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Paleolithic peoples were nomads because
they had to follow animal migrations and vegetation cycles
The real change in the Neolithic revolution was
in the shift from hunting and gathering to systematic agriculture
Food surpluses in Neolithic farming villages allowed for
people to do other things
When civilizations came into contact with one another, it led to
the transfer of new technology.
The persian empire was sustained by what efficient system of communication?
Well maintained roads and way stations that provided food, shelter and fresh horses for the officials.
How did the religion of Judaism differ from the other religions of the time?
Monothesic (believed in one God) NOT polytheistic (believing in many gods)
Polytheism is
believing in many gods
The Gupta were invaded by the Hephthalites who were successful because
of their superiior technology
one of the many impacts Islam had on Afroeurasio was
the growth of great urbane centers and capital cities giving rise to an expanding demand for commodities
The Silk Road was a
trade route between the Roman Empire and China
The Buddha believed that suffering is caused by
attachments to things of this world
An important philosophy that guided the Chinese history was
the Confucian belief that govornment should be open to all men of superior talent.
The belief that reincarnation comes from the __________
religion and is about
Hindu;
individual soul being reborn in a different form after death.
Name 3 things that brought about the collapse of the Han Empire
Wars, peasant rebellions, court intrigues
In Greece the developement of govornment by he people is known as
Democracy
The govornment of Sparta was known as an
oligarchy
AlexanderThe Great's conquest created _________
Era, which
Hellenistic;
saw the expansion of the Greek language and Greek ideas to the non-Greek world.
Constatine's rule is important because he
was the first Christian emperor
Name the 3 things that contributed to the fall of the Roman Empire
Christianity, the plague, no workable political system
In spite of persecuting the __________ , the Romans eventually adopted it as their official religion.
Christians
The Muslim empires recovered and translated the works of
Aristotle and other Greek philosophers.
The Islamic pillar known as the hajj is about
a pilgrimage to Makkah (Mecca)
The crusades were not successful in establishing Christianity as a religion in Southwest Asia. Instead, their legacy is that of creating
centuries of mistrust between Muslims and Christians
The Berbers were responsible for the trans-Saharan trade routes. What would have been their most important assets?
camels
What 3 things did the Bantu migration spread?
Ironworking, knowledge of crops, trade
What did Ibn Battuta do that would be of interest to anthropologists?
Recorded his impressions about all the places he visited.
What item of trade in the African kingdoms was most valued?
salt
The Mongol empire's legacy can be described as_________&__________
bringing much of the Eurasion landmass under a single rule & creating the largest land empire in history
The mongol empire lasted for as long as it did in spite of
a lack of clear cut rules for succession
In 1066, the Battle of Hastings allowed for __________ to ________________
William of Normandy
to invade England and defeat King Harolds forces
The document that was eventually used to strengthen the idea that a monarch's power was limited, not absolute, was known as
Magna Carta
Vassalage, warriors swearing an oath of loyalty to a lord, who in turn took care of their needs, was at the heart of
feudalism
What is the term that refers to the language of everyday speech in a particular region
vernacular
Severe economic consequesnces resulted in the loss of nearly 38 million people during the
Black plague
The Maya, Inca, Aztec, Pueblo, and Woodland indigenous peoples of Mesoamerica ALL shared the same basis for their economy, which was
agriculture
The religion of all the Maya, Inca, Aztec, Pueblo, Woodland indigenous peoples of Mesoamerica include
many deities
Govornments of the Maya, Inca, Aztec, Pueblo and Woodland indigenous peoples of Mesoamerica shared what 3 things
dynastic rulers, tribal/village councils, confederacy of states
Describe the Maya, Inca, Aztec, Pueblo and Woodland peoples of Mesoamerica's interaction with their environment?
They used their resources intelligently
Name 3 aspects of social life found in any of the Maya, Inca, Aztec, Pueblo, and Woodland indigenous peoples of Mesoamerica?
Matrilineal & patrilineal lineage, social stratification, enforced labor.
List as many ways in which you can think qualified Leonardo da Vinci to be called an excellent example of the Italian Renaissance
Painter, sculptor, archtect, inventor, mathmatician.
What religion was the first Protestant faith
Lutheranism
Martin Luther began his reformation movement because he opposed the Catholic church's practice of
the sale of indulgences
Catholics believed that God granted the righteousness people needed for salvation, but Martin Luther believed
that all people needed was faith
Humanism involves
the study of the classics, grammar, and rhetoric, and history
In the seventeenth century, as the world was truly becoming a global economy, what principal dominated its economics?
merchantilism
The name of the treaty that established the line of demarcation between territories controlled by Portugal and Spain was called
The Treaty of Tordesillas
What 3 motives did the Europeans have for exploring distant lands?
God, Glory and Gold
Name 3 of the negative effects of European exploration in the Americas
Disease, slaver, destruction
One positive result of the Columbian exchange was
food crops from the Americas supported population growth in Europe
Define Absolutism
the system of Government in which a ruler holds total power
Another name for the invasion of England by William of Orange is the
Glorious Revolution
Absolute monarchs claimed to receive their power from
God
Why is Louis XIV the best example of absolutism?
He effectively identified and controlled his enemies
A ruler who receives his power from God is known as ______ Monarch
Absolutist
Ottmans were which branch of Islam?
Sunni
sefine "Gunpowder empires"
empires that were formed by outside conquerors who unified the regions they conquered
In the Ottman Empire, the sultan was regarded as
protector of Islam
The Shi'a clergy in the Safavid empire were
stronger and more independent
What religious law was imposed on all people in the Mughal Empire?
Sharia Law
Name 3 religious cities of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam?
Jerusalem, Makkah, Medina
The fall of the Byzantine Empire led to what 3 movements?
The Renaissance, The Scientific Revolution, The Enlightenment
What was the result of the Chinese government's limitied foreign trade policy?
Increase isolation from the west
What philosophy was the basis for the Ming?Quing governments and bureaucracies?
Confucianism
What was the confucian beliefs about the merchant class and what did it cause the Chinese to do?
Confucianism believed that trading activities were unworthy and that being a merchant was an inferior occupation. It caused the Chinese to halt all voyages
As a result of China closing it's ports, it lost it's edge in
Science & Technology
Two positive economic changes in Japan under the Tokugawa rulers were
banking and paper
Nicholas Copernicus believed
that the sun was at the center of the universe, NOT the Earth
Isaac Newton believed
that one law could explain all the motion in the universe.
Francis Bacon believed
scientists should use inductive reasoning
John Loke believed
that people were molded by their experiences.
Voltaire expressed the idea that the universe was like a _________ because ________
clock/watch;
God the clock/watch maker had created it, set it in motion, and allowed it to run without his interference and according to it's own natural laws.
Jean-Jaques Rousseau believed
that an entire society agrees to be governed by its general will
Ptolemy believed
the universe was a series of concentric spheres with earth fixed at its center
Galileo believed
that the heavenly bodies were composed of material substances just like earth, NOT pure orbs of light
Rene' Descartes was called
the father of modern rationalism
Montesquieu's political thought was
his analysis of the governmental system of checks & ballances
Adam Smith believed
in the ideas of laissez-faire, meaning the state should NOT regulate the economy
Mary Wollstonecraft was an enigma. She believed that______ but that they should also_________
since women had reason they should have the same rights as men;
obey their husbands.
The enlightenment was about _______ and ________
optimism & rationalism
What 3 things would the enlightenment philosophers have found of value?
Process, education, and rationalism