Geography
Culture and Belief Systems
Government
Economy
Science and Technology
100
What is Geography?
Weather, landforms, bodies of water, and climate are all a part of this.
100
What is culture?
Is it the daily customs, beliefs, and practices that a group of people share.
100
What is government?
Government refers to the rules around which a society or group of people are ordered. Governments may be run by one person or a group of people. depending on what type of government a society has.
100
What is economy?
Economy has to do with the goods and services provided by a group of people. It involves trade, money, jobs, and taxes.
100
What is technology?
Technology is anything made by people to make life better or easier.
200
How many continents are there in the world?
There are 7 continents in the world. A continent is a large landmass made up of countries. Often, these countries share similar cultural customs.
200
Name 2 of the many belief systems we studied.
Christianity Islam Judaism Buddhism Confucianism Shinto
200
What is the difference between a clan and an Empire?
A clan is a group of people related by blood or marriage. Most societies grouped by clans do not have one central ruler but rather each clan makes their own rules. An empire is a very large area of land ruled over by one central ruler, usually referred to as the emperor. This area of land usually covers multiple continents and many different types of people.
200
What were the main trade items in Africa?
Salt, Gold, Food, People
200
How did the Black Death spread across Europe?
It is believed that the black death was spread by fleas that jumped off of infected rats and killed humans. It was spread along trade routes by traveling merchants.
300
On what continent would you find the empires of Ghana, Mali, and Songhai?
Africa
300
What was daily life like for most people who were peasants?
Days consisted of working hard, usually on land owned by someone else, with short breaks for meals and sleeping. Peasants had very little money, rights, or freedom.
300
What is a monarchy?
A monarchy is a term used to desrcibe a government run by a king or queen.
300
What was the very important trade route that went from Asia to Europe called and why was it called that?
The Silk Road carried the luxury item silk from China to the people of Europe. It was the most popular good traded along the road.
300
What important technologies developed during the Hundred Years War?
The Longbow and gunpowder weapons. Gunpowder was created by the Chinese, but was turned into gun form later by the Europeans.
400
How many continents have our civilizations that we studied been on, and what are they?
5 continents: Europe, Africa, Asia, North America, South America
400
What type of food was eaten by most civilizations in Mesoamerica?
Maize, tomatoes, potatoes, beans, cacao
400
What are some reasons that the Empires we studied no longer exist?
*invasion from other civilizations *corruption and fighting within the Empire *geographical issues like drought and famine *war *poor choices made by rulers
400
Describe what labor specialization is and how it leads to the growth of a city.
When a civilization has more than enough food (a surplus) they don't need as many people to be farmers. These people can start to learn to do other types of work like making or building things. The more people making and building things, the more people will be interested in being there and big populations make cities!
400
Since the Mesoamericans did not have a wheel until the Europeans arrived, how did they carry heavy things from one place to another?
They used some animals, but mostly they used people (slaves) to carry what they needed. The Inca had runners that carried messages from one part of the Empire to another.
500
What is one example of how people we studied, adapted to their geography?
*The Inca built terraces to farm on mountains. *The nomads in the desert of Africa and the Arabian Peninsula moved from oasis to oasis to find food and water. *The feudal barons of Europe built castles on hilltops and farmed the fertile land around them. *The Aztecs created chinampas to help them farm in the swampy lans of the valley of Mexico.
500
Where, when, and how did Islam start.
In the city of Mecca, around 500 AD, a man named Muhammad was seen as a prophet of God and he started teaching people about Islam.
500
In the feudal pyramid of power, what is the order of power, from greatest to least?
Kings had the most Followed by nobles Followed by knights/vassals Followed by peasants Most government groups we studied had one ruler with the most power, followed by a group of wealthy men who influenced the ruler, followed by the poor people who had no voice whatsoever in government.
500
Who was the wealthiest person in the history of the world and how did he get to be that way? Hint: he lived over a thousand years ago and is still considered to be richer than even Bill Gates.
Mansa Musa, king of Mali, became the richest person ever by taxing the gold and salt trade in West Africa.
500
Name 3 important technologies created during the middle ages that we still use today.
paper money gunpowder algebra calendars compass aqueduct
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