Prehistoric
domination by males
What is Patriarchy?
One of the best known and oldest trade routes stretching from Europe to China.
What is the Silk Road?
This religion spread rapidly during this time and was founded on the "Five Pilars".
What is Islam?
Being a jew himself, He is considered Christianity's founder and the religion is named after him.
Who is Jesus?
After Constantine moved the capital of the Roman Empire to modern day Turkey, historians started calling this area by a new name.
the area between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers
What is Mesopotamia?
The religion of the "Four Noble Truths" started by Siddhartha Gautama.
What is Buddhism?
Muslims entered into a golden age during this time with this stable government.
What is the Abbasid Caliphate?
Known for his dramatic conversion to Christianity, this prominent figure wrote the majority of the Christian New Testement.
Who is St. Paul?
During the Golden Age of Greece, Athenians developed a new system of government.
What is Democracy?
a state that is made up of just a city
What is a city-state?
The idea that "heaven" provided justification for an Emperor to rule China.
What is the Mandate of Heaven?
These two major branches of Islam have been waring mentally and physically since the death of Muhammad.
Who are the Sunis and Shi'as?
The first one was in 1095 and called by the Pope to free the Holy Land from the Muslims, but there were eventually three more.
What are the Crusades?
This civilization in the early Americas can be traced back to 1500 B.C. They created an extremely accurate calendar and had a concept of "Zero".
Who are the Mayans?
one of the oldest polytheistic religions thought to have originated from the Aryans
What is Hinduism?
Transforming China's Government, this test required students to analyze Confucian teachings
What is the civil service exam?
The Tang Dynasty in China drew on the accomplishments of the Sui Dynasty but this Dynasty took over after its collapse.
What is the Song Dynasty
He was known as "Emperor of the Romans" and crowned by the Pope.
Who is Charlemagne?
This was the top military general in Japan.
What is a shogun?
the first of the monotheistic religions
What is Judaism?
Considered Rome's most enduring legacy, this religion spread long after the fall of Rome.
What is Christianity?
Trans-Saharan trade made this country very wealthy.
What is Ghana?
Today, there are over 10,000 branches of Christianity, but the original two branches were the only two for a thousand years.
What are Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox?
What are monsoon winds?