WH Midterm 2022

Which is an example of an artifact?

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

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

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

The Sumerians invented the earliest known writing.

Mesopotamia lies between the:

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

Polytheism is the belief in multiple gods.

What did Shi Huangdi abolish to help consolidate power?

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

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

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?

Who founded the first Indian empire?

What two names is the Huang River also known as?

Nirvana is to Buddhism as ________ is to Hinduism.

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

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

Prehistory is also called what?

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

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

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

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

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

The Buddha believed that people should seek enlightenment through what?

What was the earliest known form of writing called?

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

The period of history before writing was invented

Daoism was a philosophy focused on

Daoism was founded by:

"Mandate of Heaven" most closely means:

Darius helped unite the Persian Empire by doing what?

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

In ancient Egypt, the Vizier was responsible for what?

Ahimsa means:

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

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

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

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