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Global History GONDE

BCCHS Global History Semester 1 Midterm

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Ancient Greece and Rome impacted our Western civilization by... Greek sculpture and Roman architecture were admired and copied in Western civilizations
In Japanese feudal societies, the person with the most power was Shogun
Egyptian and Sumerian civilizations both had Written language
classless society a society without social classes; everyone would be equal
Islam a monotheistic religion, practitioners of this religion are called Muslims, the pray five times a day and use a holy book called the Koran
Are Greek and Latin spoken much nowadays in the Western world? no
Who had the least power in Japanese feudal society? merchants
ziggurat In Sumer and later Babylon, these were raised towers used as temples and city-halls.
monotheism belief in one god
Why were rivers helpful in developing civilizations? Rivers provide fertile soil for farming. This led to domestication of animals and then development of cities and later civilizations.
nomadic wandering around from place to place. People did this during the Paleolithic Age.
Neolithic Revolution this was a big change from being nomadic to settling down in one place and farming/domesticating animals.
hunting - gathering This was when people hunted animals and gathered plants and berries for food. This was done during the Paleolithic age.
Our western democracy is based on ideas created during which civilization? Greece
Feudalism in Japan exchange of land for services; Daimyos gave peasants land and peasants had to work the land and give their daimyo their loyalty.
Hammurabi's Code harsh punishment, written laws, eye for an eye, tooth for a tooth
Chinese legalism harsh laws and punishments to control society
What were some inventions in China? gunpowder, abacus, compass
Confucius taught... to follow a code of moral conduct, respecting elders
Mandate of Heaven Chinese believed that emperors ruled because they were chosen by the gods
Greece geography Greece has a lot of mountains. This prevented the city-states from uniting together. Greece is a peninsula (surrounded by water on three sides.)
absolute monarchy one ruler has all the power
Daoism Chinese philosophy, go with the flow of nature
peninsula body of land surrounded on three sides by water; India and Greece are examples of peninsulas
archipelago a series of islands, Japan is one of these
fertile soil soil (earth) that is good for farming
India and Greece are both this type of land form peninsulas
monsoons high winds in India
monsoons and indoor plumbing are from which civilization Indus valley/India
Julius Caesar Leader in Rome who wanted to be emperor/dictator. He was assassinated.
Augustus took over after Julius Caesar in Rome. Conquered many peoples to create the Roman Empire.
Alexander the Great from Macedonia, studied with Aristotle, conquered Greece, Anatolia, Egypt, Mesopotamia, Indus Valley
pharoah leader in Egypt seen as god
Sparta and Athens city-states in Greece that fought with each other
Himalayas mountain range North of India. Separates China and India. Prevented cultural diffusion between China and India. Served as a barrier between China and India.
Huang He River in China, northern river
Mediterranean Sea oval shaped Sea, surrounded by Italy and Greece on the North, and Egypt on the South
Japan geography Japan is an archipelago (a series of islands) to the East of China. Japan is very mountainous and only has 15% of its land available for farming.
Tigris River in Mesopotamia, the top river
Japan geography Japan is an archipelago (a series of islands) to the East of China. Japan is very mountainous and only has 15% of its land available for farming.
Tigris River in Mesopotamia, the top river
cuneiform name of the written language in Sumer in Mesopotamia
hieroglyphics name of written language in Egypt
mummification preserving the dead in ancient Egypt
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