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This is often called the “Old Stone Age”

This refers to the movement of Africans across the continent of Africa (3000 BCE-500 CE)

This “land between two rivers” is located between the Tigris and the Euphrates Rivers

People began working with this as early as 4000 BCE, drastically changing the tools that early humans used.

This Group developed the First monotheistic Religion-The Worship of Yahweh.

This was the first written code of Law

This earliest known Writing originated in Mesopotamia

This river Valley Civilization originated in India ca BCE

The first civilization in China developed around this river, also called “China’s Sorrow.”

This “revolution” required easily domesticated plants

These Mediterranean traders gave us the first version of our modern alphabet

This system developed in India over time, consisting of four main varnas, or social classes

This civilization came to dominate Europe at the time of the birth of Christ.

This Chinese philosophy stressed bureaucracy, legalism, and a strong central government

He Spread Greek culture as he conquered much of the Middle east, Egypt, and parts of India and Asia Minor.

Porcelain, gunpowder, and better sailing vessels were developed during these dynasties.

The Phrase “heaven sees as the people see, heaven hears” as the people hears is in reference to this concept:

This American civilization that began in the classical period was located in present day Southern Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, and El Salvador.

This city (now Istanbul) was the capital of the Eastern Roamn Empire

These two churches were formed out of the Split of the Roman Empire.

This is the literal meaning of the Renaissance

During the renaissance, this class of people grew in Power:

The rise of this group led to an end to the art, culture and learning or the Abbasid Empire.

This wiped out a third of Europe’s population, leading to a labor shortage which helped bring about the Renaissance.

An economic theory that Europeans should maintain a favorable trade balance

These are the two main types of Islam

This earth based religion was popular in Classical Japan

This Legalistic religion is really more of a philosophy on how to live life

Brahmin, or priests, are central to this belief system

Mayhayana and Zen are varieties of this relgion.

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This Dynasty was started by the Mongol Grandson of Chenggis Khan