Fundamentals
Historians use this kind of source to attain first-hand accounts.
What is a primary source?
This ancient civilization possessed several independent city-states such as Athens and Sparta.
What was Greece?
This Chinese dynasty came directly after the Qin (221-206 BCE) and is known for inventions such as the compass and the creation of paper.
What is the Han Dynasty?
Translated as "the land in between two rivers," this was the first civilization in human history.
What is Mesopotamia?
This civilization conquered present-day countries across the western South American coast and adapted to their unique, mountainous geography.
What was the Inca Empire?
This social science is concerned with questions on how to run a government, what the definition of a citizen is, and what laws should be passed.
What is a political scientist?
This political, legal, economic, and social hierarchy was widely used across Europe during the Middle Ages (500-1500).
What was Feudalism?
This Chinese philosophy is characterized by ideas such as filial piety, the Five Relationships, and support for an education.
What is Confucianism?
This emperor of the Mali Empire is well-known for his pilgrimage to Mecca which brought Islamic ideas back to West Africa.
Who is Mansa Musa?
This civilization (which occupied the Yucatan Peninsula) is famous for its calendar system and the use of cocoa beans as currency.
Who were the Maya?
This turning point in history is characterized by the transition from hunting and gathering to farming and permanent settlements.
What is the Neolithic/Agricultural Revolution?
This civilization is known for establishing a republic, writing the Twelve Tables, and conquering much of the Mediterranean world.
What was ancient Rome?
Who was Zheng He?
This law code was written in 1750 BCE under the rule of a Babylonian emperor and is considered one of the oldest in human history.
What is Hammurabi's Code?
This historical time period refers to the exchange of goods between the New and Old World after Columbus' voyage across the Atlantic.
What is the Columbian Exchange?
Historians keep this form of prejudice in mind when reading sources from multiple perspectives to see how this may have influenced the writer's work.
What is bias?
This period in Europe is characterized by the total control of monarchs such as Peter the Great, Louis XIV, and Henry VIII
What is the Age of Absolutism?
This empire from India is characterized by the rule of Asoka the Great and near-total control of the Indian subcontinent.
What is the Mauryan Empire?
These two resources exchanged across Trans-Saharan trade routes made several West African kingdoms wealthy.
What are gold and salt?
This was the first known civilization to exist in Mesoamerica.
Who were the Olmecs?
This innovation came alongside that of farming during the Neolithic/Agricultural Revolution.
What is domestication?
This Spanish conquistador (who lived from 1485-1547) is widely known for the collapse of the Aztec Empire.
Who was Hernan Cortes?
This code was used by samurais in feudal Japan and promoted ideas such as loyalty and honor.
What is the Code of Bushido?
These two cities are considered the most sacred sites in Islamic tradition.
What are Mecca and Medina?
Known as "floating gardens," this innovation was created by the Aztecs to adapt to their surroundings.
What are chinampas?