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| What was the Middle Passage? | the sea journey undertaken by slave ships from West Africa to the West Indies. |
| Achievement of the Incas that allowed them to cross rivers easily and safely | suspension bridges |
 | glyphs....Mayan system of writing |
| https://www.google.com/search?q=Mayan+stelae&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS873US874&tbm=isch&source=iu&ictx=1&fir=w8XNCGaGYQcITM%253A%252CWn_gmSElvSMn4M%252C%252Fm%252F0ddhg5h&vet=1&usg=AI4_-kRCvzqoWfQWaCSRhTK3GMjkjgmASQ&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjxm_zjgvLlAhWona0KHTLbDB4Q_B0wGnoECAgQAw#imgrc=w8XNCGaGYQcITM:&vet=1 | Steles......Mayan monuments |
| Inventor of the Printing Press | Gutenberg |
| What was trephination and who practiced it? | a surgical intervention, practiced by the Incas where a hole is drilled, incised or scraped into the skull using simple surgical tools |
 | little pictures that convey meaning to the reader, used by the Aztecs as a form of writing |
| What does it mean to circumnavigate, and who was the first to circumnavigate the globe? | To sail completely around the world, Magellan was the first to do so |
 | the Inca dug terraces on mountains sides used to farm, made more farm land available for farming |
 | Triangular Trade routes |
| A book by a scholar of ancient Egypt is an example of what kind of source? | Secondary Source |
| Information given by someone who lived at the time of a historic event is an example of what kind of source? | Primary Source |
| The spread of the bubonic plague from Asia to Europe is and example of what theme of world history? | human-environment interaction |
| Gender roles and human relationships would fall under the theme of what? | Social Structures |
| The growth and spread of a religion would be a concept of what theme of world history? | cultural diffusion |
| What is chronology? | the sequence of events |
| Give some examples of historical events that would fit under the theme of political structures: | overthrow of French monarchy, the writing of the U.S. Constitution, the establishment of nation |
| The period between the emergence of stone tools and the appearance of metal tools is called the _________ Age | Stone Age |
| These peoples lives were based on herds of domesticated sheep, goats, and cattle, who were they? | Pastoral Nomads |
| Describe 1 way a city is different from a village: | Cities had PUBLIC MARKETS and STRUCTURES |
| What were hieroglyphics and who developed it? | Hieroglyphs are pictures of animals or objects that represent sounds or meanings in Egyptian writing, developed by Egyptian priests |
| What are the 3 peoples that lived in Mesoamerica? | Aztecs, Mayas, and Olmecs |
| What are caliphs? | Spiritual and political leaders of the Muslims |
| Who led the creation of the Mongol Empire? | Genghis Khan |
| A state of PEACE under Mongol rule was known as what? | Pax Mongolica |
| What was the main cause of the collapse of the Mongol Empire? | the Bubonic Plague |
| What was the worlds largest trade route between 300 and 1500 C.E. | Silk Road |
| What were the 2 primary goods exchanged on the Trans-Saharan trade route? | salt and gold |
| offer a message that appeals to diverse groups, use sacred texts (books), and set down basic ethical principles: these are characteristics of what? | World Religions |
| Belief in a single god is an important trait of what 3 major religions? | Judaism, Christianity, and Islam |
| Muslims believe that the Qur'an, which contains the complete message of God that was revealed to whom? | Muhammad |
| The following are examples of what?: charity, daily prayer, and fasting | the Five Pillars of Islam |
| The following are aspects of what religion belief system?: karma, polytheism, and reincarnation | Hindu |
| Trials that were held before a royal judge was a major reform made by this man? | King Henry II of England |
| Name 1 human activity that contributed to the spread of the bubonic plague: | trading with Asia |
| What was the major accomplishment of the Magna Carta? | to limit the power of the English monarch |
| This term means that people cannot be held indefinitely in jail unless a court allows it: | Habeas corpus |
| Why did the bubonic plague make life harder for Jews in Europe? | They were often blamed for causing the disease |
| How did the bubonic plague INCREASE the power of the common people? | It created a shortage of workers, making common people more valued and needed |
