History semester review

The invention____of allowed other people to develop skills and specialize in other

River that runs through ancient Egypt is the

Which of the following is not a benefit of the river in Egypt

Founded by mahavira god is perects being, reborn until liberation all loving things have a soul

As system of departments and agencies formed to carry out the work of government

The process by which a soul is reborn again and again until it achieves perfect understanding

who won the war between Sparta and Athens?

Deals with the origins, physical and cultural development of mankind

Goddess of love, beauty, and desire. Arose form the sea on a giant scallop

The process of an individual Spirit or soul being born again is called

The good or bad deeds that follow from one Life to the next is called

Creatures that walk upright on two feet (humans and their closest relatives)

This thing ended the conflict for land between Hittites and Eygpt

group of people who invaded Crete and conquered the Minoans.

Large structure built in ancient Egypt as a tomb for Pharaohs

T or F: the first civilizations developed along flat, drive little planes for farming

God of war. Son of Zeus and Hera.

System of government in which priests rule in the name of a god according to religious doctrine

Which was the most important virtue of Chinese society

Which of the following was a river of China

T or d: Indo Europeans were primarily pastoral people

T or F: The great wall of china was built to protect china

No founders,believes the soul never dies but is reborn believe in millions of gods

The primary god of the Sumerians (the god of clouds and air)

Nebuchadnezzar is famous for building which of the 7 wonders of the world

A government in which the ruler has unlimited power and uses it in an arbitrary manner

The Indus River valley Civilization differs from Egypt and Mesopotamia in that it?

in Buddhism, a state of perfect wisdom in which one order stands the basic truths

Persia is today primarily what country

A series of rulers from a single family

T or F: spirits of Chinese ancestors had the power to bring good fortune or ruin a family

Brother of Zeus and Hades. God of the sea.

Trading of goods and services for other things you need

which is true of Athens

Greek storyteller known for writing epics including the lliad and the Odyssey

The adult female hominid discovered by Donald Johanson in Ethiopia

Greek foot soldier is called

A group of explorers from this country and countered the class system in India and named it

group of people who took over after the Mycenaeans collapses. Culture fell apart under them

Scientist who studies human history by digging up human remains / artifacts

Took the old persian empire after Alexanders death

T or F: The Hebrews were some of the first polytheistic people

The collection of Aryan papers, spells, and ritual instructions was known as what

Mesopotamia was located in what is today the country of

Egyptian goddess who represented the ideal wife and mother

Idea that rulers had Divine approval as long as they were just and moral

T or D: mountains make up most of Greeces terrain

Egyptian sun god

Rich mud left after a flood

Ruler who established a set of rules founded by the principal of relatiaton

what events led to the downfall of Athens in the conflict with Sparta

The new farming revolution was the start of farming and was also known as the _____revolution

For most of their history, Egyptians only occupied which part of Egypt

Center of peninsula that is a high plateau cut by Rivers

"upright man" were the first to migrate and use spoken language brain size was 1000 cm cubed

New idea or product spreading from one culture to another

Which is true of Greek drama?

god of sky and ruler of the Olympians

Respect shown by children for their parents and elders

Often times called atheist not really a religion believe it is hard to know if there is a god

Founded by Buddha there is no God and worship is led by monks followers drive to reach nirvana

Epic poem about the struggles of Aryans in India, it is the longest poem ever

Seasonal prevailing wind in the region of South and Southeast Asia

The Hittites battled with what ancient civilization for control of what is today northern Syria

The totality of the good and bad deeds performed by a person, determines his or her fate

the war between the Spartans and the Athenians was called what?

