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Neolithic Period/Early Civilizations
Chinese
Greeks and Romans
Crusades/Middle Ages
Russia and Mongols
100
One result of the Neolithic Revolution was
What is the establishment of villages and rise of governments?
100
According to Confucius, what is the key to a successfu organization of society?
individuals should know what is expected of them
100
Greece developed what type of government?
Democracy
100
During the Crusades, increase in trade resulted in?
Middle Class (commerical revolution)
100
What group had the greatest influence on early Russian culture?
Ottoman Turks
200
What marked the beginning of New Stone Age?
Farming
200
Confucius believed that the best ruler was kind of person?
virtuous and educated man
200
Describe the difference between Athens and Sparta
Sparta=Military Society Athens=Academics and Democracy
200
What was one effect of the printing press?
knowledge and religious ideas spread more quickly
200
What effect did the Mongols have on Russia?
Kept Russia isolated from Western Europe.
300
The first cities emerged along?
Rivers
300
What does yin and yang mean?
balance between opposite forces must exist
300
After the Roman Empire, the eastern portion became known as what empire?
Byzantine Empire
300
What caused the Crusades?
People wanted to free the Holy Land from Muslim Turks.
300
What is the Church of Russia?
Eastern Orthodox
400
Based on evidence the earliest people lived where? (region of the world)
East Africa
400
According to Legalism, how should a ruler control society?
laws and harsh punishments
400
People conquered by the Roman army were allowed to do what?
Keep their customs as long as they acknowledged Roman leadership and pay taxes.
400
What was signed in 1215 by King John, that limited the power of the monarchy?
Magna Carta
400
What was the name of the Mongol armies that invaded Russia?
Golden Horde
500
What are three characteristics of the Paleolithic Age?
nomads, hunter and gatherers, and made tools from stone, wood, and bones.
500
What does the term Middle Kingdom refer to?
China's view of itself as the center of civilization and better than others.
500
What type of physical features does Italy have?
peninsula with low mountains
500
What effect did Martin Luther's excommunication from the Church have on Europe?
His ideas spread due to the printing press
500
Why do historians study the past?
To learn why events happen