1. Global History & Geography Word Association Flashcards 2

2. Animism Practiced in Africa Similar to Shintoism / spirits in nature Traditional African societies

3. Shintoism Spirits in nature Practiced in Japan A form of animism

4. Cultural Diffusion Exchange of ideas between different cultures Buddhism spreading from India into China & Southeast Asia Occurs along trade routes – Silk Road

5. Interdependence Growing trade and dependence among nations Environmental and ecological concerns Oil & OPEC nations

6. Ancient Athens Birthplace of democracy Questioning spirit and curiosity Pericles and the Golden Age of Athens

7. Ancient Sparta Early form of a totalitarian government Militaristic spirit Little culture

8. Roman Republic Elected leaders Twelve Tables of Law Goddess of Justice

9. Imperial Rome 27 AD – 476 AD Centralized government “All roads lead to Rome” Collapsed in 476 AD and led to chaos and disorder in Europe Collapse led to the rise of Feudalism

10. Byzantine Empire 300 AD – 1453 AD Justinian’s Code / preservation of Greek and Roman thought Capital city (Constantinople) – important trading center Eastern Orthodox religion and cultural diffusion with Russia

11. Justinian Code Roman Law Preservation of Classical Civilization

12. Constantinople Trading center between Europe and Asia

13. Silk Road Cultural diffusion Trade between Europe & Asia Spread of Buddhism

14. Spread of Islam Northern Africa Mohammed & the Jihad 570-800 AD

15. Golden Age of Islam 800-1200 AD Advances in science and math Calligraphy House of Wisdom

16. Medieval Europe 500-1300 AD Feudalism / decentralized political system Powerful Catholic Church / Main Goal – salvation (the hereafter) Gothic Cathedrals – tall spires, stained glass windows

17. Feudalism Rigid social class system Need for stability security and order Similar to Japanese feudalism

18. Code of Chivalry Stressed honor and loyalty Similar to the Code of Bushido Code followed by medieval knights

19. The Crusades 1095-1300s AD Original purpose – reclaim the Holy Land (Jerusalem) Positive result or effect – increased trade between Asia and Europe Negative result or effect – lasting hatred between Christians and Muslims

20. Japanese Feudalism Code of Bushido Rigid social class system Shogun, Daimyo, Samurai

21. Central Asian Steppe Environment of the Mongols Semi-arid and grassland Nomadic people until Genghis Khan

22. Tokugawa Shogunate Isolation Forbade contact with foreigners Ended in 1868

23. Mongol Empire 1200s-1400s Spread from Asia to Eastern Europe Tributes and taxes given to the Khans Isolated Russia for several centuries

24. Axum & Kush Early African trading civilization – Salt & Gold Eastern Africa Cultural Diffusion - Christianity

25. Ghana, Mali, & Songhai Early African trading – Salt & Gold Western Africa Cultural Diffusion - Islam from Northern Africa

26. Renaissance 1400s -1500s Humanism & Individualism – questioning spirit Rebirth of the ideals of classical civilizations (Greece & Rome) Secularism

27. Black Plague 1348-1351 Social and economic collapse Breakdown of Feudalism End of the Middle Ages

28. Machiavelli “End justifies the means” Interests of the state and leader are more important The Prince