Paleolithic - Neolithic - River Valley Civilizations
During which period of pre-history were humans living primarily as nomads?
Paleolithic Era
Name two beliefs systems that developed in Asia during the classical era
Hinduism, Buddhism
At its height of power, what three continents did Rome control land on?
Europe, Asia, Africa
What religion did Christianity develop out of?
Judaism
What is the name of the economic system people in western Europe lived under?
Feudalism, manorialism
What is animal domestication and what era of pre-history does it take place in?
Taming wild animals for human use for food, power, and shelter
Neolithic Era
What characteristics take place during a “golden age” of a classical civilization?
Developments in engineering, math, science, art, literature, and architecture.
Periods of peace and prosperity.
Describe the differences between the city states of Athens and Sparta
Athens valued expression, art, democracy, and individual rights while Sparta valued war, military training, and the collective.
What is the name of the code of conduct that Buddhists follow? What does following this lead to?
Eightfold Path, Enlightenment
What were the four classes of people who lived in western Europe during the middle ages
Kings, lords, vassals/knights, peasants/serfs
What major innovations led to the development of river valley civilizations?
Domestication of animals
Neolithic revolution
also Irrigation systems for Agriculture
What were Ashoka's pillar edicts? What inspired him to create these?
A law code publically displayed at the edges of the Mauryan empire. He was inspired by the teachings of Buddhism.
What is Hellenistic culture and how did it spread from the Mediterranean world to the edges of India? Name the individual.
Alexander the Great, a conqueror from Macedonia to the north of Greece, led his armies throughout the known world. He mixed Greek culture with those he conquered: Persian, Egyptian, Indian - to create a blend of cultures known as "Hellenistic culture"
How can one move between castes in the Hindu caste system?
Follow your dharma and reincarnate into a higher caste.
After the fall of Rome, what were the two halves of Europe that emerged?
Western Europe (many small kingdoms)
Byzantine Empire
Name three of the four river valley civilizations we studied in class. What do they all have in common?
Egypt, Mesopotamia, Indus Valley, Ancient China
All located along major rivers in areas of productive soil and farming.
Name two achievement of Shi Huangdi that positively affected his kingdom
Standardization of currency, weights + measures, canal system, road system, great wall of China.
How did the government of Rome change over its history?
Went from a republic controlled by the Senate to a dictatorship controlled by one person after Caesar gained power and took control.
Name two differences between Hinduism and Buddhism
Hinduism has many gods, Buddhism worships no gods.
Hinduism has a caste system, Buddhism does not.
Describe the differences between Western and Eastern Europe after the fall of Rome in two of the following categories:
economic, social, political
Religious: Western Europe was Catholic Christian while Eastern Europe was Eastern Orthodox Christian
Political: Western Europe was made up of many small kingdoms fighting one another while Eastern Europe, the Byzantine Empire, was ruled by one individual emperor.
What was Hammurabi’s code? Where did it develop? How did it influence Hammurabi’s Kingdom?
Law code, Mesopotamia, made separate laws for different classes of people - created a social heirarchy
What did Shi Huangdi do to prepare himself for the afterlife?
Describe three reasons, in detail, that led to the fall of Rome
1. Rise of Christianity
2. Barbarian invasions
3. Political instability + corruption
4. Unsafe roads, decline of trade
5. Empire too large to manage + maintain
In detail, describe the treatment of Christians in Rome and how it changed.
First persecuted and punished.
After several centuries, Contantine, emperor, converts to Christianity.
Edict of Milan outlaws the persecution of Christians.
Edict of Thessalonica makes it the official religion of the empire.
Describe three examples that demonstrate the power of the Catholic church in western Europe
Pope could raise armies, crown kings, remove kings
Church made its own law, canon law
Church managed people's daily lives: births, marraiges, last rites, funerals.