Religion
Most early civilizations were _____ they believed in many gods and goddesses. These gods/goddesses helped explain life around them
Polytheistic
Dynasties of Kings, Pharaohs??
Hereditary rulers
Product of China:
Paper, porcelain, and silk
Technology:Arches and ____ to carry water in Rome
Aqueducts
________ was a trading city that developed in West Africa
Timbuktu
Zoroastrianism is based of what geographical location?
Persia
What are the names of the 2 eras at the begininng of time?
Paleothic - Old Stoneage - Hunters and Gatheres
Neolithic - New Stoneage
In India the _____ and _____ were the most important rivers.
Indus and Ganges
_____: Evolved into democracy. (over time)
_____: Oligarchy (rule by a small group), rigid social structure, militaristic and aggressive society
Athens
Sparta
_________- across Asia (China) to the Mediterranean basin to places like Rome, Italy
Silk Routes
I converted and made Christianity it legal
My Name is Constantine
The River Valleys were known as the ______ These early civilizations made social, political, and economic strides that still influences our world today.
Cradles of Civilization
Mathematics (Concept of Zero)
Civil war, defeat of Marc Anthony, Rome's First emperor?
Who is Julius Caesar?
_____ trade routes across North Africa
Trans-Saharan
____ and ____ are the two most important cities in the Arabian Peninsula, Jerusalem (Dome of the Rock)
Mecca and Medina
Early Humans emerged in East Africa between ____ and _____ years ago and migrate to ____ ,____ and _____ when leaving from East Africa
100,000 400,000/ Eurasia, Australia, and the Americas
Two early (first) civilizations in the Indus River Valley were _____ and _____. (twin cities)
Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro.
Persian wars united Athens and Sparta against the Persian Empire.
Athenian victories over the Persians at Marathon and Salamis left Greeks in control of the Aegean Sea.
Is a result of which war?
Persian Wars
_________ helped to facilitate trade between China and places far away as Rome.
Silk Road(Routes)
Beliefs, Customs, Traditions, etc.
Humility-being humble (modest about your own importance)
Simple life and inner peace
Harmony with nature (China)
Yin and Yang-opposites (for Confucianism and Taoism)
Toaism
What are the 4 Ancient River Valley Civilizations (ARVC)?
Mesopotamian civilization
Egyptian civilization
Indian civilization
Chinese civilization
The ________ was built for China’s protection by __________ as a line of defense against invasions.
Great Wall of China, Qin Shi Huangdi
Caused in part by competition for control of the Greek world-Athens and the Delian League versus Sparta and the Peloponnesian League. Weakened Athens and Sparta
Macedonian conquests of Greece and Greek democracy-ended Pericles’ expansion of democracy.
is a result of which war?
Peloponnesian War
The Persians developed a road system for better communication.
Royal Road: 1,677 miles in length