World History Survey Unit 1 Beginnings of Civilization

First imperial dynasty in India. Eventually tired of the battles, and became a Buddhist.

The Hebrew kingdom was eventually split into 2 kingdoms. The kingdoms of ____

Priests would read the cracks in the bones or shells to tell the future

Foreigners who ruled Egypt for about 100 years?

movement of people into a region

He established the Mauryan empire.

Jacob had ___ sons who became the fathers of the ___ tribes of Israel

written explanations of the Vedic religion

to melt metal; refine

Which was the largest and most powerful Phoenician city-state?

People begin to smelt iron in which empire?

languages that share an original source?

a system of moving water from its source to a field for farming

This river was called China's Sorrow because it would often flood and destroy crops

A system of managing government through departments run by appointed officials

The Northern Kingdom of Israel was how many tribes? The Southern Kingdom was called what?

Hammurabi wrote his code of laws concerning all aspects of life in which empire?

A family of rulers is called a what?

Groups of traveling merchants who traded with Egypt

They only ruled for 15 years. Where we get the name China from.

The promised land of the Hebrews was ___?

people who wandered from place to place in search of food.

The key to unlocking the mysteries of hieroglyphics

The cavalry--soldiers on horseback-- was used for the first time in which empire?

David's son was a great king. He built Temple His wisdom brought great prosperity.

Nubian kingdom

Fine yellowish light silt of the Yellow River Valley in northern China.

God gave Moses ___ Commandments on Mt Sinai

Founder of Buddhism

A code of laws that were and eye for an eye.

Because rivers flooded without warning, Sumerians viewed nature and the gods as ___?

Conquered peoples were allowed to keep their own religions and laws when they were conquered.

The second king of Israel, a "man after God's own heart." He united the tribes -single nation.

The long process known as __ marks the important shift from food gathering to food producing.

Sargon's great empire, the ___, extended as far as the Mediterranean.

The Egyptians believed this was the person's soul

the ancient Chinese mostly used a ____ calendar

The largest and most important city in Mesopotamia

society in the fertile crescent was built around cooperation for _____ and irrigation

The Hebrews wandered the desert for how long?

this kingdom built the Great Pyramids and Sphinx

a strong central fortress

long poems based on historical or religious themes

a set of beliefs, knowledge, and patterns of living that a group of people develops

a scientist who studies the remains of skeletons to figure out what early hominids looked like

The Assyrians spoke a ____ language.

winds that mark the seasons in India

a complex form of social organization that began to take shape after the Indo-Aryan migration

the rebirth of souls

Powerful empire in northern Mesopotamia

having no life (like a __ landscape)

the belief that all things in the universe are of the same essence as god.

special priests who knew the proper forms and rules of the Indo-Aryan religion

the Indo-Aryan language

An ancient civilization that developed along the Indus River

The teaching of Confucius was collected into a work called the ___

The two-sidedness of nature

world's longest structure built to keep invaders out of China, started by the Qin Dynasty

group of people who carry out the work of the government, selected by an exam in China

This dynasty and leader followed legalism

means "The Way"

A type of paper that Egyptians wrote on?

Persian prophet

This trade route flourished under the Han dynasty

This dynasty followed legalism balanced with Confucianism and lasted much longer.

The _____ River Valley contained deposits of granite, limestone, and sandstone?

the hiding of the sun by the moon; a shadow on the moon created by the Earth

The Egyptians enslaved the Hebrews for ___ years.

Chinese philosophy taught that humans are naturally evil and need to be ruled by harsh laws

belief that objects had god-like qualities

A class of skilled workers who made products such as tools and traded them for food.

One of the oldest works of literature kept by the Assyrian scholars.

the Sumerian mathematical system is based on the division of the ______ into 360 degrees.

Chinese philosophy says the world is made up of good and evil... _( female, dark)& Yang (male)

He united all of Egypt into one kingdom?

Who was the highest form of authority in Egypt?

famous Buddhist university -center of higher learning during the Guptas

belief in many gods

king of Assyria who built a magnificent palace and library at Nineveh

ruler of the Qin dynasty

the raising of crops for food

Macedonians thought of themselves as members of which civilization?

