Ancient India
Supported a thriving civilization between 3000 B.C. and 1500 B.C. based on two major cities, Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro.
Indus River Valley
What dynasty created the first flourishing Chinese Civilization
The Shang Dynasty
What were the two most famous city-states of the Greeks?
Sparta and Athens
What empire was an Islamic civilization built upon the Quran.
The Arab Empire
What people learned to create more sophisticated tools, how to use fire, and how to adapt to and even change their physical environment?
Paleolithic people
Nomadic people that moved south across the Hindu Kush mountain range in the plains of nourthern India.
The Aryans
What were the three major schools of thought emerged in China?
Confucianism, Daoism, and Legalism
What caused the conflict between the Athenian Empire and Sparta.
The Athenian Empire's growth.
What was founded by Muhammad?
The religion Islam
What revolution allowed humans to stop their nomadic ways of living and begin settling down and form more permanent settlements?
Neolithic Revolution
System of people divided into class
The Caste System
Who was the first emperor to unify China and was the first and last of his dynasty?
Qin Shihuangdi
Who invaded the Greeks and ended their freedom?
Phillip II
Islam, Judaism, and Christianity are all explains of?
Monotheism
Cities, government, religion, social structure, writing, and art are an example of?
Basic characteristics of a civilization
Came about through religious beliefs of the Aryan people that settled in India. Believing in reincarnation
Hinduism
what was the reason for China's longevity?
Being able to defend themselves against the people of the northern border.
What three Greek philosophers established the foundation of Western Culture?
Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle
What religious buildings are symbols of the greatness of Islamic art and architecture.
Mosques
Which civilizations left detailed records that allow us to view how they handled the nature of human relationships, the nature of the universe, and the role of divine forces?
Mesopotamia and Egypt
The empire that set a standard for centuries thanks to their greatest ruler Asoka.
The Mauryan Empire
What caused the weakening China's unity?
The nomadic people of the Xiongu.
Who defeated the Persian Empire and was the successor of Phillip II
Alexander the Great
Who were the successors of Muhammad and organized the Arabs into an expansion
The Caliphs
Which empire built up military force and had been the first to unite almost all of the ancient Middle East?
The Assyrian Empire