final exam review

• the key components was that they needed to live near a fresh water source and fertile land
• the common goal for any religious texts is to spread messages and beliefs
• the civilization democracy originiates from ancient greeks / athens
• the long term contributions of ancient greece on westerm civilization include: government, philisophy, mathamatics, religion and medicine
• the long term contributions of ancient rome on western civilizations include: engineering, architecture, and political systems
• the concept of direct democracy is where all people participate directly in making decisions for the states
• the roman empire fell due to the fact that it got to large and expensive to defend, and also got attacked by germanic tribe
• the effects of the colombian exchange includes: diet on both sides of the atlantic changed. potatoes, tomatoes, beans and corn were introduced to the europe. horse, cattle, sheep and other animals crossed the atlantic with europens. north america gave europe and asia the tukey, the gray squirrel, and the muskrat. europeams soilors carried small pox and ither dieases that spread to the native americans
• in japan, some groups at lower levels of power has more influence than those at higher levels. the emperor and the shoguns were at top positions, but were often figureheads. daimyo had the mot power and ran the buisness of daily life for japanease society. In europe, powerful noble granted land to a lesser noble, but ownership was still with the powerful noble. the lesser noble, promised loyalty, miliatary and other services to the powerful noble. if a woman who had property and got married, her husband gained control of the dowry.
• to rejoin the holy land known as palestine.