After how many years did Buddha realize self denial to extremes was not the path to truth.

6 years and 49 days/nights under Bodi tree

How was Sumer conquered?

fighting among city states made them weaker

must be memorized word for word

Greeks and Romans took over Phoenecians

In addition to, all of life involves suffering the 4 noble truths include all except:

2) only top caste can reach nirvana

Not true of Egyptian calendars

seasons would run behind on lunar calendar

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1
Phoenecians
all
cloth from purple sea snails sold for high prices
slopes left little flat land for planting
pottery, glass, metal, wood traded for imports
2
Egyptian medical knowledge included advances in anatomy and mummification.
skilled surgeons
all
effective medicines
tools and study of diseases
3
Time of Judges end when
Saul became king
David became king
Solomon became king
4
Not true of Neanderthals
short, sturdy skeletons
simple burial practices
made art & music
appeared 200,000 years ago
5
True of bureaucrats
below pharaoh in pyramids
included nobles, priests, officials
could become pharaoh if elected
1 and 2
6
The Promised Land is
Canan
Palestine
Israel
7
Diaspora
changed worship, synagogues important
Communities of Jews livin outside homeland: Asia, Iran, Egyp
all
Started with Babylonian conquest
8
True of Prophets
a person believed to be chosen by God as a messenger
preachers, poets, and reformers
chapter of Hebrew Bible following torah
all
9
Phoenecians
city states along modern Lebanon
all
dominated Mediterranean sea trade like the Minoans
Skilled navigators, ships sailed or use oars
10
What did people need to have a surplus of food?
Neolithic age: farm and settle in one place
tools of iron and bronze
all
agricultural revolution with domesticated animals & plants
11
Mysteries of Indus Valley
statues looked like gods from Hinduism or meditation
no obvious temples or priests; can't read symbols
all
strong government due to planning of cities and citadel
12
Phoenecian colonies and city states
Assyrians attacked in 800 bc and they went to city states
all
harbors at first->fertile land led to settlements ->colonies
Romans took over
13
Aryans
nomadic cattle herders later also farming
still warriors on 2 wheel chariots and using iron tools
loved music & dance, chariot racing
all
14
She married a Persian king.
Esther
Ruth
Naomi
15
Spread of Buddhism
all
India, Sri Lanka, Central and East Asia
monasteries (study, meditate) & missionaries
more than 2.2 million in USA
16
Mixed economy
Cuba and Korea
US and Australia
17
Not a type of economy
unmixed
command
traditional
market
18
Nebuchadnezzer
Old babylonian empire
Neo babylonian empire emerged
19
Determining age of fossils & prehistoric objects
radioactive Carbon 14 dating
compare artifacts and now DNA testing
similar layers of rock & soil (lower layers older)-geologist
all
20
Ramses was known for:
made peace with Hittites
great builder of monuments
being warlike fighting in Fertile Crescent
all
21
Only female judge
Deborah
Devorah
Esther
Ruth
22
After how many years did Buddha realize self denial to extremes was not the path to truth.
6 years and 49 days/nights under Bodi tree
30
20
2
23
Pharaoh relied on bureaucracy
Took some, rest for pharaoh, priests, artisans and merchants
all
collected taxes in form of surplus crops
vizer was head of this
24
Experts in navigation: wind patterns, ocean currents, North Star
Babylonians
Phoenecians
25
True of Nile River
world's longest river: 3,500 miles ends in Medit Sea
all
Egyptian civilization arose in the fertile valley
White Nile from Victoria and Blue Nile from Ethiopia
26
How was Sumer conquered?
fighting among city states made them weaker
Babylonians took over
27
Not a feature of early civilization
arts & architecture, writing
high fashion
job specialization, social classes, public works
government, established religion, cities
28
Pharoahs
all
needed loyalty of people
North red crowns, South white crowns
Narmer was 1st pharoah to unite
29
Not true of Torah
first 5 books of Hebrew Bible
