Global History Geography Word Association Flashcards 2 Animism

Global History & Geography Word Association Flashcards 2

Animism l l l Practiced in Africa Similar to Shintoism / spirits in nature Traditional African societies

Shintoism l l l Spirits in nature Practiced in Japan A form of animism

Cultural Diffusion l l l Exchange of ideas between different cultures Buddhism spreading from India into China & Southeast Asia Occurs along trade routes – Silk Road

Interdependence l l l Growing trade and dependence among nations Environmental and ecological concerns Oil & OPEC nations

Ancient Athens l l l Birthplace of democracy Questioning spirit and curiosity Pericles and the Golden Age of Athens

Ancient Sparta l l l Early form of a totalitarian government Militaristic spirit Little culture

Roman Republic l l l Elected leaders Twelve Tables of Law Goddess of Justice

Imperial Rome 27 AD – 476 AD l l Centralized government “All roads lead to Rome” Collapsed in 476 AD and led to chaos and disorder in Europe Collapse led to the rise of Feudalism

Byzantine Empire 300 AD – 1453 AD l l l Justinian’s Code / preservation of Greek and Roman thought Capital city (Constantinople) – important trading center Eastern Orthodox religion and cultural diffusion with Russia

Justinian Code l l Roman Law Preservation of Classical Civilization

Constantinople l Trading center between Europe and Asia

Silk Road l l l Cultural diffusion Trade between Europe & Asia Spread of Buddhism

Spread of Islam l l l Northern Africa Mohammed & the Jihad 570 -800 AD

Golden Age of Islam 800 -1200 AD l l l Advances in science and math Calligraphy House of Wisdom

Medieval Europe 500 -1300 AD l l l Feudalism / decentralized political system Powerful Catholic Church / Main Goal – salvation (the hereafter) Gothic Cathedrals – tall spires, stained glass windows

Feudalism l l l Rigid social class system Need for stability security and order Similar to Japanese feudalism

Code of Chivalry l l l Stressed honor and loyalty Similar to the Code of Bushido Code followed by medieval knights

The Crusades 1095 -1300 s AD l l l Original purpose – reclaim the Holy Land (Jerusalem) Positive result or effect – increased trade between Asia and Europe Negative result or effect – lasting hatred between Christians and Muslims

Japanese Feudalism l l l Code of Bushido Rigid social class system Shogun, Daimyo, Samurai

Central Asian Steppe l l l Environment of the Mongols Semi-arid and grassland Nomadic people until Genghis Khan

Tokugawa Shogunate l l l Isolation Forbade contact with foreigners Ended in 1868

Mongol Empire 1200 s-1400 s l l l Spread from Asia to Eastern Europe Tributes and taxes given to the Khans Isolated Russia for several centuries

Axum & Kush l l l Early African trading civilization – Salt & Gold Eastern Africa Cultural Diffusion - Christianity

Ghana, Mali, & Songhai l l l Early African trading – Salt & Gold Western Africa Cultural Diffusion - Islam from Northern Africa

Renaissance 1400 s -1500 s l l l Humanism & Individualism – questioning spirit Rebirth of the ideals of classical civilizations (Greece & Rome) Secularism

Black Plague 1348 -1351 l l l Social and economic collapse Breakdown of Feudalism End of the Middle Ages

Machiavelli l l l “End justifies the means” Interests of the state and leader are more important The Prince