World Religions
The belief in many gods
Polytheism
The period when the first stone tools were developed and people lived as nomadic hunter-gatherers
Paleolithic Age
Predictable flooding, protected by deserts on both sides.
Ancient Egypt
Cutting steps into mountains to create more flat land for farming
Terrace Farming
Greek word for city-state
Polis
The first monotheistic religion
Judaism
The continent where humans emerged
Africa
This civilization was geographically isolated which led to ethnocentrism and xenophobia
China
Time period when noble families fought each other for control. The last 300 years of the Zhou Dynasty
Warring States
The city-state in which citizens ran the government and voted on laws, and made significant cultural achievements like philosophy and built the Parthenon
Athens
Rigid social hierarchy with no social mobility. Major part of Hinduism
Caste System
Time before written records
Prehistory
Planned cities, plumbing systems, cannot decipher the writing system
Indus Valley
Everyone should know their role in society and do what is expected of them based on the 5 Relationships
Confucianism
Government in which citizens vote on laws directly
Direct Democracy
Belief shared by both Hinduism and Buddhism. Rebirth of one's soul
Reincarnation
When farming first began (year)
10,000 BCE
This empire was created when Hammurabi conquered and united the Sumerian city-states
Babylonian Empire
The philosopher that suggested there is a force in nature that brings order
Laozi
This common enemy caused the rival Greek city-states of Athens and Sparta to join forces
Persia
Ethical or Moral code of Judaism given to the Hebrews by god because they angered him by reverting back to polytheism and not treating each other well.
The change from hunting and gathering to agriculture and domestication
Neolithic Revolution
The unpredictability of their environment led to a pessimistic view of the gods and a dismal view of the afterlife
Mesopotamia
The ruler of the Qin Dynasty who ended the Warring States Period and used Legalism to restore order to China
Shi Huangdi
The leader of Athens during its Golden Age
Pericles