Ancient Civilizations
The sharing of ideas, beliefs, values, and practices between peoples and societies
What is cultural diffusion?
City-state where military and equality was prioritized
What is Sparta?
Founder of Buddhism who was a prince
Who is Siddartha Gautama?
Go with the flow, or as Spongebob would say "never question the wisdom of the magic conch"
What is Daoism?
The most powerful force in the Middle Ages.
What is the Church?
The time before writing was developed
When is prehistory?
A member of the Roman Senate who seized power during times of war and aimed to take over the Republic
Who is Julius Caesar?
Month where Muslims fast during daylight hours
What is Ramadan?
This ruler established the largest and safest land empire in world history.
Who is Genghis Khan?
A political and social structure created during the Middle Ages in which landowners held the most power.
What is feudalism?
The transition from hunting and gathering to farming societies
What is the Neolithic Revolution?
City-state that created democracy and focused on arts, literature, philosophy, and drama
What is Athens?
The main prophet of Islam
Who is Muhammad?
King of the Mali Empire who still today is the richest person in world history.
Who is Mansa Musa?
Killed one third of Europe's population and was spread by fleas on rats
What is the Black Plague?
One of the earliest sets of written laws in world history, an example of these being "eye for an eye".
What is Hammurabi's Code?
The part of the Roman Republic that plebians could join.
What are the Assemblies?
City where Islam, Christianity, and Judaism all have important religious places
Where is Jerusalem?
The Chinese ruler who emphasized strict rule and law.
Who is Qin Shihuangdi?
Language used predominantly by the Church
What is Latin?
Mesopotamia's name comes from its geographical location in the Fertile Crescent.
What is between two rivers?
Reasons why the Roman Empire fell (give 3)
What are barbarian invasions, empire split in two, rise of Christianity, overtaxing the poor, widening gap between the Patricians and Plebians
Belief in multiple gods
What is polytheistic?
Mansa Musa became well known around the world during his travels where?
Where is Mecca?
System that ends as a result of the plague
What is feudalism?