Terms : Hide Images
| 7199144613 | All the classical civilizations involved territorial expansion and related efforts to integrate the new territories. | 0 | ||
| 7199157058 | Significant civilizations developed in the Americas and Africa outside the immediate classical orbit. | 1 | ||
| 7195173424 | Axum | Def - Kingdom located in Ethiopian highlands; replaced Meroë in first century C.E; received strong influence from Arabian peninsula; eventually converted to Christianity. Significance - This kingdom was the rival kingdom of another kingdom called Kush. Analyze - Axum was more powerful than Kush at that time period. |  | 2 |
| 7195195568 | Ethiopia | Def - A Christian kingdom that developed in the highlands of Eastern Africa under the dynasty of King Lalibela; retained Christianity in the face of Muslim expansion elsewhere in Africa. | 3 | |
| 7195353171 | Sahara | Def - Desert running across northern Africa; separates the Mediterranean coast from southern Africa. Significance - Farming took earliest root on the southern fringes of the Sahara. Analyze - The Sahara was a good location for farming since it was not too hot and not too cold. |  | 4 |
| 7195369029 | Shinto | Def - Religion of early Japanese culture; devotees worshipped numerous gods and spirits associated with the natural world; offers of food and prayers made to gods and nature spirits. Significance - People worshipped to the god of rice. Analyze - People needed food such as rice. |  | 5 |
| 7195379042 | Olmec Culture | Def - Cultural tradition that arose at San Lorenzo and La Venta in Mexico c.1200 B.C.E; featured irrigated agriculture, urbanism, elaborate religion, beginnings of calendrical and writing systems. Significance - The Olmec culture explored artistic forms in precious stones such as jade. Analyze - The Olmec culture displayed many impressive achievements such as art. |  | 6 |
| 7195442681 | Teotihucan | Def - Site of classic culture in Central Mexico; urban center with religious functions; supported by intensive agriculture in surrounding regions; population of as much as 200,000. Significance - Teotihuacan was a center for trade and worship. Analyze - Teotihuacan was the first great city in the Americas. |  | 7 |
| 7195461956 | Maya | Def - Classic culture emerging in southern Mexico and Central America contemporary with Teotihuacan; extended over broad region; featured monumental architecture, written language, calendrical and mathematical systems, highly developed religion. Significance - The Maya emerged from 400 C.E. Analyze - The Mayan culture was the first, full than Teotihuacan culture. |  | 8 |
| 7195467037 | Inca | Def - Group of clans centered at Cuzco that were able to create empire incorporating various Andean cultures; term also used for leader of empire. Significance - The culture which included careful agriculture and allowed the construction of elaborate cities became known as the Incas. Analyze - The Incas had a decent culture. |  | 9 |
| 7195472878 | Polynesia | Def - Islands contained in a rough triangle whose points lie in Hawaii, New Zealand, and Easter Island. Significance - Polynesian peoples reached islands such as Fiji and Samoa by 1000 B.C.E. Analyze - The Polynesian people were fast. |  | 10 |
| 7199166101 | A combination of internal weakness and invasion led to important changes, first in China, than in India. | 11 | ||
| 7195479732 | Yellow Turbans | Def - Chinese Daoists who launched a revolt in 184 C.E. in China promising a golden age to be brought about by divine magic, Significance - The Yellow Turbans were Daoist leaders. Analyze - The Daoist leaders were people in Daoism. |  | 12 |
| 7195483664 | Sui | Def - Dynasty that succeeded the Han in China; emerged from strong rulers in northern China; united all of northern China and reconquered southern China. Significance - The Sui Dynasty briefly ruled. Analyze - The Sui Dynasty was not that strong. |  | 13 |
| 7195487026 | Tang | Def - Dynasty that succeeded the Sui in 618 C.E; more stable than previous dynasty. Significance - The tang sponsored one of the most glorious periods in Chinese history. Analyze - The Tang was more stable than the previous dynasty. |  | 14 |
| 7195490535 | Rajput | Def - Regional princes in western India; emphasized military control of their regions. Significance - The rajput's controlled small states. Analyze - Rajputs were regional princes. |  | 15 |
| 7195493956 | Devi | Def - Mother goddess within Hinduism; widely spread following collapse of Guptas; encouraged new emotionalism in religious ritual. Significance - Indian economic prosperity continued at high levels. Analyze - Devi helped economic prosperity maintain its high levels. |  | 16 |
