WH Midterm 2022

The basis for Jewish teachings of the rule of law is the Code of Hammurabi.

The study of the origins and development of people and their societies.

Hammurabi's Code was created by the king of Babylon.

Polytheism is the belief in multiple gods.

The most significant change that led to the Neolithic Revolution was what?

The supreme god, _____, was among the many gods and nature spirits to whom the early Chinese prayed.

Nirvana is to Buddhism as ________ is to Hinduism.

The bureaucracy established by Darius (Persia) was characterized by:

The period of history before writing was invented

Shi Huangdi was the emperor responsible for opening the "silk road"

Daoism was founded by:

Prehistory is also called what?

What was the earliest known form of writing called?

Wudi was the emperor responsible for opening up the "silk road"

The ancient Chinese called this river the "River of Sorrows"

586 BC, Babylonian armies captured Judah. Many of the defeated were sent into exile in Babylon. Who were they?

The Sumerians invented the earliest known writing.

The domestication of animals and plants was a characteristic of what era?

Mesopotamia lies between the:

Ahimsa means:

What did Shi Huangdi abolish to help consolidate power?

Why is it surprising that the Assyrians created one of the world's first libraries in Ninevah?

To what piece of technology does the following apply? "...it let people know when to plant and harvest."

Which is an example of an artifact?

_____ and _____ were responsible the spread of Buddhism beyond India.

In Hinduism, _________ refers to all the actions of a person's life that affect his or her fate in the next life.

According to the Hebrew Bible, who was the recipient of the covenant from God to establish a new land?

Feudalism is a government in which lords own and work land and provide service to the government when called upon.

_________ was a person specially trained to read, write and keep records in ancient civilizations.

What two names is the Huang River also known as?

The Buddha believed that people should seek enlightenment through what?

Which of the first villages was found in modern day West Bank

Sargon, the ruler of Akkad created the first what when he conquered the city-states of Sumer?

In ancient Egypt, the Vizier was responsible for what?

Darius helped unite the Persian Empire by doing what?

"Mandate of Heaven" most closely means:

Who founded the first Indian empire?

A type of government where Lords govern their own land but own loyalty to the emperor or leader.

Daoism was a philosophy focused on