World Religions
All of the first religions had a belief in many gods
Polytheism
The period when the first stone tools were developed and people lived as nomadic hunter-gatherers
Paleolithic Age
Predictable flooding, protected by the Sahara Desert
Egypt
Cutting steps into mountains to create more flat land for farming
Terrace Farming
Polis
The first monotheistic religion was founded by
Abraham
The continent where humanity emerged
Africa
This civilization was surrounded by natural barriers limiting trade and causing attitudes like ethnocentrism and xenophobia
China
Feudalism led to disunity and 6 or 7 states emerged that fought each other for control
Warring States Period
The city-state in which citizens ran the government and voted on laws, and made significant cultural achievements like philosophy and geometry
Athens
This social hierarchy forms the basis of Hinduism and allows for no social mobility
The Caste System
The period when people learned how to farm and began settling down around world.
Neolithic Age
Planned cities, plumbing systems, cannot decipher the pictographic writing system
Indus Valley Civilization (Harappa)
Everyone should know their role in society and do what is expected of them based on the 5 Relationships
Confucianism
This common enemy caused the rival Greek city-states of Athens and Sparta to join forces
Persia
This ruler of the Babylonian Empire claimed that his famous laws were god-given
Hammurabi
The ground warmed, water became more available, plants and animals became more numerous
End of the Ice Age
This empire was created when Hammurabi conquered and united the Sumerian city-states
Babylonian Empire
The philosopher that suggested there is an unseen force that naturally brings order
Laozi
The conquered people who were forced to work for Sparta
Helots
The sacred prayers that the Aryans entered India with
The Vedas
A large arc of rich, or fertile, land in the Middle East that extends from the Persian Gulf to the Mediterranean Sea where the first civilizations began
The Fertile Crescent
The unpredictability of their environment led to a pessimistic view of the gods and a bleak view of the afterlife
Mesopotamia/Sumer
The ruler of the Qin Dynasty who ended the Warring States Period and used Legalism to restore order to China
ShiHuangdi
Love of Wisdom
Philosophy