T or d: We know for certain why early people migrated away from their homelands

Removing specifically defined uncleanliness prior to a particular type of activity is called

Which religion is closely tied to Christianity

T or F: China believed it was the center of civilization

King of ancient Egypt who is considered to be a god

The wet monsoon winds of the Indus River valley took place during which season

The person chosen by God to be the father of the Hebrew people

The act of moving from one place to settle in another

This religion emphasizes the four noble truths and enlightenment

Opposable thumbs means that the thumb

The Sumerians believed in how many gods

T or F: there are almost no link between Chinese written language and spoken

A group of semi-nomadic people who moved to the Indian subcontinent, Europe, and Southwest Asia

Chinese scholar who taught that five relationships were essential to restoring society

Waring ruler of Egypt who may have murdered his stepmother to become pharaoh

"man of skill" lived in East Africa. Used tools and had a brain about 700 cm cubed

How were women treated in Chinese

Whether or not a person was clean was typically tied to their what

Using symbols to represent objects

which is NOT one of the forms of government used in Ancient Greece

Virgin goddess of reason, intelligence, arts, and literature. Daughter of Zeus

T or D: only aboit 20% of greece is arable

The two rivers from the Indus valley are

Founded by Muhammad believe in one god, holy book the Qur'an, follow 5 pillars

A dry grass covered plain

Founded by Abraham and Moses is closely related to Christianity

Who is the founder of Buddhism

Belief in multiple gods

Lower Egypt is located in which cardinal direction in relation to the continent of Africa

The first humans to walk upright in southern and Eastern Africa, brain was 500 cm cube

Which of the following are characteristics of a civilization

The dry monsoons of the Indus River valley took place during which season

What is the dominating feature of the Mediterranean sea region

The Indus River civilization was the first to develop

The pattern of rise, decline, and replacement of families of rulers

People who moved place to place instead of having permanent settlements

This farming method involves cutting down trees and burning them to fertilize the soil

T or D: the name and length of a marathon race comes from Pheidippides run

Which of the following was unique to Chinese civilizations

The three major religions from this chapter are

"wise men" species name for modern humans. Had much larger brains.

Early government's were controlled by

The land that was promised to the heroes by God is

which city was the center of commerce and Greek culture for the Ancient Greeks?

Which of the following is not a mountain chain in the Indus River

A city and its surrounding land that form an independent state

Pyramids showed that___and___

The epic of Gilgamesh is significant because

Professional record keepers

The person who led the Hebrews out of slavery was

T or F: Followers of Jainism believe that all things have a soul engine not be harmed

Home of the gods

T or F: Chinese family's honor the women's ancestors in worship

Animal parts in turtle shells used to communicate with god's

where were the Assyrians from?

Macedonian king who captured Greece and planned to move against Persia

Upper Egypt is located in which cardinal direction in relation to the continent of Africa

Which of the following is not a natural barrier of China

war fought between the mycenaeans and troy where the Trojan Horse was used

What was the benefit of deserts that made up most of this region

what types of climate does Greece have?

took over after his fathers death, went on to capture land between Greece and pacific ocean

We know very little about the Indus River civilization because?

Egyptian queen who declared herself pharaoh and promoted trade

Brother of Zeus and Poseidon. Lord of the underworld

Which of the following is not true regarding Egyptian culture

In Buddhism, the release of pain and suffering after you achieve enlightenment

Seized evypt and became pharaoh after Alexanders death

strongest of all mortals. Only man born of a mortal women to become a god

which is NOT a consequence of the Persian Wars

king of Macedonia controls Greece after Alexanders death

Egyptian saw their kings as

Which is not an aspect of the Indus River valley religion

Belief in a single god

The signs of forms of life existing informer periods, as represented by their fossils

The land between two rivers

which is true of the geography of Greece

Phoenicians were widely known for the skill snd were the first ___ people

Process of embalming and drying corpses to prevent it from decaying

The land between the Persian gulf and Mediterranean Sea, named for its curved shape/rich land

Broad, marshy, triangular area of land formed by deposits of silt at the mouth of a river

The military formation used by the greeks with tight groups and pikes

The houses of the Indus River valley all being uniform in size tells us that

how did the Assyrians finance their empire?

which is true of Spartan culture

T or d migrations of people didn't happen all at once but rather in waves over a long period

Political system in which nobles or Lords are granted the use of lands that belong to the king

This was extremely important for farming in Mesopotamia

A large, relatively self-contained landmass forming a subdivision of a continent

which is NOT true of Sparta

chaldean king who helped drive out the Hyksos after her husband died

most significant battle of the Persian War was fought where?300 Spartans held off the Persians

Advantages of iron over bronze

T or F: The earliest works of literature were passed on by writing them down