World History by Cynthia Potasi
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- What species do human beings to?
- Homo sapien sapien
- Why were Paleolithic people nomadic?
- The had to follow their food source.
- Which early human species were the first to use fire?
- Homo Erectus
- What was the major change in the Neolithic Revolution?
- Civilization had begun.
- What is prehistory?
- The era before writing was developed
- What the six characteristics of civilization?
- The rise of cities, government, religion, social structure, use of writing, and artistic activity.
- What was the effect of an abundant food supply in the ancient civilization?
- Civilization
- What is theocracy?
- A government ruled by religion.
- Who created Cuneiform?
- Sumerians
- List three innovations of the Sumerians other than writing?
- Cuneiform, wagon wheel, and sun dial.
- What was the first empire in World History?
- Akkadian Empire
- What was Hammurabi famous for?
- Code of Hammurabi
- What was hieratic script used for?
- Record keeping: Simplified Heiroglyphs.
- What process did the Egyptians use to preserve their dead?
- Mummification
- What geogreaphic feature influenced the settlement of the Mesopotamians and the Egyptians?
- Rivers
- What makes Judaism different from the other religions of its time?
- Monotheistic
- Why is the Phoenician alphabet important?
- It was passed from the Greeks to Romans and US.
- Which empire was invaded by the Aryans?
- Indus River Valley
- What was created by Aryabhata?
- Algebra
- Which invention expanded trade during the Han dynasty?
- The rudder.
- Which religion uses terms such as four noble truths and nirvana?
- Buddhism
- What belief is shared by Hindus and Buddhists?
- Reincarnation
- What is the Silk Road?
- It was the trade route between China and the Empire.
- What were The Illiad and The Odyssey?
- They're epic poems.
- What is a polis?
- It is a city and its surrounding countryside.
- What type of government did Sparta have and what is its definition?
- Oligarchy: Ruled by few.
- What happened to the Spartan Troops at Thermopylae Pass?
- They were defeated.
- What type of government did Athen have and what is its definition?
- Athens had a direct democracy. A direct democracy hold elections to elect individuals and assemblies to talk about things.
- During what era did Alexander the Great live?
- Hellenistic era
- What was discoverd by Eratosthenes?
- They calculated the Earth's circumference.
- What is a Republic?
- A form of a government in which the leader is not a monarch and certain citizens have a right to vote.
- What was the Roman Senate?
- It was an advising counsel consisting of three hundred politicians serving a life term.
- Who were the member of the first triumvirate?
- Crossus, Pompey, and Julius Caesar.
- How did Julius Caesar die?
- He was murdered by the Senate in 44 B.C.
- What was the Pax Romana?
- "Roman Peace" is an era of peace and prosperity.
- Who was the first Christian emperor of Roman?
- Constantine
- Which emperor made Christianity the official religion of the Roman Empire?
- Theodosius
- How are Judaism and Christianity similar?
- Monotheistic
- Who was Muhammas?
- He was the prophet of Allad.
- What are the five pillars of Islam?
- They were belief, prayer, charity, fasting, and pilgrimmage.
- What is the Hajj?
- A once-in-a-lifetime pilgrimmage to Mecca.
- What is th shari'ah?
- Tje cpde pf law created by Muslim scholars for daily life.
- What was the result of Hussein's revolt against the Umayyadd?
- The Muslims divided between the shi'ite and Sunnis.
- What was preserved by Muslin scholars?
- Classical literature
- Why are there no images of Muhammad in the mosques?
- He believed painting living creatures was treading in God's domain.
- What is matrilineal?
- It is ancestory through the females, mothers.
- What was the role of the ancestor in African religion?
- The ancestor was believed to have been closer to gods and had power to influence the lines of the descendents.
- Why was music and storytelling important to African society?
- There wasn't any written language to pass on their culture.
- What technology was created by the Tang Dynasty?
- Steel & gunpowder.
- Who was Temujin, and what did he create?
- Temujin conquered the world's largest land empire.
- Why did Kublai Kahn fail to conquer Japan in 1281?
- A storm destroyed the fleet.
- Who was Marco Polo?
- He was the first foreigner to make contact with the east. He brought over various technologies.
- Who are the samurai?
- They were military servents hired to protect aristocrats.
- What is the Bushido?
- It is the samurai warrior code declaring loyalty to their lords.
- What were the five trading societies pf Southeast Asia?
- They were Vietnam, Thailand,Burma Malay,Pngkar
- What was Justinian's Body of Civil Law?
- It was the complete law code.
- What is wergild?
- "Money for a man."
- What event occurred in 1066?
- Willam of Normandy invaded England.
- What was the Magna Carta?
- A law limiting the power of monarchs.
- What was the Domesday Book?
- A recored of landholders in England in 1086.
- What was the most important gift a lord could give his vassal?
- Land
- What is chivalry?
- A code of loyalty by which all knights were expected to live by.
- While the lord was away at was, who was in charge o the estate?
- His wife.
- How were serfs different from peasants?
- Serfs were legally bound to the land. Peasants were free to leave.
- What name was given to the artisans and merchants who lived within the city walls.
- Bourgeoisie
- What was the Inquisition?
- The church court who punished anyone convicted of heresy.
- What is Vernacular literature?
- It is literature written in every day language versus Latin.
- How was the Bubonic Plague carried through Europe?
- From Fleas to rats, from rats on ships to people through more people.
- How did Joan of Arc influence the French during the Hundred Years' War?
- She inspired a french town.
- What event united the Spanish Kingdoms of Aragon and Castile?
- The marriage of Ferdinant of Aragon and Isabella of Castille.
- What stuctures were constructed for religious purposes by the Hopewells?
- Mounds.
- What did the Plains Indians use the Buffalo for?
- Shelter, tools, and food.
- Where did the Anasazi live?
- Modern-day Colorado, Mexico, and Arizona.
- What caused the decline of Latin American natives (Aztecs) after the Spanish conquest?
- European disease,
- What was the capital city of the Aztec?
- Tenochtitlan
- What invention increased the circulation of literary works?
- The printing press
- Which renaissance artist is considered the renaissance ideal because of his skills as painter, architect, and inventor?
- Leonardo de Vinci
- List three major Renaissance Artists.
- Michael Angelo, Leonardo de Vinci, and Raphael.
- What church practice did Martin Luther King attack in his Ninety-five Theses?
- The selling of indulgences.
- What was the first Protestant faith?
- Lutheranism
- What were the three motivations for European Exploration?
- God, glory, gold
- What trade did Portugal control after Vasco de Gama sailed to India?
- Spice trade
- Who discovered the Americas?
- Christipher Columbus
- What country colonized Latin America?
- Spain
- What is the balance of trade?
- The difference of water between imports and exports.
- What African king spoke out against the slave trade?
- King Afonso
- What was the slaves' journey from Africa to the Americas called?
- The Middle Passage.
- What was the first successful English colony in America?
- Jamestown