Quam 1 Flashcards
(25 cards)
What is the Neolithic age?
The New Stone Age, stone tools, domesticating animals, farming, and hunting decreased
What is the Neolithic age?
The New Stone Age, stone tools, domesticating animals, farming, and hunting decreased
Paleolithic
Old Stone Age, hunting, wooden tools, people were nomads
Nile River Valley
Provided agriculture, food, resources, travel, and transportation materials
Mesopotamia
Ancient river valley civilization in modern Iraq, lied in tiger and Euphrates river
Indus River valley
Laid between modern India and Pakistan.
Caste system
Was a biased caste system in old India which used to discriminate people based on their class and was divided into multiple classes such as peasants to all the way to kings and etc
Hinduism
Polytheistic religion with thousands of gods. No founder, the god is brahma
Buddhism
Based on Buddha, four noble truths, eightfold paths
Confucians
Based on Confucius. And taught respect and made the government test to ensure quality
Monotheisitic
Belief in one God
Monotheisitic
Belief in one God
Polytheistic
Belief in many gods
5 pillars of Islam
A moral/ethical guideline for muslims
10 commandments
Moral and ethical guidelines for Jews and Christian’s
Silk Road
Ancient trade route that linked the western world with middle and east Asia.
Direct democracy
people decide on policies without any intermediary or representative
Geography of Greece
Surrounded by water, harsh climate only allowing olives and grapes to grow, influenced their diet, and how they trade. Sparta was closed off
Geography of Rome
Rome is in Italy, peninsula. Its huge wall of mountains made it difficult to invade Rome. Rome was also near the Tiber river.
Geography of Rome
Rome is in Italy, peninsula. Its huge wall of mountains made it difficult to invade Rome. Rome was also near the Tiber river.
Golden Age
A moment of peace and stability, architecture and literature thrives during this period
Feudalism
a political system where the kings of Europe provided wealthy landowners with more land in exchange for protection against invaders.
Feudalism
a political system where the kings of Europe provided wealthy landowners with more land in exchange for protection against invaders.
Dark Ages
Fall of the Roman Empire, decline of culture and science