8000 BCE-600 BCE
What was the system of writing used in Mesopotamia?
Cuneiform
What is the term for the state of enlightenment and perfect tranquility in Buddhism?
Nirvana
During the Indian Ocean Trade, ____________ winds forced mariners to remain in ports waiting for good wins.
monsoons
This man did not agree that money could buy freedom from God's punishments for sins.
Martin Luther
This military leader used instability following the French Revolution as a tool in his rise to power.
Napoleon Bonaparte
What were the large pyramid-stepped towers made from mud-bricks that were used for religious purposes?
Ziggurats
This war was between Athens and Sparta over who would dominate southern Greece.
Peloponnesian War
The bubonic plague started during the ___________ empire.
Mongol
This Muslim dynasty had control over the majority of India in both the 16th and 17th centuries.
The Mughal Dynasty
This invention by James Watt was made perfect in 1765 and was used very frequently in textile production. It also led to a drop in prices.
Steam Engine
What was the Greek word for a city-state?
Polis
This philosophy believes that the only way that there could be peace was through a centralized government and cruel punishments.
Legalism
Who was the king of the Franks from 768-814, and also a emperor, who created the Carolingian Empire?
Charlemagne
This Sultan of the Ottoman Empire was the longest-ruling emperor.
Suleiman the Magnificent
Otto Von Bismarck organized this meeting to show just cause for the European colonization of Africa.
Berlin West Africa Conference
What was the name of a long decline in the temperature on Earth's surface, which led to new species?
Great Ice Age
Which emperor brought an end to Rome as a republic, but led to a common coinage, a rule of law, and safe merchant travels in Rome?
Octavian (Augustus) Caesar
What was the name of the confederation of nomads in China who were called "barbarians" by Chinese rulers.
The Xiongu
In 1588, which Spanish group sailed against England with a goal to end the rule of Elizabeth I of England, and to privateer the Atlantic and Pacific?
Spanish Armada
Who built up a strong army in 1793 who would fight against the French and help Haiti gain freedom?
Toussaint Louverture
What was the term for early Indian knowledge that was passed down to Brahmin priests orally, and later was written down?
Vedas
Who was the first emperor to unify India into one state?
Chandragupta Maurya
What was the name of the alliance between free towns in northern Germany that was created in 1241?
Hanseatic League
This split the new lands outside of Europe between Portugal and Spain.
Treaty of Tordesillas
What event occurred in Qing China from 1850-1864 that led to decreases in agricultural production and China's downfall in the 19th century?
Taiping Rebellion