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30 terms world histo

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1. the four valley civilizations ainchent Egypt on the nile river, mesopotamia between Tigris + Euphrates rivers, Indian civilization on the Indus, chinese civilizations on the yellow river
2. Judaism one of the worlds most OLDEST practiced religions, first religion to promote MONOTHEISM, developed around capital of Jerusalem
3. the qin + han dynasties China developed into the most powerful state in the world. Qin- building great wall + Chinese power Han- expanded china's border, developed government institutions. embraced CONFUCIANISM
4. bureaucracy essential for large states to function, civil service systems- officials chosen based on their performance on STATE TESTS
5. confucianism- religion developed in China, promotes social order, built princeple for SONS RESPECT FOR HIS FATHER
6. Hinduism associated with POLYTHEISM + religious expressions , promoted the CASTE system putting society in birth classes. (you are born into a place in royalty and you cant become higher or lower)
7. buddhism religion developed by Siddhartha gutama, broke away from HINDUISM, promoted MEDICATION + SELFLESSNESS, saw life as SUFFERING, taught to escape REINCARNATION
8. athens a city-state in classical GREECE, associated with FREE EXPESSION of IDEAS, BEAUTIFUL ART, and ARCHITECTURE
9. the roman empirer created political institutions still influential today, followed the ROOMAN REPUBLIC displaced the SENATE ,
10. Christianity broke off from Judaism, Jesus was regarded as messiah son of god, god himself, promoted COMPASSION :) ,
11. byzantium ORTHODOX Christianity is here, wealthy empire ruling CONSTANTIONPLE, strong influence on emerging RUSSIA
12. islam (think Iran + Iraq sounds like Islam) MOMTHEISM religion, emerged among Arabs, split from Judaism, CALIPHATE was dominant cultural power
13. Indian ocean trading network strong role played by ARAB+ MUSLIM traders, traded luxuries, slaves, spices + other goods (SSL)
14. fuedalism ordered society's after the collapse of ROME , SOCIAL + POLOITICAL ORDER (land for protection)
15. the mongols NOMADS conquered the largest empire in history, took lots of CHINESE land, interrupted the WEALTHIEST civilizations
16. the Renaissance period of CULTURAL AWAKENING in Italian states, (they got their comments sence) artists Da Vinci + Michelangelo, encouraged (beauty art) secularism + HUMANISM
17. the protestant reformation, the scientific revolution, the enlightenment rise of EDUCATION, \, SCIENTIFIC STUDY, new forms of state, religion was the top dawg, nationalism also became a top dawg
18. the colobian exchange MOST IMPACTFUL ENVENT IN HUMAN HISTORY!!!!!!!! exchange of people, plants, animals, diseases, and technology. traded were between ASIA + USA+ EUROPE
19. the Atlantic slave trade enslavement + trade of 12 MILLION AFRICANS, trade dominated by PORTUGESE + BRITISH, Africans were traded to Brazil + the Caribbean because of the SUGAR
20. the rise of Russia Russia emerged in 1500 + overcame MONGOL rule, AUTOCRATIC, ruled by CZARS
21. the ming + Tokugawa shogunate ming- restored China as most POPULAR civilizations in 1300's. TS- unified Japan after centuries of warfare BOTH TURNED TO ISOLATION!!!!!!!!!!!
22. the french revolution inspired in part by the AMERICAN REVOLUTION, fought for CIVIL LIBERTIES + SOCIAL EQUALITY
23. the industrial revolution 1750-1900 new fuels + merchandise, transformed LANDSCAPES + SOCIETY as factories rose (big thing is COAL)
24. the age of imperialism competed with eachother for control of NATIVE POPULATIIONS, + GOODS, Indian was conquered by the BRITISH
25. Karl Marx wrote COMMUNIST MANIFESTO questioning capitalism, wanted = treatment in society, (wanted the poor to be treated equal to the rich) Marx wanted to end worker exploitation
26. the Russian revolution of 1917 VLADmir Lenin led a communist revolution, ended CRAZIST Russia, later USSR would be declared, STALIN
27. WW1 1914-1918 germany + Austria Hungary VS britian, France, Russia, US TRENCH WARFARE as result of technology, mage US stronger intionationally
28. mao zedong communist leader who brought revolution in 1949, this made China a global superpower, policies were terrible resulting in many many deaths
29. decolonization after WWII Europe couldn't hold onto its colonies, inddepemndence brought to African, south Asian, + southeast Asian nations
30. the cold war 1945-1991 between US + USSR, fighting to see who had better nuclear weapons, ended in 1991 due soviets untion economic collapse + breakup
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