| This technology helped the English win many early battles in the Hundred Years war. What was it? | the longbow |
| This city's LOCATION gave it its biggest advantage for trade in the Byzantine Empire: | Constantinople |
| What does 'hippo' mean? | horse |
| What was a major event that took place in the Hippodrome? | Chariot races |
| Political rivals in the Byzantine Empire who often violently clashed: | Blues and the Greens |
| What led Justinian I to start a major public works program in Constantinople? | the city was destroyed by violent riots involving the Blues and Greens |
| What was the Hagia Sophia? | a church that Justinian I had built in Constantinople |
| What was Justinian's Code? | an organized set of laws created by Justinian I |
| The Eastern Orthodox missionary Saint Cyril is remembered most for creating what? | Cyrillic alphabet |
| Pope Leo III establish a policy known as ICONOCLASM, why did he do this? | People were worshipping pictures more than God, which as a result was illegal |
| What is a dynasty? | Rulers (Chinese emperors) that are from the same family |
| To believe in the Mandate of Heaven means the belief that: | It is ok to overthrow an emperor if he rules badly |
| This word means to select government officials based on their test scores: | meritocracy |
| One belief of Confucius was that rulers had the DUTY TO DO What? | be kind to those they rule (their subjects) |
| What was a major way that Ghana raised money to pay their government officials? | taxing goods traded in Ghana |
| What was the BIGGEST FACTOR that led to Ghana's power? | its CENTRAL LOCATION |
| Quipas were a set of strings that were used by the Incas as a form of what? | writing |
| What was a major way that the Crusades led to globalization in centuries after they occurred? | the Crusades introduced Europeans to luxury goods from Asia which encouraged trade |
| What were 2 technological advances that led to exploration by ships? | Magnetic compass and astrolabe |
| Who was Capt. James Cook and what did he contribute to the Global Age? | explored the Pacific lands which brought them into the new Global System |
| The process by which European ideas and values are spread around the world is known as what? | Westernization |
| Battering city walls with cannonballs was a military tactic what was a part of what revolution? | Gunpowder Revolution |
| Strong military rulers of centralized Japanese states were known as what? | Shoguns |
| These people were in the middle class in the Spanish colonial social structure because their ancestry was partly what? | European |
| This group was MOST affected by the Great Dying (disease caused by exposure to European diseases in the Americas)? | American Indians |
| Humanism is the belief in the value of what? | Humans |
| This period (revolution) began a result of the teaching of scholar and priest Martin Luther | the Reformation |
| How did the Ottoman Empire eventually come to an end? | It gradually declined over many centuries |
| These people were feudal lords that united Japan and established a dynasty, what was their name? | Tokugawa |
| This family came to power in Russia in 1613 and ruled for the next 300 years | Romanovs |
| What major way did the Peter the Great change Russian culture? | by introducing European customs and learning |
| What was the biggest achievement of the invention of the printing press? | Far more books became available for people to read and learn about many things |
| This Renaissance artist painted the Mona Lisa | Leonardo da Vinci |
| Humanist writers like Dante, Petrarch, and Boccaccio emphasized what? | the worth of the individual (humans) |
| What were indulgences? | pardons people could buy; seen by many as a sign that the Catholic Church was corrupt |
| This reformer said that ANY Christian could read the Bible and understand the message of God: | Martin Luther |
| Galileo Galilei added support to his HELIOCENTRIC theory (planets revolve around the sun) by observing the sky with what device? | telescope |
| Isaac Newton is most noted for the LAWS of: | Gravity and motion |
| American food plants such as corn and potatoes improved European diets is known as what theory? | the Columbian Exchange |
| Why did Portugal and Spain decide to invest in exploration? | to bypass Muslim and Italian traders who controlled luxury trade from Asia |
| What role did RELIGION play in European exploration? | Europeans wanted to bring Christianity to non-Christians around the world |
