Chapter 2 Identifications/Terms quiz review

The first major urban civilization in South America. ______

The region alongside the Nile River south of Egypt, where an indigenous kingdom with its own distinctive institutions.

An Egyptian name of Nubia. ____

The monarch who Heaven granted authority & legitimacy as ruler as long as he looked out for the welfare of his subjects.

The dominant people in the earliest Chinese dynasty for which we have written record. _____

The class of religious experts who conducted rituals and preserved sacred lore among some ancient Celtic peoples. ____

A fine, light silt deposited by wind & water. It constitutes the fertile soil of the Yellow River Valley in N. China

Capital of a flourishing kingdom in southern Nubia from the fourth century BCE to the fourth century CE.

A hoofed animal indigenous to the Andes Mountains in South America.

In Chinese belief, complementary factors that help to maintain the equilibrium of the world. ______

The interpretation of phenomena in the natural world as signs of the gods’ will and intentions. _____

Chinese school of thought' It offered an alternative to the Confucian emphasis on hierarchy and duty.

Peoples sharing common linguistic and cultural features that originated in Central Europe in the first millennium BCE. _