What are the beliefs of Hinduism?

Dharma, Karma, and Samsara are beliefs of Hinduism.

Why do historians classify ancient Sumer as a civilization?

They had a complex social structure, culture, & technology.

In what ways did location influence the history of Kush?

Kush's location on the Nile River made it a trade center.

How did Confucianism, Daoism, & Legalism influence political rule in ancient China?

China's falling into disorder lead scholars to debate life.

Why is the period during the Guptra Empire known as the "Golden Age"?

New ideas in medicine, music, art, mathematics flourished.

How did the Silk Road promote an exchange of goods and ideas?

Many goods, ideas,culture were exchanged along the Silk Road

How did Alexander the Great build his empire?

Ruling his empire, spread Greek culture, & ok'd othr culturs

What three things did the pharaohs of ancient Egypt accomplish?

They unified & stabilized society, established trade & art.

What are the main beliefs of Buddhism?

Four Noble Truths & Eightfold Path are beliefs of Hinduism.

How did ancient Greece contribute to the modern world?

Modern alphabet, Eng. grammar, scientific method,architectur

How do social scientists interpret the past?

They examine clues, ask questions, & make observations,

How did the Etruscans and Greeks influence the development of Rome?

Romans borrowed many ideas from the Etruscans & Greeks.

How did geography affect early settlement in India?

3 huge rivers, mountains, deserts affected human settlement.

How did the development of agriculture change daily life in the Neolithic Age?

They built homes & formed villages near the farms.

What are the central teachings of Judaism?

The religion focuses on a code of ethics and social justice.

How did Ashoka unify the Mauryan Empire?

King Ashoka expanded and unified the empire through wars.

How did geography influence settlement in ancient Greece?

Greece's steep mountains & surrounding seas forced isolation

How did social class affect daily life in ancient Egypt?

Social classes had specific jobs & responsibilities to do.

What were the characteristics of the Roman Republic?

Last Etruscan king was overthrown & Romans created republic

What were the most important achievements of the Mesopotamian empires?

World's first empire, code of laws, and aqueducts

How did wealth affect daily life in the Roman Empire.

Wealthy educated their children,wealthy controlled evrything

How did Judaism originate and develop?

Abraham introduced the belief of one God.

What capabilities helped hominids survive?

They made tools, used fire, and made shelters.

How are Christians’ lives shaped by the beliefs and practices of Christianity?

They believe in the Trinity: Father,Son, & the Holy Ghost

What do Shang artifacts reveal about this civilization?

Ruins & artifacts found @ Anyang prove a belief in afterlife

How did geography affect life in ancient China?

5 regions were either perfect or horrible for farming.

How did Chriatianity originate and spread?

Christianity began in Judea &the waited for a messaih, Jesus

How did geographic challenges lead to the rise of city-states in Mesopotamia?

Needing food, folks went to the Tigris & Euphrates rivers.

What were the major cultural achievements of Athens?

Built Parthenon, drama & philosophy, & developed democracy.

Was the Emperor of Qin an effective leader?

Hewas cruelbut laws, money,weights, measures&writing were ok

What can artifacts tell us about daily life in Mohenjodaro?

Weights, a scale, & marked rods suggest they traded often.

How did geography affect early settlement in Egypt, Kush, and Canaan?

Water, topography, & plants are 3 factors affecting humans.

To what extent does ancient Rome influence us today?

Modern world copies Roman law, art cement & architecture

What were the major differences between Athens and Sparta?

Athens was a democracy and Sparta was a military state.

What factors influenced the outcome of the Persian Wars?

Athens and Sparta, teamed together, & conquered the Persians

How did democracy develop in ancient Greece?

Most Greek city-states developed independently dueto locale.

Did the benefits of Roman expansion outweigh the costs?

No, Romans fought countless wars to defend their new lands.

In what ways did the Han Dynasty improve government in ancient China?

The inventions: paper, weapons, plows, & the compass helped.

