Ancient Era
What are the names of the two sub eras we discussed in the Ancient Era?
Paleolithic Era and Neolithic Era
Name the three societies we studied during the Classical Era
Rome, China, and India
Warrior Prophet and Founder of Islam
Muhammad
This social system was put into place due to Viking Raids after the Collapse of the Roman Empire
What is Feudalism?
This fast ripening crop from Vietnam was used in China to support the rapidly growing population
Nickname name or other way you can call the Paleolithic Era
What is the Old Stone Age?
Difference between Legalism and Confucianism
Legalism used strict laws and harsh punishments to maintain order in society while Confucianists believe in building hierarchical and familial relationships with people to social harmony.
Five Pillars of Islam
1. Shahada: the belief that God is everything and Muhammad is the messenger of God (literally ‘there is nothing but God’).
2. Salah: prayer to God 5 times a day.
3. Zakat: mandatory charity to the poor.
4. Sawm: fasting from dawn until dusk during the month of Ramadan as repentance of sin.
5. Hajj: pilgrimage to Mecca during the month of Dhu al-Hijjah.
As a result of the Crusades Western Europeans pillaged this capital city of the Byzantine Empire
What is Constantinople?
Increased Agricultural production in China led to and increase in these two things
What is population and urbanization?
Lifestyle early humans used to gather food and live in the Paleolithic Era
What are nomadic hunter gathers?
One similarity between Classical Rome, India, and China
All three classical societies had bureaucracies which were permanent employees of a government who carry out policies and do the work of governing the population.
What happened after the Roman Empire collapse in 476 CE?
This social class is at the bottom of the social pyramid in Western Europe
What is the Serf Class?
The "Greeks" in Eastern Europe don't obey the Roman Pope because of this event
The Great Schism of 1054
One continuum between the Paleolithic Era and Neolithic Era
Early humans continued to use stone tools. In the Neolithic Era, stone tools became more refined.
Two major trade networks that existed during the Classical Era
Silk Roads & Indian Ocean
Why did the Crusades occur?
Religious: Pope Urban II promised salvation to Catholics for fighting to take the ‘holy land’ (Jerusalem) from the Muslims.
Economic: Wealth to be gained by pillage, Constantinople was a rich city full of goods
The Crusades resulted in European demand for products from these other Empires
What is Islam and China?
This example of infrastructure connected North and South China allowing for the efficient movement of goods and trade
Name three changes between the Paleolithic Era and Neolithic Era
Nomadic to Sedentary
Hunter gather to Agricultural
Egalitarian societies to socially stratified societies (social classes)
Difference between Hinduism and Buddhism
Hinduism argued for strict hierarchy and religious duties to ensure order in society and a better position in the next lifetime while Buddhism argued for egalitarianism and a moral code to achieve release from reincarnation.
Name 3 Impacts the Mongols made on Eurasian societies
1. Revitalization and protected Trade routes: Yassa Code (Ex. Silk Roads)
2. Established Yam Postal system
3. Embraced Religious tolerance and allowed foreigners to enter society if they accepted Mongolian rule.
This was the Holy City that the Christians and Islamic Caliphates fought over during the Crusades
What is Jerusalem?
This was a time of chaos and instability in China during the Classical Era
What is the Warring States Period?