Unit 1
The "source of life" in Egypt. Also- a state of disbelief
What is the Nile?
Greek city that focused heavily on warfare (and was heavily supported by slave labor)
What is Sparta?
Trade route linking Asia, the Middle East, and Europe
What is the silk road?
Qin dynasty founder, follower of legalism
Who is Shi Huangdi?
Caliphate that expanded Islam to its largest borders
What is the Umayyad caliphate?
Well planned cities of the Indus Valley civilization
What is Harappa & Mohenjo-Daro?
Persian ruler who divided the empire into Satraps
Who is Darius I?
The culture spread by Alexander the Great
What is Hellenistic culture/ Greek culture?
American civilization that made profound advancements in mathematics and astronomy in their individual city states. But did not unite under a single political ruler
What are the Mayans
Oversaw the golden age of Islam
What is the Abassid Caliphate?
"Land between rivers"
What is Mesopotamia/ Fertile Crescent?
Greek city that led the Delian League, and made advancements in academics (and was also heavily supported by slave labor)
What is Athens?
Rulers claim the mandate of heaven as part of this circle of power
What is the Dynastic Cycle?
A method of how Asoka spread his new religious ideals through his empire
What are stone edicts/ pillars?
Stopped the spread of Islamic caliphates into Europe
Who is Charles Martel?
Strict legal code of Babylon
What is the Code of Hammurabi?
Actions of this GROUP helped lead to the downfall of the Roman Republic
What is the First Triumvirate?
Imperial wars of expansion for the Roman Republic (3 of them). The land and wealth gained would create problems and stress the Republic and lead to reform attempts
What are the Punic Wars?
Period in Japan that created a unified imperial government
What is the Yamato period?
Formal divide between Catholic church and the Orthodox church
What is the Great Schism?
Earliest pre-Inca civilization, influenced culture and development in the Andes Mountains
What is Chavin/ Chavin de Hauntar?
Period of relative peace and prosperity for the Roman Empire
What is the Pax Romana
War fought to punish Athens for helping the Ionian rebellion. Darius I on one side, Athens & Sparta on the other
What is the Persian War?
Trade kingdom that adopted Christianity under King Ezana in order to improve trade relations with the Roman Empire
What is Aksum/ Aksum Empire?
Oversaw the Carolingian renaissance
Who is Charlemagne?