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1
True about Indus Valley
1700 BC they appeared
7000 BC farmers started growing crops near valley
1 and 2
2500 BC had advanced civilization
2
Pharaohs
mid kingdom: canals, irrigation
old kingdom: prosperity, poli strength, culture achievements
dynasty usually passed along families
all
3
The law of karma
good karma=rebirth higher caste
all
bad karma=rebirth in lower caste or as an animal
determines your rebirth
4
Nile flows upstream from Mediterranean in a narrow valley lined with cliffs.
True
False
5
Moses lived to see the Promised Land with Joshua.
true
false
6
Government
one of 8 basic features of civilizations
both
group of people with power to make and enforce laws
7
Developed as a religion more than 3,000 yrs ago in Fertile Crescent based on 1 God & ethics.
Judaism
Islam
8
Found in Olduvai Gorge in Tanzania
Lucy
Mr. Clean
Elf
Elvis
9
First major attempt to establish and enforce the rule of law
key concept in democratic principles
same
all members, even rich, must obey the law
Hamurabi code
10
Only homo sapiens not neanderthals except
used fire
complex burial practices
complex language
made art & music
11
True of artisans
all
painters, stonecutters & builders
middle class
working on temples & tombs
12
Assyrians learned iron working from Hittites.
false
true
13
Not a type of economy
command
unmixed
market
traditional
14
Babylon is modern day
Baghdad
New Delhi
15
Mesopotamians built walls to trap floodwaters to soak into soil and grow grains.
true
false
16
Culture diffusion
Assyrians took over Phoenecians
Greeks and Romans took over Phoenecians
17
Market economy
USA example
individuals decide what is produced
capitalism
all
18
Indus River valley promoted health
trash chutes with bins in streets
wide city streets in grid pattern
Indoor toilets and sewer
all
19
Common between homo sapiens and neanderthals except
made tools, hunted in groups
one had large brains
lived in same region
buried dead, used fire
20
Indo Aryans and Vedic Age:
both
believed in the Vedas
introduced new social structure and polytheistic religion
21
True of scribes
kept records
above bureaucrats
22
Priests and kings had a symbiotic relationship, until
priests took over
kings took over
both divided it all
23
Economy
study of how people meet wants and needs
all
system used to produce and distribute goods & services
24
Aryans spilled into Ganges Plain over 100's of years.
clans with chiefs
clans made republics
all
republics made decisions in assemblies then kings in 500 bc
25
Farmers stored surplus grain in granary...
Japan
Indus Valley
China
26
Which is not one of the 3 qualities:
wisdom
meditation
priesthood
right action
27
City states
each was a center of trade
independent state including a city & surrounding territory
each had own govt, laws & main god
all
28
The Nile River:
flows through Sahara with 6 cataracts
2 rivers meet in Sudan (Nubia, Kush)
could travel North on ships
1 & 2
29
Importance of burial practices
Ice Age people did bury dead
all
rituals important part of early culture: beyond survival
sign of afterlife
30
Pharoahs
all
needed loyalty of people
North red crowns, South white crowns
Narmer was 1st pharoah to unite
31
Babylonian artists
gold and bronze sculptures
precious jewels
both
32
Mixed economy
US and Australia
Cuba and Korea
33
Egyptian advances included:
engineering: pyramids, complex irrigation systems
math: pyramids, geo, arith
all
astronomy: calendars
34
What is jati?
100's today
all
started as occupation/family business
birth group type of caste groupings
35
Aryans
all
loved music & dance, chariot racing
still warriors on 2 wheel chariots and using iron tools
nomadic cattle herders later also farming
36
Pharaoh relied on bureaucracy
collected taxes in form of surplus crops
all
vizer was head of this
Took some, rest for pharaoh, priests, artisans and merchants
37
True of Prophets
chapter of Hebrew Bible following torah
all
preachers, poets, and reformers
a person believed to be chosen by God as a messenger
38
True of Egyptian calendar
used to help with record keeping
added leap years in 200 bc's b/c seasons shifted slowly
need same # days/year: solar calendar of 365 days
all
39
What did people need to have a surplus of food?
