Global- Week5 Flashcards
Primary Source
First-hand account of events (eyewitness). Like journals, diaries, or speeches
Secondary Source
Second hand account of events (newspapers, textbooks, biographies)
Geographer
Studies humans interactions with Earth
Historian
Studies primary sources and other writings to recreate history
Archaeologist
Studies artifacts like weapons, bones, or pottery
Economist
Studies products, goods, and services
Anthropologist
Studies the cultures of different groups
The Paleolithic Era consisted of
hunters and gathers with no real home.
Which river system is found in Mesopotamia?
(1) Nile River
(2) Yellow River
* (3) Tigris and Euphrates rivers
(4) Ganges and Brahmaputra rivers
Feudalism and manorialism played an important role in western European society during the
- (1) medieval period
(2) Pax Romana
(3) Enlightenment
(4) Age of Exploration
Which statement best characterizes Europe during the early Middle Ages?
(1) A centralized government provided law and order.
* (2) Manorialism developed to meet the people’s economic needs.
(3) People adopted humanism and questioned the Church.
(4) A standardized currency promoted international trade.
Which concept is most closely related to the main idea of this illustration?
(1) isolation
* (2) cultural diffusion
(3) armed conflict
(4) urbanization
A person who practices Hinduism would most likely
- (1) believe the Vedas are sacred
(2) worship in a synagogue
(3) pray facing Mecca
(4) make a pilgrimage to Jerusalem
Christianity, Islam, and Judaism are all this type of religion; they believe in one god.
Monotheistic
Russia adopted this religion through interactions of the Byzantine Empire.
Orthodox Christianity
This region was greatly influenced by the Byzantine Empire.
Russia
Grew too large to govern their territories properly, used mercenary soldiers to fight, and high taxes all led to the fall of what civilization?
Ancient Rome/Rome/Roman Empire
This civilization felt they were at the center of the universe, produced silk, and believed in the Mandate of Heaven:
China
A society that has a high level of culture and social organization including organized government, job specialization, and an organized belief system:
Civilization
Revolution:
Dramatic change in the way people live (ex: government, practice, or ideas)
These laws were considered the first written laws and they were harsh: Code of Hammurabi
The Twelve Tables were Roman laws that focused on justice and equality.
was common for development of civilizations in ancient Egypt, China, India, and Mesopotamia.
This geographic feature, River Valleys,
has a rugged coastline, which are good for natural harbors, started the idea of democracy, and held the Olympic Games.
Ancient Greece
The spreading of ideas through contact such as trade or war. Like the spread religion, technology, advancements, writing, or language:
Cultural Diffusion.
Neolithic Era
these people became farmers and bred animals.
which statement about the greek civ and is opion rather than fact
Athens had better culture then Sparta
which was a major chariteristic of democracy in Athens
all adult males were elgible to vote
which civilization established the basi of democracy
greek
Athens are credited with
establishin goverments
an important factor that prevented the acient greek ciy staes frome a single stat mountains
mountains
how did geography influence creation of Greece
excellent harbor trade
in a comparison of Athens vs Sparta
military
olyimpic\ games cluter asoisiated was
greek
which geographic feture diretly in fluened the developmet of Greece
mountains terrain
Identify Socrates plato and ari stole
philosiphers of Greece
alex the great conquest the of Greece
spread of Hellenic cluture
