Early Civilizations
Classical Era
Post-Classical Era
Early Modern Era
Religions
100
In this revolution, irrigation of crops was developed and animals were domesticated.
Neolithic Revolution.
100
The belief that the natural world itself has spiritual power.
Animism.
100
The Muslim traveler from North Africa who began a journey that lasted 30 years throughout Dar-al Islam.
Ibn Battuta.
100
The government policy to maximize exports and minimize exports.
Mercantilism.
100
The blend of Hinduism and Islam in Mughal India.
Sikhism.
200
The six First Civilizations.
Mesopotamia, Egypt, Chinese, Indus Valley, Norte Chico, and Olmec.
200
These are the 3 major philosophies in China.
Confucianism, Legalism, and Daoism.
200
The people of Central Africa speaking the same language migrated East and South into forested regions.
Bantu Migration.
200
The blend of Confucian beliefs with Daoism.
Neo-Confucianism.
200
The Muslim Five Pillars.
Proclamation of faith, prayer, Pilgrimage, alms-giving, and fasting during Ramadan.
300
"The Code of Hammurabi" came from this place.
Mesopotamia.
300
The blend of Greek and the local styles in the fourth century BCE when Alexander the Great conquered the Persian Empire.
Hellenism.
300
In Muslim Empires, this tax was much higher for the nonbelievers.
Zakat.
300
Five global trade routes.
Silk Roads, Indian Ocean Trade, Trans-Sharan, Mediterranean, and Atlantic Trade.
300
The belief that gods exists in nature.
Animism.
400
These people used the "cuneiform" to keep their records.
Sumerians.
400
3 reasons for the fall of Classical Empires (the Han Dynasty in China, western Roman Empire, and the Gupta Empire in India).
Invading nomads, imported diseases, and internal revolts.
400
A Christian leader of the Germanic Franks who united much of modern France, Germany, and northern Italy into "New Rome."
Charlemagne.
400
Portuguese use naval power to create these military bases in Indian Ocean.
Trading post empires.
400
3 differences between Roman Catholicism and Eastern Orthodoxy.
The recognition of the pope (caesaropapism for Orthodox), use of icons, the rights of the priests (Catholic priests cannot be married and grow beard; Orthodox priests can.), languages...(Latin v.s. Greek)
500
Religious monument in Mesopotamia.
Ziggurat.
500
The most famous ruler of the Mauryan Empire who converted to a peaceful life under Buddhism after years of empire-building through bloody conquest.
Ashoka.
500
The world's first novel.
"The Tale of Genji" by Lady Murasaki.
500
The fur tribute in Siberia.
Yasak.
500
Buddhism two major divisions.
Mahayana and Theravada.
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