Getting Neolithic
The Neolithic Revolution began with this the adoption of this.
What is agriculture?
This concept from the Zhou Dynasty, held that the emperor's right to rule was granted by God, so long as the empire was prosperous
This refers to a religion that worships multiple gods.
What is polytheism?
This South American civilization built a massive trade network and functional, decentralized government despite not having a written language.
Who are the Inca?
This Greek city-state was built on a system of peasant slave laborers known as helots, ruled by a small number of warrior-citizens
What is Sparta?
What are river valleys?
For most of its dynastic history, China held to this concept, that Chinese culture was naturally superior and more holy than all others
What is the Middle Kingdom?
A form of religion in which gods inhabit or are representations of aspects of nature. Common in many early religions and Shintoism.
What is animism?
This MesoAmerican society created a large empire in what is today Mexico. Its professional army collected tribute, including human sacrifices from conquered city-states.
Who are the Aztecs?
This refers to the period, brought about by the conquests of Alexander the Great, in which Greek culture was spread and merged with cultures across the Persia, Egypt, India and Asia Minor.
What is Hellenism/Hellenistic Era?
The earliest Neolithic civilizations consisted of these small principalities, such as Ur and Sumer in Mesopotamia.
What are city-states?
China developed this as a form of dry rice agriculture. It involves carving leveled fields into mountains in order to preserve melt water.
What is terrace farming?
Europe adapted this idea during the Holy Roman Empire- the idea that a King's rule was justified by being crowned by the Church.
What is divine right of kings?
Evidence of the complexity of Mayan trade routes is demonstrated in the fact that this early American cereal crop can be found as far north as Massachusetts
What is maize?
This Roman upper-class owned most of the land, and made up the voters for and members of the Roman Senate
Who are the Patricians?
Neolithic civilizations almost all developed this concept, the idea that power and control of wealth rested entirely in the hands of men.
What is patriarchy?
This Chinese philosophy which holds that the way to balance comes from learning, and self-discipline became the basis of the Chinese bureaucracy
What is Confucianism?
The Hindu Caste system enforced power based on this idea, that your current status in life was based on the consequences for the actions of your past life.
What is karma?
Because societies across north and central America never developed metallurgy, they relied on this volcanic substance to make blades.
What is obsidian?
He became the first Emperor of Rome after the civil war caused by the murder of his adopted father.
Who is Augustus Caesar?
This began as a Neolithic civilization, but lasted well into the iron age, with an early, middle and late kingdom built around sophisticated trade networks and farming systems.
What is ancient Egypt?
China was among the first to develop this style of power sharing, in which the central government gives land and titles to vassals in order to ensure the security of the realm.
What is feudalism/the feudal system?
A form of Buddhism practiced across Japan and Southeast Asia, it worships Buddha as a godlike figure, and claims that by channeling his power, one can achieve enlightenment in this world
What is Pure Land Buddhism?
This MesoAmerican culture was the first to cultivate rubber and is known for creating gigantic stone heads depicting heroic figures.
Who are the Olmec?
This "barbarian" tribe sacked Rome, without placing an emperor on the throne, marking the official end of the western Empire- an act so bad, their name is forever associated with crime.
Who are the vandals?