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5556077021Paleolithic agefirst part of the Stone Age typified by use of stone and hunting and gathering0
5556077022Mesolithic ageagriculture begins, nomads1
5556077023Neolithic ageafter neolithic revolution, division of labor and agriculture is now used; decrease in nomads2
5556077024fertile crescentarea between the tigris and euphrates river, good farmland, abandoned because climate became too dry and over farmed the land3
5556077025fireallowed people to cook and smoke meat(preservation of food, boiling water, hunting, warfare4
5556077026human migration patternshomo erectus spread to Asia and Europe from Africa; humans migrated to Australia 60,000 years ago; bantu from central to southern Africa5
5556077027code of Hammurabifirst written law, comprehensive law code, women have some rights, harsh punishments (eye for an eye)6
5556077028hinduismoldest major religion, Gurus holy man, vedas and upanishads are holy books, spread because of its extreme spirituality and satisfying rules of conduct, gods: shiva, vishnu; reincarnation, caste system7
5556077029buddhismincreased contact between India and China, founded by Siddartha Guttama, spread with missionaries and monks, emperor Ashoka converted and helped to spread it, nirvana, 8 fold path, against caste system8
5556077030daoismbuddhism shifts its practices in china, nature's harmony and and spirituality, cosmic forces, govt. is not very important, founded by Laozi9
5556077031shintoismreligion of japan, numerous gods associated with the natural world, nature spirits10
5556077032animismtribal worship of ancestors11
5556077033Confucianismfounded by Confucius, respect for elders, importance in education, no deity, patriarchal, women not important to society12
5556077034Christianitypaul splits it from judaism, monotheistic, founded in Palestine, supported equality of all people, help the poor, spread by the extensive roads of Rome13
5556077035Islambegan in Mecca in the saudi peninsula, monotheistic, Quran and hadiths were social texts, 5 pillars, spread to persia, syria, spain, and france through conquest14
5556077036sunnibelieve abu bakar was Muhammad's rightful successor15
5556077037shitebelieve Ali is Muhammad's rightful successor16
5556077038feudalismsystem in Zhou dynasty were a monarch relies on family members and nobles (vassals) to provide troops and tax money17
5556077039fiefland exchange18
5556077040fall of romemore gradual than the fall of the Han, empire was too large to defend, plagues and invasions (goths, visogoths, vandals) simultaneously, Hellenistic culture keeps eastern portion of rome together, germanic soldiers turned on romans, population decreased, the patricians also no longer cared about the military, literacy declines19
5556077042silk roadconnects china, middle east, india, eastern europe... spread ideas and goods, buddhism was brought to china20
5556077043what was the effect of urbanization?a division of labor21
5556077044china's view of other culturesisolation, don't want to trade with other countries until the spanish got silver22
5556077045bureaucracy in romeroman republic, citizens elect magistrates, senate, 2 consuls share power, twelve tables are the law code23
5556077046roman empirecreated when julius caesar overthrows the republic24
5556077047Caesar Augustusfirst emperor of rome, former name was octavian defeated mark antony25
5556077048bureaucracy in chinahad 130,000 bureaucrats during the Han, extremely strong26
5556077049bureaucracy in indiamauryan had a substantial bureaucracy and a postal service, gupta had no bureaucracy27
5556077050caste systembrahmins, khsatriyas, varshyas, sudras, untouchables28
5556077051use of roadsreduced travel time, moved army and information29
5556077052bohisattvasbuddhist equivalents of saints30
5556077053hippocratesfather of medicine, greek physician whose works were recovered by Muslims31
5556077057ibn battutaarab traveler who described african societies in his travel records32
5556077058marco polotraveler from venice, worked in Mongol leader khan's court for 17 years acquiring great wealth33
5556077059causes of the crusadeschristians wanted to take back the holy land from the Muslims, attraction to loot from the middle east34
5556077060effects of the crusadesmuslim science and astronomy was spread to Europe, west is exposed to new culture, spurs changes in the west, greater thirst for spices, guilds (apprentice, journeymen, master)35
5556077061zheng hechinese muslim admiral who commanded indian ocean, persian gulf, and red sea trade expeditions36
5556077062vikingsScandinavian raiders who disrupted coastal areas of western europe, set up govt. in kiev37
5556077065mongolsnomadic pastoralists, tolerant of religion, warriors, elective monarchy, collapsed after the death of Genghis Khan, lived in yurts, created the largest empire ever38
5556077066impact of rice production in east asiait was expensive to transport by land so the grand canal had to be constructed, population increased39
5556077067polynesian migrationbegan 3500 years ago, depleted land resources, brought animals like pigs, changed the land by burning forests for agriculture40
5556077068byzantine empireeastern half of roman empire, capital at Constantinople, orthodox faith, education for all, unified law central govt.41
5556077069spread of Islammilitary conquest and trade to India, south Asia, southeast Asia, Africa,and Spain, religiously tolerant towards conquered people42
5556077070pizzarrospanish conquistador who conquered the Incas and captured their leader, Atahuallapa43
5556077071cortezconquistador responsible for conquering the Aztecs44
5556077072montezumalast Aztec emperor, killed when cortez conquered his people45
5556077074effects of the columbian exchangecontact between Europe and the Americas, traded slaves, animals, and american crops, disease(smallpox) was also spread to the Americas46
5556077075mughal empireestablished by Babur in India in 1526, from Mongol descent, interested in contact with western traders47
5556077076ottoman empireestablished by the Turks that captured Constantinople, renamed it Istanbul and the religion became Islam, successful army and navy48
5556077077gun powder empiresan empire formed by outside conquerers who unified the regions they conquered through the use of guns (ex. Mughal, Ottoman, Muslim, and Safavid)49
5556077078benefits of mongol dominationfirst passport, increased trade, encouraged travel and exchange of ideas50
5556077079triangular tradetrade between africa, europe, and the americas51
5556077080indian ocean tradedifferent patterns of trade, exchanged textiles52
5556077081sugarfirst cash crop in the americas to be imported to europe, previously imported from asia53
5556077082motivations for explorationGod, gold, and glory54
5556077083spread of christianity to the americasconquistadors argued it was necessary to spread the gospel through conquest to the indians, later Las casas argued that they must convert indians peacefully55
5556077084De gamasailed around the southern tip of africa (cape of good hope) to get to india, new trade route to the indies that did not require Europeans to interact with the Muslim ottomans56
5556077085Portuguese explorationhenry the navigator began exploration by going around the african coast, da gama made it to the cape of good hope, and they made it to Japan and india57
5556077086silver and the economysilver became the global currency after it was discovered in the americas, the Chinese wanted to trade the spanish spices for it58
5556077087Oceaniacontinued to be isolated throughout the time period59
5556077088mythsused by historians to learn about culture and religion at the time period60
5556077089how history is writtenby taking into consideration multiple points of view, evolution and interaction of people61
5556077090greek buildingcolumns, rectangular shaped, stone monuments62
5556077092byzantine architectureonion domes, layers of religious symbols, icons63
5556077093romanesque architecturerectangular, shorter, plain buildings with small windows64
5556077096illuminated manuscriptschristian and muslim books created by writing using calligraphy and adding pictures65
5556077097frescoItalian watercolor on fresh plaster (sistine chapel)66
5556077098zoomorphicstyle of using animals in illuminated manuscripts67
5556077099botanical designplant designs68
5556077100byzantine artfeatured flat icons with similar faces, lacked proportion, and no individuality69
5612519037seven continentsAfrica, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, and South America70
5612529776five oceansPacific, Atlantic, Indian, Antarctic/southern, Artic71

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