| A | B |
|---|
| Age of hunting/gathering | paleolithic age |
| subsistence agriculture | farming to feed one's family |
| traditional economy(think very old) | hunting/bartering/subsistence agriculture |
| growing crops/domestication of animals/villages | Neolithic Age |
| Ancient civilizations(Egypt,Mesopotamia | River valleys |
| Benefits of river valleys/early civilizations | Irrigation and Transportation |
| Code of Hammurabi | Rules that, if broken, receive harsh punishment |
| Code (hammurabi, justinian, twelve tables) | Think of rules, Laws!! The state sets them for individuals |
| Cultural diffusion | Spread of ideas, customs from people to people |
| Buddhist principles (beliefs) | end personal suffering by doing good deeds |
| Four Noble Truths, Eightfold Path, nirvana | Buddhism |
| Hinduism | caste system (born into a caste, given a specific class) |
| Filial piety | Confucian principle-respect your elders(parents) |
| Roman Catholic, Protestant churches believe in | Christianity |
| Golden Age of Islam | Emphasis on math, science, architecture and preserved Greek+Roman culture |
| Judaism, Islam, Christianity | monotheistic (one God), follow a moral code |
| Islamic sacred book | Quran |
| Christian/Jewish | Bible, monotheistic(one God) |
| Shintoism/Animism | Belief in spirits in nature |
| Ten Commandments | Jewish/Christian code for moral behavior |
| Hindu belief | Reincarnation- return to earth as another living thing based on darma and karma |
| Mesopotamia | River valley: Fertile crescent between 2 Rivers |
| China's geography | Mountains isolated it |
| Han dynasty rule | Mandate of heaven-God(divine) gives power to the ruler |
| Han dynasty accomplishment | Silk Road- connected China to Europe-opens trade |
| India- phoenician society | Enouraged TRADE, education, alphabet |
| Civilizations in Greece | Athens and Sparta |
| Govt in Athens | Direct democracy-every male votes |
| Sparta | All men serve,Military society- Warrior like |
| Roman Government | A republic- an elected body of men-Senate |
| Hellenistic society | ALexander the Great in Greece |
| Achievements of Hellenistic society | Greek plays, philosophy, math-Pythagoras |
| Greek Philosophers | Socrates, Plato, Aristotle |
| Pax Romana- peace in Rome, but absolute ruler | Augustus- Twelve Tables-written law to keep order |
| Roman Government before Augustus | A republic, An elected body in the Senate |
| Why do empires fall? | Corruption, don't take care of people, war, overexpansion |
| Characteristics of Civilizations | Centralized gov't, cities, social classes |
| Buddhist belief | overcome desire by following 8 fold path |
| Hellenistic society and cultural diffusion | Alexander the Great opened up Greece to absord knowledge from others |