Neolithic age: farm and settle in one place
tools of iron and bronze
all
agricultural revolution with domesticated animals & plants
40
Bottom of social pyramid:
slaves prisoners of war or debtors
farmers, servants and slaves
farmers 1/2 year, laborers 1/2 year in service to pharaoh
all
41
Alphabet comes from
alpha + beta
alpha + delta
42
During this time tools are streamlined, larger animals hunted, fire frees from climate and sun.
false
true
43
Sold teak
all over Europe
Indus valley from tree only found there
44
True of Nile River
White Nile from Victoria and Blue Nile from Ethiopia
all
world's longest river: 3,500 miles ends in Medit Sea
Egyptian civilization arose in the fertile valley
45
Buddha
did not believe in a god
both
did not accept caste system
46
Upanishads
writings of gurus
all gods are forms of brahman (vishnu,krishna,sheva,shakti)
one god known as Brahman and all have soul(form of Brahman)
all
47
Name of Mary Leakey's man
homo sapien
homo habilis
homo computeris
48
Caste system became more rigid over time and limited freedoms but some think it helped.
false
true
49
Not true of Torah
first 5 books of Hebrew Bible
must be memorized word for word
first 5 books of Old Testament of Christians
describes origins of Jews
50
As herds improve, surplus occurs leading to specialization.
false
true
51
3 basic questions about economy:
all
how should they be produced
what goods and services should be produced
who uses these goods & services
52
What was Hatshepsut known for?
1 and 3
one of only female pharaohs
Warlike
Negotiating and wearing a fake beard
53
Tools and crops improve, so people can build up
surplus
shortage
54
There are 3 paths to moksha:
1)knowledge chosen by brahmans-true understanding of soul
2)works: carrying out religious duties-offer food & prayers
3)way of devotion:say name of god, travel to sacred sites
all
55
Only female judge
Esther
Deborah
Ruth
Devorah
56
A narrow strip of fertile soil lines both sides of Nile.
heavy rainfall in summer in East would then leave fertile
all
Egypt is called Kemet or black land
vast deserts on either side
57
Who was Sargon?
changed language, daughter high priestess of UR
King of Sumerian city state called Kish
all
Arcadian who conquered Sumer (similar-used Cuneiform)
58
Nebuchadnezzer
Neo babylonian empire emerged
Old babylonian empire
59
Experts in navigation: wind patterns, ocean currents, North Star
Babylonians
Phoenecians
60
Exodus
commemorated on Passover
all
Sinai for 40 years received instruction on worship & reli ob
escape of Israelites from Egypt
61
Focuses on the wisdom of the Buddha:
Hinduism
Judaism
Theravada
Mahayana
62
Alphabet
all
writing much easier for trade greeks added vowels
cuneiform 100's of symbols
22 symbols= consonant
63
Why would people domesticate animals?
work animals, clothing (silkworm)
all
help with protection & companionship
makes them useful for humans: smaller, meat, eggs, milk
64
Wealthy Egyptians were mummified, poor people were left to dry in the desert.
False
True
65
Used North Star to calculate their positions.
False
True
66
Hammurabi's Code
1 and 2
some 300 laws: crimes, marriages, worse if hurt class above
were all new
set of laws in Babylon
67
Liberation is the final goal of Hinduism when soul becomes one with Brahman.
moksha
karma
68
In modern India, treating dalit badly is ilegal.
false
true
69
Spread of Buddhism
all
more than 2.2 million in USA
monasteries (study, meditate) & missionaries
India, Sri Lanka, Central and East Asia
70
In upper Egypt, silt from sources in E Africa make Nile valley fertile.
false
True
71
Blissful peace without desire or suffering
nirvana
no rebirth
all
reached after 8 steps
72
A person's duty or what is right for him/her. First rule of Hinduism.
duty of your caste
1 and 2
dharma includes ahimsa
nirvana
73
In Jati, sudra were farmers, and servants and were twice born.
false
true
74
True of Neolithic Age
Lasted 2000-4000 years: Agricultural Revolution
hunter gatherers with primitive stone tools
2 and 4
more efficient tools
75
Sign of a complex culture
4 teens & dog in Lascou, France in 1940's
all
cave paintings 16,0000 years ago
bulls, horses, bison...human figures, abstract designs
76
True of bureaucrats
included nobles, priests, officials
1 and 2
could become pharaoh if elected
below pharaoh in pyramids
77
Assyrians had
Asherbanipal made a great library
both
provinces with governors
78
Jacob moved from Canaan to Egypt
Described in Genesis
all
due to famine
grain in Egypt
79
True of traditional economy:
all
don't want to change way of life, livestock herders in Niger
people make economic decisions based on customs, habits
meet need with hunting & gathering as ancestors did
80
Cave paintings do not show Stone Age peoples were capable of complex thoughts and actions.
