3517340324 | River Valley Civilizations characteristics: | Complex irrigation systems, legal codes, money, art and written literature, More formal scientific knowledge, numbering systems, and calendars, Intensification of social inequality | 0 | |
3517350749 | Agricultural society technologies | domestication of plants and animals, iron tools, writing systems, constant development | 1 | |
3517354055 | Agricultural society geographic location | river valleys in: Mesopotamia, Nile River Valley, India, China, MesoAmerica, Andes | 2 | |
3517360149 | Pastoral Society technologies | domestications of horses and camels | 3 | |
3517361767 | Pastoral Society geographic location | steppes, grasslands, deserts, mountain ranges | 4 | |
3517367315 | Foraging society (hunter gatherers) technologies | baskets for gathering and storing hunting tools | 5 | |
3517368771 | Foraging society (hunter gatherers) geographic location | everywhere until sedentary agricultural societies and then empires took over the most fertile areas | 6 | |
3517375112 | Classical civilizations differences | beliefs, lifestyles, political institutions, and social structures | 7 | |
3517377569 | Classical civilizations similarities | patriarchal family structures (male authority), agricultural based economies, complex governments, expanding trade base | 8 | |
3517390075 | Classical civilizations trade routes | Silk Road, Indian Ocean Trade, Saharan Trade, sub-saharan trade | 9 | |
3517393743 | Silk Road | from Western China to Mediterranean, NOT A SINGLE ROAD but series of passages, silk was most desired good | 10 | |
3517402477 | Indian Ocean trade | water route, 3 parts: eastern Africa to India, SE Asia to India, SE Asia to China | 11 | |
3517409426 | Saharan Trade | saharan to middle east, nomads crossed desert with camel caravans, Cairo became major trade center | 12 | |
3517416184 | Sub-Saharan Trade | inspired by Bantu migration, connected to India (via the ocean) and Cairo | 13 | |
3517426529 | Fall of civilizations similarities (of Han China, Western Roman Empire, and Gupta) | attacks from the Huns, deterioration of political institutions (moral decay and corruption), failed to protect their borders, diseases (from the trade routes) | 14 | |
3517441409 | Fall of civilizations differences (of Han China, Western Roman Empire, and Gupta) | Gupta- alliances with regional princes broke down causing political fragmentation Rome- broke into two, eastern half survived for another 1000 years China- social disorder but eventually reformed the dynasties | 15 | |
3517460857 | Consequences of the fall of Han China, Western Roman Empire, and Gupta | trade was disrupted (but not destroyed) importance of religion increased Islam was formed | 16 | |
3517470442 | major migrations | Phoenicians, Israelites, Aryans, Huns, Germanic Peoples | 17 | |
3517475263 | Phoenicians migration where and why | from mediterranean sea, migrated to N. Africa and S. Europe because they wanted more trade and more space | 18 | |
3517485243 | Phoenicians migration results | alphabet with 22 letters (simplified cuneiform) (basis of many modern languages), spread of maritime skills | 19 | |
3517494360 | Israelites migration where and why | from Mesopotamian city Ur, settled in Canaan, moved to Egypt to escape drought | 20 | |
3517504356 | Israelites migration results | spread of Judaism and monotheistic ideas, became slaves | 21 | |
3517509127 | Aryans migration where and why | from Caucasus area, moved to India, no reason given | 22 | |
3517517445 | Aryans migration results | became agriculturalists, imposed caste system and complex social structure (became bases for hinduism) | 23 | |
3517524206 | Huns migration where and why | In Gobi desert (China), moved to Hungary then towards Roman empire (invaded Rome but quickly collapsed after ruler | 24 | |
3517537366 | Germanic peoples migration where and why | Black Sea, moved to Rome (took it over) (Visigoth was officially leader of Rome), no reason given | 25 | |
3517542219 | Major Belief systems | polytheism, confucianism, daoism, hellenism, hinduism, buddhism, judaism, christianity, and islam | 26 | |
