1. Chapter 2 Review

2. During this time, there was increased trade and travel, it made Europeans thirst to learn more about the world. This word also means rebirth.

3. The Renaissance

4. What linked the people of Africa and Asia before European exploration?

5. Trade

6. This group of people had high respect for nature; farmed, hunted & gathered, and traded to provide for themselves

7. The Native Americans

8. The formation of this ended fighting amongst Native American tribes and also formed a powerful alliance amongst them

9. The League of the Iroquois

10. Christianity and Judaism both view these rules as a strong moral basis for their religion

11. The 10 Commandments

12. This allows people to form permanent settlements, it still occurs today.

13. Farming

14. This civilization was known for their huge head statues

15. Olmec

16. This theory was once thought to be the primary thought behind how people came to North America from Asia. Recent evidence has disproved this.

17. Land Bridge Theory

18. Extra or having more than what is needed?

19. Surplus

20. Thick sheets of ice are called …?

21. Glaciers

22. The process of spreading ideas from one culture to another is called…?

23. Diffusion

24. a city with political and economic control over thesurrounding countryside; found in early east Africa

25. City-state

26. a community of people who share common customs, language, and rituals

27. tribe

28. A group of traders traveling together for safety; how people traveled on the Silk Road

29. Caravan

30. 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.

31. feudalism

32. The entire way of life of a people is called…?

33. Culture

34. wide steps of land; used for farming on sides of mountains

35. terrace

36. Raised roads made of packed earth are called …..?

37. causeways

38. European civilization, which was shaped by many ancient traditions and later returning Crusaders, emerged from a long period of _____________ in the 1400s.

39. isolation

40. The _________________ civilization, was located in Central Mexico and practiced extensive human sacrifice at their lake capital

41. Aztec

42. 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.

43. Incan

44. The _________________ civilization, declined around 900 A.D. and developed a system of numbers that included the concept of zero and 365 calendar.

45. Mayan

46. The belief in one god known as _________________, is a key belief of the Jews and Christians.

47. monotheism

48. Native American cultures varied greatly in North America in part because of __________________ and resources.

49. Climate

50. Which innovation helped early cultures develop in the American Southwest and allowed them to farm in dry areas?

51. Irrigation

52. Sun dried brick is also known as…

53. Adobe

54. Iroquois society believed women could _____________________? 3 part answer, each one is worth 1 point. Get them all right and earn 2 bonus points!

55. own property choose clan leaders and sachems plant crops

56. Why did Chinese trade expand in the 1400s? How was it different than earlier rulers?

57. Sent out more voyages to expand China’s trade

58. Muslim sailors were among the best in ancient times. What two ws were they masters of ?

59. Wind and weather

60. 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

61. Crusades

62. Islam, Christianity, and Judaism all consider this city located in the Middle East as a holy place.

63. Jerusalem

64. invented by Johannes Gutenberg which helped spread ideas during the Renaissance

65. The Printing Press

66. A form of government in which citizens rule directly and not through representatives; government in ancient Greece

67. Direct Democracy

68. instrument that helped sailors determine their latitude while at sea

69. Astrolabe

70. a person who spreads Christian religious beliefs to others

71. Missionary

72. a government in which citizens rule through elected representatives; government of Romans and US today

73. Republic