Holtquist History 1/4

What percent are the rulers, nobles, artisans, and warriors?

If there is not much evidence of the Harappans, how do we know they exist?

Everyone was allowed to pray to the gods.

Much like today, social hierarchy did NOT exist during these times

The Indus River Valley began forming cities that allowed for trading and surplus food. What does this mean?

Why was Mesopotamia not being closed off a bad thing?

What is one of the most impressive inventions of the Harappans?

We cannot translate very much of Harappan's writing

Why was Iron used after so long in civilizations?

Why was Zoroastrianism so important

The Persians all spoke Aramaic

Why are the new forms of transportation, small boats, and roads, so important?

Why would people need animals during the Agricultural Revolution?

Who did the lower classes of the Shang Dynasty worship because they could not communicate with their god?

The Egyptian religion is always RAP

What is the problem with having such a large empire?

Nomads prefered to stay away from cities in order to forage

What does Vedas mean?

Can being conquered have positive results?

Where did China learn new technology and skills

Why are the Egyptian's mix so much better than the Mesopotamians?

What was the Mesopotamian's writing called?

Which is a proper respresentation of the punishments in the Code of Hammurabi

When conquered by the Persians, the people could still take part in their culture, economy, etc.

Mesopotamian gods were uncaring and unpredictable

Every civilization came up with writing on their own

The Yellow River was nick-named The Peace of China because of its predictable temperment

The Vedic people used to be nomads

Why is there not many information about the Sea People

During the Agricultural Revolution (c.10,000 BCE) most people were farmers

The Egyptians calendar was based off of the Nile because it was so predictable

What did the Assyrian Empire rule with?

What kind of new things did the Nomads bring to other civilizations?

How did Cyrus the Great (ruler of Persian Empire) treat the people they conquered?

Why was Mesopotamia's mix not the best?

What is known as a "good mix"

The Greeks were the first to use chariots

Zoroastianism no longer exists

What is a Proto-Civilization?

Many people during this time (the beginning of the Iron Age) preferred to travel.

Who built the pyramids?

Many rulers used propaganda to show off their relationship with their god and to glorify war

Why do rulers use propoganda

Why was China protected from raids

Why was it good that Mesopotamia wasn't closed off from other civilizations?

Only Persians could be Satraps

Hammurabi ruled for 42 years, what does this say about him?

Why would people create sculptures, paintings, and drawings?

What are artisans?

What is RAP

Pre-civilization people lived long and easily

The Vedic People (nomads) traveled to the Indus River Valley for the Wealth

How many people are on Earth during the "Semi-Nomadic Era?"

What are Satraps?

Surplus food means that wars are less violent

Who most likely made up the Persian Empire?

Mesopotamians were definitely the first to write

From smallest to largest, which order is correct for political organization?

How do most languages first start writing?

What was the Code of Hammurabi?

Why did the Assyrians document their experiences?

The predictability of the river corelates with the stabilituy of a civilization

Which ritual was only present during the Shang Dynasty