AP World History Chapters 1-10

Gender relations during the paleolithic era

both men and women collected food, basically gender equality. (men hunted and women gathered)

Neolithic era had what (in terms of food)

agriculture

early Mesopotamia, Egypt, and indus river valley were all what?

river valley civilizations

mesopotamia and egyptian language- translated or not?

has been translated

indus river valley language- translated or not?

has not been translated

why don’t we know much ab the indus river valley civilization?

because it the language hasn’t been translated (duh)

earliest chinese dynasty?

Shang dynasty (li shang from mulan)

what were the main 3 philosophies during the warring states period in china

confucianism, legalism, taoism/daoism

describe confucianism

focuses on moral behavior through proper education

describe legalism

strictly enforced, harsh rules

taoism/doasim

live a “balanced” life, going with the “flow” of nature

which state won the period of warring states?

qin (hint hint= china)

what did shi huangdi do?

he reformed china , unified it, and established culture and language

what are the two earliest civilizations in the americas?

Olmec, and the Chavin (more like the Ol’ mack and the shaving)

who taught the Greek phonetic writing systems?

the phoenicians (bro)

who did the greeks fights during the persian wars?

Persia. (bro.)

how did alexander the great die?

malaria, alcohol poisoning, and probably std’s (alex got that ‘great"‘ rizz- okay i see u)

what happened the alexander the great’s empire after hid death

SPLITS APARTS

two classes in roman society?

plebeians and patricians

what kind of government was Rome originally?

a republic (star wars ..i think)

what did Julius caesar try to do to the roman government?

expand the government. he wanted a dictatorship. (this gets him killed. think bad. kim jong un)

what did Diocletian and constantine do to try to restore order in the empire?

they split it into western and eastern (WHY DO ALL THE EMPIRES SPLIT AT SOME POINT, IM SEEING A TREND DAWG)

why did the western fall?

they kept being invaded, making them weak. (the vandals… think of the damage and the word now)

major weather pattern that affected india and south east asia?

monsoons (wet and dry seasons)

why were monsoons helpful?

they allowed sailors to head to asia in winter and return to india in the summer. (used the wind)

samsara?

the hindu reincarnation cycle

atman?

word for soul

karma?

karma

moksha?

the final release from the cycle of reincarnation

what do samsara, atman, karma, and moksha have do to with each other?

they are all part of he religious system that held people in the caste system

who became the Buddha?

Siddhartha Gautama (revenge of the sith guatamala)

ultimate goal in buddhism?

nirvana (come as you are bro)

two major branches of buddhism?

theravada and mayahana (the vade and my hand)

why did the mauryan empiure collapse?

too much military and bureaucracy costs

scientific accomplishment by the guptan empire?

concept of zero and “arabic” numeral

what was the major good traded on the silk road

SILK (BRO WHATTTTT)

general shape of the silk road?

a network, a web (not a direct road)

what did rome give to the silk road?

olive oil, wine

what did china give to the silk road?

silk, peaches, apricots, cinnamon, ginger

what did india give to the silk road?

cotton cloth, ivory

what else was spread through the silk road?

disease (small pox, bubonic plague/black death) religion

in jewish, christian, and islamic tradition, who was the first to enter a covenant with god?

abraham

why was jesus of nazareth killed by the romans?

he was preaching radical ideals, and the romans feared he would inspire a revolt

what was Mecca’s role in the silk road?

it was a commercial city, connected a lot of the roads (think archangel mecca)

muhammad received his revelations through what figure?

from god, but sent by archangel gabriel (GABRIELLE WHOO)

sunni and shiite disagreed on what?

who would be the next caliph

shiite thought

must be descendant of mohammed

sunni thought

anyone qualified

where was the center of the islamic world during the Abbasid caliphate?

Baghdad (baggy dad)

rights of women in the islamic world?

right to: inherit and own property, divorce and remarry, testify in court, and use birth control

did justinian succeed in reclaiming the western roman empire?

no. briefly held control but couldnt hold it

what caused the byzantine golden age?

consolidating territorial losses (cut their losses and reestablished stable control)

the great schism of 1054 resulted in what two branches of christianity?

roman catholicism and orthodox church

what was the pope’s biggest tool in controlling christians?

exocummincation

fundamentals of feudalism:

people reverted back to agriculture, kings and lords give land for military protection

fief?

land

what lead to a golden age in the sui dynasty

land reforms were addressed and they helped income inequality

why did the sui dynasty collapse?

weakened by military failures, and ambitious projects

what was initially popular in the tang dynasty but then was outlawed? what did the tang go to then?

buddhism switched to confucianism

overview of tech accomplishments in the song dynasty?

fractions, iron working, movable type, large sailing ships (called junks), gunpowder