Mesoamerican Civilizations
Name of the region of central Mexico to northern Honduras
Mesoamerica (Central America)
Longest river in the world, Used by the Ancient Egyptians
The Nile River
Constantinople
Aqueducts and Roads where an achievement of which civilization
Ancient Rome
Which Muslims Caliphate moved the capital to Baghdad
Abbasid Caliphate
Earliest civilization in southern Mexico
Olmecs
The two rivers that created the Fertile Crescent and located in modern day Iraq.
Tigris and Euphrates
Who was at the bottom of the Medieval Europe social order?
Serfs
What type of government was used in Athens, Greece
Direct Democracy
What was a characteristic of trade in Muslim lands
It was united by a single currency and language
This Mesoamerican civilization native to southern Mexico and was made up of city-states.
Mayas
Where is the Huang He River located
China
What was a fief
An agreement where a lord would grant the vassal land in exchange for military service
A time period of peace and prosperity
A Golden Age
Who do Muslims believe Muhammad to be
The last and greatest of the prophets
Capital of the Aztec empire.
Tenochtitlan
The writing system that was used by the Egyptians
Hieroglyphics
What was the main goal of the Crusades
To recover Jerusalem and the Holy Land from the Muslim Turks
How did Greece’s geography affect its early development
The mountainous terrain and islands led to the creation of independent city-states
What was a major contribution of the Golden Age of Islam
Advancement in mathematics and science
Name of the floating garden beds that were used by the Aztecs.
Chinampas
How did the Mandate of Heaven affect the government in China?
It allowed new rulers to justify the overthrow of a declining dynasty.
The Byzantine Emperor who became emperor of Byzantium in 527
Justinian
What type of government was used in Ancient Persia
Bureaucracy
What was the devshirme system designed to do
Turn Christian boys into Muslim soldiers