Unit 1 Civilliztion
Why were ancient civilizations centered around river valleys?
They are flat and your crops will grow.
People from Central Asia when united ended up creating the largest single land empire in history
The Mongols
This deadly disease is thought to have begun in Central Asia or India, and it spread to Europe during the 1340s. It is estimated to have killed 30% to 60% of Europe's population, and it may have reduced the world's population from an estimated 450 million to between 350 and 375 million in 1400.
The bubonic plague
What was the the significance of the transfer of people that occurred as a result of the Columbian Exchange?
Transatlantic trade
What were the main causes of WW1
-Militarism -Secret Alliances -Imperialism - Nationalism
Father of Monotheism
Abraham
The official split between the Roman Catholic and Byzantine Eastern Orthodox churches that occurred
The Great Schism
This is a monotheistic religion centered on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth.
Christianity
New piece of technology that the Europeans first learned how to use from Muslims. It allowed navigators to calculate their location based on the position of the sun and starts in relation to the horizon.
the astrolabe
area was also called the “powder keg” of Europe and the place where WW1 began.
The Balkans
Which tribe built massive stone heads and huge pyramids without a local supply of stone?
The Olmecs
Grandson of Genghis Khan and founder of the Mongol Yuan Dynasty in China.
Kublai Khan
He was the Spanish explorer who conquered the Aztec Empire in the 1520s.
Cortez
triangular sail developed by Arab or Indian merchants which was eventually adopted by European ship owners to improve the maneuverability of their ships. It could catch crosswinds and be used to drive a ship along its chosen course.
lateen sail
Led the Communist revolution in October 1917 which helped take Russia out of the war.
Vladimir Lenin
All life is suffering
Suffering comes from desire
To stop suffering, you must rid yourself of
desire
To end desire, follow the 8 fold path:
group that conquered Constantinople and established a large empire
Ottoman Turks
In feudal times, this would refer to a free agricultural worker who worked land owned by a noble.
peasent
Conquered the Incan Empire in South America (Peru)
Francisco Pizzaro
This is a centralized government that does not tolerate opposing political opinions.
Fascism
Who orginated the Mandate of Heaven?
The Zhou Dynasty
An organized collection and explanation of roman laws for use by the byzantine empire
Justinian's Code
the political and economic relationships which governed the lives of nobles, knights, and serfs during much of the Medieval period in European history- and in Japanese, history, too. Under this system, lesser nobles called "vassals" held land called "fiefs" at the pleasure of the more powerful lords, to whom they owed allegiance and military service.
The Fuedal Society
During the French Revolution, he was a powerful member of the Committee of Public Safety during the "Reign of Terror"
Robespierre
He was a leader of Italy during World War II and ally to Adolph Hitler. He created a fascist state through the use of state terror and propaganda.
Mussolini