Chapter 2 Review
During this time, there was increased trade and travel, it made Europeans thirst to learn more about the world. This word also means rebirth.
The Renaissance
What linked the people of Africa and Asia before European exploration?
Trade
This group of people had high respect for nature; farmed, hunted & gathered, and traded to provide for themselves
The Native Americans
The formation of this ended fighting amongst Native American tribes and also formed a powerful alliance amongst them
The League of the Iroquois
Christianity and Judaism both view these rules as a strong moral basis for their religion
The 10 Commandments
This allows people to form permanent settlements, it still occurs today.
Farming
This civilization was known for their huge head statues
Olmec
This theory was once thought to be the primary thought behind how people came to North America from Asia. Recent evidence has disproved this.
Land Bridge Theory
Extra or having more than what is needed?
Surplus
Thick sheets of ice are called …?
Glaciers
The process of spreading ideas from one culture to another is called…?
Diffusion
a city with political and economic control over thesurrounding countryside; found in early east Africa
City-state
a community of people who share common customs, language, and rituals
tribe
A group of traders traveling together for safety; how people traveled on the Silk Road
Caravan
A political system in which nobles are granted the use of lands that legally belong to their king, in exchange for their loyalty, military service, and protection of the people who live on the land.
feudalism
The entire way of life of a people is called…?
Culture
wide steps of land; used for farming on sides of mountains
terrace
Raised roads made of packed earth are called …..?
causeways
European civilization, which was shaped by many ancient traditions and later returning Crusaders, emerged from a long period of _____________ in the 1400s.
isolation
The _________________ civilization, was located in Central Mexico and practiced extensive human sacrifice at their lake capital
Aztec
The _________________ civilization, ultimately defeated by the Spanish, built a complex system of roads and rope bridges that united its empire and was located in modern day Peru.
Incan
The _________________ civilization, declined around 900 A.D. and developed a system of numbers that included the concept of zero and 365 calendar.
Mayan
The belief in one god known as _________________, is a key belief of the Jews and Christians.
monotheism
Native American cultures varied greatly in North America in part because of __________________ and resources.
Climate
Which innovation helped early cultures develop in the American Southwest and allowed them to farm in dry areas?
Irrigation
Sun dried brick is also known as…
Adobe
Iroquois society believed women could _____________________? 3 part answer, each one is worth 1 point. Get them all right and earn 2 bonus points!
own property choose clan leaders and sachems plant crops
Why did Chinese trade expand in the 1400s? How was it different than earlier rulers?
Sent out more voyages to expand China’s trade
Muslim sailors were among the best in ancient times. What two ws were they masters of ?
Wind and weather
These were a series of holy wars between Christianity and Islam that led to Europe being exposed to new ideas and goods by soldiers who returned home from war
Crusades
Islam, Christianity, and Judaism all consider this city located in the Middle East as a holy place.
Jerusalem
invented by Johannes Gutenberg which helped spread ideas during the Renaissance
The Printing Press
A form of government in which citizens rule directly and not through representatives; government in ancient Greece
Direct Democracy
instrument that helped sailors determine their latitude while at sea
Astrolabe
a person who spreads Christian religious beliefs to others
Missionary
a government in which citizens rule through elected representatives; government of Romans and US today
Republic