first 5 books of Old Testament of Christians
must be memorized word for word
describes origins of Jews
30
As civilization developed
artists decorated
surplus was used to buy from artisans
all
31
Culture diffusion
Greeks and Romans took over Phoenecians
Assyrians took over Phoenecians
32
Focuses on Buddha's compassion:
all
China, Japan, Mongolia, Koreas, Bhutan
greatest achievement: returning from nirvana to share
Mahayan a Buddhism
33
Alphabet
all
cuneiform 100's of symbols
22 symbols= consonant
writing much easier for trade greeks added vowels
34
Wealthy Egyptians were mummified, poor people were left to dry in the desert.
False
True
35
Sign of a complex culture
4 teens & dog in Lascou, France in 1940's
bulls, horses, bison...human figures, abstract designs
all
cave paintings 16,0000 years ago
36
Alphabet comes from
alpha + delta
alpha + beta
37
Found in Olduvai Gorge in Tanzania
Elf
Lucy
Mr. Clean
Elvis
38
Where is Hinduism practiced today?
Bali
all
India, UK, US, Canada
Southeast Asia
39
8 fold path
lead to 3 equalities
all
wisdom, right action, meditation
40
Nubians adopted from Egyptians
all
traditional Egyptian ways
built temples to gods and saw kings as gods
41
In addition to, all of life involves suffering the 4 noble truths include all except:
2) wanting for yourself causes suffering, selfish desires
3) give up all selfish desires
4) follow 8 fold path
2) only top caste can reach nirvana
42
Egyptian advances included:
engineering: pyramids, complex irrigation systems
astronomy: calendars
math: pyramids, geo, arith
all
43
True of traditional economy:
meet need with hunting & gathering as ancestors did
don't want to change way of life, livestock herders in Niger
people make economic decisions based on customs, habits
all
44
True of Abraham except
God entered into a covenant with him
lived in Ur in 1700 bc
sheep herder
was a descendant of Moses
45
True of Neolithic Age
hunter gatherers with primitive stone tools
more efficient tools
Lasted 2000-4000 years: Agricultural Revolution
2 and 4
46
There are 3 paths to moksha:
all
3)way of devotion:say name of god, travel to sacred sites
2)works: carrying out religious duties-offer food & prayers
1)knowledge chosen by brahmans-true understanding of soul
47
Who was Sargon?
King of Sumerian city state called Kish
all
Arcadian who conquered Sumer (similar-used Cuneiform)
changed language, daughter high priestess of UR
48
World's oldest dice and first well built sewers were found here.
Nile River Valley
Euphrates River Valley
Indus River Valley
49
Not true of Egyptian calendars
measured time based on moon, 354 days
wanted to link calendar to seasons for planting & harvesting
later based on Sirius
seasons would run behind on lunar calendar
50
Exodus
escape of Israelites from Egypt
Sinai for 40 years received instruction on worship & reli ob
commemorated on Passover
all
51
True of Egyptian calendar
added leap years in 200 bc's b/c seasons shifted slowly
need same # days/year: solar calendar of 365 days
all
used to help with record keeping
52
In Jati, sudra were farmers, and servants and were twice born.
false
true
53
Mesopotamians built walls to trap floodwaters to soak into soil and grow grains.
false
true
54
Jate is divided as:
all
3.Baishyas-land/bankowners, merchants
1.Priests were highest
2. Kshatriyas-rulers, warriors
55
May have been the first to grow cotton for cloth.
Indus River
Sudan
Nile River
56
As herds improve, surplus occurs leading to specialization.
true
false
57
Buddha
both
did not believe in a god
did not accept caste system
58
True of pharaohs
middle of social pyramid
deserved it all because they controlled Egypt
god king as god controlled them
2 and 3
59
Moses lived to see the Promised Land with Joshua.
true
false
60
City states
each was a center of trade
independent state including a city & surrounding territory
each had own govt, laws & main god
all
61
Effects of less farmland for Nubians
Depended on Nile, farmed narrow strip of land along it
had smaller surplus than Egyptians to support cities
all
