Chapter 1 - The World Before Modern Times

The peoples of Mesopotamia and ___ built the first civilizations.

The belief in one God, rather than many.

Which of these gives a reason for the development of feudalism?

Military expeditions carried out by Christians in the Middle Ages to regain the Holy Land is:

An upper class whose wealth is based on land and whose power is passed on.

The ancient ___ contributed law, language, and technology to Western civilization.

The civilizations of the Americas:

The Shang was the first major dynasty in:

Claim by Chinese kings that they had direct authority from heaven to rule.

___ which involved planting grains and domesticating animals, greatly influenced civilizations.

In the Americas, the ___ civilization flourished.

Trade, spiritual revival, and expansion of towns occurred during the Middle Ages in ___.

An extended family unit that has combined into a larger community.

The eastern Roman Empire became the ____ Empire

Which of the following leaders is considered to be the greatest ruler in the history of India?

In ancient India, the major empires were the ___ and Mauryan.

Which of these civilizations were in Central America?

Early mosques testify to:

The continent of ___ was active in trade across the Mediterranean and Indian Ocean.

The revolutionary change of the Neolithic Revolution allowed humans to:

The ___ Empire made major contributions to mathematics, literature, art, and the sciences.

The major schools of thought that emerged in China between 500 B.C. and 200 B.C. were:

The religion of Judaism differed from the other religions of the time in that it:

Who were the Aryans?

What did the Greeks contribute to Western Civilization?