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| 115735787 | Cultural Diffusion | The spreading of cultural traits from one society to another | 0 | |
| 115735788 | Causes of social rankings in early human societies | The growth of settled communities and civilizations | 1 | |
| 115735789 | World Migration | Caused by climate changes | 2 | |
| 115735790 | Ice ages affect on worldwide migration | Land briges connecting continents were exposed | 3 | |
| 115735791 | Neolithic revolution | The shift of hunting and gathering to agriculture | 4 | |
| 115735792 | Farming advancements (irrigation) | Was most important to the developement of cities | 5 | |
| 115735793 | Invention of writting | Writting has existed for 5,000 years | 6 | |
| 115735794 | Significance of rivers in early civilizations | Cities developed around rivers | 7 | |
| 115735795 | Tigris and Euphrates rivers | Mesopotamian civilizations formed around these rivers. Theses rivers formed the Fertle Cresent. | 8 | |
| 115735796 | Cuneiform | System of wedge-shaped writing that developed in early Mesopotamia. | 9 | |
| 115735797 | Hammurabi's Code | Important because it was written down and displayed for all to see | 10 | |
| 115735798 | Cyrus I | Founded the Persian Empire and was respected because he let those he conquered keep their customs. | 11 | |
| 115735799 | Persian Empire success | The Royal Road, Advanced Administration techniques, Standardized taxes and toleration practices. | 12 | |
| 115735800 | Persepolis | Located in modern day Iran | 13 | |
| 115735801 | Menes | Unified Upper and Lower Egypt | 14 | |
| 115735802 | Theocracy | Egyptians believed that Pharaoh was a god in human form | 15 | |
| 115735803 | Akhenaton | Egypt became monotheistic under his rule | 16 | |
| 115735804 | Mummification | The process that Egyptians developed to prevent the breakdown of a dead body | 17 | |
| 115735805 | Rossetta Stone | Made the translation of Egyptian writing, hieroglyphics, possible | 18 | |
| 115735806 | Piankhi | Kushite ruler who conqured Egypt and was known as "The Foreign Pharaoh" | 19 | |
| 115735807 | Ramses | Built monuments in Egypt and Kush | 20 | |
| 115735808 | Monsoons | Heavy rains brought on by seasonal winds | 21 | |
| 115735809 | Indus River | Instrumental to the development of India | 22 | |
| 115735810 | Karma | The sum effect of a person's actions, both good and bad, which helps shape future experiments | 23 | |
| 115735811 | Ahimsa | Nonviolence, carefully avoiding harming any living creature. Fundemental part of Jainism | 24 | |
| 115735812 | Siddartha Guatama | single founder of Buddhism | 25 | |
| 115735813 | Yellow and Yangzi Rivers | The two rivers that supplied water for China's earliest civilizations. | 26 | |
| 115735814 | Mandate of Heaven | The principle that stated the gods would support a just ruler, but they would not allow anyone corrupt to hold power. | 27 | |
| 115735815 | Confucianism | Chinese philosophy dealing with love and respect, traditional manners, and rituals. | 28 | |
| 115735816 | Hinduism | Had no single founder | 29 | |
| 117989122 | Acropolis | High area used for housing for the gods, and public ceremonies. | 30 | |
| 117989123 | Causes of the Persian Wars | First: Sending aid to Ionian Greek city-states that rebelled againist the Persians. Second: Xerxes wanting to redeem his father | 31 | |
| 117989124 | Socrates | Greek philosopher that is known as the father of western philosophy. | 32 | |
| 117989125 | Stoicism | Influential Hellenistic philosophy was characterized by an emphasis on reason, self-discipline, emotional control, and personal morality. | 33 | |
| 117989126 | Alexander's influence | Hellenistic culture, which spread over the areas Alexander conquered. | 34 | |
| 117989127 | Archimedes | Hellenistic scientist that used mathematics and physics to build practical inventions including the lever and pulley | 35 | |
| 117989128 | Punic Wars | Set of three wars fought between Rome and Carthage | 36 | |
| 117989129 | Gracchi Brothers | Major social reformers who were killed because they re-distributed land to soldiers and small farmers. | 37 | |
| 117989130 | Pax Romana | Was characterized by stable government, widespread trade, and strong legal system. | 38 | |
| 117989131 | Aqueducts | Man-made channels used to bring water to the cities | 39 | |
| 117989132 | Diocletian | Emperor who delayed the fall of the Roman Empire by declaring it an absolute monarchy and dividing the empire in 2. | 40 | |
| 117989133 | Constantine | Emperor who supported Christianity and moved the capital of the Roman empire to the east at Byzantine | 41 | |
| 117989134 | Fall of Rome | Was caused by weak leaders and invasions, economic crises, and social unrest and insecurity. | 42 | |