| 7195498975 | Islam | Def - Major world religion having its origins in 610 C.E. in the Arabic peninsula; meaning literally submission; based on prophecy of Muhammad. Significance - Islam is located in the Middle East and has been a threat for Indian civilization. Analyze - Islam was way stronger than Indian civilizations. |  | 17 |
| 7195505582 | Allah | Def - Supreme god in strictly monotheistic Islam. Significance - Allah helped Islam win some converts in the Northwestern parts of India. Analyze - Allah was a strictly monotheistic god. |  | 18 |
| 7199168075 | Decline in Rome was complex, involving a mix of internal and external factors. | 19 | ||
| 7199170013 | The Eastern and Western portions of the empire developed differently after the fall of Rome. | 20 | ||
| 7195509846 | Byzantine Empire | Def - Eastern half of Roman Empire following collapse of western half of old empire; retained Mediterranean culture; particularly Greek; later lost Palestine, Syria and Egypt to Islam; capital at Constantinople. Significance - The Byzantine Empire was a product of late Imperial Rome. Analyze - The Byzantine Empire was not as powerful as Islam. |  | 21 |
| 7195517793 | Justinian | Def - (482 -565) Early Byzantine emperor, responsible for major building in Constantinople and a codification of Roman law; his efforts to recapture some additional previously Roman territory ended in failure. Significance - Justinian could not hold on to Italy and lost provinces of north Africa. Analyze - Justinian was not a good emperor. |  | 22 |
| 7195524782 | Augustine(Saint) | Def - Influential church father and theologian (354-430 C.E.); born in Africa and ultimately bishop of Hippo in Africa; champion of Christian doctrine against development of Christian thought on such issues as predestination. Significance - He was a bishop in North Africa. Analyze - He was a famous person in North Africa. |  | 23 |
| 7195534069 | Coptic | Def - Christian sect in Egypt, later tolerated after Islamic takeover. Significance - The coptic is a Christian church in Egypt, which still survives as a Christian minority in that country. Analyze - Christianity is a minority in Egypt. |  | 24 |
| 7199170872 | The period of classical decline saw the rapid expansion of Buddhism and Christianity. | 25 | ||
| 7199171589 | Religious change had wider cultural, social, and political implications. | 26 | ||
| 7195534449 | Bodhisattvas | Def - Buddhist holy men; built up spiritual merits during their lifetimes; prayers even after death could aid people to achieve reflected holiness. Significance - Held that some people could attain nirvana through their own meditation while choosing to remain in the world as saints. Analyze - The doctrine of bodhisattvas held that some people could attain nirvana through their own meditation. |  | 27 |
| 7195548483 | Mahayana | Def - Chinese version of Buddhism; placed considerable emphasis on Buddha as god or savior. Significance - The Mahayana retained basic Buddhist beliefs. Analyze - The Mahayana was the East Asian form of Buddhism. |  | 28 |
| 7195556654 | Jesus of Nazareth | Def - Prophet and teacher among the Jews; believed by Christians to be the Messiah; executed c. 30 C.E. Significance - Jesus of Nazareth was believed to be the son of god sent to earth to redeem human sin by the Christians. Analyze - The Christians believed that Jesus of Nazareth was the son of god. |  | 29 |
| 7195562189 | Paul | Def - (3-67) One of the first Christian missionaries; moved away from insistence that adherents of the new religion follow Jewish law; use of Greek as language of church. Significance - Under the guidance of Paul, Christians began to see themselves as part of a new religion. Analyze - Paul made the Christians see themselves as part of a new religion. |  | 30 |
| 7195567918 | Pope | Def - Bishop of Rome; head of the Christian church in western Europe. Significance - The Word pope comes from the word "papa" meaning father. Analyze - Pope means father of the church. |  | 31 |
| 7195570872 | Benedict of Nursia | Def - Founder of monasticism in what had been the western half of the Roman Empire; established Benedictine Rule in the 6th century; paralleled development of Basil's rules in the Byzantine Empire. Significance - Benedict started a monastery among Italian peasants whom he lured away from the worship of the Sun god Apollo. |  | 32 |
| 7195576927 | Animism | Def - A religious outlook that sees gods in aspects of nature and propitiated them to help control and explain nature; typical of Mesopotamian religions. Significance - Animism was an important development across boundaries. Analyze - There were many developments across boundaries such as Animism which declined. |  | 33 |
