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

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History Review for Chapters One Through Six

Flashcards168 cardsFPractice quizPHost liveL

Questions 168

Answers

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