what’s the word? ap world edition (600 bce to 600 ce)

What’s the Word? AP World Edition

(600 BCE to 600 CE)

Nushrat AhmedSaad AhmedSyeda AhmedJanaiya BanksMahirah BillahZoe Filoupolos

P

A L E O L I T H I

AnimistOld

Stone Age

Language

CP

RIYZLC

OQI

ETLHMA

sals ahb

dn- -ru n

SQU

EDHBL

ONR

NAHSA

VIC

Social Structure Trade

Diverse People

Job specialization

Z A TI L I OI N

CQI

ZLHIA

OTI

ILNVA

S O PEM TO MA AI

OQI

ALSMT

MQI

EOHPA

EXYG

FWDTBAPL

GE Y P T

Irrigation Systems

Pyramid of Giza

Pharaohs

NUNA

TRHPQAIy

NA YR A

India Vedas

Caste System

Pastoral econom

y

HXNK

SBIIULDM

IH NI UD S M

Reincarnation

Dharma and Karma

Moksha Samsara

N E O L I T H I C

Job Specialization

Invention of Wheel

Breeding of Animals

NQI

ETHMA

OQI

ELHCA

EFPA

HDOITGTLBH

E I THG DLF O HTAP

MNAU

IONSCFCI

• Ruler to subject• Father to son

• Husband to wife• Older brother to younger brother• Friend to friend

Filial Piety

C O N ICUF INA mS

DL

SILA

MTADOZOT

MD OA SI

SSGE

LLIZVARM

IL GE LA MS

Ended the era of warring

states in China

Strong Central

Government

CTKV

NDEHOMJA

ET AR D

Silk Roads

Trans-Saharan caravan routes

Indian Ocean lanes

Mediterranean Sea lanes

Harappa and Mohenjo-

Daro

Grid pattern cities

Writing system has not been

deciphered

Standardized weights

I REDN IS VU RLLAV YE

LEI

UDRVN

IAV

RSLIY

SOHL

UZAHKGPD

Developed around the Yellow River

Oracle bones

Mandate of Heaven

Iron and bronze

metallurgy

S NH A &G

UOHZ

NO

MJFT

IURSDAYO

SJ DU IA

YHWH

Ten Commandment

s

M

Influential to other

religions

Earth is a battle ground b/w forces of good and evil

One god- Ahura Mazda

Concept of Satan

TAO R IZ S RO SINA M

ONT

SLSRA

ZMI

RLIOA

Punishment based on social

status

Established high standards of behavior and

stern punishments

Government had

responsibility to Citizens

Babylon

H A UM C OM AR B I ED

OBE

HLUMA

DCI

SRHMA

BI

TU

T

IM

AO

A

NQ

Movement of Africans

across Africa

A lot of languages

• iron tools

were used to clear land for agr.

• Herding

Decentralized governments

B A N UTOITARGIM N S

G

F

P

R

L

N

ANEF

OERGYKZB

Age of metallurgy

Copper + tin = bronze

Bronze tools and weapons first used in Mesopotami

a

B R O ZN AE G E

I

YJL

S

PNSAI

MV

Administrative techniques Powerful military

Officers appointed by merit, skill, & bravery, not

noble birth and connections

Used iron tools to conquer

Mesopotamia

A S S Y R I ENA IPM ER

R

A

E

W

R

E

Fought b/w Rome and

Carthage to establish

dominance in Mediterranean

264 - 146 B.C.

Three battlesRome won

P U N CI A R SW

NSARPU

ICAGWC

Killed about 50%

of Europeans

Started in China

Spread by Silk Road

trade

AGIR

EL

O VN

UCNB

PU

BVA

B U B NO CIP L A UG E

MNHS

OCAGDRET

R MO E

Victory in Punic

Wars

Twelve Tables

Conquest of Gual

TVLL

WSAEEBET

T W E VL AE B L ST E

KEPN

ADLITROS

S I L K R DO A

Connected East, South, and Western

Asia with the Mediterranean and Europe, as well as parts of North and

East Africa.

Network of interlinking trade

routesInfluences on the culture of China, Central Asia and the

West

IIIT

RSAHNTYC

IH IR TS A N IC T Y

Edict of Milan

Constantine

Official Religion of

Rome

DFCC

ATSIIHJN

N ID AI

Smaller regional

kingdoms- Decentralized

Came up with Circumference of the Earth, pi

and the number system

SANSKRIT

CFLM

EAHNIJIZ

AC IH N

Era of Warring States

Tribute system w/ neighbors

Civil service exams,

universities

Foreign policy of

expansion

DYNN

HYTSABAC

NH NA YD T YSA

Strong bureaucracy Wu Di

Civil service exams &

universitiesConfucianism

CEEE

RRLITETF

F E R T I L E

MESOPOTAMIA

Agricultural Region beginning at the

Mediterranean Sea and extending between the

Tigris and Euphrates rivers to the Persian

Gulf.

