Classical Civilizations (600BCE-600CE)
Roads
This "rebirth" in Western Europe had characteristics of humanism and classicalism
Renaissance
These nomadic herdsman created the largest empire the world has ever seen and reestablished the Silk Road trade network
The Mongols
The Greeks, Romans and Egyptians flourished from a large trade network on this body of water that divides Europe from Africa
Mediterranean Sea
After Columbus grossly miscalculated the size of the world, he thought he had landed on this continent in 1492
Asia
Though never directly interacting, the Roman Empire and Han Dynasty was connected through this trade network
Hinduism & Buddhism
This type of economic and political system formed after the Fall of the Roman Empire
Feudalism
The Byzantine Empire spread this denomination of Christianity to Russia
Orthodox
The Crusades
Aztecs & Incas
Though most famous in Peru, this type of farming was a common adaption by humans living in mountainous environments around the world
Terrace Farming
Alexander the Great established this type of culture by blending cultural aspects of Europe, Africa and Asia into his vast empire
Hellenistic Culture
Copernicus and Galileo faced criticism by the Catholic Church for this hypothesis
Muhammad founded Islam in this region of Asia, also home to the founders of Judaism and Christianity
The Middle East (Arabian Peninsula is acceptable)
One of the negatives of global trade came after this spread from Asia to Europe and wiped out a 1/3 of the world's population
Black Plague / Bubonic Plague / Black Death
This term is used to describe the horrific forced migration of slaves from Africa to the New World
Middle Passage
A _________ social scientist would be most likely to study a map of early civilizations
A geographer
Legalism
Niccolo Machiavelli wrote this book to give advice to rulers
The Prince
The Mali Empire centered around this once flourishing city within the Sahara Desert
Timbuktu
This Mali king became extremely wealthy off of the gold and salt trade of the Trans Saharan Trade Complex
Mansa Musa
This term is used to describe the exchange of people, goods and animals between the Old World and the New World
Colombian Exchange
Hindus believe bathing in this river brings cleanliness and purity
Ganges River
The Han Dynasty used these, based on Confucianism, as a way of deciding who got government jobs
Civil Service Exams
The Islamic caliphates spread as far as this peninsula in Western Europe, today home to Spain and Portugal
The Iberian Peninsula
This empire was famous for their religious tolerance, use of gunpowder and their important trading city of Istanbul
The Ottomans
These seasonal winds assisted merchants navigating over the Indian Ocean trade complex
Monsoons
This European explorer is credited with being the first to circumnavigate the globe even though he did not finish the journey after his death in the Philippines
Ferdinand Magellan
King Louis XIV was famous for building this, which most likely got his grandson beheaded during the French Revolution
Palace of Versailles
The Romans called modern day France this
Gaul
This social class gained significant power following the arrival of the Black Plague
Peasants / Serfs
This Chinese dynasty was responsible for building huge treasure ships controlled by Admiral Zheng He
The Ming Dynasty
De Gama was the first European to explore this ocean
Indian Ocean
Columbus arrived at this island in the Bahamas in 1492
San Salvador Island
The Islamic Abbasid Caliphate experienced a golden age centered around this currently war torn city in modern day Iraq
Baghdad