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Units 6-11
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Greek Geography | Greece=peninsula, mountains lead to independent city-states |
| Athens | democracy, philosophy (Socrates, Plato), architecture (Parthenon) |
| democracy | rule by people, Athens |
| Sparta | military or militarism |
| Golden Age of Athens | political stability, Pericles, Parthenon humanism |
| Alexander the Great | spread of Hellenic (Greek) culture, creation of Hellenistic culture - cultural diffusion |
| Ancient Rome | government, law, roads |
| Roman Empire | strong central government |
| Pax Romana | political stability, Golden Age |
| Roman Roads | infrastructure, helps trade |
| Fall of the Roman Empire | result: chaos and disorder |
| Christianity | monotheism, 10 commandments |
| Islam | monotheism, Quran, Five Pillars, pilgrimage, Mecca, Allah, Muhammad, Ramadan |
| Golden Age of Islam | math and science |
| Economies of Ancient Africa | gold and salt |
| Mansa Musa | Golden Age of Mali, pilgrimage to Mecca -Islam (cultural diffusion) |
| Bantu Migrations | Cause: population increases cause food shortages. Effect: cultural diffusion |
| Ibn Battuta | travels encourage Arab trade with Africa (his writings are a primary source) |
| Tang and Song Dynasties | Golden Age in China, science, art, gunpowder, etc. (political stability) |
| Mongols | Genghis Khan, stirrup, largest land empire in history |
| Animism | nature |
| Geography of Japan | archipelago, mountains lead to terrace farming |
| terrace farming in japan | farming in mountains, adapting to geography |
| shinto | nature- Japan |
| feudalism in Japan | exchange of land for services, samurai=warriors, no strong central gov't |
| samurai and Bushido | samurai-warriors of Japan Bushido - code of honor for samurai |
| Byzantine Empire | Eastern 1/2 of the Roman Empire, preserve Greek and Roman culture |
| Constantinople | strategic location for trade |
| Justinian's Code | written laws, preserve Greek and Roman law |
| Byzantine Empire's cultural diffusion to Slavs | Cyrillic alphabet, Eastern Orthodox Church |
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