Period 1
This early civilization was located between the Tigris and the Euphrates
Mesopotamia
The belief in multiple gods
Polytheism
This revolution resulted in independence for former British colonies and eventual formation of United States
American Revolution
This machine, invented in the late 18th century quickly and easily separates cotton fibers from their seeds, enabling much greater productivity than manual cotton separation
Cotton Gin
The mongols preferred method of fighting was on the back of one of these
Horse
This north flowing river flooded regularly and deposited silt, which created fertile soil that sustained the ancient Egyptian civilization
The Nile
Military campaigns taken by European Christians to take over the Holy Land and convert Muslims and other non-Christians to Christianity
Crusades
Fought over a period of almost 10 years form 1910, opposition forces were led by Pancho Villa and Emiliano Zapata in this revolution
Mexican Revolution
An ancient Egyptian writing system in which pictures were used to represent ideas and sounds
Hieroglyphics
This mongol, originally named Temujin, united the mongols under his leadership, and led a campaign conquering parts of Russia, China, Korea, southeast Asia, Persia, India, the Middle East and eastern Europe .
Genghis Khan
In China, the idea that a just ruler's power was bestowed by the gods
Mandate of Heaven
Vladimir the Great brought this religion to Kievan Rus
Orthodox Christianity
Advances during this time period include Copernicus and Galileo’s astronomy, Newton’s gravity, physics, and calculus, and explorations into different types of power
Scientific Revolution
Production method that came about during the industrial revolution that breaks down a complex job into a series of smaller tasks
Assembly line
Following the death of Genghis Khan, the massive empire was split up into 4 of these
Khanates
Later known as Israelites, or Jews, this group of people lived in present-day Israel, Palestine, and Lebanon
Hebrews
In addition to being the birthplace of Muhammad, this city is regarded as the holiest city in the religion of Islam, and a pilgrimage to it is known as the Hajj
Mecca
This group overthrew the Romanov monarchy in the early 20th century
Bolsheviks
The spread of new crops to the old world helped to stimulate the population. This crop was the main source of food in Ireland, which eventually led to a famine in the mid 19th century
Potato
One reason the mongols were unable to conquer Japan was due to this type of natural disaster
Typhoon
This specimen, an early australopithecine dated from about 3.2 million years ago, was discovered in 1974 in Ethiopia
Lucy
Teaching and missionary order created to resist the spread of Protestantism and to spread Catholicism
Jesuits or Society of Jesus
The best known leader of the Haitian Revolution
Toussaint Louverture
They are remembered for developing an alphabetic script, a system symbols (letters) that represent the sounds of speech
The Phoenicians
Before dying in 1255, this Mongolian leader conquered Russia and the adjoining territories of eastern Europe and organized the Mongol state known as the Golden Horde.
Batu Khan