GACE History 34, 35 with complete al civilizations
Civilizations that arose in river valleys (Mesopotamia, Egypt, etc.)
Fertile Crescent
Cradle of civilization from the Persian Gulf to the Sinai Peninsula (coined by Egyptologist James Breasted)
Mesopotamia
The location of the first c...
GACE History 34, 35
fluvial civilizations - Answer Civilizations that arose in river valleys (Mesopotamia,
Egypt, etc.)
Fertile Crescent - Answer Cradle of civilization from the Persian Gulf to the Sinai
Peninsula (coined by Egyptologist James Breasted)
Mesopotamia - Answer The location of the first civilization, the Akkadians, led by
Sargon
Sumerians - Answer Mesopotamian civilization. Invented the wheel, developed
irrigation, cuneiform.
Code of Hammurabi - Answer Famous Babylonian Code of Laws
Darius - Answer Built a collection of cities and satraps into the Persian Empire
Kush - Answer Second oldest African civilization. Ruled by women. Worshiped Egyptian
gods. Conquered by Nubians.
Hinduism - Answer Religion developed by Aryans around 1500 BCE. Polytheists,
hundreds of gods and goddesses. Caste system.
Buddhism - Answer Developed in India from the teachings of the Prince Gautama.
Opposed the worship of multiple deities, the Hindu caste system, and the supernatural.
Worshipers must be free from worldly attachments and overcome suffering.
Confucianism - Answer Chinese religion with no clergy, organization, belief in a deity, or
belief in afterlife. Emphasizes political and moral ideas with respect for authority and
ancestors.
Shinto - Answer Native Japanese religion based on folk beliefs worshiping spirits and
demons in animals, trees, mountains, etc.
Han Dynasty - Answer Chinese Dynasty (206 BCE - 220 CE). One of the greatest
periods in Chinese history. Became a Confucian state. Exercised influence over
southeast Asia.
Cradle of Western Civilization - Answer Greece
Athenian Democracy - Answer Each citizen has an equal vote. Adopted by many
western nations.
Homer - Answer Author of the Iliad and the Odyssey
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Archimedes - Answer Calculated the value of Pi
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Pax Romana - Answer The long period of peace enabling free trade and travel,
spreading people, cultures, goods, and ideas
The Mongol Empire - Answer Founded by Genghis Khan. Expanded from SE Asia to
central Europe.
Genghis Khan - Answer conquered of the Mongol Empire
Kublai Khan - Answer uniter of the Mongol Empire
Marco Polo - Answer First European to travel the Silk Road to China and return
Bantu-speaking people - Answer People who dominated sub-equatorial Africa. One of
the largest migrations in history (from N and W to the E and S). Introduced superior
technology and agricultural advances. Swahili is a Bantu language.
Ghana - Answer Conquered by Muslim Berbers 1076. Sudanic Empire.
Mali - Answer Sudanic Empire. Kings (called "Mansa") ruled over feudal states. Most
powerful king was Mansa Musa. Blend of Islamic faith and traditional African belief.
Songhai - Answer Initially a province of Mali. By the 15th c., it surpassed all of Mali.
Zimbabwe - Answer West Africa. Stone structures. Trade as far as China.
Republic of Benin - Answer Site of an early West African kingdom known as Dahomey.
Slave trade with Europeans. Decline after slavery. French took over 1892.
Triangular Trade System - Answer Trading system between England, Africa, and
America.
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