Early Civilizations
This era was marked by nomadic people who hunted and gathered food using simple tools.
Paleolithic Era
This set of laws established the principle of “an eye for an eye” and was one of the earliest written legal codes.
Code of Hammurabi
This Macedonian leader spread Greek culture throughout Southwest Asia, Egypt, and parts of India.
Alexander the Great
These trade routes connected North Africa and West Africa across the Sahara Desert.
Trans-Saharan trade routes
This system organized society into lords, vassals, and serfs and was based on land ownership and protection.
Feudalism
This period saw the development of farming, permanent settlements, and domestication of animals.
Neolithic Era
This Byzantine law code organized Roman laws and influenced modern legal systems in Europe.
Justinian Code
This term describes the blending of Greek, Persian, Egyptian, and Indian cultures after Alexander’s conquests.
Hellenistic Culture
This valuable resource mined in West Africa was traded for salt from North Africa.
Gold
This feature of feudalism allowed manors to produce everything they needed without relying on outside trade.
Self-sufficiency
This river was essential to the development of ancient Egyptian civilization because it provided fertile soil through annual flooding.
Nile River
This set of moral laws is associated with Judaism and Christianity and includes rules such as honoring parents and not stealing.
The Ten Commandments
This empire controlled land on three continents and relied heavily on the Mediterranean Sea for trade and communication.
The Roman Empire
This West African ruler became famous for his pilgrimage to Mecca, which demonstrated the wealth of his kingdom.
Mansa Musa
This deadly disease spread along trade routes in the 1300s and killed millions of people in Europe.
The Black Death
These two rivers formed the Fertile Crescent and supported the civilization of Mesopotamia.
Tigris and Euphrates River
This set of religious duties includes praying five times a day and fasting during Ramadan.
The Five Pillars of Islam
This city served as the capital of the Byzantine Empire and became wealthy due to its location on major trade routes.
Constantinople
This religion spread into West Africa through trade and cultural exchange.
These religious wars were fought between Christians and Muslims for control of the Holy Land.
The Crusades
This river valley civilization developed along the Huang He and is known for early dynasties and flood control challenges.
Ancient China
This path in Buddhism outlines steps to achieve enlightenment and end suffering.
The Eightfold Path
This major event weakened Western Europe and led to the development of feudalism.
The Fall of the Roman Empire
This major contribution of the Islamic Golden Age improved mathematics and is still used today.
This long-distance trade network helped spread goods, culture, and disease between Europe and Asia.
The Silk Road