WH MIDTERM REVIEW

What was the impetus (cause) of the Silk Road trade?

A Chinese philosophy based on the idea that a highly efficient and powerful government is the key to social order

Without the ____ trade on the Sand Roads would not have been possible.

How did Augustus primarily maintain control over conquered areas?

A government in which political power rests in the hands of the people is called

An ethical system in China which emphasized the power of "way" and maintaining harmony with nature

What motivated trade on the Silk, Sea, and Sand Roads?

An increase in food supply allowed for more worker specialization

The region "between two rivers" that was home to Sumerian city-states

The adoption of a conqueror's culture by a conquered people: a blending of cultures

The Code of Hammurabi and Legalism both rely on...

Islam spreading to West Africa as a result of trade is an example of____.

Swahili City-States in East Africa developed due to the ___

How did Mesopotamians overcome geographic challenges they faced?

The Roman system of government that included Consuls, the Senate, and the Assembly was a ___

The interaction and integration of people, countries, and companies across the world is....

Which of the following trade networks traded large amounts of gold and salt?

Monsoon winds were necessary for this trade network.

The earliest human ancestors are believed to be from...

The first writing system developed in Mesopotamia

The Chinese philosophy of _____ was based on fillial piety and maintaining proper relationships to ensure order

The Greek City-State of Athens used which form of government?

What changes did the Han dynasty make after replacing the Qin?

What kind of government did Sparta have?

Training animals for human use_____.

Nomadic people who obtain food without the benefit of agricultural production

Which of the following were methods used by the Persians to maintain their empire?

___ is a society's categorization of its people into groups based on socioeconomic factors like wealth, race, or gender

Specialized workers who make goods by hand____.

Which Greek City-State had a dominant military and gave women more right's than other civlizations?

Which of the following was NOT a way Rome maintained control over it's empire?

A human made object that tells us about the past is called ____

The divine approval which granted the authority to rule in ancient China was ____

A common characteristic of hominids is_____.

West African Kingdoms of Ghana, Mali, and Songhai developed due to the...

Why were Chinese ethical systems created?

Another term for the beginning of widespread use of agriculture.

A group of people's unique way of life (arts, religion, ideas, etc.)

The pattern of the rise and fall of ruling families in China was called___

Why was the Mandate of Heaven created?

How did the Persian rulers succesfully maintain control of their empire?

How did agriculture lead to the growth of civilizations?

Which trade network dealt in mostly bulk goods like raw materials?

A government where authority rests with a small group of wealthy and powerful people is called a ___

Which of the following Eurasian trade networks dealt mostly in luxury goods?

The cities of the Indus Valley were significant because___

Why do we not know as much about the Harappan's as other early civilizations?

Why was the first writing system created?

The Silk Road connected which two regions?

Which geographic features were vital to Mesopotamian farming?