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Miller Reg Review 1

Regents Review 1

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Animism belief that every thing in universe has a spirit
Shintoism Similiar to animism Traditional religion of Japan
Hinduism Polytheistic religion Belief in Kharma and dharma Significant writing - venda and Upanishads
Buddhism Dali Lama is spiritual leader Belief in Four Noble Truths and the Eightfold Path
Confucianism Belief in natural order or Five Relationships Filial Piety - Repect of elders
Taoism Beleif in ying and yang Everything has an equal opposite
Judaism Oldest monotheistic religion Ten Commandments provide a code of behavior Holy book is the Torah
Christianity Monotheistic religion Holy Book- Holy Bibile Belief in Jesus Christ
Islam Youngest monotheistic religion Founded by Mohammad Holy Book - Qur'an Belief in the Five Pillars
Shiite Branch of Islam Believe only descendants of Muhammad can be Caliph
Sunni Branch of Islam Believe anyone can be Caliph
Achievments of Islam's Golden Age Art, Literature, Education, Medicine
Neolithic Revolution Permanent Civilizations Social Classes New Technology
Ancient River Valley Civilizations Centered around major rivers due to fertile soil
Ancient Egypt Pharoah Centered around Nile River Hieroglyphs Life after death
Mesopotamia Centered around Tigris and Euphrates Cuniform writing Irrigation First Wheeled Vehicle
Ancient China Centered around Huang He and Yellow River Isolated due to geography Picture Writing
Code of Hammurabi the first set of laws
Indus River Valley Civilization Centered around Ganges
Rivers Nile, Ganges, Tigris and Euphrates, Yellow River Positive - Fertile soil, transportation Negative- Flooding Adaption - Irrigation Systems, Dams
Mountains Himalayas, Andes Positive - Natural defense Negative - Barrior to cultural diffusion and trade Adaption - Terrace farming and tunnels
Deserts Shara, Gobi, Antartica Positive - Natural defense Negative - Barrior to cultural diffusion and trade Adapation - Dams to bring in water, nomads
Oceans Atlantic, Pacific, Arctic, Indian and Southern Positive - natural defense, provide food, oil Negaitive - Acted as barrior to cultural and diffusion and trade until seafaring perfected
Plains Northern European plain Positive - fertile farmland Negative - easily invaded
Plateau Deccan Plateau - India Positive - Natural defense if high enough Negative - Lack of Water Adaption - roads and bridges
Irregular Coastline India Positive- natural harbors negative - easily invaded
Regular Coastline West Africa Positive - Natural Defense Negative - Barrior to cultural diffusion and trade
Alexander the Great Conquered Nile Valley, Persia and India Spread Hellenistic culture
Hellenistic Contributions Art, Philosophy, Plays, Science and Math
Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle Ancient Greek philosophers
Archimedes Invented pulley and lever
Pythagoras Pythagorean Theorem
Pax Romana a long peace which developed under Octavian Augustus
Effects of Pax Romana-Law Equity under the law Twelve Tables Innocent until proven guilty
Effects of Pax Romana-Engineering Roads, bridges, aquaducts
Effects of Pax Romana-Roads Connected the emooire and encouraged trade
Silk Road Trade route that connected Han Dynasty to Mesopotamian/Roman Empire
Fall of the Han Dynasty Unable to control warlords Gap between social classes High taxes led to peasant revolt
Fall of the Roman Empire Corrupt officials Divided empire becomes weak Heavy taxes Middle Class disappears Population decline b/c of disease and war
Tang and Song Dynasties Hierarchal social order Women held great authority Creation of porcelain Technology=cultural and economic advancement
Byzantine Empire Eastern portion of Roman Empire after the fall Preserved Greco-Roman culture
Justinian Code Basis of Law for Byzantine Empire Influences international and Western law today
Eastern Orthodox Christian Church Did not believe pope had authority Leads to Great Schism
Great Schism (1054) Split between Catholic Church and Eastern Orthodox Christian Church
Byzantine Empire's lasting Effects of Russia Cyrillac Alphabet Eastern Orthodox Church Autocratic Rule (Czar)
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