Review
In the classical era, people who continued to move around from place to place as opposed to settling down in a civilization were called...
What are barbarians
This is the continent or World Region where institutions such as the Catholic Church and feudalism were found
What is Western Europe (Europe)
The Silk Roads helped facilitate the spread (Cultural diffusion) of...
Buddhism!!! (Missionaries/Monks could safely and easily travel)
Feudalism is when people lived in castles and fought as knights. This also known as what period of time.
Medieval Times (Or Post-Classical Western Europe)
What type of people are most commonly associated with the Paleolithic Era?
Hunter-gatherers (Nomads or Cavemen)
Early civilizations settled near rivers to provide them crucial resources. They were called/...
What are river valley civilizations?
This is the continent that both the Song, Tang, and Islamic empires started on.
What is Asia?
This empire was located in the remains of the eastern Roman Empire
What is the Byzantine Empire?
In a feudal system, people depend most on agriculture, or in other words, this is called.
What is farming or Peasantry? (Will take Sharecropping system)
Name two major historical trade routes
Some combination of Mediterranean, Trans Saharan, Silk Road, Indian Ocean, or Roman Roads
Name at least ONE major detail about the Mayan Civilization we studied in class!
City-State System of Government; Dedicated Astronomers; sacrificed human beings.
This is the continent the trans saharan trade route was found on.
The Caliphate spread which important religion?
Islam
What was the role of the leader who united Post-Classical Western Europe (Medieval Europe) and could swear in Kings?
The Catholic Pope
What are the TWO MAIN ways that rulers of large Civilizations LEGITIMIZED their rule in the Ancient Era?
Monumental Architecture & Religion
This is the what the Chinese Dynasties used to justify their rule. It said that the gods had selected a specific person to rule China.
What is the Mandate of Heaven.
Which WORLD REGION was CONFUCIANISM and later Buddhism followed and used to legitimize the government?
East Asia (China)
What were the religious, military, and political leaders of Arab Empires called?
What are the Caliphates (Arab Emperors)
These people are at the top of the Western European feudal system.
Who are Kings and/or Clergy?
Give me an example of a SOCIAL HIERARCHY! (an unequal ranking system)
Caste System (Indus River Valley and India) OR
Feudalism (Post-Classical Western Europe)
This overland trade route connected Europe to China.
What is the Silk Road?
In what WORLD REGION was the Indus River Valley Civilization & the Gupta Empire found?
South Asia (Above the Indian Ocean)
Why did Empires Expand?
This institution played a major role in life in medieval Europe. In addition to their primary purpose, they also sent kingdoms to war, and legitimized rulers' claims to their thrones.
What is the Catholic Church?
How would you define Labor Specialization?
Example 1: Different people are able to specialize in different (Specific) tasks like farming, building, or crafting.
Example 2: People no longer had to just hunt and gather; they could work different specific jobs.