World History Milestones (8000 BCE - 1300 CE)

A set of vocabulary flashcards mapping key historical events, figures, and technological advancements to their specific dates as recorded in the lecture transcript.

Agriculture

The beginnings of this practice date back to $c.\,8000\text{ BCE}$.

Upanishads

Compiled by $By\,400\text{ BCE}$ as a philosophical expression of Hinduism.

Buddha

A significant religious figure in India during the years $566-486\text{ BCE}$.

Confucius and Laozi

Religious and philosophical figures from the $6th-5th\text{ C BCE}$ whose lives marked the start of Confucianism and Daoism.

Christianity

A world religion that identifies its beginnings in $32\text{ CE}$.

Emperor Constantine

The leader who converted to Christianity in the year $312$.

Roman Empire

The state where Christianity became the official religion in $380$.

Trans-Saharan Trade Routes

Trade networks that began during the $4th\text{ C}$.

Islam

A world religion founded in the year $622$.

Printing

A technology invented in China around $c.\,730$.

Abbasid Caliphate

A period for the caliphate that flourished between $750-900$.

Classical Maya

A civilization that experienced a decline around $c.\,900$.

Song Dynasty

The period of this Chinese dynasty lasted from $960-1279$.

Great Schism

An occurrence in $1054$ in the Christian Church between the Roman Catholic an Eastern Orthodox.

Euro Christian Crusades

Military expeditions to the Holy Land that took place from $1095-c\,1300$.