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1
What are the beliefs of Hinduism?
Casts were made out of plaster.
Dharma, Karma, and Samsara are beliefs of Hinduism.
Hindus, Houtdus, and Wheredus are beliefs of Hinduism.
Reincarnation means to come back as a flower.
2
Why do historians classify ancient Sumer as a civilization?
They had a complex social structure, culture, & technology.
They invented summer vacation.
It was located by two rivers.
There are books about it.
3
In what ways did location influence the history of Kush?
Kandakes were powerful teenage rulers of the DC Marvels.
Kush's location on the Nile River made it a trade center.
Its desert location helped the sand farmers.
It's location in frozen mountains helped ice cube factories.
4
How did Confucianism, Daoism, & Legalism influence political rule in ancient China?
China's falling into disorder lead scholars to debate life.
Confucius, Dao, Leggal were ancient Chinese lawyers.
Rick Shaww was responsible for driving rulers around Peking.
Politicians used rulers to measure their ruling efficiency.
5
Why is the period during the Guptra Empire known as the "Golden Age"?
Guppies invaded the water systems & turned the water yellow.
New ideas in medicine, music, art, mathematics flourished.
Networks of roads lead to nowhere.
The skilled unemployed successfully did nothing at all.
6
How did the Silk Road promote an exchange of goods and ideas?
Many goods, ideas,culture were exchanged along the Silk Road
Silt was deposited as silver coins along the Silk Road.
The Silk Road was the first place trained elephants spoke.
The Silk Road had traders only trading silk cloth for food.
7
How did Alexander the Great build his empire?
His dogma was cataclismic.
Ruling his empire, spread Greek culture, & ok'd othr culturs
He went to the local box store & bought "Empire Building"DIY
He robbed from the poor & gave to the rich.
8
What three things did the pharaohs of ancient Egypt accomplish?
They visited the mountains for riches.
They imported everything they needed from nearby tribes.
They unified & stabilized society, established trade & art.
They gave river rides to the Kushites.
9
What are the main beliefs of Buddhism?
The name Buddha means to be totally uniformed about life.
Siddhartha felt curious about how to swim in the holy river.
The Himalayas were were located next to the Theymalayas.
Four Noble Truths & Eightfold Path are beliefs of Hinduism.
10
How did ancient Greece contribute to the modern world?
Alexander had ruled Macedonia and then the entire world.
Spartan ways were adopted by any city-state they conquered
Turkey slipped on Greece and broke China.
Modern alphabet, Eng. grammar, scientific method,architectur
11
How do social scientists interpret the past?
They find the answers on cereal boxes.
They jump in Marty's Dilorean.
They check out the answers on facebook.
They examine clues, ask questions, & make observations,
12
How did the Etruscans and Greeks influence the development of Rome?
Many of the Roman traditions were made up by rich Romans.
Romans borrowed many ideas from the Etruscans & Greeks.
The gods did not help the Romans.
Romans asked the gods for guidance.
13
How did geography affect early settlement in India?
3 huge rivers, mountains, deserts affected human settlement.
Ash from Mount India polluted the rivers.
River valleys were completely dry during the monsoon season.
The deserts helped the sand farmers.
14
How did the development of agriculture change daily life in the Neolithic Age?
They followed the sun.
They continued to hunt and gather.
They continued to migrate as nomads.
They built homes & formed villages near the farms.
15
What are the central teachings of Judaism?
The religion focuses on a code of ethics and social justice.
David and Solomon ruling the cities of Talmud.
Romans and Greeks went to Karnac, Temple of Indiana Jonnze.
Torah, Menda, Stitcha, and Sewwa were the central teachings.
16
How did Ashoka unify the Mauryan Empire?
Mary and Ann were co-queens and unified the empire together.
King Ashoka had lunch with Siddhartha.
King Ashoka expanded and unified the empire through wars.
Howard Carter advised the rulers.
17
How did geography influence settlement in ancient Greece?
The land of Greece was totally flat and perfect for farming.
Greece's steep mountains & surrounding seas forced isolation
Turkey slipped on Greece and broke China.
The Sea of Eyecare was important to early Greek readers.
18
How did social class affect daily life in ancient Egypt?
The lowest levels of the pyramid had the most power.
Social classes had specific jobs & responsibilities to do.
All classes were equal.
Pharaohs did whatever the peasants and farmers demanded!
19
What were the characteristics of the Roman Republic?
Last Etruscan king was overthrown & Romans created republic
Irrigatrion was water under the bridge of sighs.
The Sea of Change changed how people would see.
Borrowing ideas from the Hominids, they elected Fred Flints.
20
