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Historical Eras
100
Adam Smith advocated THIS type of economic system because he believed the government should stay out of the economy.
What is laissez faire
100
This was created by a Babylonian King and is famous for being the first written code of laws. The laws emphasized harsh punishment, and was more harsh towards the poor than to the wealthy.
What is the Code of Hammurabi?
100
Karma, reincarnation, and non-violence are associated with THIS religion.
What is Hinduism?
100
Rome and the Inca Empires are both famous for THESE?
What are their road systems?
100
This time period began after World War II (1945) and lasted until the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989.
What is the Cold War?
200
Socialism and Communism are based on the writings of THIS economist who critiqued Adam Smith.
Who is Karl Marx?
200
Its mountainous geography caused ancient Greece to be organized into THIS political structure.
What are city states?
200
THIS monotheistic religion was founded by the prophet Muhammed and is now the dominant faith in most of the Middle East and much of Africa.
What is Islam?
200
Both Japan and Medieval Europe had THIS type of decentralized political system in which nobles received land in exchange for loyalty and military service.
What is Feudalism?
200
In the "Age of THIS" monarchs such as Louis XIV, Charles IV, and Henry VIII ruled with unquestioned authority based on the idea of divine right.
What is Absolutism?
300
Under both Mercantile Economics AND imperialism, powerful nations needed overseas colonies so that they could gain access to THESE.
What are raw materials and/or markets
300
This document signed by King John in 1215 and is significant because it limited the power of English Kings and guaranteed certain rights to nobles.
What is the Magna Carta?
300
THIS reformation took place after Martin Luther challenged corruption in the Catholic Church by writing 95 theses and nailing them to the door of a cathedral.
What is the PROTESTANT REFORMATION?
300
Calligraphy, Dome of the Rock, the libraries of Baghdad, medical encyclopedias, and the development of Algebra are all associated with THIS type of civilization.
What is Islamic civilization?
300
THIS time period of European renewal emphasized a re-examination of all existing knowledge and idealized the philosophical traditions of Greece and Rome. Scientists discovered natural laws such as gravity, Humanists emphasized the powers of human observation, and Artists like Raphael and Michaelangelo crated artistic masterpieces. This is also when Shakespeare lived and wrote.
What is the Renaissance?
400
People on medieval manors were models of THIS economic concept because produced their own food and made their own tools, clothes, etc. THIS also meant that they did not need to engage in extensive trade.
What is self sufficiency?
400
THESE two societies most influence our world today because of their contributions in the area of law and government. Contributions include the development of direct democracy, a Senate, and the concept of equal application of the law to all people.
What are Greece and Rome?
400
THIS belief system emphasizes filial piety and social order, and has helped maintain social stability in China for thousands of years.
What is Confucianism?
400
Early civilizations in India, China, Egypt, and Mesopotamia all shared this common feature.
What are rivers?
400
This turning point in Human history was caused by the development of agriculture which allowed people to create permanent settlements for the first time.
What is the Neolithic Revolution?
500
THIS economic problem created a crisis in both the United States and Germany during the early 1930s. It involved a reduction in the value of money, and was an important factor in the elections of both Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Adolf Hitler.
What is INFLATION?
500
This international organization was created after World War II in order to protect human rights and encourage international diplomacy to avoid wars.
What is the United Nations?
500
This belief system is one of the MAIN causes of World War I and is characterized by a strong belief that one's own nation is superior to other countries.
What is Nationalism?
500
THIS term refers to the blending of cultures, which can be caused by a combination of trade, human migration and/or military conquest. One example of THIS would be the combination of Persian, Greek, Egyptian cultures during the Hellenistic Period under Alexander the Great.
What is cultural diffusion?
500
During this period of history, political philosophers like Thomas Hobbes and John Locke argued that people create government through a social contract in order to leave the state of nature. Locke believed people had Natural Rights. The ideas of THIS period strongly influenced the AMerican and French Revolutions.
What is the Enlightenment?