sometimes short of food, traded Fe, Au with southern Africa
62
Caste system
don't mix socially across lines
inherited from parents & you stayed there
fixed social class you are born into, social system in India
all
63
First major attempt to establish and enforce the rule of law
key concept in democratic principles
Hamurabi code
all members, even rich, must obey the law
same
64
What are the Vedas?
all
call on people to offer milk,barley,butter to gods
passed down for 1000 yrs by word of mouth in Sanskrit
priests memorized/sang verses in ceremonies
65
Tools and crops improve, so people can build up
surplus
shortage
66
Who are the Pharaohs?
Tut and Cleopatra
Carter and Sadie
Osiris and Bast
Hatsheput and Ramses II
67
A narrow strip of fertile soil lines both sides of Nile.
Egypt is called Kemet or black land
vast deserts on either side
all
heavy rainfall in summer in East would then leave fertile
68
True of Hammurabi
ruled for 30 years and built an army
after destruction of Ur, he made Babylon a new empire
did not oversee public projects
military leader, strong govt, sent governors
69
Specialization
can trade goods for surplus food of farmers ->social differ
people spend most of time working at single job or craft
all
tool axes, knives; potters-clay;weavers-clothes; metal work
70
Hunter gatherers
many groups appeared and died out
harsh lives, had tools
all
Lucy was one
71
The tribes descended from Jacob's son settled in different areas.
true
false
72
Indus River
1 and 2
by 3000 BC cities unraveled as populations grew b/c surplus
flows across South Asia
are dry most of year, flooding left fertile soil
73
True of the Book of the Dead
collection of spells,prayer,drawing buried with their dead
famous Egyptian guide for dead souls
help dead find happiness in afterlife, includes tale Sinuhe
all of the above
74
Why were Assyrians good fighters:
had iron weapons
had cavalry
fought many invaders who conquered them
all
75
Nile River silt
deposited at delta in Lower Egypt
deposited at delta in Upper Egypt
76
What was Hatshepsut known for?
1 and 3
Negotiating and wearing a fake beard
Warlike
one of only female pharaohs
77
command or central economy
government makes all economic decisions
free market
78
This shows animals important in Indus River Valley
oxen for work
all
drawings on pottery
ate sheep, cattle, chicken and goats
79
Sumerian writing
system for keeping records of goods in temple
pictographs-> cuneiform
both
80
The Nile River:
1 & 2
could travel North on ships
flows through Sahara with 6 cataracts
2 rivers meet in Sudan (Nubia, Kush)
81
Cave paintings do not show Stone Age peoples were capable of complex thoughts and actions.
False
True
82
Assyrians learned iron working from Hittites.
true
false
83
Out of Africa theory
humans started in Africa and migrated out
humans migrated from Africa and replaced other groups
both
84
A person's duty or what is right for him/her. First rule of Hinduism.
1 and 2
dharma includes ahimsa
nirvana
duty of your caste
85
Priests in Sumer
polytheists: keep gods happy to prosper
part of social order of 3 classes
all
Upper class: rulers, priests, landown, merchants, officials
86
What did the people of the Indian subcontinent depend on for their agriculture?
winter monsoons
summer monsoons came from the ocean
87
Civilization develops:
7,000 years ago in Mesopotamia
growing grains, leading to surplus
both
88
In Hinduism, the effect of people's actions in this and previous lives.
karma
dharma
89
Upanishads
all
all gods are forms of brahman (vishnu,krishna,sheva,shakti)
one god known as Brahman and all have soul(form of Brahman)
writings of gurus
90
Meeting places for the Jews.
temple
synagogue
91
Are you ready for the test?
all
Yes
Yes
Yes
92
Used North Star to calculate their positions.
False
True
93
In modern India, treating dalit badly is ilegal.
false
true
94
Relief sculpture
famous eg: Stele of Hammurabi
all
may be found on a stele
scene sticks out of base material
95
Last section of Hebrew Bible
Esther, Ruth, Job
Includes psalms, song of songs, proverbs, chronicles(hx)
all
The writings
96
