and they exported olives and grapes. | 10 | |
8555849041 | Jewish basic belief tenets | 10 commandments that commands one not to commit adultery, lying, murder, and theft. | 11 | |
8555859454 | Ark of the Covenant | Golden chest carried by the Hebrews that performed miracles during certain times. Carries the two tablets contained the ten commandments. | 12 | |
8555866281 | Diaspora | The term used to describe a scattered population. The movement of a population from it's original homeland. | 13 | |
8555871238 | Phoenician textiles | Died cloth with intricate designs. THE PURPLE DYE!! | 14 | |
8555878005 | Cyrus summary | Founder of the Achaemenid empire in Persia. Often referred to as Cyrus the Great. He conquered the Medes and united the Iranian people under one ruler for the first time. Cyrus became the first king of the Persian Empire and went on to establish one of the largest empires in world. He's important because he unified Iran | 15 | |
8555898915 | Greek Polis | A Greek city state | 16 | |
8555907501 | Greek Philosopher's view on world | Rationality over emotion. | 17 | |
8556164495 | Spartan society summary | Males were trained for war at a young age. They are centered on loyalty to the state and military service is their future. Spartan women had a reputation for promiscuity and controlling their husbands and they also exercised and got buff. They had much more freedom that women in other cultures. THEY WERE TOUGH BECAUSE THEY FEARED HELOT(slave) UPRISINGS. | 18 | |
8556180210 | Peloponnesian War | A war fought between Athens and Sparta after Sparta decided it did not want Athens influence over Greece. | 19 | |
8556249767 | Punic Wars summary | Rome and Carthage were two powerful powers in Rome initiated in battle after Rome interfered in a dispute on the Carthaginian-controlled island of Sicily; the war ended with Rome in control of both Sicily and Corsica. | 20 | |
8556272146 | Pax Romana | "Roman Peace" it connoted the stability and prosperity the Roman rule brought to the land of the Roman empire in the first two centuries. A period of commerce and trade. | 21 | |
8556349623 | Constantine Summary | He was the first Christian emperor of the Roman empire and is responsible for founding the city Constantinople which was taken over and turned into Istanbul. Constantine is also responsible for the switch of religions in Rome. | 22 | |
8556410469 | Warring States Period | Chinese states fighting for power. Qin won. | 23 | |
8556502564 | Fall of Han Empire | Mongol invasion, Border attacks, Lack of strong government, and failure of government reform. | 24 | |
8556511105 | Buddhism- ultimate spiritual reward | Nirvana | 25 | |
8556514006 | Hinduism/Vedic religions | Caste system, followed Vedas, and reincarnation. Unlike Buddhism, Hinduism says Atman evolves into enlightened spirit that retains self. | 26 | |
8556527120 | Reasons the Mauryan empire collapsed | Demand for resources for admin and military. | 27 | |
8556544585 | Contributions of Gupta | CONCEPT OF ZERO. | 28 | |
8556928205 | SoutheastAsia contributions and prominence | Intermediary in regional trade. | 29 | |
8556932409 | Sassanid/ Byzantine empire- What do they have in common? | Central control of imperial finances | 30 | |
8556936328 | Indian Ocean Maritime System | A trade network across the Indian Ocean that depended on monsoons. | 31 | |
8556937556 | Madagascar inhabitants- where are they from? | Southeast Asia | 32 | |
8556951053 | Sub-Saharan languages- Linguistic family? | Bantu | 33 | |
8556953237 | Buddhist cross-cultural activity | Some Buddhist texts and artifacts were found in China | 34 | |
8556954393 | Arabian peninsula occupation | Farming / Pastoral lifestyle | 35 | |
8556955909 | Direction of prayer for muslims? | Mecca, towards the small square building the ka'buh. | 36 | |
8556958157 | Abbasid rule- "golden age" why? | Because it was a period of learning. Cosmopolitan and refined culture. | 37 | |
8556961257 | Umayyad Spain was a distinctive culture why? | It was a blend of Burbur, Germanic, Jewish, Roman, and Arab traditions | 38 | |
8556962342 | Muslim women characteristics/ What could they do? | The could own property, initiate divorce, practice birth control, and they were expected to cover or veil themselves in public. | 39 | |
8556962343 | Simony | The buying or selling of religious offices (pardons or benefices) | 40 | |
8566780710 | Crusades summary | A war started by Europeans determined to take Jerusalem from the Muslims. | 41 | |
8566783923 | Why did the Tang empire decline? | Political decay and military decline | 42 | |
8556975096 | Neo- Confucianism | New approach to Confucianism introducing sages (wise old men) | 43 | |
8556975097 | Flying money | The paper currency of the Song empire. System of credit. | 44 | |
8556978339 | Korea's primary religion | Shamanistic | 45 | |
8556979996 | Japanese emperor's summary | Figurehead. No real power. Shoguns held the real power. | 46 |
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