Unit 1
Qin dynasty founder, follower of legalism
Who is Shi Huangdi?
Greek city that focused heavily on warfare (and was heavily supported by slave labor)
What is Sparta?
Period before history
What is prehistory?
Founder of Islam
Who is Muhammad?
The process of ideas, language, beliefs, ways of life, etc are spread over time.
What is cultural diffusion?
"Land between rivers"
What is Mesopotamia?
Greek city that led the Delian League, and made advancements in academics (and was also heavily supported by slave labor)
What is Athens?
Peace and prosperity often lead to this, such as with the Guptas, Athenian, Mayan, Tang and Song dynasties
What is a golden age?
Split in the Christian Church; resulted in the Catholic Church in the West, and the Orthodox Church in the East.
What is the Great Schism?
Islamic leader in Delhi India
What is a sultan?
Strict legal code of Babylon
What is the Code of Hammurabi?
Period of relative peace and prosperity for the Roman Empire
What is the Pax Romana?
Trade route linking Asia, the Middle East, and Europe
What is the Silk Road?
Helped increase wages for lower classes , and weakened the feudal system in Europe as a result of widespread death.
What is the Black Death?
What is a tributary state?
Persian ruler who divided the empire into Satraps
Who is Darius I?
The culture spread by Alexander the Great
What is Hellenistic culture?
War fought to punish Athens for helping the Ionian rebellion. Darius I on one side, Athens & Sparta on the other
What is the Persian War?
A Frankish king who was given the title of "Holy Roman Emperor" by the Pope, thus creating a unified Christian kingdom in Europe
Who is Charlemagne?
Nomadic group that formed an empire that conquered most of Asia, and established peace and trade throughout their empire
What is the Mongol Empire?
The first civilization
What is Sumer?
Actions of this GROUP helped lead to the downfall of the Roman Republic
What is the First Triumvirate?
Imperial wars of expansion for the Roman Republic (3 of them). The land and wealth gained would create problems and stress the Republic and lead to reform attempts
What are the Punic Wars?
Limited the power of King John I in England. Granted rights like due process to the people
What is the Magna Carta?
Military leader of Japan
What is a Shogun?