Civilizations Review

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  1. 6. Age that began with the agricultural revolution, allowing humans to found permanent settlements
  2. 8. Civilization that relied on the Nile river, built pyramids for their god king Pharaohs
  3. 11. West African empire that was made prosperous my Mansa Musa
  4. 12. Civilization founded between the Tigris and Euphrates river
  5. 14. Age of early humans, when we developed fire, and followed our food as hunters and gatherers
  6. 15. Large empire that used roads and bureaucracy to unite their empire. Twice tried and failed to conquer Greece
  7. 16. People that come from Scandinavia, went on to invade and conquer all throughout Europe
  8. 18. Civilization founded in Italy, gained control of the Mediterranean. Consuls and the Senate made decisions
  9. 19. A period in western Europe marked by the rebirth of Greco-Roman culture
  10. 23. Invaders from the Central Asia that conquer India and bring the Caste System to India
  11. 25. This trade route connected Europe and Asia and was essential for the spread of learning and ideas
  12. 26. Term for the eastern half of the Roman Empire. The capital of this empire was Constantinople
  13. 27. City-States in Central America, known for their calendar and their pyramids, like the one at Chichen Itza
  14. 29. Greek city-state that developed democracy. Patron goddess was Athena, goddess of wisdom
  15. 30. Civilization in the Andes Mountains of South America, built Machu Picchu
  16. 32. Time of human history before the development of writing
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  1. 1. Nomadic herders that conquered the largest land empire in history. Genghis Khan was their great leader
  2. 2. The mixture of Greek and local culture in Alexander the Great's empire
  3. 3. Civilization that thrived in modern day southern Mexico. Known for human sacrifices at pyramids like the ones of the ancient city of Tenochtitlan
  4. 4. City-state in North Africa that challenged the Romans in the Punic Wars
  5. 5. Period after the fall of the Western Roman Empire in Europe. Feudalism was key to organizing and protecting society
  6. 7. This term refers to Greek culture, spread by Alexander the Great
  7. 9. Era of peace and prosperity during the Roman Empire
  8. 10. Civilization that was based around sea trade and was responsible for creating the alphabet we use today
  9. 13. Civilization in India that developed indoor plumbing and panned their cities using grids
  10. 17. Jewish people from the Jordan river Valley, enslaved in Egypt and Babylon, Abraham is considered the first
  11. 20. Greek city-state that focus on the military and was ruled by an oligarchy
  12. 21. People from Northern Europe that settle in England, conquered by William in 1066
  13. 22. Where the compass, gunpowder, block printing, paper, and porcelain where invented
  14. 24. Civilization founded in Italy, Augustus Caesar was its first leader. Fell in 476 CE
  15. 28. Considered the golden age of India
  16. 31. Christian empire in Eastern Africa, in modern day Ethiopia