Ancient World
This civilization developed between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers in the Fertile Crescent.
Mesopotamia
This religion was founded by Muhammad and follows the teachings of the Quran.
Islam
This was the title given to the leaders of the Muslim community after Muhammad's death.
Caliph
This civilization was one of the first major civilizations to develop in Mesoamerica.
Olmec
This trade network connected East Asia with the Mediterranean world and helped spread goods, technology, and culture.
Silk road
Unlike Mesopotamia's unpredictable flooding, this river civilization depended on a more predictable yearly flood
Egypt
This German monk challenged the Catholic Church's sale of indulgences and wrote the 95 Theses
Martin Luther
This African king, was famous for his pilgrimage to the holy city of Mecca.
Mansa Musa
What brought an end the Aztec Empire
Conquistadors
This Japanese military government created a social order in which warriors, farmers, artisans, and merchants had specific positions.
Tokugawa Shogunate
Both Mesopotamia and Egypt depended on this technology to move river water to farmland.
irrigation
This movement attempted to reform the Catholic Church and eventually led to the creation of Protestant branches of Christianity.
The Reformation
This trade network brought great wealth to west African empires
Tran Saharan trade network or Gold-Salt trade network
This farming technique allowed the Aztecs to create artificial islands in shallow lake environments
chinampas
Chinese advances in shipbuilding and navigation during this dynasty allowed Chinese fleets to travel as far as Africa.
Ming Dynasty
This Chinese dynasty is associated with major technological advancements and the development of the Silk Road
Han Dynasty
One major disagreement between Sunni and Shia Muslims involved this question about leadership.
who should lead the Muslim community after Muhammad
This disease caused massive population loss in Europe and created labor shortages, making surviving peasants more valuable to landowners
Bubonic Plague
How was the Mayan empire governed?
Each city-state was ruled by a King-God
The Bantu migrations helped spread this technology, which improved farming tools and agricultural production.
Ironworking Techniques
Imagine you are living in Mesopotamia. Your crops depend on a river, but its flooding is unpredictable. Explain one major challenge this created for farmers.
difficulty of planning for or controlling unpredictable flooding?
It weakened the churches political power.
The Islamic empire spread due to what 2 things?
Trade and Conquest
The arrival of Europeans in the Americas was followed by a dramatic decline in Native populations. Name two reasons why
Disease, Warfare, Enslavement
The Aztecs developed chinampas while the Inca developed terrace farming. What larger historical idea does this comparison demonstrate?
The impact of geography and the environment on the development of different technologies and farming methods