Unit 0
What is "Foraging"?
The earliest written set of laws
What is the Code of Hammurabi?
He is considered the first Roman Emperor, even though he never called himself an emperor
Who is Augustus?
Social hierarchy deeply intertwined with Hinduism
What is the Caste System?
Hegemon
What is no dominant society?
The process of bringing plants and animals under our control for human benefit
What is domestication?
Jared Diamond
Who wrote - Guns, Germs, and Steel?
He sent a diplomat westward to establish trade relations with peoples of Central Asia, thus beginning the Silk Road.
Who is Wu Di, emperor of the Han Dynasty?
H.A.P.P.Y.
What is used to analyze primary sources?
H = historical context
A = Audience
P = Point of View
P = Purpose
WhY = importance
Temujin
The earliest river valley where there is evidence of farming.
What is the Tigris-Euphrates River valley (or Mesopotamia)?
The Americas, Afro-Eurasia, Australasia and Pacific Island Socities.
What are the Four World Zones
The 200-year period without serious wars and great prosperity throughout the Mediterranean region.
What is the Pax Romana?
Archipelago of Trade
What is a sea of cities/urban areas - islands in rural areas?
Ancient ruler who was taught by philosophers and warriors from the Greek city-states.
Who was Alexander the Great?
One acre of farmland can feed 10 to _____ times more people than an acre of wild land.
What is 100?
This is the earliest civilization in Mesoamerica.
What is the Olmec?
"The nature of man is evil; his goodness is acquired" comes from which ancient philosophy?
What is Legalism?
Who appears on the Catalan Atlas?
Paul - Saul of Tarsus
Who spread the message of Christianity throughout the Roman Empire as a Roman citizen?
Yuval Noah Harari says humans have been able to cooperate in huge groups because of this.
What is imagined order?
In the Louvre Museum in Paris.
What is the Stele of King Hammurabi?
The fundamental tension that every empire must deal with (______ v. ______)
What is "center v. periphery"?
What was the pillar of Islam that Mansa Musa participated in for his great pilgrimage to Mecca?
The promise between God and Abraham in which a great nation will be formed, and he will be blessed with many people, and will prosper.
What was the covenant?