What were the most important achievements of the Mesopotamian empires?
conquering neighbors
collecting rain water for crops
using animals for trqnsportation
World's first empire, code of laws, and aqueducts
21
How did wealth affect daily life in the Roman Empire.
Wealthy educated their children,wealthy controlled evrything
The rich had the same power as the very poor in ancient Rome
Wealth made no difference in the cosmopolitan Roman cities.
The poor ran all government offices.
22
How did Judaism originate and develop?
A carpenter went on line &downloaded the information.
Zeus befriended Apollo and the worshiping began.
Abraham introduced the belief of one God.
King David and Solomon wrote the 12 Commandments
23
What capabilities helped hominids survive?
They waited for spring.
They made tools, used fire, and made shelters.
They used Uber drivers
They evolved from aliens.
24
How are Christians’ lives shaped by the beliefs and practices of Christianity?
They believe in the Trinity: Father,Son, & the Holy Ghost
They follow the doctrines of Gimme, Gymmee, and Gimmy.
They cruise the internet for spirituality.
They believe that everyone believes in believing.
25
What do Shang artifacts reveal about this civilization?
Oracle Jonzz convey they believed in believing.
Ruins & artifacts found @ Anyang prove a belief in afterlife
Shang Ki Check was in charge of art and facts.
Gunga Dinn is featured on many artifacts.
26
How did geography affect life in ancient China?
Freshwater was found in the Caves of Obtainium.
Chop sticks were harvested in the Peannoe River Valley.
Soy Lu and Egge Rolle were gods of food harvesting.
5 regions were either perfect or horrible for farming.
27
How did Chriatianity originate and spread?
Christianity began in Judea &the waited for a messaih, Jesus
Road side stands sold religious writings that nomads bought.
At first, Noel was in charge of writing the carols.
Christianity developed over centuries of religious speeches.
28
How did geographic challenges lead to the rise of city-states in Mesopotamia?
The desert was too dry.
Needing food, folks went to the Tigris & Euphrates rivers.
The perfect weather caused people to be lazy.
The city-states needed water.
29
What were the major cultural achievements of Athens?
Built Parthenon, drama & philosophy, & developed democracy.
They procrastinated many advances such as breathing.
They made many advances in procrastination.
They developed the Dewey, Cheatem, & Howe philosophy.
30
Was the Emperor of Qin an effective leader?
Shihuangdi was not as effective as his sister, Hehuangsheee
Hewas cruelbut laws, money,weights, measures&writing were ok
He was China's first baseball umpire.
Various leaders were lead into leadership by Huangshe-hi.
31
What can artifacts tell us about daily life in Mohenjodaro?
Mohenjodara citizens often dug trenches for fences.
They had intensity in ten cities.
More hens lived in Daro than anywhere else in ancient times.
Weights, a scale, & marked rods suggest they traded often.
32
How did geography affect early settlement in Egypt, Kush, and Canaan?
Water, topography, & plants are 3 factors affecting humans.
They discovered credit for furniture in Kush.
Moonlight at night affected reading.
The underworld was controlled by lycans.
33
To what extent does ancient Rome influence us today?
Ancient Romans influence us by their late night cable show.
By roaming around, modern people copy the Romans.
Modern world copies Roman law, art cement & architecture
E Pluribus Unum So Soonum
34
What were the major differences between Athens and Sparta?
Athens was a military state and Sparta was a democracy.
Athens was a democracy and Sparta was a military state.
Women ruled Athens and slaves controlled Sparta.
Athens was a floating city& Sparta was under water.
35
What factors influenced the outcome of the Persian Wars?
The Calvary of Calvernicus defeated the Citadel of Felineus.
Greek city-states never fought each other & preferred peace
Athens and Sparta, teamed together, & conquered the Persians
Darius, King of Persia, lead his Army of Dalmations to war.
36
How did democracy develop in ancient Greece?
Most Greek city-states developed independently dueto locale.
Tyrant, Oligarch, and Monarch were three ancient Greek gods.
Democracies formed from the multitude of floating farms.
Democracy developed from the Greek ideal of "slaves rule".
37
Did the benefits of Roman expansion outweigh the costs?
Trusting the Etruscans was bad for the ecology.
Wars never cost much;food, weapons, other supplies are free
No, Romans fought countless wars to defend their new lands.
The costs of expansion were minimal.
38
In what ways did the Han Dynasty improve government in ancient China?
The government forced people to do things the old way.
The inventions: paper, weapons, plows, & the compass helped.
Inventors invented inventions that were not invented yet.
The left Han found out what the right Han was doing.

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