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123248777Cities differed from neolithic villages in two ways.Cities were larger and more complex. Cities influenced the economic, political, and cultural life of larger regions.0
123248778The relationship between settled peoples such as the sumerians and nomadic groups like the Indo-Europeans was a state of interdependency that was chiefly reliant onacceptance and adaptation of aspects of technology, religion, and social order by the nomads1
123248779characteristics in common between Hindu and Buddhismconcept of reincarnation2
123248780distinguished life following the neolithic revolution from life during the paleolithic periodneolithic people moved away from nomadic herding lifes to settled farming communities3
123248781Similarity of Confucianism and Hinduismboth advocate a rigid social hierarchy with limited opportunity for social mobility4
123248782Enuma ElishCreation featured how and why humans appeared evolved, this story emphasized the fact that humans were held in an exalted position, also above all other creations5
123248783Mandate of heavenit stated that heavenly powers grated deserving individuals the right to govern6
123248784Hunting and gathering societiesa subsistence lifestyle, limited trade, little specialization of labor7
123248785main innovative idea in Hammurabi's law codea consistent set of regulations should govern society8
123248786Developed world's first alphabetphoenicians9
123248787Not one of Rome's Legaciesadopted islamic religion as official faith of empire10
123248788Indian caste systemno social mobility11
123248789athenscity-state were democracy emerged in12
123248790Expansion of Rome during Pax Romana dependent onimperial expansion13
123248791Social hierarchy developed in Mesopotamia societieslaws recognizing the familial and social superiority of men14
123248792Greek ideas of government differed from romans in thatgreeks opposed large political units15
123248793East rome empire experienced less decline than West except foreast had more active trade16
123248794cultural diffusionspread of buddha in china is17
123248795faith in authoritysocratic method inforced this18
123248796in classical period both china and indiawelcomed influences from other cultures19
123248797mauryan differed the gupta in thatthey were imposed by conquerors from greece20
123248798chine view of nature emphasizednature uncontrollable21
123248799classical civilization differed from river-valley in that classicaltrade was introduced22
123248800population size and life expectancywhat did develpment of agriculture not cause23
123248801turkey considered most strategically and economically important b/cthe Mediterranean and black sea connect there24
123248802out of africa thesissays modern humans emerged in africa25
123248803slash and burnleast advanced farming technique26
123248804gender relationships up to 1000 b.c.ewomen enjoyed more freedom in some societies27
123248805Indian oceansite of thousand of yrs of trade and economic exchange, reached by pacific and Atlantic, extends until east coast of africa28
123248806feudalism in europeled to major class difference in society29
123248807not reason for crusadeblack death30
123248808flying buttresses and slender spires are examples of what architecturegothic31
123248809place in africa that remained Christianethiopia32
123248810700's-1200's most culturally advanced civilizationislamic world33
123248811religion arrived in Indonesia in 1200 and became dominant thereislam34
123248812why were mongol successful ant conquestadopted advanced technology quick,armies efficiently organized, talented calvarymen35
123248813the golden hordemongol khanate ruled russia from 1200's to 1400's36
123248814why development of strong big political units occurred later and slower in sub-shahara africa than other regions in world?b/c had a lot of languages and dialects37
123248815Events in islamic history in ordergabriels relevation to Muhammad, the hegira, split of Sunni and shi'te(shi), abbasid caliphate38
123248816slavery during 600-1400 in sub-sahara africaonly muslims could own and sell slaves39
123248817BaghdadAbbasid claiphate capital40
123248818not reason for expansion of islam beyond arabiathe desire to convert ppl41
123248819suffi movementincorporated mysticism w/t trend toward evangelism42
123248820sudan and swahiliislam most profound in region of43
123248821clerical celibacyNOT adopted by russian orthodox44
123248822church in Constantinople built by Justinianhagia Sophia45
123248823feudalismland for military service and loyalty46
123248824after fall of Rome, center of post classical incentral plain of north europe france, low countries, south and west germany47
123248825result of 100 yrs war in 14th and 15th centurieskings ditched feudal army for paid army48
123248826split inheritance by incapolitical powers & titles went to ruler successor, wealth kept in hands of male descendants to support cult of the dead mummy49
123248827impact of expansion& conquest on aztec social systemform loose association of clans, it then became a stratified society50
123248828difference btwn andean and mesoamerica civilizationsclimate and geography51
123248829Song compare to Tangsong had less land than tang52
123248830way foot binding diminish independence of chinese women by end of song erait crippled women, diminished their mobility so they were always at home53
123248831why grand canal necessaryYangtze river valley becoming major food-producing region of china by end of tang era54
123248832status of women in tang-song eramale dominance within family and beyond was pronounced in thinking of neo-confucian philosophers55
123248833Suicame after fall of qin-han56
123248834bushiwarrior leaders in 10th cnetury japan contolled provincial area & ruled small fortresses in countryside57
123248835the tribebasic unit of mongol society58
123248836accounts for growing political dominance of moscow under mongol ruleprinces were tax collectors for mongols khans & became seat of metropolitan of orthodox church59
123248837italian humanismfocused on human kind as center of intellectual and artistic endeavor60
123248838johannes gutenberginvention of movable type in west61
123248839Kuther got widespread support form german elite b\cGerman princes who turned protestant could increase independence from emperor, get church lands, control church in their lands62
123248840mercantilsmgvmnt should promote internal economy to improve tax revenues and limit imports from foreign countries63
123248841enlightmentintellectual movement came after scientific revolution in the 18th century64
123248842British policies towards Mughal India in 17th centurybritiian placed tarrifs to destroy cotton industry in India as means of protecting British cloth industry65
123248843Ivan IIIrussian leader freed large part of Russia from mongol control in 15 th century66
123248844Aspects of wester culture Peter The Great emulated in russiastreamlined bureaucracy and reorganized military67
123248845Catherine the greats attitude towards program of westernizationshe flirted vigorously with the ideas of french enlighment, but she failed to abolish serfdom68
123248846NOT result of Europe Maritime Dominanceall regions of asia were for the first time subject to monopolization of trade by western nations69
123248847purpose of early English voyages to U.Sto discover northwest passage to India70
123248848Mid 18th century Western society wasagricultural changes, commercialism, manufacturing had combined to produce a rapidly growing population in west71

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