Vocab
A way or course taken in getting from a starting point to a destination.
Route
What are the 6 major religions?
Islam, Hinduism, Judaism, Christianity, Sikhism, and Buddhism
Belief that an idea/religion could apply to new people in different places.
Portable beliefs
Difference between settled and nomadic lifestyles.
Settled: living in one place where everything is available to you
Nomadic: Constantly moving from one place to another.
When was the Bantu migration?
Early as 2000 BCE
The spreading of something more widely.
Diffusion
Which religion has the 5 K's (turban, wooden comb, iron bracelet, shorts, and a steel sword)?
Sikhism
In empires, one group is stronger and more powerful than others.
One group rules over other groups
What is specialization?
Learning to be really good at one skill or subject.
Where did the Bantu migrate?
South and East across Africa
The combining or attempt to combine different religions, cultures, or schools of thought.
Syncretism
What is Islams Sacred text?
Qur'an
Controls most things and is usually found in the capital.
Strong central government
What's the difference between barter and currency economic systems?
Currency system is where you use coin or paper money to pay for goods
Barter is when you exchange goods for other supplies.
What does "Bantu" refer to?
Farmers and nomads who spoke various dialects of the Bantu language.
Tame an animal to keep as a pet or for farm produce.
Domesticate
What is the Jewish house of worship?
Synagogue
Social status or rank in an empire.
Social hierarchy
What is a government?
A group that helps set laws and regulations in a community.
What did the Bantu bring with them?
Technology, skills, language, and culture.
Complex systems that use centralized power and procedures to maintain order and control throughout the empire.
Bureaucracy
What is the holy trinity?
Central governments make many things the same, like money, language, or religion.
Standardization
How did early governments form and what did they do?
Help civilizations cooperate, produce taxes, formed a military, and created laws.
What was the Silk Road?
A path of networks connected to many cities in Europe and Asia where people traded many things.