A form of government where a single people rules over other groups of people

Civil servants in ancient China studied a set of texts known as the ___

The Persian Empire built the ___ to connect its cities and expand trade.

The Sumerians may have been the first to use the _______ on carts and wagons.

a great god who controlled human destiny and the forces of nature

An elite group of people who learned to read and write so they could work for the government

Indo-Aryans' great works of religious literature

Sumerian pictographs (words/letter) were made with a wedge-shaped tool called a ______

a term used to describe humans as well as earlier humanlike creatures

The most striking Sumerian temples were known as?

During the Han dynasty, missionaries from India brought the teachings of ____ into China.

The city of ___ was the heart of the Assyrian civilization in the fertile crescent

It became a major commercial center and naval power in the western Mediterranean

nomadic people who crossed into India around 1750 BC

the taming of animals such as cattle, goats, sheep, and pigs

During this kingdom Egypt became an empire

The Assyrians _____ the people they conquered.

The Mediterranean society that formed on the island of Crete & who were a big maritime society.

the Shang dynasty was overthrown by which dynasty?

invented the alphabet and made purple cloth. The prized traders of the ancient world.

Father of the nation of Israel

The ___fold Path leads to renunciation or denial of desire and attainment of nirvana.

a Greek who conquered the Persian Empire in 331 BC ___ the Great

built ziggurats, did not believe in rewards after death, system of writing, polytheistic

He tried to change Egypt by having them serve only 1 god, Aton

ruling persons in early Hebrew civilization -appointed to settle disputes & enforce God's laws.

The Nile river flows ___ to ____

The "King's eyes and ears" appeared under Cyrus the Great. What were they?

Chinese philosopher developed a code of behavior based on old traditions good behavior & truth

The Sumerians built rounded roofs in the shape of vaults or domes after they invented the ____

high ceilings made by building a series of arches

Exchange goods without involving money

Called by Yahweh to lead the Hebrews out of Egypt.

to take on the beliefs or customs of a culture that is not your own is to __ a culture

objects--such as tools, clothing, works of art, weapons, and toys--made and used by hominids

developed a money economy, the first to use a coin exchange, and lived in what is now Turkey.

social classes in India

time of warfare between regional lords following the decline of the Zhou dynasty

Sumerian writing system, made up of wedge shapes.

First known female Pharaoh?

The process of preserving the Pharaohs earthly body for the afterlife

Alexander the Great's first victories against the Persian empire gave him

By About 3000BC Nile River Valley people developed a form of writing called?

a system of government by one person with absolute power

In a group of _, men hunt animals and women stay near the campsites to gather plants and fruit.

the development of skills in a specific kind of work

were the first to try to unify India

The Fertile crescent was ideal for _______ so it supported early civilization?

Nebuchadnezzar rebuilt Babylon into a great city with hanging gardens name his empire?

Chinese Daoist philosopher; taught that governments were of secondary importance

Edible seasnail that produces purple dye

a perfect peace that the soul can obtain

Early Homo sapiens who wore animal skins, used fire for warmth & cooking, & buried their dead.

The _____ king had absolute power and was answerable only to the god Ashur.

founder of the Gupta empire

Buddhists believe in living by the ___ Noble Truths

1st 5 books of Bible. Law from Yahweh Placed a higher value on human life than Hammurabi

Men are allowed to have more than one wife.

The ancient Chinese believed the well being of the state depended on _______?

the use of tools and other inventions for practical purposes

King of Persia

the period in ancient human culture when people began to make and use bronze

this kingdom united Egypt

the Shang dynasty believed the ruler ruled because he had the ___

Widows commit suicide by throwing themselves onto their husbands flaming funeral pyres

The dynasty who first introduced flood control and irrigation systems in China.

the spot where organized human communities began

complex culture able to produce extra food has large cities/towns with government

the spread of ideas and other aspects of culture from one area to another

money as a measure of value