Technology
This technology was first developed in China as "elixir for immortality" but was eventually used in warfare instead
What is gunpowder?
These two dynasties where considered a Golden Age for China
This mountain range was the location of the Inca Empire
What is the Andes Mountains?
The Sumerians invented this early form of writing
What is cuneiform
What was the Roman Civilization (Republic or Empire)?
This type of technology is used to make farming possible in higher elevations
What is terrace farming?
In this belief system, nature is meant to be a role model for behavior and beliefs include the concept of "wu wei" which means "do nothing."
This technology allowed people to both water more of their land and control flooding
What is irrigation?
This Empire used roads, a system of satraps, and religious tolerance to unite their large empire that stretched from Egypt to the Indus River
What was Persia?
The artists Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo created works of art during this period of history
What was the Renaissance?
This geographic feature is located in Africa and it is roughly the same size as the United States
What is the Sahara Desert?
Guiding concepts for this system include monotheism, the teachings of the Torah, and the use of Hebrew as a sacred language
What is Judaism?
This technology, first developed in China but later recreated in Europe by Gutenberg, helped decrease the price of books and increase the spread of knowledge
What is the printing press (or moveable type print)?
This system of roads connected China to Europe. It was named for the product on which China had a monopoly
What were the Silk Roads?
During this golden age, this empire that included much of North Africa and Southwest Asia, developed antiseptics, sedatives, calligraphy, and pharmacies
What was the Abbasid Empire? (or Golden Age of Islam)
A chain of islands is called
In this system, believers follow the Five Pillars of Faith which include shahada (monotheism), salah (prayer), zakat(charity), sawm (fasting), and hajj.
What is Islam
The innovation of the triangular sail was effectively used by this Chinese explored to travel throughout Africa and Asia (and bring home giraffes!)
Who was Zheng He?
This empire developed a road system that included rest areas, the concept of zero, and Ayurvedic medicine during their Golden AGe
What was the Gupta Golden Age?
The Shang Dynasty (1532-1027) made some of its earliest settlements along this river - sometimes referred to as "China's Sorrow" for its irregular flood pattern
What is the Huang He (or Yellow River)?
The concepts of the Four Noble Truths and Eightfold Path are key ideas of this belief system
What is Buddhism?