Neo/Paleo
What big migration began 80,000 years ago and how long did it last? 100 or 10,000 or 100,000 years
Great Human Migration..traveled from Africa
100,000 years
First civilization in Mesopotamia?
Sumeria
What does the term Renaissance refer to?
rebirth (of Ancient Greek and Roman culture)
Define Capitalism
Capitalism is an economic system in which people invest in trading and goods for profit
How did Incas keep track of everyone who lived in their massive empire?
quipu knots...birth deaths and harvests
What are some reasons why early humans made cave paintings?
To communicate and share stories/myths..Hunting strategies.
What is a city-state?
A city-state is an independent city that acts like its own small country, with its own government, laws, and military, rather than being part of a larger state. It controls itself and the surrounding countryside. Rome began as a city-state before growing into a massive empire.
Who was Leonardo da Vinci?
Realistic Artist...Made Last Supper and Mona Lisa
Studied anatomy
The Roman's developed a republic. What is a Republic anyway?
People vote for their leader...A senate for laws..consuls to enforce the laws...praetors to act as judges
How di Francisco Pizarro (From Spain)conquer the Incan Empire?
New weapons, and diseases
What is another name for the Paleolithic Era?
Old Stone Age
What trait did the Maya, Aztecs, and Incans have in common?
A. Polytheistic
B Spoke the same language
C Colonized by the Spanish
Polytheistic
Who was Michelangelo?
Renaissance Artist -Painted Sistine Chapel, Sculpture-David, perfection of human form
True or false...Secularism ( attention to things and ideas not connected to religion) contributed to the start of the Renaissance in Italy?
True
Mayan and Aztecs created large temples for what?
human sacrifices to the Gods.
They also developed a Calendar, and created hieroglyphics
What effect did the Ice Age have on the planet?
Cold weather pushed humans toward warmer region. Sea levels were warmer so land bridges connected continents and humans used these to travel to distant places.
Which civilization lasted the longest...
a. Maya
b. Aztec
c. Incan
Maya
What is Humanism?
Study of people...changed education...humanities such as grammar, poetry etc
How did Maya appease the gods?
with festivals and human sacrifices
What happened on the ides of March?
Julius Caesar was murdered by a group of angry senators...a Civil War followed for 13 years
What sorts of objects did Paleolithic people make?
They made simple tools such as hand axes, stone spearheads, bows, arrows, harpoons,bone fishhooks, baskets, rope, statues, and flutes
What technique did a Maya farmer use to grow crops?
Slash and Burn
Who was Cosimo de Medici
a patron of the arts
Which was the only trading post in Japan before the 1800s
a. Tokyo
b. Kyoto
c. Nagasaki
d. Deshima
Deshima
At its height, what land did the Mongol Empire control?
Eurasia