Paleolithic and Neolithic Eras, Early Civilizations
Nomadic groups whose food supply depends on hunting animals and collecting plant foods.
Hunter - Gatherers
In this form of government, people participate in political decision making by voting for laws.
Direct Democracy
The Arabic word for an Islamic empire is...
Caliphate
The lowest class in Feudal Europe, the people who worked on fiefs, were called...
Serfs
An intellectual movement that focused on human potential and achievements is...
Humanism
The science of raising crops and raising animals on farms.
Agriculture
In this form of government, power rests with citizens who have the right to vote for their leaders.
Republic
A title that means “successor” and refers to the leader of the Islamic empire.
Caliph
A political and economic system based on land ownership and personal loyalty.
Feudalism
This machine allowed for greater access to of information to more people, leading to increased desire for learning and greater literacy in Europe.
Printing Press
Humans settling in one place instead of moving to different places for food is one result of the...
Neolithic Revolution
In this form of government, a group of states are under the authority of a single ruler.
Empire
The founder of Islam is...
Muhammad
What is one way that Christianity spread in Europe?
Missionaries, fear of Muslim attacks, Church converts Germanic settlers.
The Aztec capital city of _____________ was built on an island in Lake Texcoco. Mexico City now sits on the same area.
Tenochtitlan
Complex institutions, specialized workers, and advanced cities are characteristics of...
Civilization
When was a dictator appointed and how long could they hold power?
In times of crisis for six months.
Wudi sent settlers to to areas to the northeast of China to _____________, or establish political control.
Colonize
What did the lord of a manor provide for the serfs/peasants? (Name 1).
Housing, farmland, and protection.
How did the Aztecs expand their empire?
Conquest
Farmers in Mesopotamia relied on ____________ to water their crops and make farms more productive.
Irrigation
Paid workers who manage the affairs of government such as grain supply, tax collection, and the postal system.
Civil Service
To unify Chinese culture, the Han Dynasty government encouraged________, by sending farmers to newly colonized areas and encouraging them to marry with local people.
Assimilation
In order to control the spread of the Bubonic Plague, authorities in Ragusa made sailors isolate at the port for 40 days. This is one of the earliest examples of…
Quarantine
What is one effect of the Printing Press?
Greater access to books, greater literacy, increase of democratic ideas.