Mrs. Moore's Cultural Geography Midterm

Siddhartha Gautama was responsible for what set of beliefs?

Who was the Akkadian goddess of passion (love and war)?

Ancient Sumerian form of writing

They believed in karma and moksha.

This goddess of resurrection married her brother and put him back together again when Seth tore him apart.

Persian messengers and armies could travel faster on:

The dramatic and far-reaching change in human life that resulted in man settling down and farming

Place where many of the oldest fossils have been found

Lifestyle adopted by early nomads who followed the herds and picked wild roots and berries

One of two geographic regions in ancient Egypt. This one included the Nile delta

The green god of the afterlife.

One of the four original river valley civilizations, they lived near the Indus River.

The Indo-Europeans migrated from:

The sea to the east of Greece

This great king was found abandoned and floating in a basket.

The philosophy that believed that society functioned best when it behaved like a family.

The ancient law code, while harsh, gave rights to women and slaves.

A belief in many gods :

These buildings were used as tombs for the pharaohs.

The Sun god of Egypt

The father of geometry

Ancient governments seem to support:

He commissioned Abu Simbel and is thought to be the pharaoh in Exodus.

Hellenism was:

This regent wore a false beard and could be the pharaoh's daughter mentioned in Exodus.

They were the masters of iron.

He was the architect of some of the oldest pyramids

While not an element of culture, it greatly affects almost every aspect of culture

This philosopher believed in studying only what was practical and can be used

Sacred Hindu literature includes

Name given to one of the oldest hominids.

These Indo-Europeans moved into India and became the dominant culture for centuries.

This element of culture deals with how people choose to group themselves.

This element of culture looks at how people get the things they need to survive.

He freed the Jews from Babylonian Captivity and was called "Great" because of it.

His disciples recorded his views on suffering in the Four Noble Truths.

Chinese society (written language, religion, government) was formed during this dynasty.

An early city-state located in the Fertile Crescent.

The "land between the two rivers" :

The dynasty that began after the Period of Warring States.

An early standardized law code

The Hebrew religion can be described as:

Government run by a few people is called:

The word philosophy means:

The Indian belief system that holds to Nirvana:

Political divisions made by the Persian king Darius I.

The process of preserving the body for the afterlife

The idea that a dynasty was blessed when it was righteous and needed to be replaced when it was corrupt

He led the Children of Israel through the Exodus

Which empire promoted psychological warfare?

The river of sorrows, it was prone to frequent and devastating floods

This group created the caste system.

The raised part of a Greek city-state that was used as a place of worship and protection.