The exchange of silks and spices and the spread of Buddhism along the Silk Roads are examples of this
What is cultural diffusion?
100
The early civilizations of the Nile River Valley, Mesopotamia, and the Yellow River Valley were similar in that they were dependent on this to grow their crops.
What is fertile land/soil?
100
This was a common goal of Confucianism and Buddhism.
What is peace and harmony (order)?
100
Maurya and Gupta are all empires of this country
What is India?
100
Hinduism practices this social class system
What is the caste system?
200
Italy and India are similar in that they are both this type of geographic feature.
What is a peninsula?
200
The Neolithic Revolution resulted in this change in how people lived.
What are permanent settlements, settled farming?
200
This belief system is closely associated with the Eightfold Path, Four Noble Truths, and nirvana
What is Buddhism?
200
Advancements in this occurred during the Golden Age of Greece and Islam.
What is science and technology?
200
The Mongols were instrumental in doing this to Russia
What is isolation them from Western Europe?
300
In China, the development of ethnocentrism was most influenced by this
What is (geographic) isolation?
300
This was a significant trade route that stretched from the Middle East through Asia.
What is The Silk Road?
300
These belief systems believe that there are spirits in nature
What are Shinto(ism) and Animism?
300
This country's golden age produced a civil service system, gunpowder, and porcelain.
What is China?
300
The Byzantine Empire was responsible for the spread of this religion
What is Orthodox Christian?
400
Japan became a heavy importer of raw materials and goods due to a lack of this
What are natural resources?
400
These are people who move from place to place
What are nomads?
400
Judaism, Islam, and Christianity all share these two beliefs.
What is monotheism and ethical code of conduct?
400
Ghana, Mali and Songhai Kingdoms relied on this for their economic growth
What is trade? (among the trans-Saharan trade routes)
400
Zheng He contributed to China's prosperity by doing this
What is expanding trade (with nations of Asia and Africa)?
500
Aztec, Maya, and Inca agricultural systems show that these civilizations developed creative farming techniques, such as this
What is terrace farming?
500
The Phoenicians and the Egyptians are similar in that they both developed these to help aid them in trade.
What is a system of writing?
500
Buddhism and Hinduism are this type of belief system
What is polytheistic?
500
This was was spread into Mali as a result of Mansa Musa's pilgrimage to Mecca
What is Islamic learning and culture?
500
The spreading of the Sahara desert is a result of this (geography vocabulary word)