Early Civilizations
Religions
Trade
Post-Classical Civilizations
Misc.
100
What was the Neolithic era defined by?
Agriculture
100
What is the name of the journey that all devout Muslims must go on once in their lives?
The hajj
100
What was the Columbian Exchange?
An exchange of crops, people, animals, diseases, and cultures between the Europe/Africa/Asia and the Americas
100
What was the reconquista?
When the Spanish recaptured land from the Muslim empire
100
What did Confucius do?
Founded a religion/moral structure
200
Who was the first ruler of Mesopotamia?
Sargon of Akkad
200
Which religion follows the Four Noble Truths?
Buddhism
200
What is the most important sources of wealth in an agricultural society?
Land
200
From the fall of Rome to about the 1100s, what was the most powerful civilization?
The Byzantine Empire
200
What was one of the consequences of the Black Death?
Labor shortages, population decline, etc
300
What do we call the earliest humans?
Australopithecus
300
What caused the split between Sunni and Shi'a Muslims?
disagreement over the succession of leaders
300
Who protected trade routes during the 1200s?
The Mongols
300
What dynasty rose after the Plague and the fall of Yuan?
the Ming Dynasty
300
What was important about both the Code of Hammurabi and the Justinian Code?
They organized and wrote down laws in ways people could understand
400
Bantu migrations through Africa were caused by what?
Climate/environmental change
400
Which religion had the largest impact in China after the fall of the Han Dynasty?
Buddhism
400
How did the Columbian Exchange contribute to population growth?
More crops meant people were better nourished which meant that they were healthier and lived longer and had more children
400
Name two major civilizations in Africa during the post-classical period (500-1400 CE)
Mali, Great Zimbabwe, etc
400
What was one major difference between the Aztecs and the Inca?
Aztecs developed writing, Inca did not
500
Name two early civilizations that developed writing systems.
Sumer, Phoenicians, Maya, Egyptians
500
What caused the schism between the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church in 1054?
A disagreement over icons
500
What trade route enabled overland trade between Africa and Europe?
The Trans-Saharan route
500
Who was Hugh Capet?
First king of France
500
What was the purpose of the Delian League?
To discourage further Persian invasions in Greece
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