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