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11306993045hunting and foraging bandsThese were nomadic, practiced animism, occurred before agriculture0
11306993046Neolithic Revolutiondeveloped agriculture, domesticated animals, leading to larger food supply and development of civilizations1
11306993047classical eratime from 600 BCE - 600 CE includes Han, Rome & Gupta2
11306993048Chinese Examination systemDuring the Han, a way for government promotion, based on Confucius doctrine3
11306993049HellenismAlexander the Great placing a Greek "stamp" on places as far away as Persia4
11306993050Bantu MigrationSub-Saharan Africa, moved south, brought metallurgy and language base5
11306993051Trans-Saharan TradeArea consistent with: the introduction of camels for transport , Islam, Timbuktu, Gold and Slaves6
11306993052Caliphateregional states of Islam7
11306993053Dar al-Islamthe world where Islam is8
11306993054Byzantine Empirethe vestiges of the fall of Rome in 476 CE in the East9
11306993055SinificationJapan, Korea, and Southeast Asia were made like China and under their influence10
11306993056Feuadlismheld Europe together after Rome's fall, Europe Knight, Japan, Samurai11
11306993057Mesopotamia"land between the rivers"12
11306993058Yellow Rivereast Asia river valley civilizations developed there13
11306993059Indus RiverSouth Asia river valley civilizations developed14
11306993060Wooden plows, wheelsTechnological development directly after the Neolithic Rev.15
11306993061Agricultural Revolutionled to specialized labor & the development of civilizations16
11306993062Zigguratsstep pyramids in Mesopotamia17
11306993063BabylonianHammurabi's code theocratic government18
11306993064The Epic of GilgameshMesopotamian literature, flood story19
11306993065Pastorolistsnomadic people who herded20
11306993066PolytheisticBelief in many gods21
11306993067Zoroastrianismcentral Asia, monotheistic religion Ahura Mazda is the god22
11306993068classical era600 BCE - 600 CE23
11306993069Caste Systemsouth Asian hierarchy based on birth, held India together more than politics24
11306993070Christianityaccepted by Constantine in the 14th century25
11306993071KarmaHindu idea one's social position is based on good or bad deeds26
11306993072Buddhismreincarnation, 8 fold path, suffering comes from selfishness, nirvana27
11306993073Siddhartha Gautamasouth Asian religion started from around 500 BCE28
11306993074PaulSpread Christianity to non-Jews29
11306993075MahayanaBuddhism where Buddha is a god30
11306993076Therevadatraditional Buddhism, the "lesser vehicle"31
11306993077Confucius500 BC China, filial piety, bold Analects32
11306993078patriarchymen superior to women33
11306993079Neo-ConfucianismConfucianism that supports an afterlife34
11306993080DaoismAsian ideas that focus on nature for peace, not human relationships, includes respect for ancestors as well35
11306993081LaoziDaoist philosopher36
11306993082Animismbelief that the natural world has spiritual powers37
11306993083Shamanismpeople who have contact with the spiritual world, popular in Africa38
11306993084Bhagavad Gitaclassical Indian Epic poem39
11306993085Hellenismexemplified by Buddhist statues with Greek clothing, an influence of Alex the Great40
11306993086HinduismShiva41
11306993087JudaismTorah42
11306993088QuranIslam43
11306993089Rome476 fall of ______44
11306993090Classical Indian empiresSouth Asian: Mauryan and Gupta45
11306993091Persian Empireachaemenid empire46
11306993092SatrapsPersian regional leaders47
11306993093Qin DynastyLegalism was the solution after the warring states period/ mandate of heaven as well48
11306993094HanStart the Great Wall and canal digging49
11306993095Mauryan EmpireAshoka leader50
11306993096AshokaBloody conquer, later Buddhist and sends missionaries out51
11307076061GuptaNorth India, developed "Arabic numeral" despite begin in South Asia, 0 also made52
11307087920PhoeniciansMediterranean, sea faring, traders, developed alphabet53
11307096743SpartaGreek polis, militaristic, totalitarian oligarchy54
11307111604AthensGreek polis, democracy for males55
11307128841RomeBuilt aqueducts, roads, and used its military to expand, fell in 476 CE56
11307134901Byzantine EmpireEastern Europe, Code of Justinian, modern day Turkey57
11307148093MayaLatin American civilization, math, glyph writing, human sacrifice, astronomy important, ziggurats, terraced farming, Tikal58
11307154062TeotihuacanLatin American civilization, step pyramids dedicated to gods, traded with Maya59
11307161311MocheAndean civilization 100-800CE warrior -priest ruled, built pyramids, human sacrifice, terraced farming60
11307165650Panat systemIrrigation, transports water from below ground to the surface in arid region61
