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Time in history when humans learned to farm and domesticate animals
What is the Neolithic Revolution?
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This turning point caused a tremendous change in the way goods were produced. It also changed where people lived, how people lived, caused people to move to cities, created new technologies, and caused pollution
What is the industrial revolution?
100
This term means the study of the Earth's surface and how the features found on the Earth's surface effect how humans live
What is geography?
100
This term refers to the name of the writing system created in ancient Mesopotamia
What is cuneiform?
200
After the fall of this empire, Europe was thrown into the Dark Ages and all of the achievements of this former empire were lost
What is the fall of the Roman empire?
200
This turning point in global history saw Japan change into a modernized, westernized, and industrialized country that would become imperialistic looking for raw materials.
What is the Meiji Restoration?
200
This term means the exchange of ideas, science, technology, religion etc.....between groups of people....usually happens through trade
What is cultural diffusion?
200
This term refers to the name of the writing system used in ancient Egypt
What is hieroglyphics?
200
This term refers to the Chinese philosophy of the time of dynasties, in which the ruling family of China was chosen by the gods. But, if the ruling family lost the favor of the gods, could be removed from power
What is the Mandate of Heaven?
300
This empire preserved the legacy and culture of the Roman empire, traded with early Russia, controlled the city of Constantinople, and was conquered by the Ottoman empire
What is the Byzantine Empire?
300
This turning point in global history saw China change into a communist country under the leadership of Mao Zedong
What is the Chinese Communist Revolution?
300
This term is the belief that one culture is superior to others...the ancient Chinese and even the Romans believed that they were more advanced than everyone and everyone else were barbarians
What is ethnocentrism?
300
This term refers to the philosophy of a ruler that believes they were given the power to rule from god. Pharaohs in Egypt believed this, Emperors in China believed this, and Absolute Monarchs in Europe believed this
What is divine right theory
300
This term refers to the social system found in India that was created by Hindus. People were born into the class they would die in, there was no social mobility, and you had to marry within your class.
What is the Hindu Caste System?
400
After this event, life in western Europe changed. Feudalism came to an end and there was increased trade and cultural diffusion between Europe and the Middle East
What is the Crusades?
400
This turning point in global history saw the Berlin Wall fall and Eastern European countries got independence
What is the fall of communism and the Soviet Union?
400
This term refers to a person who studies the remains of past civilizations, like artifacts
What is an archaeologist?
400
These terms refer to two types of information; the first type of information refers to diaries, journals, or any first hand account of an historical event; the second term refers to an account of an event that was created after the event took place, like a text book.
What are primary and secondary sources?
400
This term represents the political, social, and military system used in Europe during the Middle Ages. Power and wealth was determined by land ownership.
What is feudalism?
500
This event is a turning point in global history because it caused people in other parts of the world to fight for independence and more rights and freedoms
What is the French Revolution?
500
This turning point in global history saw the end of racial segregation and unfair treatments between whites and blacks and Nelson Mandela elected as the 1st black president
What is the end of apartheid in South Africa?
500
This term means that all civilizations depend on other civilizations. This term means the opposite of independent.
What is interdependence?
500
This term refers to the way in which a group of people answer the following questions; What to produce?, How to produce?, and for whom to produce? It is the way in which a group of people decide to use scarce resources to meet the needs of the people
What are economic systems?
500
This term refers to the culture created by Alexander the Great and his conquering armies as they expanded their empire. It was a blending of Greek, Persian, Egyptian and Indian cultures.
What is Hellenistic or Hellenic culture?
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