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AfriCAN not African't
Thats MAYAN!
It would be wong to make Chinese puns
Stopping the Chinese Puns. We can have No Mo Phun
Philosophy/Religion
(because I am too scared to make a religious pun)
100
Northern Africa is more associated with Europe historically than the rest of Africa because of this
What is Sahara Desert
100
Name of the area the Mayans settled in Mesoamerica
What is Yucatan Peninsula
100
The earliest Chinese Civilization that established a feudal system where to control their land, the kings set up an agricultural system in which nobles owned the land & peasants worked it. Became their downfall. (they lasted 800 years and encompassed the ancient and classical time periods)
Who is Zhou dynasty
100
Ruled China after the Qin. Rivaled Roman Empire in its power & achievement
What is the Han Dynasty
100
Kongfuze's ideas about the importance of practical moral values, collected by his disciples in the Analects, formed the basis of the philosophy known as this
What is Confucianism
200
Great Plateau region of Africa that is characterized by the savannas is known as this
What is the Sahel
200
The Mayan political structure of loosely associated independent city-states that did not have one supreme ruler or law governing all of them would be described as this
A confederacy
200
This Dynasty, who took over from the Zhou, rule was very short (221-206 BCE) but important in Chinese History.
What is Quin
200
The Chinese derived much of their wealth from trade along this
What is the Silk Road
200
Founded in India by Siddhartha Gautama who stated the 4 noble truths and said the path to enlightenment could be attained along the 8 fold path
What is Buddhism
300
This enemy of the Egyptians Flourished from 300 BCE to 100 CE . They gained wealth and military power from trading to the north via the Nile and to the east and west via camel caravans
What is the Nubians
300
This was the "Mother Civilization" of the Maya, and other classical era Meso-American civilizations
Olmec
300
The "First Emperor" of China.
Who is Qin Shi Huangdi
300
The Han Dynasty sponsored many public works projects. They specialized in this which increased agricultural production and connected Northern and Southern China
What is Canal Digging
300
A political philosophy that emphasized the unruliness of human nature and justified state coercion and control. The Qin ruling class invoked it to validate the authoritarian nature of their regime
What is Legalism.
400
When the early civilizations of West Africa moved south and east into the rainforests and towards the Congo River. They took with them their language, knowledge of metal working, agricultural practices, and disease. (what is the name of this process)
What is the Bantu Migrations
400
A powerful city-state in central Mexico (100-75 C.E.). Its population was about 150,000 - 200,000 at its peak in 600.
What is Teotihuacan
400
This is a collection of statues depicting the armies of the First Emperor of China.
What is the Terracotta Army
400
400 year period of prosperity & stability in China
What is the Pax Sinica
400
WHEW WHEW WHEW WHEW!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Judaism, Christianity, and Islam are called these religions because they can all trace their roots back to this one Patriarch.
500
They became a power in ivory trade along the Red Sea. They are unique because culturally they accepted this.
What is Axum (Aksum), Christianity
500
Three of the staple crops of Mayan society
What is maize, beans, squash, pumpkins, chili peppers, tomatoes
500
Two Accomplishments of China's "First Emperor"
United much of the nation under 1 strong government. Created a universal system of weights & measures. Standardized coins created a uniform writing system set up a law code Used forced labor to dig canals & build roads Great Wall began construction
500
3 inventions/advancements during the Han Dynasty
What is Silk, Paper, Gunpowder, Wheelbarrow, Printed books, Suspension bridge, Rudder, Compass, Iron drill bits, Veterinary medicine, Complex irrigation systems, Advancements in fertilizing crops, New canals.
500
This religion stresses oneness with nature, be passive and separate yourself from the world
What is Daoism (Toaism)