False
True
81
Excavation site
archaeologists uncover these sites covered in dirt
old settlements: villages, campsites
all
look for artifacts, bones, identify patterns
82
True of Phoenecians:
trade routes from E ended here
imports: jewels, Au, Ag, tin, Cu, Fe, ivory
all
exports: oil, fish, cedar, bowls, tools, salt, wine
83
Are you ready for the test?
Yes
Yes
all
Yes
84
Paleolithic= Greek for old + stone
tools: cut food,chop small trees, scrape skins
all
2.5 million to 10,000 years ago
early humans made tools of stone at 1st simple
85
The Indus Valley civilization had advanced system of weigh & measurements of 10, metric system.
True
False
86
Where is Hinduism practiced today?
India, UK, US, Canada
all
Southeast Asia
Bali
87
In Lower Egypt, the Nile fans out into marshy areas and streams dropping silt
False
True
88
In Hinduism, the effect of people's actions in this and previous lives.
karma
dharma
89
As civilization developed
all
artists decorated
surplus was used to buy from artisans
90
command or central economy
free market
government makes all economic decisions
91
Determining age of fossils & prehistoric objects
radioactive Carbon 14 dating
all
similar layers of rock & soil (lower layers older)-geologist
compare artifacts and now DNA testing
92
In addition to, all of life involves suffering the 4 noble truths include all except:
2) wanting for yourself causes suffering, selfish desires
4) follow 8 fold path
2) only top caste can reach nirvana
3) give up all selfish desires
93
What did the people of the Indian subcontinent depend on for their agriculture?
summer monsoons came from the ocean
winter monsoons
94
Belief that natural world is full of spirits.
pictures of animals were a way to forgive killing them
animationa
animism
2 & 4
95
Jate is an occupation based caste begun as extended family as occupation.
False
True
96
Hunter gatherers
all
groups of 10-12 adults with kids
boys hunted; girls fruits, nuts, herbs, fish, lizards
nomads
97
Priests in Sumer
all
polytheists: keep gods happy to prosper
part of social order of 3 classes
Upper class: rulers, priests, landown, merchants, officials
98
Nubians adopted from Egyptians
traditional Egyptian ways
all
built temples to gods and saw kings as gods
99
This shows animals important in Indus River Valley
ate sheep, cattle, chicken and goats
oxen for work
drawings on pottery
all
100
True of Hammurabi
after destruction of Ur, he made Babylon a new empire
military leader, strong govt, sent governors
did not oversee public projects
ruled for 30 years and built an army
101
Phoenecian colonies and city states
all
Romans took over
harbors at first->fertile land led to settlements ->colonies
Assyrians attacked in 800 bc and they went to city states
102
World's oldest dice and first well built sewers were found here.
Euphrates River Valley
Indus River Valley
Nile River Valley
103
Effects of less farmland for Nubians
all
sometimes short of food, traded Fe, Au with southern Africa
had smaller surplus than Egyptians to support cities
Depended on Nile, farmed narrow strip of land along it
104
Hindu gurus believe life is cycle of birth, death and rebirth.
True
False
105
Egyptians created glass, mortar, cosmetics as chemical achievements.
true
false
106
The Promised Land is
Israel
Palestine
Canan
107
New Kingdom of Egypt:
conquered by Persia and Alex the Great
conquered Asia and Africa
all
highpoint of prosperity and power
108
Not a feature of early civilization
high fashion
job specialization, social classes, public works
arts & architecture, writing
government, established religion, cities
109
Caste system
fixed social class you are born into, social system in India
inherited from parents & you stayed there
don't mix socially across lines
all
110
What is a granary?
place to store & protect surplus in Indus Valley
a special building used to hold grain
both
111
Archaeologists
excavate
all
look for fossils
study prehistory (no writing)
112
Last section of Hebrew Bible
all
Esther, Ruth, Job
Includes psalms, song of songs, proverbs, chronicles(hx)
The writings
113
True of the Book of the Dead
help dead find happiness in afterlife, includes tale Sinuhe
collection of spells,prayer,drawing buried with their dead
famous Egyptian guide for dead souls
all of the above
114
Caste grouping below the sudra:
Dalit were toilet cleaners and animal butchers
both
untouchable because made higher varna unclean
115
Indus River
are dry most of year, flooding left fertile soil
flows across South Asia
by 3000 BC cities unraveled as populations grew b/c surplus
1 and 2
116
Relief sculpture
may be found on a stele
famous eg: Stele of Hammurabi
scene sticks out of base material
all
117
Cattle overgrazing or foreign invaders may have led to disappearance of Indus River Valley.
