Chapter 1 - The World Before Modern Times

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.

The peoples of Mesopotamia and ___ built the first civilizations.

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

Who were the Aryans?

What did the Greeks contribute to Western Civilization?

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

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

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

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

The belief in one God, rather than many.

Which of these civilizations were in Central America?

Early mosques testify to:

The revolutionary change of the Neolithic Revolution allowed humans to:

The eastern Roman Empire became the ____ Empire

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

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

The Shang was the first major dynasty in:

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

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

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

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

The civilizations of the Americas:

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