In Lower Egypt, the Nile fans out into marshy areas and streams dropping silt
False
True
97
Bones tell us size and structure of body but teeth do not tell us the kind of food they ate.
true
false
98
In upper Egypt, silt from sources in E Africa make Nile valley fertile.
false
True
99
After Joshua died
were warriors or prophets
do not pass on leadership to descendants
all
Judges took over
100
Indo Aryans and Vedic Age:
introduced new social structure and polytheistic religion
both
believed in the Vedas
101
Hunter gatherers
boys hunted; girls fruits, nuts, herbs, fish, lizards
all
groups of 10-12 adults with kids
nomads
102
Babylonian artists
both
gold and bronze sculptures
precious jewels
103
Cattle overgrazing or foreign invaders may have led to disappearance of Indus River Valley.
True
False
104
Indo Aryans theories of origin:
invaded Indus Valley from mountains
horse raising nomads migrating into India
all
could have been original inhabitants
105
3 basic questions about economy:
what goods and services should be produced
how should they be produced
who uses these goods & services
all
106
Disappearance of Indus Valley
forests stripped- no wood for building or cover
all
standing H2O in drains-mosquitos
Around 1700 BC people abandoned cities, civi declined
107
Nile flows upstream from Mediterranean in a narrow valley lined with cliffs.
True
False
108
Bottom of social pyramid:
slaves prisoners of war or debtors
farmers, servants and slaves
farmers 1/2 year, laborers 1/2 year in service to pharaoh
all
109
Market economy
USA example
all
capitalism
individuals decide what is produced
110
True of scribes
above bureaucrats
kept records
111
handy man
homo sapiens made & used tools
homo habilis made & used tools
112
Spread of Hinduism
no attendance at religious services-shrine, temples
flexibility
all
traders carried it to other areas
113
Used stone seals to identify their goods and accurate weights & measures for trade.
Phoenicians
Sumerians
114
Archaeologists
all
look for fossils
excavate
study prehistory (no writing)
115
Wise people emerged 100,000 yrs ago tall, lean and had complex language.
neanderthal
homo sapien
116
Book of Joshua
both
begins with Exodus and goes to time in Promised Land
in the Book of Prophets
117
Why did artists create paintings on walls of pyramid?
For decoration
to provide buried with objects & pleasures shown on the wall
118
Caste grouping below the sudra:
both
untouchable because made higher varna unclean
Dalit were toilet cleaners and animal butchers
119
Aryans spilled into Ganges Plain over 100's of years.
clans made republics
all
clans with chiefs
republics made decisions in assemblies then kings in 500 bc
120
Other places cave paintings found
all
France
Sahara
Spain
121
Pharaohs
all
dynasty usually passed along families
mid kingdom: canals, irrigation
old kingdom: prosperity, poli strength, culture achievements
122
Avoiding doing harm to any living thing and part of dharma.
hummus
ahimsa
ahumsa
123
Phoenecians
origins in Canaan
society emerged in 1150 bc
city states and assemblies
all
124
Significance of steady food supply in Sumerian city-states
3400 BC cities formed in southern mesopotamia
both
dependable food supply-> population grew
125
Buddha believed in following this way:
supreme
middle
126
Liberation is the final goal of Hinduism when soul becomes one with Brahman.
karma
moksha
127
The law of karma
good karma=rebirth higher caste
bad karma=rebirth in lower caste or as an animal
determines your rebirth
all
128
Caste system became more rigid over time and limited freedoms but some think it helped.
false
true
129
Babylon is modern day
New Delhi
Baghdad
130
What is jati?
all
birth group type of caste groupings
100's today
started as occupation/family business
131
Egyptians created glass, mortar, cosmetics as chemical achievements.
false
true
132
Israelites
Both
on journey in desert fought harsh conditions & people
God gave food and H2O from heaven
133
Economy
system used to produce and distribute goods & services
study of how people meet wants and needs
all
134
Sold teak
