Spread Hellenistic culture. Had an empire that stretched from Egypt to India.
Who is Alexander the Great?
100
The new capital of the Byzantine Empire/Eastern Roman Empire.
What is Constantinople?
100
Rebirth of classical learning, arts, and sciences.
What is the Renaissance?
100
Came up with the scientific theory "Survival of the Fittest"
Who was Charles Darwin?
200
Increase in population during this revolution.
What is the Neolithic Revolution?
200
Longest dynasty in Chinese history. Concept of Mandate of Heaven.
What is the Zhou Dynasty?
200
1/3 of the population in Rome were this.
What is a slave?
200
Chinese admiral who led the "Treasure Fleet"
Who was Zheng He?
200
Belief that a group of people with similar cultural backgrounds rightly belong together in one nation.
What is nationalism?
300
Earliest evidence of writing in China is found on these.
What are oracle bones?
300
Emperor who ordered the Terra Cotta Warriors to be built.
Who is Qin Shi Huang Di?
300
Divided the Roman Empire into two.
Who was Diocletian?
300
Centered in the Andes Mountains in western South America. Declined when Spanish conquistadors came over.
What is the Inca Empire?
300
First anti-imperial revolution in the modern world?
What is the American Revolution?
400
People group who first practiced monotheism.
Who are the Hebrews?
400
These migrations began in Central Africa. The people migrated south and east, spreading a common language base and metal-working technology.
What are the Bantu Migrations?
400
Define Shari'a
What is the body of Islamic law and culture?
400
First nation to sail to Asia for trade?
What is Portugal?
400
Idea where the poor unite and overthrow the rich, and establish a political and economic system where the government controls production and labor to the benefit of all.
What is Marxism (proposed by Karl Marx)?
500
Created myths like the Epic of Gilgamesh.
Who are the Babylons?
500
One of the largest empires of the classical era. Existed around the same time as the Roman Empire. Advanced technology. Traded with the Roman Empire.
What is the Han Empire?
500
The period the classical era of Japan took place.
What is the Heian Period?
500
Muslim Empire in South Asia. Akbar was one of the famous leaders. Leaders claimed to be descendants of the Mongols.