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Hammurabi’s
Code
The Nile
Fertile
Crescent
Monsoons
Indus River
First written
law code. Eye
for an eye.
Fertile crescent
Essential for
the survival of
Egypt. “the
gift of the nile”
Made of of the
Tigris and
Euphrates
rivers
Season winds
that affect the
Indian sub
continent
mummification
Silk Roads
Greek Islands
Preservation of
Egyptian
Pharaohs
Trade routes
connecting
Asia and
Europe
Mediterranean
Sea
Essential trade
route for
Roman Empire,
and Greece
Early river
valley
civilization.
Harrappa &
mohenjo-daro
Athens
Archipelago,
Cause sea
faring people.
Isolation
Birth place of
democracy.
Art, philosophy
Sparta
Pericles
Alps
Hinduism
Buddhism
Military state.
Men and
women had a
lot of rights
Leader of
delian league.
Improves
democracy in
Athens
Isolating
feature of the
Italian
peninsula
Bible, Torah,
Koran
Zoroastrianism
Confucianism
Karma,
Dharma,
Moksa,
Caste system
Polytheistic
Reincarnation
Qin Shi
Huangdi
4 noble truths,
8 fold path
Buddha was
born Hindu.
Goal is
enlightenment
Legalism
Earliest known
monotheistic
religion.
Ancient Persian
Ethical belief
system. Filial
piety. Respect
for elder. 5
relationships
Mali
Holy books of
the Ethical
monotheistic
religions
Isolation
Bantu
Separated from
other cultures
Migrate
through Africa
Bushido
Chivalry
Gold and Salt
traders. TransSaharan trade
Roman
Republic.
Warrior code of Knights code of
Feudal Japan
honor. Loosely 3 branches of
applied
government
Marcus
Aurelius
Pax Romana
Qin dynasty.
Unifies China
Uses legalism
Harsh laws,
strict
punishments,
rewards
Songhai.
Samurai
Gold and salt
traders.
Conquer Mali
Justinian’s
code
Warriors of
feudal Japan
Revamped 12
tables
Pax Mongolica Pax Sinica
(China)
Julius Caesar
Tries to
preserve the
republic.
Creates empire
Diocletian
Roman peace.
Last emperor of Cultural
the Pax
diffusion
Romana
through trade
Constantine
Justinian
Mongol peace,
along silk
roads. Allows
trade
Byzantine
Empire
Makes capital of
Rome in Byzantium.
Allows Christianity
to be practice
Emperor of
Byzantines.
Preserves GrecoRoman Culture
Preserve Greek and
roman culture
Charlemagne
Christianity
Judaism
Emperor of
Holy Roman
Empire
4 noble truths
Ethical
monotheistic
religion
5 pillars
Faith, prayer,
fasting, alms,
pilgrimage
Ethical
monotheistic
religion
8 fold path
There is suffering.
Suffering is caused by
desire. End suffering =
end desire. End desire
by following the 8 fold
path
The 8 rights.
EX: right
though
Divides Rome
Chinese peace. in two in an
Han dynasty
attempt to
preserve it
Roman Empire Feudalism
Conquer entire
Med. Sea
region
Islam
Ethical
Founder of
monotheistic
Islam
religion
10
Twelve Tables
commandments
Roman law
How to practice code
Judaism and
Christianity
Printing Press
Enlightenment
Martin Luther
Edict of Worms Renaissance
95 theses
Starts
reformation
GET MARTIN
LURTHER !!!
Rebirth of
classic cultures
Guttenberg.
Print books
faster. Spread
ideas
Scientific
Revolution
Absolute
Monarchs
Constitutional
Monarchs
Habeas Corpus
Empirical
Rulers with all
method. Major the power
contributions to
modern day
Urban Planning Alexander the
Great
Harappa and
Mohenjo-daro
Macedonian.
planned their
Major
cities
conquering.
See Hellenistic
Culture
Rulers have to
follow the laws
too
Mansa Musa
Gupta
Leader of Mali.
Golden age of
Land
exchanged for
loyalty
Muhammad
Rights for
prisoners.
Trials, etc.
New ideas
regarding the
purpose of
government
and law
Age of
exploration
Exploration.
Self
explanatory
Hellenistic
Culture
Greco-Roman
Culture
Socrates,
Plato, Aristotle
Blend of
Greek,
Egyptian,
Persian, Indian
cultures
Blend of Greek
& Roman
cultures
S.P.A. is the
order. They are
Greek
philosophers
Mauryan
Empire
Buddhism
Aztecs
Inca
Human
Andes
Takes
pilgrimage to
Mecca
India
becomes safe to sacrifice.
be practices in
Advanced.
India.
Religious
toleration
Tribute
Aqueducts
mountains.
Terrace
farming. Mita
is labor tribute
Maya
Mercantilism
Advanced
Colonies serve
mother country
Payment in
exchange for
“protection”
Allow trade,
armies, and
ideas to spread
easily.
Vikings
Attila the Hun
Watch out!
Settle Russia
Only credible
threat to the
Romans.
Moveable
type/Printing
Press
Cyrillic
Alphabet
Eastern
orthodox monk
named Cyril
makes it for the
Russians
Prince Henry
the Navigator
Prince of
Portugal. Sets
up school for
explorers
Eastern
Orthodox
Christianity
Originally
invented by
Chinese
Allow the city
of Rome to
sprawl because
water can be
piped in
Gun Powder
BLAM BLAM
Think about
how much
more friendly
the world
would be
Sunni V. Shiite Crusades
Roads
Neolithic
Revolution
First
agricultural
revolution.
People can
settle and
specialize in
labor
Black Plague
aka Bubonic
Plague
Sects of Islam.
Believe the caliph
should either be a
descendent of
Muhammad (Shiite)
or follow his
example (Sunni)
Most
successful
Kill nearly 1/3 of
failures.
Brought
Crusaders bring Europe.
back by the
back lost ideas crusaders along the
trade routes they
that the
reopened
Muslims
preserved
100 years war
Holy Roman
Empire
Between
French and
Key word is
English.
HOLY. Pope
has power.
Crowns
emperor
Dynastic Cycle
First break
from roman
catholic church.
Primarily
Greek and
Russian
Human
Lucy
environment
interaction
3.5 million
years old.
How do people Most complete
adapt to their
hominid ever
environment
found. Lived
( ex: terrace
in Africa
farming)
Treaty of
Tordesillas
Line of
Demarcation
Mandate of
Heaven
Gives most of
Similar. To
Authority for
Cycle for
emperors in
GOOD LUCK!
“new world” to Treaty of
Spain and some Tordesillas.
to Portugal
Chinese
emperor.
Similar to
devine right in
europe
China. New
emperor, things
are good,
something
happens,
emperor
challenged.
Repeat
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ROCK!!!!!
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LOVES YOU!