The member of a community of people who live in different locations, moving from one place to another.
What is a NOMAD?
100
the gradual spread of cultural features between different groups of people. This can take the form of technology, language, religion, etc.
What is cultural diffusion?
100
The time during which one family rules and Empire.
What is a dynasty?
100
This Mediterranean civilizations development was heavily influenced by trade with N. Africa and Mesopotamia largely due to it's proximity to the sea.
Who are the Greeks?
100
The historical term for the region where the ancient civilizations of the Americas lived.
What is Mesoamerica?
200
A time period of human evolution where hunter gatherers used stone tools to survive.
What is the Paleolithic period?
200
Ancient Middle Eastern society credited with the invention of the earliest form of writing.
Who are the Sumerians?
200
ancient Chinese belief and philosophical idea that tiān (heaven) granted emperors the right to rule based on their ability to govern well and fairly.
What is the Mandate of Heaven?
200
A government by a small, powerful elite, usually from the business class.
What is an Oligarchy?
200
The first American civilization.
Who are the Olmec's?
300
This innovation led to the end of an era in human history, and the beginning of a new or Neolithic period.
What is farming? (agriculture)
300
the belief in or worship of more than one god.
What is polytheism?
300
This was the primary reason for the ancient Chinese to believe that they were the center of the Earth.
What is geographical boundaries?
300
City credited with the creation of democracy, although only male citizens were allowed to participate.
What is Athens?
300
This Central American culture enforced the idea of tribute amongst its subjects which allowed it to acquire immense wealth.
Who are the Aztecs?
400
Time period in which humans began to form the earliest versions of what we now call towns & cities.
What is the Neolithic period?
400
Ancient monotheistic tribe from the Middle East that were victims of the diaspora under Roman captivity.
Who are the Hebrews? (or Jews)
400
Method of social control used by Hindu rulers in Ancient India to gain power and maintain control of their empire.
What is the Indian Caste System?
400
The Roman Empire at first did not tolerate this new religion from it's Eastern reaches, persecuting it's followers and arguing against it's beliefs.
What is Christianity?
400
This empire was ruled by a God-King who's efficient use of a centralized government allowed it to conquer a vast amount of land.
Who are the Incas?
500
Which of the following is not a basic feature common to early civs: complex religions--public works--writing--cities-job specialization--social classes--monarchs--centralized governments.
What is Monarchs?
500
The first African and Middle Eastern civilizations sprung up among this common geographic feature.
What is bodies of WATER!? aka Rivers, Streams, Lakes, Oceans etc etc etc
500
The Chinese belief on the universal balance of two forces.
What is Ying and Yang?
500
The 200 year span that began with Augustus and ended with Marcus Aurelius.
What is the Pax Romana?
500
The primary cause of the demise of Mesoamerican cultures throughout North and South America.