Neolithic/River Valley
Change that occurred during the Neolithic Revolution
What is transition from hunting and gathering to agriculture
Document from 1215 that limited the king's power, guaranteed trial by jury
What is the Magna Carta
Created the concept of zero
Who are the Maurya and Gupta
Blend of Greek cultures with eastern cultures
What is Hellenism
Caused a decline in literacy, decline in formalized government, and decline in trade
What was the fall of Rome
Earliest settlement on the Nile, irrigation leads to the "Gift of the Nile"
What is Egypt
Created during the Qin Dynasty and indicates belief in an after life
What are the terra cotta soldiers/warriors
Creators of democracy, arches, columns, dramas, and philosophy
Who are the Greeks
Corrupt leaders, spread of Christianity, inflation, public health issues
What are reasons for the fall of Rome
Smallest economic, social unit revolving around an estate, controlled by a lord, who gives land and protection to his serfs, who in turn give him their services (land = wealth)
What is manorialism
Enabled workers to specialize in other jobs
What is irrigation
Trade route responsible for the spread of Buddhism
What is the Silk Road
Used legalist ideas to unify China through autocracy
• Centralized system of highway and irrigation networks
• The Great Wall of China built
What is the Qin Dynasty
War-like society where military service was mandatory for males
What is Sparta
Reciprocal military obligations between members of the warrior nobility in Medieval Europe
What is feudalism
First uniform written laws from Babylon
What is the Code of Hammurabi
Resulted in a loss of a common language as Latin changes and different dialects develop
What were the Germanic invasions
Centralized government; complex bureaucracy; civil service jobs; promotion of Confucianism; invention of paper, water mills for grinding grain
What is the Han Dynasty
Characterized as separate powers among different government branches and participation in public assemblies
What is the Roman Republic
Raised and produced nearly everything needed for the community in the feudal system
Who are serfs
Early civilization home to the caste system and a highly developed grid system with plumbing and sewage systems
What is Indus Valley (Mohenjo Daro/Harappa)
Includes cities, government, architecture, social classes, writing system, public works, specialization of labor, and religion
What are characteristics of a civilization
India’s Golden Age through literature, astronomy, medicine, and mathematics occurred during this dynasty
What is the Gupta Dynasty
200 Year period of peace and stability in Rome
What is the Pax Romana
Major institutions that survived the fall of the Roman Empire & unified people politically, religiously, and socially
What is the Christian Church