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 the surrounding 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