| 117989135 | Geography and the Enviornment | Determined how the Inuit, the Iroquois, and the Plains Indians obtanied food, created shelter, and organized their society. | 43 | |
| 117989136 | Anasazi | North American culture that developed pueblos, kivas, and cliff dewlings in their architecture in modern states of Utah, Colorado, and New Mexico. | 44 | |
| 117989137 | Olmecs | The Mesoamerican civilization developed an extensive trade network, invented a calendar, used writting, and carved giant stone heads. | 45 | |
| 117989138 | Legalism | A political philosophy which believed that a powerful and efficient government was key to maintaining order and control over an empire | 46 | |
| 117989139 | Silk Trade | China's trade economy centered around one particular good which was very secretive. | 47 | |
| 117989140 | Qin Control of China | Strengthened China by expanding and improving irrigation systems, roads and canals. | 48 | |
| 117989141 | Ashoka | One of India's greatest leaders, expanded the Mauryan Empire, helped spread Buddhism throughout India and beyond, and worked to improve the lives of his people. | 49 | |
| 117989142 | Aryabhata | Astronomer who discovered that the earth rotates on its axis and revolves around the Sun | 50 | |
| 117989143 | Kautilya | Wrote the Arthasastra, a manual for statecraft that called for strict state control, use of spies, and the use of assassination. | 51 | |
| 117989144 | Hijab | Literally translates as "curtain" or "veil" refers to the headscarf and nonrevealing clothing worn by many Muslim women to maintain modesty. | 52 | |
| 117989145 | Caliph | The prophets successor on earth | 53 | |
| 117989146 | Mosque | Place of worship for Muslims, recognized by tall minarets or towers | 54 | |
| 117989147 | Sharia | This is the name for Islamic law, based on the Qur'an and the sayings of the prophet Muhammad | 55 | |
| 117989148 | Kaaba | The cube-shaped structure at the heart of the city of Mecca is known as | 56 | |
| 117989149 | Battle of Tours | This battle in France stopped Islamic expansion from going past Spain and further into Europe. | 57 | |
| 117989150 | Spread of Islam | Spread to West Africa and Southeast Asia through lively trade and exchange. | 58 | |
| 117989151 | Griot | This was a storyteller whose job was to pass down oral traditions to the next generation | 59 | |
| 117989152 | Religion in Aksum | Christianity came in the 300 | 60 | |
| 117989153 | Sahara Desert | The Hausa city-states, Yoruba kingdoms, and the kingdom of Benin did not grow as powerful as the Mali or Songhai because of their location; they could not control or profit from trade across the __________. | 61 | |
| 117989154 | Trade goods in Africa | glassware, silk and porcelain | 62 | |
| 117989155 | Great Zimbabwe | Was part of Africa's thriving trade network because archeoligists found glass beads and gold coins at the Great Zimbabwe site. Great Zimbabwe's location allowed it to serve as a middleman for trade between Africa's interior and coastal city-states. | 63 | |
| 117989156 | Ethiopia | The stone churches built under the rule of King Lalibela show the impressive technical knowledge and skill of Ethopians at that time. Ethopia's Christain kings persecuted the Beta Israel Jews. Christianity provided a unifying identity for the Ethiopian people. | 64 | |
| 117989157 | Mansa Musa | This leader performed a Hajj, with over 60,000 people and gave away a fortune in gold | 65 | |
| 117989158 | King Lalibela | This Ethiopian king built many stone churches, showing the impressive technical knowledge and skill of Ethiopians at that time. | 66 | |
| 117989159 | Gaius Marius | Social reformer who forever changed the Roman military by eliminating the property requirements to serve in the army. | 67 | |
| 117989160 | Liu Bang | Pheasant leader who led a rebellion that caused the fall of the Qin dynasty, and instilled Confucian values as emperor. | 68 | |
| 117989161 | Sufism | The Sufis who were one sect of Islam. They seek a mystical personal relationship with Allah. | 69 | |
| 117989162 | Pericles | Leader who was credited with the rebuilding of Athens and glorified democracy in his funeral oration. | 70 | |
| 117989163 | Muhammad | Prophet who founded Islam | 71 | |
| 117989164 | Dar al Islam | House of Heaven of Islam | 72 | |
| 117989165 | Nile River | river that runs north and south. Mainly used by the Egyptians. Longest river in the world | 73 | |
| 117989166 | Qin Shi Huangdi | Unified China. Comissioned the building of the Great Wall of China. Not liked by many in the Empire. Legalist. | 74 | |
| 117989167 | Ramadan | Islamic holy month or the ninth month in the Islamic calendar during which Muslims fast from dawn to dusk to honor the period when Muhammad recieved his first revelations from God. | 75 |
