ACP World History Ch 2 Test Review

Because the Chinese felt they were the center/best civilization, they called themselves the ___

When a society believes in more than one god, what is it called?

What is a monsoon?

What does "Mesopotamia" mean?

What do we have when religion IS the government of a civilization?

What does the green triangle area of the picture represent?

What epic poem teaches us a lot about Babylonian+Sumerian religion and culture?

What best describes CULTURAL DIFFUSION?

What empire did Hammurabi rule?

Which ancient civilization used the writing system: Cuneiform?

After the Zhou Dynasty fell in China, what period of Chinese history started?

What civilization lived along the Indus River?

What two civilizations did the Himalaya Mtns help isolate?

What is something that all the river civilizations had in common?...besides living along rivers :)

What Summerian city state is considered to be the first civilized city?

How did Egyptian pharaohs gain extra control over their people?

Which of the following was NOT an early Chinese dynasty?

What structure served as a place of worship for Sumerians?

What buildings served a tombs for Egyptian kings?

Which Egyptian practice showed that they believed in an afterlife?

Because of roughly equal sized houses & no real neighborhoods that we can see, we believe that _____________had equality

What was Sargon remembered for?

*For EC on Test: Which equation matches the one in the CUNEIFORM pictured below?

What is something we think of as a disaster, but was necessary for ancient survival?

What was Hammurabi's Code?

Which Chinese dynasty built many roads & canals to improve trade?

Which of these ancient river civilizations' writing can we NOT read?

Which of the following was NOT a contribution the Zhou Dynasty made towards improving Chinese trade?

Which of the following was NOT a way Harappan cities were "planned"

What were the objects used by Chinese to communicate with spirits?

Based on artifacts and archaeological evidence, we can guess that the Harappans were:

What vocab term means a country that takes over and controls other independent nations?

This object helped archaeologists translate hieroglyphics.

What was the name for Egyptian rulers?

Which recently discovered Chinese dynasty shows that Chinese civilization existed outside of the Yellow River?

What did the Zhou Dynasty use the Mandate of Heaven to explain?

What material did the Egyptians discover that forever changed writing?

What organ was NOT removed during mummification b/c Egyptians believed it contained the soul?

What does the following picture seem to prove about Egyptian history?

What word refers to when power is passed between father and son or within one family

Which of the following does NOT describe Hapi?

Whose tomb had lots of oracle bones, jade, bronze and other artifacts that teach us about Shang China?

What region of the Middle East is great for farming due to the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers?