Big Picture
Empires of Eurasia
Cultural Traditions
Social Hierarchies
Africa and the Americas
100
Civilizations that took over “second wave” civilizations.
What were "third wave" civilizations?
100
The series of wars between the Persian Empire and independent Greek cities
What were the Greco-Persian Wars?
100
Chinese philosophies by chronology.
What are Legalism, Confucianism, and Daoism?
100
A system of society in which the father or the eldest male is the head of the family.
What is patriarchy?
100
Civilization that developed an advanced mathematical system, elaborate calendars, and a writing system. Its classical phase was from 250 to 900 C.E.
What was the Mayan civilization?
200
Viewed by elites as sly, unproductive, and suspicious.
What were merchants?
200
Both empires invoked supernatural sanctions, established effective centralized control over large populations, and invested heavily in public works.
What were the Roman and Chinese Empires?
200
Included a vast diversity of gods, spirits, and philosophies.
What was Hinduism?
200
A prominent, military-focused city-state in ancient Greece.
What is Sparta?
200
Also known as the "City of the Gods"
What is Teotihuacán?
300
The means goods and ideas were typically spread.
What were long distance trade routes?
300
Author of a record of thoughts and activities carved on rocks and pillars about his conversion to Buddhism
Who is Ashoka?
300
Emphasis on argument, logic, and the relentless questioning of received wisdom.
What was Greek philosophy?
300
Brahmins, Kshatriya, Vaisya, Sudras
What are the four classes of the Varna theory in India?
300
Prominent peoples of Africa who spread their skills and culture through Eastern and Southern Africa
Who were the Bantu speaking peoples?
400
Empires brought a vast diversity of peoples through this.
What is a single political system?
400
Son of Philip II.
Who is Alexander the Great?
400
Both were transformed into gods by their followers.
Who were Jesus Christ and Buddha?
400
A Chinese peasant rebellion to create a golden age of equality.
What was the Yellow Turban Rebellion?
400
A regional Andean civilization that had an agriculture based on a complex irrigation system
What was the Moche Civilization?
500
The amount of the world’s landmass under control of any state-based system.
How much is one-third?
500
The year the first Roman emperor became a Christian
When was 312 C.E.?
500
__________ the prophet warned the existence of a single unique god, Ahura Mazda, to the __________.
Who were Zarathustra and the Persians?
500
The act of granting legal freedom to slaves (different from emancipation).
What is manumission?
500
A kingdom located in present day northern Ethiopia that adopted Christianity.
What is Axum?
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