Mesopotamia & Eqypt
This region in the Middle East stretches in a large, crescent-shaped curve from the Persian Gulf to the Mediterranean Sea
The Fertile Crescent
This river flows across northwestern India and shares the same name as the river valley it flows through
Indus River
A form of government founded in Greece that means "rule by the people"
Democracy
The social system in which landowners grant people land or other rewards in exchange for military service or labor
Feudalism
This is the French word for "rebirth"
Renaissance
This river in Egypt notably flows from South to North
This religious belief follows the Eightfold Path with the goal of reaching Nirvana
Buddhism
This Spartan King fought off Persian forces for days in the mountain pass of Thermopylae with only 300 of his best Spartan soldiers
King Leonidas
The name for peasants who were legally bound to the lord's land
Serfs
This "Renaissance man" was a famous scientist, artist, and inventor known for painting the Mona Lisa
Leonardo Da Vinci
A system of Sumerian writing that uses triangular-shaped symbols to stand for words, ideas, or sounds
Cuneiform
This system, which includes Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas, and Sudras, dictates that you are fixed into your social class at birth
The Caste System
What event led to the official end of the Roman Republic?
The death of Julius Caesar (which allowed Augustus Caesar to become the first Emperor of Rome)
The name of a series of military campaigns to establish Christian control over the Holy Land
The Crusades
This man wrote The 95 Theses which criticized and challenged the Church's authority and stressed the spiritual, inward character of the Christian faith
Martin Luther
Hammurabi's Code
The name for the network of trade routes that crossed Asian, connecting China to Central and Southwest Asia
The Silk Road
The death of Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius marks the end of this period of stability in the Roman Empire
Pax Romana
This deadly infection spread quickly through Europe and decimated about 1/3 of the population
The Bubonic Plague (The Black Death)
This invention revolutionized society by making the mass production of reading materials possible
The Printing Press
This pharaoh was one of the few females to rule Egypt and, though she was female, dressed as a king and even wore a false beard
Hatshepsut
This Chinese philosopher is known as the "First Teacher" and is honored for his great wisdom
Confucius
This Greek leader guided Athens to a golden age of democracy
Pericles
This European ruler, who held strong Christian beliefs, united most of Western Europe for the first time since the fall of the Roman empire
Charlemagne
This man was a painter, sculptor, and architect who created famous works such as The David, The Pieta, and the ceiling painting of the Sistine Chapel
Michelangelo Buonarroti