Unit 1 Ancient Civ
Modern Day Iraq- invention of the wheel
Mesopotamia
Belief in multiple Gods
Polytheism
The Quran represents what religions beliefs
Islam
Christianity
Idea in China that a ruler could be removed if there were signs that he was a poor ruler.
Mandate of Heaven
Religion from India that became more popular in East Asia
Buddhism
Golden Age of Islam
Abbasid Empire
Peasants live on the land of nobles and provide labor
Feudalism
Oldest religion in China, focused on finding inner peace and being one with nature
Daoism
Ancient belief that formed in China that formed around major ideas spread by a famous philosopher
Confucianism
One achievement in the Abbasid Empire
Medicine, Math, Astronomy, Art, Literature
The Crusades were an attempt by Christian rulers to take what city from Muslim rulers?
Jerusalem
Ancient Indian religion- believed in reincarnation
Hinduism
Type of government where an official is elected to rule for the people.
Republic
Timbuktu was the capital of what Empire
Mali
The cultural center of this empire is the modern city of Turkey
Byzantine Empire
Humans began to settle down and form the first civilizations
Neolithic Revolution
A type of government where all citizens have the ability to vote directly on laws
Direct Democracy
An oral storyteller and musician in African cultures
Griot
This indigenous empire in the Americas existed in modern day Peru and Ecuador
Incas