The civilizations of Egypt, Phoenicia, Assyria, and Babylonia developed in

this area.

C R E S C E TNC NS

Domesticated animals such as dogs, pigs,

chickens

As they spread, so did cultivation of new food

crops

Developed maritime technology and

agricultural expertise

EXI

NGHIA

CAI

ELESA

OITARGIM N SISENYLOP A N

Epic Poem

One of the Earliest Surviving Works

Counterparts of poem are found in The Bible

From Mesopotamia

OAI

EGPMC

EHI

ILGFS

E P IIG

FOCL G E S HMA

Contains Nile River

Has Saharan DesertNext to Mediterranean Sea

Next to Red Sea

OPI

TPEYG

ERY

SGHGA

G PY TE

DOSC

TNNNME

M

Given to Moses by God

In both Judaism & Christianity

T

T E NC O M M A N D M E N T S

MAE

CCLY

NASCDEIT

PERTAINS TO MANDATE OF HEAVEN

MAJOR POLITICAL THEORY

STATES THAT ROYALTY IS DIVINE

FOUND IN ANCIENT CHINESE EMPIRES

Y AN TSDY LC EC

I C

SAI

AUAGA

TRH

TDMSD

I DD AHSAA TU MAG

R T H A

Taught four noble

truthsBuddha

GQEL

EYRUEPCT

CG ER E

Divided into City-States

Ruled by King Phillip II and Alexander

Home to Socrates, Plato, and Homer

Patriarchal Society

E

Ruler to Subject

Older Brother to Younger Brother AND

Friend to FriendHusband to Wife

Father to Son

FRY

LENTE

OKE

AVIHI

F I V E K E YR E L A T I NO

PSSH

S H I P S

THUO

EMICASRA

HOME OF THE OLMEC

LOCATION OF COLOSSAL HEADS

GULF OF MESOAMERICA

ANDEAN HEARTLAND

O TUCHS

M RE IA A

PREI

FAWSTAMS

IP RE S

IN PRESENT-DAY IRAN

LOCATION OF THE ROYAL ROAD

ALSO RULED BY EMPEROR DARIUS

RULED BY KING SYRUS

A

RSTA

IAIT

L U

TS TA RI U A LI

U H

WIM

APSKL

MI LS A

MONOTHEISTIC

LAOM

KUWSGHAK

AA HS KO

261-239 BCE

EMWD

MDSUAAMH

MM HU MA E D

LAST PROPHET

ANRO

ITOAMTSI

SZ RO AO T R I A N I S MSZ

TEACHINGS KNOWN AS “AVESTAS”

PNLC

OAIENTTO

IC NO TS T A N N O P L ES N

333 CE

XENA

ESDTARRL

NA EL AX D RE

BORN IN 356 BCETUTORED BY ARISTOTLE

Conquered the Persian Empire, reached the Indus Valley, founded

many Greek-style cities, and spread Greek culture across the

Middle East.

SLET

FONS

D M

SM SO E

IMPORTANT PROPHET IN ISLAM, CHRISTIANITY,

AND JUDAISM

EAAT

GTJWHDND

Capital Sparta

st eh nA

MMRR

YAANIPUE

Ancient India 322 to 185 BCE

Founder: Chandragupta

Greatly organized

autocracy with a standing army and civil service

E M A U YR A NE M P RI E

MMNE

IISSGTHA

sn mi iA m

IICN

EEELLSTH

G A

336-143 B.C.E

Time between the death of

Alexander the Great and the rise of Roman

domination

Spread of Greek Culture

H E L L E N SI T I C A G E

tsya

nnsaicdQ

221 to 207 BCE

221 to 207 BCE

NQ NI YD T YSA

PSTY

IIILLEAF

Respect for one’s Parents

and ancestors

Confucianism

Song Dynasty

F I L AI IL E TP Y

TGEE

YAANIPUS

320 to 550 CE

Took control over surrounding area either through

militaristic expansion or by

marriage alliances

The Golden Age of India

Hinduism primary religion

A G U P ATE M P RI E

NIIJ

SAANWGUT

Ruled 527-565

Byzantine Roman

Emperor

Code of laws named

after himChristian

UJ AU S T NI I N

NIIF

SLANCFUT

An example of this term: British and

French people came to Canada and introduced

their languages to Canadians, so now

these two languages are the two most

spoken in Canada.

Spread of ideas

U

C LU L T RU AD OI F F SU I N

RD O

MIIT

SSANYECR

The fusion or observing of

practices from more than one

religion

One example is seen between Judaism and Christianity

Combination of different forms

of belief or practice

US IY N C ER T S M

ANRD

SAASIGIU

221 BCE-210 BCE

Terracotta army

founded the Qin Dynasty

Only 13 years old when warlords

placed him on the throne

H S H IH U A GN D I