True
False
118
Buddha believed in following this way:
supreme
middle
119
The tribes descended from Jacob's son settled in different areas.
false
true
120
True of pharaohs
god king as god controlled them
middle of social pyramid
deserved it all because they controlled Egypt
2 and 3
121
Not true of Neanderthals
appeared 200,000 years ago
short, sturdy skeletons
made art & music
simple burial practices
122
handy man
homo habilis made & used tools
homo sapiens made & used tools
123
What are the Vedas?
priests memorized/sang verses in ceremonies
passed down for 1000 yrs by word of mouth in Sanskrit
call on people to offer milk,barley,butter to gods
all
124
Disappearance of Indus Valley
all
forests stripped- no wood for building or cover
standing H2O in drains-mosquitos
Around 1700 BC people abandoned cities, civi declined
125
May have been the first to grow cotton for cloth.
Sudan
Indus River
Nile River
126
Mysteries of Indus Valley
all
statues looked like gods from Hinduism or meditation
strong government due to planning of cities and citadel
no obvious temples or priests; can't read symbols
127
Who are the Pharaohs?
Osiris and Bast
Tut and Cleopatra
Carter and Sadie
Hatsheput and Ramses II
128
Time of Judges end when
David became king
Saul became king
Solomon became king
129
8 fold path
lead to 3 equalities
wisdom, right action, meditation
all
130
Judeo Christianity
set of values shared by Judaism and Christianity
both
basis of modern societies with rights, justice and responsi
131
Avoiding doing harm to any living thing and part of dharma.
hummus
ahimsa
ahumsa
132
Wise people emerged 100,000 yrs ago tall, lean and had complex language.
homo sapien
neanderthal
133
Out of Africa theory
humans started in Africa and migrated out
both
humans migrated from Africa and replaced other groups
134
True of Abraham except
was a descendant of Moses
lived in Ur in 1700 bc
God entered into a covenant with him
sheep herder
135
She married a Persian king.
Esther
Ruth
Naomi
136
Jate is divided as:
all
3.Baishyas-land/bankowners, merchants
1.Priests were highest
2. Kshatriyas-rulers, warriors
137
Nile River silt
deposited at delta in Upper Egypt
deposited at delta in Lower Egypt
138
Phoenecians
origins in Canaan
city states and assemblies
society emerged in 1150 bc
all
139
Other places cave paintings found
France
all
Sahara
Spain
140
Who was Siddharta Ghatama?
Buddha
all
born a prince and prophesy of being a wandering holy man
info passed down by stories
141
Around 5000 BC Indians learned art of writing, best known Veda is
both
praises Arian gods & goddessses
Rig Veda
142
Phoenecians
slopes left little flat land for planting
cloth from purple sea snails sold for high prices
all
pottery, glass, metal, wood traded for imports
143
Mary Leaky oversight excavation in 1960 in Tanzania.
True
False
144
Civilization develops:
7,000 years ago in Mesopotamia
growing grains, leading to surplus
both
145
Egyptian medical knowledge included advances in anatomy and mummification.
tools and study of diseases
all
effective medicines
skilled surgeons
146
Spread of Hinduism
all
no attendance at religious services-shrine, temples
flexibility
traders carried it to other areas
147
Phoenecians
city states along modern Lebanon
dominated Mediterranean sea trade like the Minoans
Skilled navigators, ships sailed or use oars
all
148
Why did artists create paintings on walls of pyramid?
to provide buried with objects & pleasures shown on the wall
For decoration
149
Ramses was known for:
great builder of monuments
all
made peace with Hittites
being warlike fighting in Fertile Crescent
150
Book of Joshua
in the Book of Prophets
begins with Exodus and goes to time in Promised Land
both
151
Bones tell us size and structure of body but teeth do not tell us the kind of food they ate.
false
true
152
After Joshua died
Judges took over
do not pass on leadership to descendants
all
were warriors or prophets
153
Sumerian writing
both
pictographs-> cuneiform
system for keeping records of goods in temple
154
After how many years did Buddha realize self denial to extremes was not the path to truth.
2
20
6 years and 49 days/nights under Bodi tree
30
155
Egyptian afterlife
like Osiris people could have life after death
1st: live good life; sinful destroyed
2nd: preserve bods so spirit could recognize as a home
all
156
Specialization
people spend most of time working at single job or craft
all
tool axes, knives; potters-clay;weavers-clothes; metal work
can trade goods for surplus food of farmers ->social differ
157
Significance of steady food supply in Sumerian city-states
3400 BC cities formed in southern mesopotamia
both
dependable food supply-> population grew
158
Focuses on Buddha's compassion:
greatest achievement: returning from nirvana to share
all
Mahayan a Buddhism
China, Japan, Mongolia, Koreas, Bhutan
159
Used stone seals to identify their goods and accurate weights & measures for trade.
