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17345693what period were the simple stone tools developedPaleolithic0
17345694where did the neolithic revolution first occurmesopatamia1
17345695what civilization produced the first writeen law codesumerian2
17345696what type of political structure existed in the tigris and euphrates civilizationcity states3
17345697how did egypt differ from the meso civilization politicallywell organized durable empires--lasted longer4
17345698were the political organizations more elaborate during classical civilization or river valley civilizationclassical5
17345699what social group was considered low in the standing in official chinese hierarchymerchants6
17345700high levels of technological innovations acted as what civ key key economic strengthchina7
17345701how did the qin dynasty differ from the zhou dynastymore centralized8
17345702what was the mandate of heaven designed to promoteloyalty to emperor centralization of power in the state, the remoteness of emperor from subjects explanation of the decline of dynasties9
17345703what did the aryan conquerors bring to indiareligous ideas10
17345704how did the indian caste system serve as a political institutionenforced rules about social behavior11
17345705what did the confucian and hindu values have in commonhelped justify and preserve social inequality12
17345706what did nirvana meanunion with divine essence13
17345707how did chinas and classical indias social values differencouraged greater emotional spontaneity14
17345708how did geograpphy influence greek developmentdeveloped individual politcal traditions15
17345709what forms of govt existed in the different greek city statesdemocracies, aristocracies, oligarchies, democracies16
17345710what was the most important result of greek colonization between 750 and 550 bceestablished greek culture throughout the med17
17345711what was the major impact of alexander the greats conquestsspread of greek culture18
17345712how did greek philosophers attempt to understand human nature?rational obervation and deduction19
17345713what greatly influenced roan classic culturegreek culture and hellensitic20
17345714how was rome able to expand successfullydisciplined trained army, rich agricultural economy, governement was flexible and tolerant, made city out of conquered elites21
17345715what was the major weakness of romes imperial governmentthe lack of determining emperor22
17345716how did qin legalist philosophy differ from the roman imperial lawrome relied on toleration and local autonomy23
17345717why was roman persecution of christians so ironictheir laws said they tolerated religions24
17345718what is the meaning of islamsubmissions25
17345719how did buddhism differ from hinduismbuddhism recieved caste system26
17345720which region was not affected by islam prior to 750 cesouth america27
17345721when did muhammad recieve his first revelations610 ce28
17345722what was the initial response to muhammads new faiththreat to wealth and power29
17345723what was muhammad teaching concerning revelations of other monotheistic religionsaccepted other monotheistic religions30
17345724what are the five pillars of faithfasting of ramaddann, hajj, prayer, faith, charity31
17345725what was the successor to muhammad calledcaliph32
17345726what was the difference between shii'is and sunnisshi-leader should be direct descendant of muhammad sunni- descendant of dynasty33
17345727what was the umayyad attitude toward other religionstolerant34
17345728where did the abbasid dynasty set up their capitalbaghdad35
17345729what changes concerning women occured during the abbasid periodthe harem, and the veil36
17345730who was the muslim leader responsible for reconquest of christian territoriessaladin37
17345731what was the impact of the crusades on the christian westtechnology, learning, military techniques38
17345732what was the impact of the crusades on islamvery little impact39
17345733what group captured baghdad in 1258mongols40
17345734what groups were most responsible for the conversion of indians to islamtraders and suffi mystics41
17345735what groups in india were most likely to convert to islambuddhist and low caste hindus42
17345736in africa, what is a stateless societylacking in concentration of politcal power and authority43
17345737what was the function of secret societies in african culturemountain stability within the community44
17345738what was the most important christian kingdomm in africaethiopia45
17345739what is the sahelthe grassland southof the sahara46
17345740what was the social and political function of the griotsmastered oral ttraditons and king47
17345741what was the significance of the byzantine empirethe empires ability to survive for almost a thousand years, the importance of the empires capital at constantinople as a major urban center, the ability of the russian empire to spread its cultural and politcal influence on the balkans and southern russia, the empires keeping the memory and culture of the late roman empire alive.48
17345742how were the byzantine empire and china similarthere was an elaborate trained bureaucracy whose education was based on classical models in both countries49
17345743where was the greatest concentration of urbanization after the 10th centuryitaly and low countries50
17345744how did intellectual activities of medieval scholars differ before & after 1000before 1000, scholars were limited to copying ancient texts, but after 1000 a greater synthesis of rationalism an theology was achieved51
17345745what was life like for women during the middle agesmore freedom, womens monastic groups provided an alternative, women sometimes played an important role in commerce, a growing literature stressed womens roles as assistants to an comformeters of men, they found new limitations on their condition52
17345746who was victorious in the hundred years warthe french53
17345747what politcal system was common in both aztec and incan empirestrubute system54
17345748what civilization came before the aztecs in central mexicothe toltecs55
17345749when the aztecs first settled in the valley of mexico, what was the initial form of governementcity states56
17345750how did expansion & conquest impact the aztec social systemfrom a loose association of clans, aztec society became more hierarchial57
17345751order of chinese dynasties after fall of hanthings:/58
17345752how did the tang rulers view the confucian scholar gentrythe tang supported the resuscitation of the confucian scholar gentry, often at the expense of aristocracy59
17345753what was the main purpose of the taika reforms in japanto remake the japanese monarch into an absolutist chinese style emperor60
17345754how did the rise of the samurai in japanese society affect the peasantsreduced peasants to the status of serfs bound to the land they worked61
17345755what did the ashikagashosuns whocame after the minamoto government, do?drove the emperor from kyoto to yoshino and set up a puppet emperor in his place62
17345756sequence of korean dynastiessilla, koryo, mongol, yi63
17345757what religion did korean elite preferbuddhism64
17345758what caused the west to start exploration of new trade routes around 1400technological barriers that had been a problem previously were overcome65
17345759how was italy able to emerge as the center of the early renaissance?italy had closer contyacts with foreign scholars, particularly those in late byzantinium66
17345760what characteristics are associated with the renaissaincegreater interest in nature and things of this world67
17345761what was the source of western vitalitly during the 1300 and 1400the growth of cities and urban economies68
17345762what happened to the middle east after the fall of the abbasid empire and the mongols leftthe emerging ottoam empire soon mastered most of the lands od caliphate, plus the byzantine corner69

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