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Systematic apporach of observation, hypothesis formation, hypothesis testing and hypothesis evaluation that forms the basis for modern science Western scientific thought
Republican government of Rome and territories, 510 BC until the establishment of the Roman Empire, commonly in 27 BC, the year that the Roman Senate granted Octavian the title "Augustus" Roman Republic
peasants/slaves vs. elite/upperclass plebians vs. patricians
series of three wars fought between Rome and the Phoenician city of Carthage. Reason: clash of interests between the expanding Carthaginian and Roman spheres of influence Punic Wars
Roman military and political leader. He was instrumental in the transformation of the Roman Republic into the Roman Empire. Dictator for life Julius Caesar
Ancient Roman polity in the centuries following its reorganization under the leadership of Octavian Roman Empire
First three dynasties of China that we have recordings of. First of 'centralized' China Qin, Han, Tang Dynasties
king of the Chinese State of Qin from 247 BC to 221 BC, and then the first emperor of a unified China from 221 BC to 210 BC, ruling under the name First Emperor Shi Huangdi
form of conducting diplomatic and political relations with China before the fall of the Qin Dynasty Chinese tributary system
interconnected series of routes through Southern Asia traversed by caravan and ocean vessel The Silk Road
Last division of classical Japanese history, running from 794 to 1185. The Heian period is considered the peak of the Japanese imperial court and noted for its art, especially poetry and literature Nara and Heian Japan
dominated the Japanese politics of Heian period The Fujiwara Clan
Written by Murasaki. First novel of japanese/world literature Lady Murasaki and “The Tale of Genji
historically been closely tied to its nomadic peoples and the Silk Road. As a result, it has acted as a crossroads for the movement of people, goods, and ideas between Europe, the Middle East, South Asia, and East Asia Central Asia and Mongolia
Aryans invaded and destroyed Indus River civilization, settled, moved to Ganges River The Aryan invasion of India
people of southern and central India and northern Sri Lanka who speak Dravidian languages, the best known of which are Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam Dravidians
System was a basically simple division of society into four castes (Brahman, Kshatriya, Vaishya and Sudra) arranged in a hierarchy, with the "Untouchable" (Dalit) outcasts below this structure Indian caste system
of the Mauryan empire from 273 BC to 232 BC. A convert to Buddhism Ashoka
Made into second capital by Constantine in attempts to help Rome turn its economy around Constantinople/Byzantine Empire
Eastern Roman emperor who tried to restore the unity of the old Roman Empire, issued the most famous compilation of Roman Law, was unable to maintain a hold in Italy and lost the provinces of north Africa Justinian
a period in history between the last emperor of Rome, 475 A.D., and the Renaissance, about 1450 (15th century). Art production during this period was dominated by the Catholic Church Early Medieval Europe “Dark Ages”
The social organization created by exchanging grants of lands are fiefs in return for formal oaths of allegiance and promises of loyal service; typical of Zhou dynasty and European Middle Ages Feudalism
Charles the Great; Carolingian monarch who established substantial empire in France and Germany (800 C.E). He helped restore some church-based education in western Europe, and the level of intellectual activity began a slow recovering. Charlemagne
In 610/earlier, he received the first of many revelations: Allah transmitted to him through the angel Gabriel. Believed in the five pillars Mohammed and the foundation of Islam
Umayyad: Clan of Quraysh that dominated politics and commercial economy of Mecca; clan later able to establish dynasty as rulers of Islam. Abbasid: Dynasty that succeeded the Umayyads as caliphs within Islam (750 C.E.) Umayyad and Abbasid caliphates
To the 10th century, the wave reached the east African interior. Bantu-speaking herders in the north and farmers in the south mixed with older populations in the region. Others were moving to the African coast. Thus creating coastal trading ports Bantu and their migrations
The Coptic (Christians of Egypt) influence spread up the Nile into Nubia (the ancient land of Kush). Muslims attempted to penetrate Nubia and met stiff resistance in the 9th century (left Christian descendants of ancient Kush Nubia
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