Mrs. Moore's Cultural Geography Midterm

While not an element of culture, it greatly affects almost every aspect of culture

An early standardized law code

The father of geometry

The Indo-Europeans migrated from:

He led the Children of Israel through the Exodus

This philosopher believed in studying only what was practical and can be used

Name given to one of the oldest hominids.

Place where many of the oldest fossils have been found

Sacred Hindu literature includes

The Sun god of Egypt

His disciples recorded his views on suffering in the Four Noble Truths.

This group created the caste system.

He freed the Jews from Babylonian Captivity and was called "Great" because of it.

The "land between the two rivers" :

Siddhartha Gautama was responsible for what set of beliefs?

A belief in many gods :

The dynasty that began after the Period of Warring States.

This regent wore a false beard and could be the pharaoh's daughter mentioned in Exodus.

This great king was found abandoned and floating in a basket.

Which empire promoted psychological warfare?

The philosophy that believed that society functioned best when it behaved like a family.

Chinese society (written language, religion, government) was formed during this dynasty.

Government run by a few people is called:

The ancient law code, while harsh, gave rights to women and slaves.

The Indian belief system that holds to Nirvana:

Political divisions made by the Persian king Darius I.

One of two geographic regions in ancient Egypt. This one included the Nile delta

This element of culture deals with how people choose to group themselves.

This goddess of resurrection married her brother and put him back together again when Seth tore him apart.

Lifestyle adopted by early nomads who followed the herds and picked wild roots and berries

Persian messengers and armies could travel faster on:

The sea to the east of Greece

They believed in karma and moksha.

The green god of the afterlife.

These Indo-Europeans moved into India and became the dominant culture for centuries.

One of the four original river valley civilizations, they lived near the Indus River.

They were the masters of iron.

He commissioned Abu Simbel and is thought to be the pharaoh in Exodus.

Ancient governments seem to support:

Hellenism was:

These buildings were used as tombs for the pharaohs.

An early city-state located in the Fertile Crescent.

The Hebrew religion can be described as:

Ancient Sumerian form of writing

The raised part of a Greek city-state that was used as a place of worship and protection.

This element of culture looks at how people get the things they need to survive.

The process of preserving the body for the afterlife

He was the architect of some of the oldest pyramids

The river of sorrows, it was prone to frequent and devastating floods

The dramatic and far-reaching change in human life that resulted in man settling down and farming

Who was the Akkadian goddess of passion (love and war)?

The word philosophy means:

The idea that a dynasty was blessed when it was righteous and needed to be replaced when it was corrupt