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Global History & Geography

Explore the world's history from Ancient Athens to the Silk Road, Byzantine Empire, Feudalism, and the Renaissance. Learn about animism, Shintoism, interdependence, Code of Chivalry, and the impact of the Crusades and Golden Age of Islam.

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Global History & Geography

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  1. Global History & Geography Word Association Flashcards 2

  2. Animism • Practiced in Africa • Similar to Shintoism / spirits in nature • Traditional African societies

  3. Shintoism • Spirits in nature • Practiced in Japan • A form of animism

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

  5. Interdependence • Growing trade and dependence among nations • Environmental and ecological concerns • Oil & OPEC nations

  6. Ancient Athens • Birthplace of democracy • Questioning spirit and curiosity • Pericles and the Golden Age of Athens

  7. Ancient Sparta • Early form of a totalitarian government • Militaristic spirit • Little culture

  8. Roman Republic • Elected leaders • Twelve Tables of Law • Goddess of Justice

  9. Imperial Rome 27 AD – 476 AD • 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

  10. Byzantine Empire300 AD – 1453 AD • Justinian’s Code / preservation of Greek and Roman thought • Capital city (Constantinople) – important trading center • Eastern Orthodox religion and cultural diffusion with Russia

  11. Justinian Code • Roman Law • Preservation of Classical Civilization

  12. Constantinople • Trading center between Europe and Asia

  13. Silk Road • Cultural diffusion • Trade between Europe & Asia • Spread of Buddhism

  14. Spread of Islam • Northern Africa • Mohammed & the Jihad • 570-800 AD

  15. Golden Age of Islam800-1200 AD • Advances in science and math • Calligraphy • House of Wisdom

  16. Medieval Europe500-1300 AD • Feudalism / decentralized political system • Powerful Catholic Church / Main Goal – salvation (the hereafter) • Gothic Cathedrals – tall spires, stained glass windows

  17. Feudalism • Rigid social class system • Need for stability security and order • Similar to Japanese feudalism

  18. Code of Chivalry • Stressed honor and loyalty • Similar to the Code of Bushido • Code followed by medieval knights

  19. The Crusades1095-1300s AD • 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

  20. Japanese Feudalism • Code of Bushido • Rigid social class system • Shogun, Daimyo, Samurai

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

  22. Tokugawa Shogunate • Isolation • Forbade contact with foreigners • Ended in 1868

  23. Mongol Empire1200s-1400s • Spread from Asia to Eastern Europe • Tributes and taxes given to the Khans • Isolated Russia for several centuries

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

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

  26. Renaissance1400s -1500s • Humanism & Individualism – questioning spirit • Rebirth of the ideals of classical civilizations (Greece & Rome) • Secularism

  27. Black Plague1348-1351 • Social and economic collapse • Breakdown of Feudalism • End of the Middle Ages

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

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