Question | Answer |
marked by the beginning of agriculture and the use of polished stone weapons and tools | Neolithic |
group of early people with stocky builds, heavy jaws, and large noses | Neanderthals |
period when archaeologists believe glaciers covered much land | Ice Age |
anthropology | the "study of man" |
old stone age, associated with crude weapons of stone | Paleolithic |
stone of great size; often associated with monuments of prehistoric times (i.e., Stonehenge) | megalith |
four-sided tall stone structure marked by a pyramid shape at the top (i.e., Washington Monument) | obelisk |
five themes of geography | location, place, movement, region, human-environment interaction |
purpose of Stonehenge | religious center or an astronomical calendar |
significance of Hammurabi's Code of Laws | first codified, or written down, laws |
two contributions of Mesopotamia | cuneiform and the wheel |
two contributions of Egypt | hieroglyphics and papyrus |
two contributions of China | silk and gunpowder |
two contributions of India | sanskrit and Hinduism/Buddhism |
doctrine of Judaism | monotheism (belief in one God) |
doctrine of Hinduism | reincarnation |
doctrine of Buddhism | nirvana is the ultimate goal |
who created Buddhism | Siddhartha Gautama |
contributions of the ancient greeks | Three styles of columns, drama, philosophies of Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle, pythagorean theorem, democracy, Olympics |
term from the Roman Era of the Republic | Senate |
Martin Luther | Credited with beginning the Protestant Reformation |
Mansa Musa | Leader of the Mali Empire |
Genghis Khan | BA leader of the Mongol Empire |
Defeated England at the Battle of Hastings after invading from Normandy | Willam the Conqueror |
Inventor, scientist, sculptor, painter. Painter of the Mona Lisa. | Leonardo da Vinci |
King of the Frankish Kingdom during the 8th century. He was known for increasing administration and learning. | Charlemagne |
three major civilizations of Mesoamerica | Aztecs, Incas, Mayas, |
country invaded and destroyed the Aztec civilization | Spain |
During the Japanese Middle Ages, what was the supreme leader or dictator called? | Shogun |
Ieyasu Tokugawa | famous Shogun began as a daimyo holding a portion of Japan and eventually went on to begin a shogunate that lasted 300 years |
When Rome fell apart, the Eastern portion was still in existence. What name did this part of the Roman Empire take? | Byzantine Empire |
What was the Christian Church of Western Europe during the Middle Ages? | Roman Catholic Church |
The time when there two Popes: one in Rome and one in Avignon, France | The Great Schism |
the main system of protection for people in the Middle Ages | Feudalism.Large lords would provide land to their vassals in exchange for military service to protect the people of the land |
serf | A peasant who was bound to the land but was not quite a slave. |
the plague that struck Western Europe during the 14th century | Black Death |
two nations fought in the Hundred Years War | England and France |
led France to victory but was burned at the stake by the English | Joan of Arc |
When the Byzantine Empire pled to Western Europe for help against Muslim invaders, Western Europe responded with what? | The Crusades |
Who defeated the Spanish Armada? | Queen Elizabeth of England |