11307171943BuddhismAs Han declines many Chinese convert to this religion62
11307179382North AfricaCamel increased trade here63
11307191554Indian OceanLargest trade network pre-1492, conveyor of Buddhism, monsoon winds used64
11307198313DhowsShip Arab merchants used these to trade in Indian Ocean trade65
11307203521Lateen sailTriangular sail used to navigate monsoon winds66
11307210868ConstantinopleKnown as Byzantium, one of the words greatest points of exchange67
11307215755Spread of IslamThe most important development during the Post Classical Era68
11307222857TimbuktuAfrican trading city and center of learning69
11307229666Ming DynastyAsian trade with huge ships in the Indian Ocean Region, but did not try to overtake the trading system70
11307237232Tang & Song618-1279 CE reestablished government stability in East Asia71
11307256362Sui dynastyStarted the Grand Canal Project72
11307261554Yuan DynastyMongol Dynasty73
11307268338MongolsEquestrian/horsemanship skills, nomads, religious tolerance74
11307273631Pacific IslandsTook coconuts, bananas in outrigger canoes with them to new areas in this region75
11307287588Marco Polo13th century merchant of Venice, travels to Yuan Dynasty, encourages European interest in the East76
11307294179Ibn BattutaMuslim traveler throughout Dar-Al-Islam77
11307305124Mansa MusaMail Prince, hajj in 14th century, gold giver78
11307312045chinaPapermaking, gunpowder79
11307317009VietnamSouth East Asian Area introduces new type of rice to China, never full taken by China, but influenced by China80
11307323542Muslim ScholarsPreserve Greek literature and science after the fall of Rome, until the Renaissance81
11307332820Post Classical EraByzantine, Abbasid, Tang, Song Yuan are all of this Era82
11307338407Catholic ChurchThis held Western Europe together after 476CE83
11307344369CharlemagneIn 800 CE was the Holy Roman Emperor, the first large Western European government post 476 CE84
11307351016JustinianGreatest leader of the Byzantine Empire, est. a law code85
11307356345AllahMuslim god86
11307363376Major Islamic beliefs5 pillars87
11307368406JihadStruggle for faith, internal Or military88
11307374002Ways Islam spreadMilitary, merchants, missionaries were used89
11307384924Umayyad caliphateDamascus capital, Islamic90
11307391967Abbasid CaliphateBaghdad capital, Arabian Knights, Seljuk Turks held prominent positions, algebra, astronomy & destroyed by Mongols91
11307396593MamluksTurkish soldiers of the Abbasid Caliphate92
11307402375Delhi sultanatesMuslim Turk dynasties, Northern part of South Asia,93
11307408357Sikh faithIslam blended with Hindu faith in Delhi Sultanate94
11307412760CrusadesClash of Islam and Christians, resulted in trade with Muslims, and re-discovery of Classical texts95
11307417643Sui DynastyAlthough short lived it revived the following: Grand Canal, Great Wall, Confucian exam system, Buddhism rise96
11307424500Tang DynastyRejected Buddhism, A golden Age, continued policies of Sui, started foot binding, adopted Neo-Confucianism97
11307431585Tang advancesPrinting, gunpowder, compass, ship construction, ceramics98
11307439158Silla DynastyMade tribute payments to China, copy Chinese writing, religion, architecture99
11307445110JapanNever conquered by China, but culturally borrowed, Chinese writing, bureaucracy, religion100
11307450407Tale of GenjiLady Murasaki101
11307455926VietnamNever fully conquered by China, introduced fast ripening rice to China, women rejected patriarchy of China102
11307460203MongolsPastoralists-nomadic-ends Song & Abbasid Dynasty, foreigners allowed to be administrators-tolerant of religions, est. peaceful trade along Silk Road103
11307466113Yuan DynastyEst. by Kublai Khan104
11307469714The Golden HordeRussian name for certain equestrian conquers who required tribute from them105
11307476148SahelSouth West of the Sahara African grasslands106
11307481071EthiopiaSub-Saharan African kingdom, Christian, churches of Stone, exports coffee107
11307485677chinampasAztec agriculture system of island gardens108
11307490969Horse collar/ crop rotationFarming improvement led to food surplus, & increased population109
11307495862CottonImportant export of India110
11307500169TenochtitlanAztec Capital, large population, zoo, gardens, on Lake Texcoc111
11307503875VeniceMajor trade hub linking Europe and Africa112
11307508558MitaSystem of forced labor of the Inca & adapted by Europeans when Europe rules the Inca113
11307513530Byzantine & Ottoman EmpiresClimbing the social ladder was possible in these empires by being a successful merchant114
11307518556Empress WuTang Dynasty Emperor115

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