River Valley Civilizations
Two of the ancient river valley civilizations; one developing in Northern Africa and the other in Modern day Iraq.
What are Egypt and Mesopotamia?
Two of the ancient river valley civilizations; one developing in south central Asia and the other in Eastern Asia
What are India and China?
The two most powerful city-states in ancient Greece
What are Athens and Sparta?
This group built the largest continuous empire ever to exist because of their advanced warfare tactics (mounted soldiers on horseback), which allowed them to conquer many parts of Asia.
Who are the Mongols?
Judaism, Christianity, and Islam all have connections to this holy city
What is Jerusalem?
Most wealthy and powerful ruler of the Kingdom of Mali; lead a great Hajj to Mecca
Who is Mansa Musa?
Political system consisting of a hierarchy were kings are at the top and serfs are at the bottom, and land is passed down the hierarchy in exchange for loyalty and/or protection
What is feudalism?
Monk who started the Protestant Reformation
Who is Martin Luther?
Early form of writing that developed in Mesopotamia
What is Cuneiform?
What is the mandate of heaven?
Type of government set up in Rome where citizens elected people to represent them in government
What is a republic?
Byzantine ruler known for his code of laws, constructing the Hagia Sophia and expansion of the empire.
Who is Emperor Justinian?
List of rules that all Jews are supposed to follow
What are the 10 commandments?
Largest Sudanic Kingdom
What is Songhai?
Plague that wiped out approximately 1/3 or Europe's population
What is the Bubonic plague?
Created a religion based around predestination
Who is John Calvin?
What is the Code of Hammurabi?
This early Chinese dynasty is credited with beginning construction of the Great Wall
What is the Qin Dynasty?
Government set up in Athens that allowed all citizens to vote directly on all maters of government
What is a direct democracy?
This important trade city and location of the Byzantine capital would become known as 2nd Rome
What is Constantinople?
Religion that centered around ending suffering by following the eight fold path
What is the buddhism?
Which Islamic empire was the only Gunpowder Empire to be a Shia Muslim state?
Safavid Empire
This institution was at the center of peoples lives in the Middle Ages
What is the church?
This city was the epicenter of artistic and humanist culture during the Renaissance
What is Florence, Italy?
The religious and political leader of ancient Egypt
What is a Pharaoh?
The rivers that early civilizations in China and India formed around
What are the Yellow (Huang He), Indus, and the Ganges rivers?
Type of culture that resulted after the campaigns of Alexander the Great brought Greek culture into Asia.
What is Hellenistic culture?
Italian trader and explorer who spent 17 years living among the Mongols in China.
Who is Marco Polo?
developed in the Indus River Valley, practices polytheism, non-violence, karma, dharma, reincarnation, and follows the caste system?
What is Hinduism?
These three kingdoms became wealthy due to the salt for gold trade in Sudanic Africa
What are Ghana, Mali, Songhai?
This Frank ruler united western Europe and was crowned Holy Roman Emperor
Who is Charlemagne?
Philosophy based around individualism and human achievement
What is humanism?
Pyramid like structure used for religious purposes in Mesopotamia
What is a Ziggurat?
Earliest Indus river valley civilization marked by important cities like Mohenjo-daro and another that bares its name
What is the Harrapan civilization?
Reasons for the rise of independent city states in Greece instead of a unified empire
What is mountainous geography?
The split between the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodoxy church in 1054 C.E. caused by political differences and the disagreement over the use of idols.
This proclamation ended the persecution of Christians in the Roman Empire
What is the Edict of Milan?
This term for the blending of two religions to create a new religious belief.
What is religious syncetism?
The first crusade was started by this religious leader
Who is Pope Urban II?
The publication of books became cheaper, making them more accessible to people.
What are the effects of the Gutenberg Press?
The rivers that early civilizations in Mesopotamia and Egypt formed around
What are the Euphrates, Tigris, Nile?
This geographical feature separates the Indian subcontinent from the rest of Asia
What is the Himalayan Mountain Chain?
Caesar, Crassus, Pompey
Who was the first Triumvirate?
Name of the Mongol Khanate that would rule Russia for nearly 250 years.
What is the Golden Horde?
One of the earliest monotheistic religions; centered around the idea of good and evil
What is Zoroastrianism?
The greatest ruler of the Ottoman Empire
Who is Suleiman the Magnificant?
Death, religious tensions, increased trade, cultural diffusion, and Christians fighting other Christians.
What are the effects of the Crusades?
Became head of the Anglican Church after he split from the Catholic church to start the English reformation
Who is King Henry VIII?
This factor led Mesopotamia to be easily invaded by outside peoples
What is a lack of geographical barriers?
This Chinese dynasty opened up the eastern end of the Silk Road and reestablished the Civil Service Exam
Who is the Han Dynasty?
Inflation, Germanic invasions, depleted treasury, and overextended borders
What are reasons for the collapse of the Roman Empire?
Kievian ruler who converted the Rus people to Christianity.
Who is Vladimir I?
What are the 5 pillars of Islam
Profession of faith
Praying 5 times a day towards Mecca
Fasting during Ramadan
Pilgrimage to Mecca
Paying alms to the poor
Development of agriculture, increased cultural diffusion, spread of a similar African language
What are impacts of the Bantu Migration?
This agreement signed in 1215 by King John of England made nobles, kings, and peasants all equally responsible under the law
What is the Magna Carta?
Group of Calvinist in France that were heavily persecuted during the French wars of religion
Who were the Huguenots?