Paleolithic/Neolithic
Philosophies
Religions
Classical & Post-Classical China
Byzantine Empire
100

This had to happen first in order for there to even be a Neolithic Revolution on earth.

What is the warming of the Earth?

100

Name ONE characteristic that separates a philosophy from a religion.

What is:

-way of living or moral improvement?

-no god(s)?

-no afterlife?

-no concern for salvation?

100

This religion was founded in the Roman Empire by a Jewish carpenter.

What is Christianity?

100

This mandate was how the Chinese explained their dynastic cycle (the rise and fall of a dynasty).

What is the Mandate of Heaven?

100

Name the capital of the Byzantine Empire.

What was Constantinople?

200

Early civilizations were located around this.

What are sources of fresh water?

200

This philosophy focused on filial piety, whereby sons were to listen to their fathers and the emperor of China was seen as the father of China. This philosophy emphasized the importance of farmers above merchants because farmers created something, whereas merchants just sold others' creations. It was also anti-female.

What is Confucianism?

200

This religion was founded by a merchant in the Arabian Peninsula.

What is Islam?

200

This is the name of the rice, from Vietnam, that would lead to an agricultural surplus in China.

What is Champa rice?

200

This invention led to the fall of the Byzantine Empire in 1453.

What is the cannon?

300

Name TWO characteristics of a civilization.

What are ___ and ____?

-advanced cities

-specialized workers or job specialization

-complex institution

-record keeping

-advanced technology

300

This philosophy focused on following the rules made by the emperor and was utilized during the Qin Dynasty.

What is Legalism?

300

This religion is the second oldest monotheistic religion in the world and was considered a minor religion amongst the many early polytheistic religions.

What is Judaism?

300

Name TWO inventions that came out of China's Golden Age (Tang Dynasty and Song Dynasty).

What are ___ and ____?

-stronger iron and steel

-heavy iron plow

-fertilizer

-new irrigation techniques

-flying cash/lines of credit

-paper money

-gunpowder

-wood block printing/movable type

-magnetic compass

-porcelain

300

Name ONE lasting thing to come out of Justinian I's rule.

What is the

-Hagia Sophia?

-Code of Justinian/Justinian's Code?

400

Nomadic societies are also called this.

What are hunter-gatherer societies or pastoralists?

400

Han and Song emperors used this philosophy to help them rule.

What is Confucianism?

400

This religion has a caste system, was the religion of the Gupta emperors during India's Golden Age, and is considered polytheistic and sometimes monotheistic.

What is Hinduism?

400

Name ONE of the countries that came under Chinese control during the post-classical era.

What is

-Vietnam?

-Korea?

400

Name the religion practiced by the Byzantines.

What is Eastern Orthodox Christianity/Greek Orthodox Christianity?

500

Utilizing the agricultural surpluses of powerful states, this person in society can make farmers pay taxes through their farm goods and then can redistribute those farm goods back to the people when there is not a lot of food.

Who is the leader/king/monarch/emperor?

500

This philosophy encouraged people to withdraw from the world of political and social activism and disengage from public life.

What is Daoism?

500

This place was originally constructed as a Hindu temple honoring Vishnu and was later transformed into a Buddhist temple, thus reflecting the region's gradual religious transition and the syncretism of Hindu and Buddhist practices.

What is Angkor Wat?

500

While Buddhism remained popular among the common people, Song rulers increasingly favored this as a governing philosophy, leading to reduced state support for Buddhist institutions.

What is Neo-Confucianism or Confucianism (acceptable)?

500

This term describes the separation of the Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church in 1054.

What is the Great Schism?