Prologue to World History

Rivers

100

_____________ played a key role in the development of civilizations, and in the agricultural revolution

Rivers

200

The Nile river was important to the development of this civilization 

Egypt

300

These 2 rivers were important for the development of cultures in North America

The Mississippi and the Rio Grande

400

This river was important in the development of Shang China

The Yellow River

500

These 2 rivers were important to the development of the ancient civilization Sumer

Tigris and Euphrates 

Civilizations

100

This MesoAmerican civilization built large temples, had complex systems of agriculture and writing, and also were invested in astronomy. They were also practitioners of human sacrifice. 

The Mayans

200

The great wall would begin construction under this Dynasty 

The Han Dynasty

300

In the civilization of Babylon, this king came up with a code of laws that would be posted throughout the kingdom, and be the first unified code of laws of any civilization. These laws would also be the origin point of the saying "An eye for and eye".

Hammurabi

400

This was the form of writing in Mesopotamia

Cuneiform

500

This civilization created the radical idea of democracy

Greeks

Vocab

100

Having multiple gods

Polytheism

200

Having only one god

monotheism

300

The male head of a family or tribe.

Patriarch

400

A system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives.

Democracy

500

A transcendent state in which there is neither suffering, desire, nor sense of self, and the subject is released from the effects of karma and the cycle of death and rebirth. It represents the final goal of Buddhism.

Nirvana

Religions

100

By 600 BCE this was the largest Monotheistic Religion 

Judaism 

200

This religion believes in the Eightfold Path 

Buddhism

300

This religion focuses upon living in harmony with other people and nature and was founded in 700 BCE by Laozi

Daoism

400

These two religions would be extremely important to the development of culture in their regions and would eventually have offshoot religions come out of them 

Hinduism and Judaism 

500

This religion is extremely important to culture in China. It is still one of the largest religions today, and mainly focuses on accepting your role in society 

Confucianism 

Anything Goes

100

This was the event that led humans from hunter gatherers to a sedimentary life style where we started to domesticate animals and grow crops. 

The Agricultural Revolution (The Neolithic Revolution)

200

This was an important piece of literature in Mesopotamia that described the adventures of a great man, and is one of the oldest pieces of literature known to date 

The Epic of Gilgamesh 

300

This was a form of writing in Eygpt

Hieroglyphics

400

By 400 BCE Christianity split into these 2 branches 

Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox

500

This man was able to conquer the Persian Empire and even got as far as India in the East and North Africa in the Southwest. This would become one of the largest empires during his time. He would die extremely young at the age of 32, and without his leadership the empire would crumble

 Alexander the Great