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100
Builder of massive basalt heads
Who are the Olmecs?
100
Cap city of Eastern Roman Empire
What is Constantinople?
100
Chinese political system that gave emperors power
What is the Mandate of Heaven?
100
Theory that all life originated in Africa
What is the out of Africa Thesis?
100
Latin term meaning "Old Stone Age"
What is paleolithic?
200
People of the Yucatan peninusla
Who are the Maya?
200
Warlike Greek city-state
What is Sparta?
200
This poem gives great insights into life in Mesopotamia
What is the "Epic of Gilgamesh"?
200
Egyptian writing style
What is hieroglyphics?
200
Practice of nature spirit worship
What is animism?
300
Homeland of the Chimu and Moche peoples
What is Andean South America?
300
Two key early Christian church "fathers"... St.
Who is Peter and Paul?
300
Official religion of Achaemenid Persia
What is Zoroastrianism?
300
This coast was a major player in the Indian Ocean Trade Network
What is the Swahili?
300
Belief in many gods
What is polytheism?
400
Powerful Central Mexican City-State
What is Teotihuacan
400
Greek name for their civilization
What is hellenes?
400
Indian maker of pillars
Who is Ashoka?
400
This animal made trans-Saharan trade possible
What is the camel?
400
Migrating herders of animals
What is pastoral nomads?
500
Mayan Creation Myth
What is the Popul Vuh?
500
Law that legalized Christianity
What is the Edict of Milan?
500
First emperor of China... famous for his "warriors"
Who is Qin Shihuangdi?
500
Famous Egyptian funeral text... tells us a ton about the afterlife
What is the Book of the Dead?
500
Cultures blend and adopt characteristics from one another
What is syncretism?