What types of tools were used during the Paleolithic and Mesolithic Era. (Name 2)
axes, knives, bows, arrows, basic metals, tools for food/hunting/gathering
100
What was Chandragupta Mauryas major accomplishment?
1st native Indian to unite India
100
What are the holy books for Judaism, Christianity and Islam? (In order)
Torah, Bible, Koran
100
To what part of the New World were most slaves taken to?
Caribbean and Brazil (Latin America)
100
Who was Mansa Musa?
Islamic king of Mali
200
What happened to the earth's continents after Pangea?
force of earths core split the continents apart
200
What is the major religious similarity between North America and South American Societies prior to 1000?
Polytheism
200
In what book are Confucian ideas written and discussed?
The Analects
200
What created the demand for slaves in the New World?
Plantations for Cash Crops
200
Where do most historians agree is the Birthplace of Humanity? (continent)
Africa
300
What types of dwellings/housing existed during the Paleolithic and Mesolithic Eras?
cave dwellings, huts, and tents
300
What did Japan acculturate from China?
Confucianism, Filial Piety, Importance of Education, Writing, (not the Civil Service Exam)
300
What are the holy books of Hindus and Buddhists?
The Vedas
300
Name two reasons for the Crusades.
Fight Muslims, Convert, end heresy, gain Jerusalem
300
What outside factors did both Rome and Han have contribute to their downfall?
outside invasions
400
What is the Neolithic Revolution known for?
agricultural and sedentary lifestyles
400
Who relied more on slave labor? Roman Empire, or Han Dynasty?
Rome
400
What is the holy book for Zoroastrianism?
the Avestas
400
Who is Ibn Battuta?
An Islamic traveller and explorer whose records are used by historians
400
Name 1 Major belief of Confucianism
rigid social hierarchy, women inferior, needed for social order, focus on ethics, religious duty, community, education, people are born good and taught how to behave.
500
What led to the creation of Specialized Labor?
Urbanization and food surpluses
500
What internal forces caused the collapse of both the Han and Roman Empire?
economic and political overextension
500
What is the greatest difference between Hinduism and Buddhism?
The acceptance of the caste system by Hinduism
500
Why did the practice of encomienda end in the New World
Catholic priests fought against it.
500
What areas of the world were connected by the Indian Ocean Trade Network and what travelled on it? (4 regions)
Middle East, Africa, India, China, South East Asia
Goods and merchants