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Agricultural Revolution/First Civilizations
Eurasian Empires
Cultural Traditions
Social Hierarchies
Commerce and Culture
100
The "land between the rivers" of the Tigris and Euphrates.
What is Mesopotamia?
100
Two major Persian invasions of Greece (490 and 480 B.C.E.) in which Persians were defeated.
What are the Greco-Persian wars?
100
Ancient Chinese concept that expressed the belief in the unity of opposites.
What is yin and yang
100
System of social organization in India
What is caste system
100
The term "Sand Roads" is used to describe this route.
What is trans-Sahara trade
200
Buildup of minerals (salt) in soil due to over-irrigation.
What is salinization?
200
This man conquered Persian empire which led to the Hellenistic Era.
Who is Alexander the Great?
200
Indian prince that left Hinduism to begin a new tradition
Who is Siddhartha Gautama?
200
Female emperor in China who worked to elevate position of women in society
Who is Empress Wu?
200
Massive epidemic in the 13th-14th centuries C.E.
What is the Black Death?
300
Nickname for Egypt that referred to its agricultural success.
What is the Gift of the Nile?
300
The "Roman peace", a term used to describe the relative stability and success of early Roman Empire
What is pax Romana?
300
Cultural tradition that emphasize logic, human reason, and questioning society.
What is Greek rationalism or Greek intellectual tradition?
300
Indian social practice that restricts interaction between castes
What is ritual purity?
300
These were professional merchants in the Aztec empire
What is pochteca?
400
The process of getting more in return for less; growing more food on a smaller plot of land.
What is intensification?
400
Belief that Chinese emperors held authority by command of divine force as long as he ruled benevolently and morally.
What is the Mandate of Heaven?
400
Influential Greek medical theorist; father of medicine
Who is Hippocrates?
400
In this civilization, slaves played an important role in the functioning of society.
What is Roman; Greco-Roman
400
Type of Buddhism that spread along the Silk Roads
What is Mahayana Buddhism?
500
Normally a temple or pyramid dedicated to a god of Mesopotamia?
What is a ziggurat?
500
Dynasty that ruled China after Shihuangdi's rule (Qin dynasty); created a durable and less severe rule over the empire.
What is Han dynasty?
500
The central text of Daoism
What is Daodejing
500
This Chinese female writer observed the birth rituals practiced when a baby girl is born.
Who is Ban Zhao?
500
Cities in this civilization were politically independent, tolerant of foreigners, and economically successful
What is Swahili Civilization