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Global History

Regents exam

Word association
Neolithic revolution Permanent settling, farming domestication,
Earliest Civilizations Along rivers Fertile soil Nile, Indus, Huang-He, Tigris and Euphrates Egypt, Indus, China (Shang/Zhou) Mesopotamia
Geography and geographical features Influence people’s culture or way of life Adapt to their environments Trade (encourage or hinder)
Hammurabi’s Code Social order Like other codes of law (might be compared to Justinian’s Code or the Twelve Tables)
Mandate of Heaven (Dynastic Cycle) Similar to the European theory of Divine Right Believed rulers authority to rule came from above Ends in 1911 with the Qing Dynasty
Islam Koran/ Qu’ran Five Pillars (Prayer, fasting during Ramadan, Charity, Hajj, Declaration of Faith) Monotheistic Mohammed Allah Golden Age under the Abbasid because they encouraged trade and were tolerant to those they ruled over
Judaism Monotheistic Torah Covenant Israel Anti-Semitism throughout world history Ten commandments
Christianity Monotheistic Roots in Judaism Jesus Christ- Savior Ten Commandments Spreads throughout the Roman Empire. Most prevalent in Europe and the Americas
Confucianism China Seeks social order (respect place in society) Five key relationships Filial Piety (respect for elders and family) Prevalent during the Han, Tang and Song and Ming dynasties Civil Service exams based on this philosophy
Legalism China Strict laws and Harsh punishments Qin Dynasty
Daoism China Harmony with nature
Hinduism India Caste system (Rigid ) Reincarnation Dharma Karma Moksha (Aryans blend their beliefs with the indigenous people of the Indus River Valley)
Buddhism India but spreads to East Asia throughout trade networks Siddhartha Guatama (Founder) Reincarnation Four Noble Truths Eight Fold Path Nirvana NO CASTE SYSTEM!!!!!!
Shinto Japan Spirits in nature
Animism Africa Spirits in nature Most likely see Shinto and Animism compared in a question
Greece Geography leads to independent city-states Athens (Democracy, Pericles and Golden Age, Socrates, Plato Aristotle) Sparta (Militant) Persian Wars Peloponnesian Wars
Alexander the Great Hellenistic Culture Spreads (Egypt, Turkey, Macedonia, Greece, India, Persia)
Rome Republic Punic Wars Twelve Tables Empire Julius Caesar – dictator for life Pax Romana (Golden Age) Architecture – Dome/ Arch Engineering – Aqueducts, Road network Collapse (476) leads to chaos and disorder in Western Europe (Medieval Era – Feudali
Byzantine Empire Justinian’s Code (compared with Hammurabi and Twelve Tables) Preservation of Greek and Roman thought Constantinople (important trading center) Eastern Orthodox religion Influences Russia Religion Art/ Architecture
Silk Road Cultural Diffusion Trade between Asia and Europe Spread of Buddhism
Mauryan Empire India Ashoka Rock and Pillar Edicts Spread of Buddhism
Gupta Empire Golden Age of India Concept of Zero Decimal system Pi Plastic Surgery Ajanta Caves
Islamic Empires Abbasid (Golden Age) Advances in Math (algebra) and Science House of Wisdom - Baghdad Medical books Mosques
Tang and Song China Golden Age Woodblock printing Footbinding Gunpowder MORE ADVANCED THAN THE WEST
Western Europe Middle Ages Feudalism – rigid social system, need for stability and order Land in exchange for protection Lord, Knight, Serf Chivalry (loyalty and honor) could be compared to Samurai’s Bushido Code in Japan Catholic church is the MOST powerful institution (G
Crusades Holy wars between European Christians and Muslims over the Holy Land (Jerusalem) Christians LOOSE BUT… positive result or effect is that it increased trade between Asia and Europe once again. Re-opens Europe which ultimately will lead to the Renaissa
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