Transcript The Mayan civilization was located in:

Confucius emphasized the
following ideas:
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Respect for elders
Importance of
Education (Civil
Service Exams)
Dedication to
fulfilling duty in life
to government and
society
T or F: In addition to the
Chinese philosophies of Daoism
and Confucianism, most
Chinese still practiced ancestor
worship.
TRUE!
Which Chinese philosophy seeks
a separation from the world and
harmony with nature through a
simple life filled with inner
peace and humility?
DAOISM
Although also associated with
NATURALISM, the symbol
representing the opposite forces
reveals balance in Daoism
(Taoism) as well:
YIN AND
YANG
As long as the Chinese
Emperor’s rule was just and
the Gods approved, they
possessed what was known as
the :
MANDATE
OF
HEAVEN
China was connected to the
Western world (including Rome!)
via the:
SILK
ROAD
(a trade
route over
land)
Migratory invaders threatened
China’s northern borders
leading to the construction of:
THE GREAT
WALL OF
CHINA
Emperor who built the Great
Wall of China
Qin Shi
Huangdi
The T’ang period saw the
increasing importance of
education & high standards set
for govt. officials with new:
CIVIL
SERVICE
EXAMS
The spread of literature during
the T’ang dynasty was enabled
by the development of:
PRINTING!
Shintoism is an ethnic religion
native to this country:
Japan
Shintoism’s focus is on the
worship of:
•Nature spirits
•But also!
Ancestors and
the Emperor
This religion was introduced to
Japan from China and Korea:
Buddhism
The following are examples of
Chinese cultural influence:
1.
2.
3.
4.
Confucianism
Art
architecture
writing
Japan’s culture was MOST
heavily influenced by this
country:
CHINA
Japan’s best defense from
invaders was:
The island
geography! (4
main islands)
Chain or group of islands, such
as Japan
archipelago
Sea between Japan and
mainland Asia (China and
Korea)
Sea of Japan
(aka East
Sea)
The Mayan civilization was located
in:
Mexico and
Central
America
(Guatemala)
Central Mayan city-state ruled
by a king
Chichen Itza
The Maya and Aztec had their
economies based upon both:
Agriculture
and trade
The Maya built magnificent
____________ and were
polytheistic.
pyramids
The Aztec Empire was based in
Central
Mexico at
Tenochtitlan
(agricultural
city)
The Aztec were ruled by an:
Emperor
The Aztec were known for their
polytheistic religion and gained
sacrificial victims through:
Warfare
Empire located in the Andes
Mountains of South America
INCAN
Main Incan city known for its
terraced farming in the mountains
Macchu
Picchu
How Incan Empire was ruled
By an
emperor
Incan economy based on
Mountain
grown
crops
How the Incan Empire was linked
ROADS
Four common cultural
characteristics of Central American
civilizations were:
•Writing
•Calendar
•Pyramids
•polytheism
trade route at #1= Silk Road
trade route at #2 = China to SE
Asia (cultural diffusion by conquest)
trade route at #3 = trade b/w Egypt
and Mesopotamia
trade route at #4 = Africa to India
Trans-Saharan trade route
(gold was traded for Sahara Desert
salt from the north)
Northern European sea and river
trade routes
(connected Byzantine world with
Russia/Scandinavia/Vikings)
Mediterranean Trade Network: western
European water trade
(links to Africa and Asia, important in the
Renaissance)
Rebirth of the Greek and
Roman classical ideals in
Italy
RENAISSANCE
Why the Renaissance
started in Italy
Europe had become wealthy from
trade with the Middle East.
About 1/3 of the population of
England and France was killed as a
result of:
THE
BLACK
DEATH
Some of the beneficial effects of
the Black Death included:
• Serfdom was eliminated due to the
scarcity of labor
• Towns grew
• Church influence declined
• Capitalism began to flourish
Before the Renaissance, the
individuals interested in
reading and interpreting Greek
manuscripts included:
• Church scholars in Europe
• Byzantine scholars (revitalized interest in the
classics)
The important banking family in Italy
was:
THE
MEDICI
The celebration of the dignity of
man through the study of rhetoric,
grammar, history, poetry and moral
philosophy was:
HUMANISM
Increased trade led to interest in
things secular. Secular means:
Not religious, concerned with things of
THIS world
While medieval art and literature
focused on:
• The Church
• Salvation
…Renaissance art and literature
focused on:
Humans and
their
emotions
“Mona Lisa” and the “Last Supper”
are by:
LEONARDO
DE VINCI
The ceiling of the Sistine Chapel
and the statue of David are by:
MICHELANGELO
Father of humanism and writer
of Sonnets
PETRARCH
“The Prince” was written by:
• NICCOLO
MACHIAVELLI
• And was about:
• How to rule
effectively – the first
modern treatise on
government!
Some concepts in successful
government from “The Prince”
included:
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Fear is more powerful than love
Ruler must act swiftly and decisively
Power must be kept by any means
Do good if possible, evil when necessary
The end justifies the means
The Northern Renaissance differed
from the Italian Renaissance in this
way:
People were more concerned
with piety and religious reform
What invention helped spread the
ideas of the Renaissance and
Reformation?
GUTENBERG’S
PRINTING
PRESS
Writer of the satirical work, “In
Praise of Folly?”
ERASMUS
Who was the author of “Utopia”
SIR
THOMAS
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