3517547604 | Polytheism basic features | belief in many deities, both human-like and non-human | 27 | |
3517553006 | Polytheism major areas | everywhere (that's actually what it says -_-) | 28 | |
3517555359 | Confucianism basic features | five relationships (ruler to ruled, father to son, husband to wife, older brother to younger brother, friend to friend), mandate of heaven | 29 | |
3517565067 | Confucianism major areas | east asia | 30 | |
3517566784 | Daoism basic features | Yin-Yang, Dualism in nature, people part of balance in nature | 31 | |
3517602930 | Daoism major areas | east asia | 32 | |
3517602931 | Hellenism basic features | Greek philosophy, trade and common culture throughout mediterranean, science and technology developments | 33 | |
3517607784 | Hellenism major areas | Mediterranean | 34 | |
3517609179 | Hinduism basic features | caste system, multiple expressions of deities, emphasis on ritual prayer, sacred texts | 35 | |
3517616256 | Hinduism major areas | South and Southeast asia | 36 | |
3517631613 | Buddhism basic features | four noble truths (cause of suffering), eight-fold path (steps to end suffering) | 37 | |
3517635821 | Buddhism major areas | South Asia, Central Asia, East Asia, Southeast Asia | 38 | |
3517645975 | Judaism basic features | monotheistic, emphasis on daily prayer, sacred text= Torah | 39 | |
3517648844 | Judaism major areas | Mediterranean world | 40 | |
3517651766 | Christianity basic features | monotheistic, jesus christ is savior, gospels, emphasis on saints | 41 | |
3517655797 | Christianity major areas | mediterranean world and then expansion into Latin West, Byzantine empire, Ethiopia, and India | 42 | |
3517662372 | Islam basic features | monotheistic, Mohammad as prophet, Qu'ran, Sufi emphasis on saints, Sunni and Sh'ia split | 43 | |
3517669600 | Islam major areas | arabian peninsula, mediterranean world then expansion into Islamic Spain, Persia, India, N. Africa, Sudanic Africa | 44 | |
3517688559 | Social Structures: India | caste system (Brahmin-> merchants-> farmers-> untouchables) | 45 | |
3517696702 | Social Structures: India family | patriarchal and patrilineal | 46 | |
3517700331 | Social Structures: India women | rare cases of women rulers, main job was being a wife and mother, labor was needed for agricultural work and domestic industries | 47 | |
3517705552 | Slaves: Greece/Rome | could not be citizens | 48 | |
3517710137 | Slaves: Islam | could become free if they converted | 49 | |
3517713991 | Slaves: other agricultural societies | last resort for poor farmers or military protection | 50 | |
3517719144 | Slaves: family structure | under Islam, mother's status determined if the child was free or slave | 51 | |
3517727887 | Slaves: women | usually for domestic work, in elite households they might bear children | 52 | |
3517734962 | Social Structures: Confucian hierarchy | rulers were hereditary unless overthrown by someone supported by the mandate of heaven, civil servants selected by examination system, farmers, and craftspeople, merchants | 53 | |
3517748763 | Social Structures: Confucian family | patriarchal and patrilineal | 54 | |
3517750933 | Social Structures: Confucian women | ideal was wife and mother but occasionally needed for agricultural and domestic work, rare cases of women rulers | 55 | |
3517801437 | Social Structures: Latin west | Roman Catholic church, rulers, knights, serfs, merchants in cities | 56 | |
3517806213 | Social Structures: Byzantine emperors+ orthodox patriarch | merchants, peasants, slave soldiers (mamluks) | 57 | |
3517811232 | Social Structures: Byzantine and Latin west family | patriarchal and patrilineal | 58 | |
3517813586 | Social Structures: Byzantine and Latin west women | idea wife and mother, occasionally needed for agricultural and domestic work, rare cases of women rulers | 59 | |
3517830273 | Social Structures: pastoral groups | head of clan, tribe, lineage, shepherds, horse, yak, llama, and camel breeders and trainers, craftspeople, slaves | 60 | |
3517837212 | Social Structures: pastoral groups family | combinations of matriarchal and patriarchal, matrilineal and patrilineal | 61 |
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