| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Australopithecines | First hominid species. |
| Homo Erectus | The hominid species that was first to use fire. (not homo sapiens) |
| Cro-Magnon | Modern humans (name besides homo sapiens) |
| Nile | Clockwork river of the Egyptians. |
| Narmer; 3000 BCE | The Egyptian who unified Upper and Lower Egypt; approximate year |
| Neolithic Revolution; 8000 BCE | Agricultural/Cultural Revolution; approximate year it began |
| Hatshepsut; 1500 BCE | First female pharaoh who ruled a peaceful empire; approximate year |
| Mali | One of the west africa civilizations (begins with M) |
| Ghana | One of the west africa civilizations (begins with G) |
| Xia; Shang; Zhou; Qin; Han; Sui; Tang; Song; Yuan; Ming; Qing | Put all of the Chinese dynasties in order (Xia through Qing, including Sui) |
| Zhou; 1000 BCE | The Warring States Period in China took place after the _____ dynasty; approximate time of dynasty |
| Mandate of Heaven | The Zhou introduced the ___________, or divine approval to rule. |
| Shi Huangdi | This extremely strict ruler of the Qin killed those who did not agree with his loyalist views. |
| Confucius; 500 BCE | This Chinese leader spread ideas of peace and created the bureaucracy, approximate year |
| Confucianism; Daoism; Legalism | The three conflicting Chinese ethical systems. |
| Tang Taizong; 600 | Founder of the Tang dynasty; approximate time period. |
| Aztecs | The empire in central America that was famous for sacrificing people. |
| Roads | The Incans built _____ for better transportation. |
| Fertile Crescent | The strip of fertile land between the Meditteranean and Persian Gulf (NOT MESOPOTAMIA!) |
| Sumerians | The first civilization of Mesopotamia |
| Assyrians | A violent civilization that rose quickly but was turned against in Mesopotamia. |
| Bedouins; 600 | These nomads settled and formed a religion on the Arabian peninsula; approximate year |
| Muhammad; Hijrah; 622 | _______, the founder of Islam, made the _____, or trip from Mecca to Medina, in the year _____. |
| Islam | This religion spread rapidly east and west, especially into Africa. |
| Aryans | The group of nomads from eastern Europe who migrated into India. |
| Untouchables | Not even considered part of the caste system, these Indians are subjugated and attacked. |
| Trojan; 1200 BCE | During the _______ War, the Mycenaeans allied to attack Troy in the year _____. |
| Peloponnesian | During the ______ War, Athens and Sparta fought. |
| Democracy; Military | Athens form of government was _______, while Sparta was a _______ state. |
| Roman Republic | During the (Roman Empire/Roman Republic), Rome became a large state. |
| 49 BCE, Rubicon | In the year ________, Julius Cesar crossed the ______ River with his army, symbolizing the end of the Roman Republic and beginning of Roman Empire |
| Western; Byzantine | The ______ Roman Empire was destroyed by the barbarians while the ______ Empire lasted. |
| Jin, Song | After conquering the northern _____ Dynasty, the Mongols proceeded to invade the Chinese ____ Dynasty. |
| Temujin; Genghis Khan | The young Mongolian conqueror ______ took the name __________ meaning universal ruler. |
| Yuan; Kublai Khan | The ____ Dynasty in China was founded by the Mongolian _________. |
| Feudalism | A system of land ownership involving kings who ruled over lords who ruled over serfs who did work. |
| Manor | A lord’s house and surrounding land. |
| Conquistadors | Spanish conquerors in the Americas. |
| Voltaire | An enlightenment thinker “I do not agree with a word that you are saying but I will defend to the death your right to say it.” |
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