Indus valley from tree only found there
all over Europe
135
Hindu gurus believe life is cycle of birth, death and rebirth.
True
False
136
True about Indus Valley
1700 BC they appeared
2500 BC had advanced civilization
7000 BC farmers started growing crops near valley
1 and 2
137
New Kingdom of Egypt:
conquered by Persia and Alex the Great
all
conquered Asia and Africa
highpoint of prosperity and power
138
Jate is an occupation based caste begun as extended family as occupation.
True
False
139
Why would people domesticate animals?
makes them useful for humans: smaller, meat, eggs, milk
help with protection & companionship
all
work animals, clothing (silkworm)
140
Jacob moved from Canaan to Egypt
due to famine
grain in Egypt
Described in Genesis
all
141
Name of Mary Leakey's man
homo computeris
homo habilis
homo sapien
142
The Indus Valley civilization had advanced system of weigh & measurements of 10, metric system.
False
True
143
Indus River valley promoted health
Indoor toilets and sewer
all
wide city streets in grid pattern
trash chutes with bins in streets
144
Blissful peace without desire or suffering
nirvana
no rebirth
all
reached after 8 steps
145
True of artisans
middle class
painters, stonecutters & builders
all
working on temples & tombs
146
Who was Siddharta Ghatama?
info passed down by stories
born a prince and prophesy of being a wandering holy man
Buddha
all
147
Assyrians had
provinces with governors
Asherbanipal made a great library
both
148
Paleolithic= Greek for old + stone
early humans made tools of stone at 1st simple
2.5 million to 10,000 years ago
tools: cut food,chop small trees, scrape skins
all
149
Around 5000 BC Indians learned art of writing, best known Veda is
praises Arian gods & goddessses
Rig Veda
both
150
Mary Leaky oversight excavation in 1960 in Tanzania.
False
True
151
During this time tools are streamlined, larger animals hunted, fire frees from climate and sun.
true
false
152
Farmers stored surplus grain in granary...
Japan
China
Indus Valley
153
What is a granary?
both
a special building used to hold grain
place to store & protect surplus in Indus Valley
154
Manages societies resources for survival of its members.
a role of government
both
includes forming an army
155
Common between homo sapiens and neanderthals except
one had large brains
made tools, hunted in groups
lived in same region
buried dead, used fire
156
Only homo sapiens not neanderthals except
made art & music
complex language
complex burial practices
used fire
157
True of Phoenecians:
all
exports: oil, fish, cedar, bowls, tools, salt, wine
imports: jewels, Au, Ag, tin, Cu, Fe, ivory
trade routes from E ended here
158
Government
both
one of 8 basic features of civilizations
group of people with power to make and enforce laws
159
Focuses on the wisdom of the Buddha:
Mahayana
Theravada
Hinduism
Judaism
160
Importance of burial practices
rituals important part of early culture: beyond survival
Ice Age people did bury dead
all
sign of afterlife
161
Hammurabi's Code
some 300 laws: crimes, marriages, worse if hurt class above
were all new
1 and 2
set of laws in Babylon
162
Developed as a religion more than 3,000 yrs ago in Fertile Crescent based on 1 God & ethics.
Judaism
Islam
163
Which is not one of the 3 qualities:
meditation
wisdom
right action
priesthood
164
Egyptian afterlife
like Osiris people could have life after death
all
1st: live good life; sinful destroyed
2nd: preserve bods so spirit could recognize as a home
165
Excavation site
all
archaeologists uncover these sites covered in dirt
old settlements: villages, campsites
look for artifacts, bones, identify patterns
166
Judeo Christianity
basis of modern societies with rights, justice and responsi
both
set of values shared by Judaism and Christianity
167
Belief that natural world is full of spirits.
animism
animationa
2 & 4
pictures of animals were a way to forgive killing them
168
Priests and kings had a symbiotic relationship, until
both divided it all
priests took over
kings took over

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