Stone Age
A building used for storing harvested grain and other food.
What is a Granary?
A strong metal made by mixing copper and tin, used for tools and weapons.
What is Bronze?
When power is brought together under one strong ruler or government.
What is Centralization?
The capital city of the Byzantine Empire (now Istanbul), located at a major crossroads for trade.
What is Constantinople?
The official religion of the Ottoman Empire.
What is Islam?
The process of taming wild animals and plants for human use, like for food, riding, or pulling plows.
What is Domestication?
Platforms along a river or sea for boats to load and unload goods.
What are Docks and Harbors?
A famous ancient trade route connecting China with the Middle East, Europe, and North Africa.
What is the Silk Road?
A clear and organized system of Roman laws created by Emperor Justinian, influencing future laws.
What is Justinian's Code?
A system in the Ottoman Empire that allowed different religious groups to govern themselves.
What is the Millet System?
A building style using stick frames, mud walls, and roofs made of straw mixed with mud.
Two very organized cities of the Indus Valley Civilization.
What are Mohenjo-Daro & Harappa?
A Chinese belief that rulers had the right to rule because God chose them, but could lose it if they were bad leaders.
What is the Mandate of Heaven?
A famous church in Constantinople, a symbol of religious belief and power.
What is the Hagia Sophia?
Islamic law that guided the government and courts.
What is Sharia Law?
A Native American farming method where corn, beans, and squash are grown together.
What is the Three Sisters?
The idea that a person's actions in life have consequences in the future.
What is Karma?
A Chinese philosophy about living in harmony with nature and not having too much government interference.
What is Taoism?
A major split in 1054 between the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Roman Catholic Church.
What is the Great Schism?
Elite soldiers in the Ottoman military, recruited through the Devshirme system.
What is the Janissaries?