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6797397177Paleolithic AgeBy 12,000 BCE humans are fully developed, migrate out of East Africa0
6797397178Neolithic RevolutionPopulation increase, causes job specialization, changes in gender roles1
6797397179Ancient MesopotamiaHammurabi's Code, ziggurats, polytheistic, cuneiform2
6797397180Ancient ChinaHuang He River, family dynasties, veneration of ancestors, oracle bones3
6797397181Ancient EgyptNile River=easy trade, Old & New Kingdoms, hieroglyphs, pharaohs4
6797397182HinduismDeveloped in India, Vedas, Caste System5
6797397183JudaismFounded by Abraham in Middle East, Torah, monotheistic, Diaspora6
6797397184ChristianityFounded by Jesus, Bible, monotheistic, Roman opposition->Rome's religion7
6797397185IslamFounded by Muhammad, 5 Pillars, Qu'ran, Sunni & Shi'ite8
6797397186ConfucianismSounded by Confucius after Warring States Period, Ren & Li, 5 relationships, filial piety, education based9
6797397187BuddhismFour noble truths, eightfold path, reincarnation, nirvana10
6797397188Qin DynastyChina(221-210 BCE), Legalism, takes over after Warring States Period,11
6797397189Han DynastyChina (206 BCE-220 CE), Confucianism, iron tools, taken over by Yellow Turbans12
6797397190Roman RepublicConsuls, senate, tribune, 12 Tables, tension b/w classes13
6797397191Roman EmpireMade by Caesar, Augustus= Pax Romana, tolerate pagans, Western Rome falls to Visigoths, barracks emperors14
6797397192Persian Empire(558-330 BCE), Royal Roads, Red Sea Canal, Zoroastrianism, taken by Alexander the Great15
6797397193Byzantine EmpireJustinian's Code, Christianity splits in 1054, Roman Roads, weakened by crusades, taken by Ottoman Turks16
6797397194Mongol Empire20 independently ruled provinces, tolerant if surrender, open trade -> plague, taken by Ming Dynasty17
6797397195Tang DynastyConfucianism, civil service exam, fast ripening rice, equal field system, peasant rebellion18
6797397196Dar al IslamCaliphs, open trade, Ibn Battuta, based on Muslim tradition19
6797397197Sub- Saharan AfricaChallenging geography, 2,000 languages, animistic, Bantu tribes20
6797397198Kingdom of GhanaAfrica, Kings convert to Islam, taken over by Berbers21
6797397199Mali EmpireMansa Musa makes pilgrimage to Mecca, taken by nomads22
6797397200Swahili City StatesEast coast is richest, Mogadishu, syncretic Arabic influenced Bantu language23
6797397201RenaissanceRebirth from famine and disease, happened in Italy, Protestant reformation (Martin Luther)24
6797397202Reasons to ExploreCut out Italian/Muslin merchants, magnetic compass from China, Portugal leads the way25
6797397203Colombian ExchangeAmericas- 75% of pop dies, bring cattle/pigs Europe- maize/potatoes, pop increase, triangular trade26
6797397204New SpainCortes conquers Aztecs, Pizarro conquers Inca, haciendas, encomiendas, silver, Mita system, Treaty of Tordesillas27
6797397205Colombian Exchange in Africa & Atlantic WorldSlaves show wealth in Africa, Middle Passage- 20% of slaves die, polygamy in Africa -> pop increase, slaves in Americas assimilate28
6797397206Ming DynastyMandarins & eunuchs in charge, Zeng He explores, eradicate Mongol past, still diverse, Great Wall, taken by Manchus who create Qing29
6797397207Ottoman EmpireConquers Byzantine, sultan, take Janissaries, coffee houses cause contagious diffusion of ideas30
6797397208Mughal EmpireOf Mongol descent, tolerant, centralized, expand to South India, Europe creates trade colonies31
6797397209EnlightenmentLiberal thought including ideas of popular sovereignty and individual rights, created by people like John Locke32
6797397210American Revolution(1776-1783), Britain taxes US after Seven Years War(stamp & quartering acts), Declaration of Independence, create Continental Congress with inspiration from Locke33
6797397211French Revolution(1789-1799), War debt, unfair social classes (3rd Estate = 97% of pop), third estate creates National Assembly, write Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen, American inspired, Jacobin Party->The Directory->Napoleon34
6797397212Haitian RevolutionOnly successful slave revolt, produce 1/3 of French exports, free people of color fight with white settlers, in the midst of the civil war L'Overture leads slave revolt35
6797397213Latin American RevolutionPeninsulares have far more power than Creoles, Simon Bolívar leads revolt with Creoles, forms US style confederation of Gran Colombia36
6797397214Mexican RevolutionRulers were weakened by Napoleon so Priest Hidalgo y Castillo take over37
6797397215Brazilian RevolutionKing and family hide from Napoleon in Brazil, King leaves behind his son, son declares independence38
6797397216Attempts to Reform Industrial SocietiesSocialism advocates for minimum age and wage, Communist Manifesto makes egalitarian society, Trade Unions start strikes and collective bargaining39
6797397217Global Effects of IndustrializationUneven development, rural countries only produce raw materials and don't develop, migration to where work is needed, Indian textiles decline, poor countries depend on others40
6797397218Industrialization in Latin AmericaRely on slavery until 1800s, Italian seasonal workers, indentured servants from China41
6797397219Industrialization in AfricaProvide gold, ivory & palm oil to Europe for manufactured goods, Congo Free State rubber plantations, South African mineral deposits (diamonds&gold)42
6797397220Industrialization in RussiaGovernment initiated, middle class grows, captains of industry are most powerful, industrialize in 1890s43
6797397221Qing DynastyChina(1644-1911), Replace Ming, restrict British trade, Britain sells opium which leads to opium wars, losing opium wars cause unequal treaties (Treaty of Nanking), split into spheres of influence44
6797397222Meiji RestorationAmerica threatens Japan to open ports, shogun surrenders and is considered weak, Emperor takes over and introduces Western education and industrialization45
6797397223ImperialismDomination of European powers over subject lands, mercantilism often included46
6797397224Jewel of British CrownIndia, Sepoy revolt 1857, British establish direct rule (viceroy), clear forest to grow tea, coffee, and opium47
6797397225Imperialism in AfricaScramble for Africa(1875-1900), Berlin West Africa Conference divides land up into territories, Africa is no match for European firepowers (except Ethipoia)48
6797397226Social DarwinismDifferent races evolved at faster rates, favored Europeans49
6797397227Causes of WWICompeting nationalism, assassination of Franz Ferdinand by Serbian, slowly involves Triple Entente and Central Powers50
6797397228World War OneWar of attrition(trench warfare), create barbed wire, gas, Gatling Gun, involves Homefront creating supplies, Collapse of Russia->communist Russia, Zimmerman Telegram involves US, Ottoman Collapse-> Kemal makes Turkey51
6797397229Effects of WWIParis Peace Conference charges reparations->destroys German economy, sparks India's request for home rule(Gandhi and Jinnah create Pakistan and free India), Chinese nationalism leads to Moa Zedong making communism, Japan gets into League of Nations52
6797397230Cold WarWar over spreading capitalism or communism, USSR eventually collapse after reform attempts(perestroika & glasnost), Vietnam War53
6797397231GlobalizationWorld Trade Organization, Trading Blocs, European Union, OPEC, NAFTA, Modern transport makes trade easier54

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