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Prehistory to the Age of Discovery
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| In what period did humanity spread to almost all the continents? | Paleolithic Era |
| In what period did humanity develop agriculture? | Neolithic Era |
| What do we call the revolution that involved farming and permanent settlements? | Neolithic Revolution |
| What are the characteristics of civilization? | cities, government, organized religion, public works, monumental building, social inequality, writing |
| What civilization was the first to use writing? | Sumerian |
| What now extinct civilization had the longest lifespan? | Egyptian |
| What of the four Cradles of Civilization in the Old World do we know the least about because we can't read their writing? | Harappan India |
| What allowed us to read Egyptian Hieroglyphics? | the Rosetta Stone |
| What culture's major contribution to the world was the alphabet? | Phoenician |
| What culture's major contribution to the world was ethical monotheism? | Hebrew |
| What relatively tolerant empire was the first to unite Mesopotamia, Egypt, and part of India? | Persian |
| What is the Hindu belief Samsara also known as? | Reincarnation |
| What is the title given to Siddharta Gautama meaning "enlightened one"? | Buddha |
| What is the major religion of India? | Hinduism |
| What philosopher sought to improve government and society with his code of conduct based on Five Relationships? | Confucius |
| What ancient civilization on the island of Crete influenced Classical Greek civilization? | Minoan |
| What Greek historian is known as the Father of History? | Herodotus |
| What Greek-speaking Warlord spread Hellenistic Culture from Egypt to India? | Alexander the Great |
| What city is known as the birthplace of democracy? | Athens |
| What are the three most famous philosophers of Classical Greece? | SPA Socrates, Plato, Aristotle |
| What Classical Civilization created the most influential law codes and legal practices for later Western Europe? | Roman |
| What religion teaches the Golden Rule and salvation through a messiah named Jesus? | Christianity |
| What Christian Church was the most important in the Byzantine world? | Eastern Orthodox |
| What two churches split with each other over the authority of the pope, religious icons, and the use of local languages in services? | Catholic and Orthodox |
| What culture created the world's largest land empire? | Mongols |
| Why is the Mongol Empire sometimes called the beginning of the modern world? | It accelerated interactions between Africa, Asia, and Europe, and change in those areas |
| What culture produced the magnetic compass, paper, gundpowder, and the printing press? | China |
| What are the Abrahamic religions that all refer to the same God? | Judaism, Christianity, and Islam |
| What do we call the duties of a Muslim of prayer, charity, declaration of faith, fasting at Ramadan, and the Hajj? | Five Pillars of Islam |
| What is the sacred book of Islam? | Quran |
| What is the Jewish term for the Old Testament? | Tanakh |
| What economic system focuses on a lord giving protection and use of land to peasants in exchange for labor, duties, and fees? | Manorialism |
| What political system has Lords provide land to Vassals in exchange for some fees but mainly military support? | Feudalism |
| What two events increased European appetite for Asian goods and exploration? | Pax Mongolica and the Crusades |
| Who invented the Cyrillic Alphabet to help convert Slavs to Orthodox Christianity? | Cyril and Methodius |
| What Frankish king spread Christianity through much of Western Europe and also revived the idea of the Roman Empire? | Charlemagne |
| What promoted Classicism, Humanism, and Secularism in Europe? | Renaissance |
| What movement split the Christian Church in Western Europe? | Protestant Reformation |
| What idea do we associate with most of the early Protestant Reformers? | Sola Scriptura |
| What idea do we most strongly associate with Martin Luther? | Sola Fide |
| What idea do we most strongly associate with John Calvin? | Predestination |
| What was decided by the Catholic Church in the Council of Trent? | No change in teachings but an effort to end corruption |
| What do we call the transfer of people, animals, plants, and diseases as a result of the European discovery of the New World? | Columbian Exchange |
| What do we call the trade pattern of finished goods from Europe, raw materials from America, and slaves from Africa? | Triangular Trade |
| Where were most African slaves moved to? | Brazil and the Caribbean |
| What destroyed most of the Native American population as a result of the Columbian Exchange? | Diseases |
| Who sparked the Scientific Revolution with a heliocentric theory? | Copernicus |
| Who explained the elliptical orbits of planets? | Kepler |
| Who confirmed much of Copernicus' and Kepler's work with his studies and his use of the telescope? | Galileo |
| Who explained why the planets move in elliptical orbits with his laws of motion and his explanation of gravity? | Newton |
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