Ch.2- The Spread of Civilization

What were the Hitties the first to use that was stronger and cheaper to make?

What is the title of Egyptian monarch who possessd absolute power?

What Mesoamerican civilization lived and farmed in terraces cut into the sides of Mountains?

Who were nomadic peoples who spoke a language single language?

What is an Egyptian system of writing that is made up of pictures and abstact forms?

What group who were organized into tribes established the religion of Judaism?

What is the process of preserving dead bodies from the time of the Old Kingdom?

What is the city in Mesoamerica, located NE of Mexico City and has the Avenue of the Dead?

What is the oldest known Mesoamerican civilization and are called the rubber people?

What civilization established a far-ranging sea-empire based on trade?

What volcanic glass was the busy trade city of Teotihuacan known for?

What helped the Indus Valley civilization have such great city planning-water, sewer, garbage?

To the north and the west, how were the Chinese people isolated?

What was NOT a product that the Phoenicians produced for foreign markets?

What was the basic economic and social unit in China?

In the northern frontier regions of ancient China, conflicts arose between the Chinese and?

According to the Mandate, how should the ruler lead and means "the way"?

What did Harrappan rulers base their power on and was proven through the use of Oracle bones?

Who were the Dravidians?

What civilization did the Mayan adapt a ball game, jaguar god, calendar, & number system from?

What was most influential to the development of the Egyptian civilization?

What are characters in Chinese in which picture or symbols are combined to represent ideas?

What are the highest moutains in the world and are found in the far north of India?

What Mesoamerican civilization contained temples and pyramids in the mountains?

What was the Indo-European written language?

What was the oldest major city in the Americas and appeared around 2500 BC?

What were the carefully planned cities in the Indus Valley?

What South American civilization built an impressive solar observatory on a hillside in Peru?

Who were religious teachers who condemned the rich for causing the poor to suffer?

What are characters or picture symbols in the Chinese language that represent an object?

Who were the nomadic peoples with a strong warrior tradition who settled in northern India?

What was the longest-lasting Chinese dynasty and claimed it possessed the Mandate of Heaven?

What are large complex buildings in Egypt that are dedicated to the dead?

During the Shang Dynasty, who made up the class of people that owned the land and waged war?

What group of traders lived along the Mediterranean coast and had an alphabet of 22 characters?

What is the administrative organization with officials that help run the government?

Accorinding to these early Indian writings, we know that India was divided into small kingdoms between 1500 BC & 400 BC.

What civilization on the island of Crete is known for the Minotar at the palace of Knossos?

What was the Egyptian accurate 365 day calendar based on?

What was the duty of members of a family to subordinate their needs and desires to males?

What were migrating groups who domesticated animals and spread culture?

What were Egyptian rulers viewed as?

What is NOT one of the 3 major periods in Egyptian history?

What event helped early civilizations grow an abundance of food in rich soil?

What was the second Chinese dynasty and was known for farming and bronze casting?