Intro to History
This area was known as the "land between two rivers" and was the "cradle of civilization."
What is MESOPOTAMIA?
These two religions both believe in the 10 commandments.
What is Judaism and Christianity?
How Buddhism was spread to Japan, Korea, and Vietnam
What is the Silk Road?
The only people that could participate in the Greek political structure
What are free male citizens over 30
The official religion that was adopted in Rome
What is Christianity?
This was the first codes of law and helped government become more stable and predictable
What is Hammurabi's Code?
The system of class levels used within Hindu cultures.
What is the CASTE SYSTEM?
These ideas were used to unify China and stressed punishments over rewards
What is Legalism?
Empire under Alexander the Great that spreads Greek thought and practices across Africa, Europe and Southwest Asia
What is the Hellenistic Empire?
The language of Rome that remains after the Fall of Rome and becomes the official language of the Catholic Church
What is Latin?
Population increased due to agriculture, food surpluses and permanent settlements
What is life after the Neolithic Revolution?
Siddhartha Gautama is more commonly known by this name.
What is BUDDHA?
Inventions created during the Tang Dynasty in China
What are gunpowder, porcelain, paper money, and magnetic compass?
This political concept was founded in Athens, Greece
What is democracy?
Four architectural features created by Romans
What are arches, domes, concrete, and aqueducts?
Advanced cities
Specialized workers
Complex institutions- government, religion, economics
Record Keeping
Advanced Technology
What are characteristics of a civilization?
The opposite of MONOTHEISM.
What is POLYTHEISM?
This was a code of morals for the Chinese that called for reform society including the social order of family and government
What is Confucianism?
A way in which geography influenced the political structure of Greece
What are mountains in Greece that caused the formation of independent city states?
3 principles that become the basis for laws in the Western World
What are trial by jury, innocent until proven guilty, and equality under the law?
The first civilizations shared the following geographic characteristics
What is water source, fertile soil, and mild climate?
The cycle of rebirth is known as (BLANK) in Hinduism and Buddhism.
What is REINCARNATION?
Art and philosophy in Chinese culture often reflects a respect for
What is nature?
The concept that citizens are expected to actively participate in civic/ political affairs
What is the civic duty?
Term for social systems where women had little political power and influence.
What is Patriarchy?