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Means "Land between the Rivers"
Mesopotamia
Humans developed agriculture during this time period
Neolithic period
Region forming a transitional zone between desert and grasslands
Sahel
Timbuktu was the principal city of this empire.
Mali
A form of government controlled by religious authorities
Theocracy
The Analects
These people on the east coast of Africa were heavily involved in the Indian Ocean Trade
Swahili
This term refers to the extended period of peace during the height of the Roman Empire.
Pax Romana
Making a statement of faith, prayer, giving to the poor, fasting, and making pilgrimage are the...
Five Pillars of Islam
This philosophy emphasizes following/learning from the example of nature
Daoism/Taoism
This group of people migrated from Central Asia into northern India around 1500-1200 BCE.
Aryans
The Four Noble Truths are associated with this religion.
Buddhism
The Zoroastrian holy scripture
Avesta
This caliphate was centered around the city of Damascus
Umayyad Caliphate
They brought ironworking to Sub-Saharan Africa
Bantu
Kublai Khan, grandson of Genghis, established this dynasty in China.
Yuan
This region, extending from Mesopotamia to Egypt, is one of the areas where farming first developed.
Fertile Crescent
These people were at the bottom of the social hierarchy in feudal Japan.
Merchants
This Empire lasted until 1453, when its capital city was conquered by the Turks
Byzantine
The Silk Road trade network first began during this dynasty.
Han Dynasty
These first 4 leaders of Muslims after Muhammad are known as...
Rashidun/Rightly Guided caliphs
The Persian Empire was divided into provinces called ______________, which were ruled by governors called _____________.
Satrapies; Satraps
This group of people migrated into Mesopotamia during the 9th-10th centuries CE, and eventually became the true rulers of the Abbasid Caliphate
Seljuks/Seljuk Turks
Confucianism emphasizes this relationship between parents and children.
Filial Piety
This was one of the earliest written law codes.
Code of Hammurabi