SSWH 1-2: River Valley Civilization
SSWH 3: Classical Greece & Rome
SSWH 4: Mongols Byzantium
SSWH 6 & 8 - Africa & Mesoamerica
SSWH 7: Medieval Europe
SSWH 5 - Islam
100
-eye for an eye
-does not include equality before the law, as punishments are influenced by social standing
What is the Code of Hammurabi?
100
True knowledge exists in knowing that you know nothing.
-Socrates, late 5th century BCE
The true meaning of the quote above
What is to remain open-minded and be willing to learn from others?
100
Byzantine cultural transfers to Eastern Europe included written language and THIS
What is Eastern Orthodox Christianity?
100
From 800-1500 CE, THESE THREE EMPIRES ruled large swaths of West Africa and became wealthy largely off the trade of THESE TWO ITEMS
What is Ghana, Mali, and Songhay?
What is salt and gold?
100
The period known as the Middle Ages begins with THIS and ends with THIS
What is the Fall of the Western Roman Empire, and the start of the Renaissance in Italy?
100
Arab religion BEFORE Islam was often a blend of polytheism and this, the worship of nature spirits
What is animism?
200
The leaders .... became illustrious,
Was not God’s Mandate timely given?
King Wen ascends and descends on the left and right of God.
-Classic of Odes, c. 600 BC
The excerpt above is from a poem composed during this dynasty's reign in China
Who are the Zhou?
200
Beginning in 323 BCE with the division of Alexander's Empire, and ending with the conquest of Ptolemaic Egypt in 31 BCE by Octavian's forces, THIS ERA saw the blending of Greek and other cultures in the Mediterranean region
What is the Hellenistic Era?
200
The "start" of the Byzantine Empire begins with the death of this man in 395 CE, the last emperor to rule solo over East & West
Who is Theodosius?
200
Weather patterns associated with the trade network pictured below led to the emergence of this culture, which blended Bantu with Persian and Arab, in East Africa c. 1000 CE
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What is Swahili?
200
1. A gradual warming of European climate
2. New technology which increased crop production
3. The growth of town fairs
The above reasons led to this during the High Middle Ages
What is the revival of trade?
200
"There is no God but God, and Muhammad is his prophet."
The shahadah, or profession of faith, is the first of these, Islam's basic beliefs
What are the 5 Pillars?
300
Buddhism teaches that all life is suffering, which is cause by desire. Suffering ends when once rejects desire and follows this
What is the Eightfold Path?
300
Rome's legal legacies include trial by jury, and the presumption of this, still a part of American jurisprudence in the 21st century
What is presumption of innocence?
300
“The Siege of Constantinople” fresco illustrates this reason for the Ottoman conquest of Constantinople
What is the use of gunpowder and cannons?
300
Conversion to Islam in West Africa was aided by its inclusion in this trade network which linked it with predominantly Muslim North Africa
What is the Trans-Saharan trade network?
300
The image below illustrates this important feature of European medieval society
What is feudalism?
300
The fall of the Umayyads after the Battle of the Zab led to this start of this caliphate, which will rule Dar al-Islam during its 'Golden Age'
What is the Abbasid Caliphate?
400
When you begin to think of yourself, you’ll get irritated at your parents’ concern and defy their instructions.
Even if your parents may be stupid, if you obey their instructions, at least you won’t be violating the principle of nature.
-Shiba Yoshimasa, Advice to Young Samurai, 1400 CE
The above excerpt from a Japanese samurai shows the spread of this to Japan from China
What is Confucianism?
400
The Roman Republic's administrative divisions between the Senate, assemblies, and magistrates best reflect THIS BASIC CONCEPT of American govt.
What is separation of powers?
400
the Pax Mongolica, or Mongol Peace, emerged partially due the Mongol destruction of numerous states in Eurasia, which included the remains of THIS CHINESE DYNASTY, and THIS MUSLIM EMPIRE
What are the Songs & the Abbasids?
400
Though he did not force Islam on the mostly animistic subjects of Songhay, this ruler instituted judicial reforms designed to replace traditional African law with Sharia, or Muslim, law
Who is Askia Muhammad?
400
"Second, many people say that the Jews poisoned the wells, causing the disease.
This also seems doubtful, because after the wells full of polluted water had been purified, the people still died in great numbers..."
-Conrad of Megenberg, 1350 CE/AD
The historical context, or situation, of the above excerpt
What is the spread of the Bubonic Plague?
400
Though often remembered for the bloody warfare between European Christians and Muslim Turks, these actually led to an enormous transfer of innovation and knowledge which helped revive learning in Europe during the High Middle Ages
What are the Crusades?
500
The exams had multiple levels and were extremely difficult to pass, requiring extensive knowledge of Confucian classics ... amongst other subjects.
For the state, the system supplied not only able candidates who were selected on merit but also ensured an entire class developed which had sympathy with the ruling status quo (keeping things the way they were).
The above describes the civil service exam system that emerged in THIS KINGDOM during this rule of THIS DYNASTY
What is China & the Hans?
500
"We decided ... to grant to Christians and to everybody the free power to follow the religion of their choice, in order that all that is divine in the heavens may be favorable and propitious towards all who are placed under our authority."
-Edict of Milan, 313 CE
The above edict by THIS EMPEROR granted Christians toleration across the Roman Empire
Who is Constantine the Great?
500
"We are to look upon it as more beneficial, that many guilty persons should escape unpunished, than one innocent person should suffer."
-John Adams, 1770
The above quote from Adams shows this influence of this emperor's legal code (s) from the 6th century CE
Who is Justinian?
500
One similarity and one difference between the Aztec and Inca Empires
What is both were polytheistic & what is one was centered in central Mexico & the other in the Andes Mountains?
500
The Black Death allowed gave these people greater opportunity to bargain for wages and conditions - though often this demands were not met, leading to revolts throughout Europe in the late 1300s
Who are the peasants?
500
The split in the Umma in the decades following Muhammad's death was between those known as Sunni, or "traditional", and those known as Shia, the followers of this nephew/son-in-law of the prophet
Who is Ali?