Unit 1 First Civilizations
Also known as the New Stone Age. This era is when people began to settle and farm.
Neolithic Revolution
What is monotheism
A government based on the majority and hears everyone's voice. (We have it in America)
Democracy
When culture spreads from one place to another.
Cultural Diffusion
This Religion includes
Karma
Caste System
Reincarnation
Many Gods
Hinduism
People that move from place to place are called
Nomads
This Religion includes:
filial Piety
Founded in China
5 relationships
Women are inferior to man
Confucius
A test one had to pass in China in order to become a political official.
Civil service exam
A Roman emperor that converted to Christianity and protected Christians after he saw a cross in the sky and it helped him win a battle.
Emperor Constantine
A society governed / controlled by men
Patriarchy
Paleolithic Era
This religion includes
Karma
Reincarnation
8 fold paths
Nirvana
Founded in India
Buddhism
A government based on elected officials. Rome was once this before it become an empire.
Republic
Land routes connecting East Asia and Southeast Asia with South Asia, Persia, the Arabian Peninsula, East Africa and Southern Europe.
The Silk Road
This religion includes the 10 commandments
They do not believe Jesus is the Messiah
Oldest monotheistic religion
Judaism
The first set of written laws found in Mesopotamia
The Code of Hammurabi
This belief system is about
logic
reasoning
Founded in Europe
RATIONALISM
Roman dictator, politician, and military general who played a critical role in the events that led to the demise of the Roman Republic and the rise of the Roman Empire.
Julius Cesar
King of Macedonia. Due to his conquest and successful battles he helped create the Hellenist Culture
Alexander the Great
This river valley civilization sits between two rivers (the Euphrates and Tigris)
Mesopotamia
During the Neolithic Revolution, people started to do one task and one specific skill. This came to be known as
Job Specialization
POLYTHEISM
A government based on the smartest / and most talented people.
Meritocracy
This Chinese dynasty developed the silk road, invented paper, and adopted Confucianism as a state of ideology.
Han Dynasty
This former Indian Emperor converted to buddhism once he saw all the death he caused in Kalinga.
Asoka