review for midterm Flashcards
Why is culture referred to as a blueprint for society?
Includes all the things that make up a civilization/group.
How does culture diffusion occur?
Contact between groups (in trade and migration)
Define ethnocentrism.
Belief ones culture is superior
What do Socrates, Plato and Aristotle have in common?
Greek philosophers
which leader is associated with the expansion of Hellenistic culture?
ALEXANDER THE GREAT
Which ancient civilization is associated with the twelve tables and a senate under a republican form of government?
Roman empire
Which ancient civilization is associated
with the development of the Phoenician alphabet?
The Phoenician. They then gave it to the Greeks
what time period is associated with the formation of guilds and what was is their purpose?
Middle ages. And they standardized goods.
which to nations are linked by the Korean “cultural bridge”?
China and Japan
How did China’s ethnocentric view of itself as the “middle kingdom” impact its relationship with other cultures?
Limited contact with outsiders
which philosophy had the greatest impact on Chinese history and their social order?
Confucianism
list the four geographic features that isolated China for centuries.
mountains(west),Desert(north), jungle (south), ocean (East)
describe the central beliefs of Taoism
Harmony with nature
what common goal shared by followers of Confucianism, Taoism and Buddhism?
Establish harmony with nature
explain why educated people were held in high esteem in ancient china and japan.
key to success and higher jobs/better jobs/in government.
describe how the knight’s code of chivalry and the samurai code of Bushido are similar.
codes of behavior/honor
how were the policies regarding contact with other civilizations in the Ming Dynasty in China and the Tokugawa shogunate in japan similar
isolation
why did the Chinese, Japanese, and
Inca develop Terrance farming
mountainous topography
why are the Romans, mongols,and the Incas considered to be empires?
Controlled neighboring people
what factor led to the development of diverse cultures in Africa and south America before their contact with Europe?
geographic features(mountains?desert)
what element are consistent with a golden age of Muslim culture?
Peace-no warfare
prosperity-Money
Progress-math,science,art
which religion had the greatest influence over mali and its leader Mansa Musa
ISlam
which five African kingdoms are associated with developing trans-Sahara trade routes in order to gain wealth and power?
Mali, Ghana,Sonca
which region and time period is associated with feudal kings exchanging fiefs(land) for service with lords,knights,peasants,serf?
time period-middle ages
region-western Europe
why were the spanish conquistador able to conquer Mayan,Aztec,and Incan land rapidly?
better weapons /technology
what time period is associated with the invention and use of caravels,astrolabes,and compasses?
age of exploration
Which ECONOMIC SYSTEM is associated with the taking of colonies to gain vast resources and wealth?
merchantilism
what is the most notable regarding the development of the Pre-columbian civilization of latin american, the acient kingdoms of Indias Grupta Empire and ancient African trading kingdoms
Advanced civilization without contact
what European action led to the destruction of many powerful African kingdoms and increased tribal warfare in Africa?
Slave trade hastened decline of Africa
According to supporters of mercantilism, why must a nation posses colonies
New markets/sources for materialism(natural resources)
