Ancient
What environment did the first civilizations develop in?
River Valleys (Nile, Huang He, Tigris, Euphrates, Indus)
This invention & gunpowder are associated with the Tang & Song Dynasties
Block Printing
What is a social structure that divides people into group based on their job or birth?
Caste System
What is it called when humans cultivate other organisms?
Domestication
What is the agricultural land formed by the Euphrates and Tigris Rivers called?
The Fertile Crescent
Which religion did not like the idea of the Caste System?
Buddhism
A split between the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Church (East & West)
What is the Great Schism?
What is one of the main trade routes in between Europe, Asia, and Africa
Silk Roads
What is it called when society is placed into different classes?
Social Stratification
What emerged during the Ancient period? (8,000 BCE-600 BCE)
Nomadic Pastoralists emerge
Trans-regional exchange networks emerge
Where must a Muslim pilgrimage to in order to fulfill one of the Five Pillars of Islam?
Pilgrimage to Hajj(Mecca)
Who used Chinampas for farming?
Aztec
What are independent cities that have their own government called?
City states
What is nomadic pastoralism?
a way of life in which people do not live in one area but move periodically.
The importance of having a good moral character. (principles like loyalty, respect to elders, etc.)
How did the Incas grow their agricultural crops?
Terrace Farming (andenes)
Who created the concept of zero?
The Mayans
What was the invention in which the Chinese used a metal spoon to organize the arrangements of objects?
Compass
What was the Neolithic Revolution?
The transition that resulted in the birth of agriculture. (Hunter gatherers becoming farming villages.)
How did the Mediterranean Sea affect trade?
The Mediterranean Sea allowed different ideas and cultures to spread and allow different empires to expand.
Why is Ibn Battuta important?
Ibn Battuta was known for his extreme travels and recorded his observations as he traveled. His writing allowed Muslims to learn about different cultures and their ideas.
What are hotels on the silk roads that people used to park their camels called?
CARAVANSERAI
What were the three main trade routes during the Post Classical period? (600 C.E-1450 C.E)
Silk Roads
Indian Ocean
Trans-Saharan