Themes of World History and Byzantine
Ideas and values said to apply to all people (human rights)
What is universal standards?
Mesopotamia, Egyptian, Indus Valley, Chinese
what is the first civilizations?
common traits of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam
what is monotheistic?
trans-Saharan trade/gold and salt
what is factor contributing to ghana's power?
concept of 0, based off of 20s
what is Mayan number system?
opposing chariot teams in the byzantine
what is the blues and greens?
rule by the people, direct participation in government
Muslim holy book
what is Qur'an?
line of rulers descended from a family
what is a dynasty?
Oldest of the Inca, Aztec and Maya
what is Mayas?
a historical record/document by an eyewitness or observer who lived at the time
what is a primary source?
people rule through representatives who govern according to law
what is republican form of government?
Buddhism set of guidelines
what is eightfold path?
test given to qualify candidates for government positions
what is civil service exams?
Inca brain surgey
what is trephination?
sequence of events in time
what is chronology?
the spread of ideas/inventions from one society to another
what is cultural diffusion?
legal agreement to limit English monarch's power
what is Magna Carta?
rule by officials of proven merit
what is meritocracy?
365-day calendar
what is the Aztec stone calendar?
personal preference/prejudice
what is biased?
cuneiform
what is one of the earliest writing systems?
silk road/trade routes
what is how did the plague spread?
ability to become scholar-officials
what is improvement of lower classes during the song dynasty?
system of writing
what is hieroglyphics?