Phoenicians
Sumerians
160
Not true of Egyptian calendars
later based on Sirius
wanted to link calendar to seasons for planting & harvesting
seasons would run behind on lunar calendar
measured time based on moon, 354 days
161
Why were Assyrians good fighters:
had iron weapons
had cavalry
all
fought many invaders who conquered them
162
Manages societies resources for survival of its members.
includes forming an army
both
a role of government
163
Indo Aryans theories of origin:
could have been original inhabitants
horse raising nomads migrating into India
all
invaded Indus Valley from mountains
164
Israelites
God gave food and H2O from heaven
Both
on journey in desert fought harsh conditions & people
165
Meeting places for the Jews.
synagogue
temple
166
How was Sumer conquered?
Babylonians took over
fighting among city states made them weaker
167
Diaspora
all
changed worship, synagogues important
Communities of Jews livin outside homeland: Asia, Iran, Egyp
Started with Babylonian conquest
168
Hunter gatherers
many groups appeared and died out
harsh lives, had tools
Lucy was one
all

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Questions 168

Answers

1
True about Indus Valley
1700 BC they appeared
7000 BC farmers started growing crops near valley
1 and 2
2500 BC had advanced civilization
2
Pharaohs
mid kingdom: canals, irrigation
old kingdom: prosperity, poli strength, culture achievements
dynasty usually passed along families
all
3
The law of karma
good karma=rebirth higher caste
all
bad karma=rebirth in lower caste or as an animal
determines your rebirth
4
Nile flows upstream from Mediterranean in a narrow valley lined with cliffs.
True
False
5
Moses lived to see the Promised Land with Joshua.
true
false
6
Government
one of 8 basic features of civilizations
both
group of people with power to make and enforce laws
7
Developed as a religion more than 3,000 yrs ago in Fertile Crescent based on 1 God & ethics.
Judaism
Islam
8
Found in Olduvai Gorge in Tanzania
Lucy
Mr. Clean
Elf
Elvis
9
First major attempt to establish and enforce the rule of law
key concept in democratic principles
same
all members, even rich, must obey the law
Hamurabi code
10
Only homo sapiens not neanderthals except
used fire
complex burial practices
complex language
made art & music
11
True of artisans
all
painters, stonecutters & builders
middle class
working on temples & tombs
12
Assyrians learned iron working from Hittites.
false
true
13
Not a type of economy
command
unmixed
market
traditional
14
Babylon is modern day
Baghdad
New Delhi
15
Mesopotamians built walls to trap floodwaters to soak into soil and grow grains.
true
false
16
Culture diffusion
Assyrians took over Phoenecians
Greeks and Romans took over Phoenecians
17
Market economy
USA example
individuals decide what is produced
capitalism
all
18
Indus River valley promoted health
trash chutes with bins in streets
wide city streets in grid pattern
Indoor toilets and sewer
all
19
Common between homo sapiens and neanderthals except
made tools, hunted in groups
one had large brains
lived in same region
buried dead, used fire
20
Indo Aryans and Vedic Age:
both
believed in the Vedas
introduced new social structure and polytheistic religion
21
True of scribes
kept records
above bureaucrats
22
Priests and kings had a symbiotic relationship, until
priests took over
kings took over
both divided it all
23
Economy
study of how people meet wants and needs
all
system used to produce and distribute goods & services
24
Aryans spilled into Ganges Plain over 100's of years.
clans with chiefs
clans made republics
all
republics made decisions in assemblies then kings in 500 bc
25
Farmers stored surplus grain in granary...
Japan
Indus Valley
China
26
Which is not one of the 3 qualities:
wisdom
meditation
priesthood
right action
27
City states
each was a center of trade
independent state including a city & surrounding territory
each had own govt, laws & main god
all
28
The Nile River:
flows through Sahara with 6 cataracts
2 rivers meet in Sudan (Nubia, Kush)
could travel North on ships
1 & 2
29
Importance of burial practices
Ice Age people did bury dead
all
rituals important part of early culture: beyond survival
sign of afterlife
30
Pharoahs
all
needed loyalty of people
North red crowns, South white crowns
Narmer was 1st pharoah to unite
31
Babylonian artists
gold and bronze sculptures
precious jewels
both
32
Mixed economy
US and Australia
Cuba and Korea
33
Egyptian advances included:
engineering: pyramids, complex irrigation systems
math: pyramids, geo, arith
all
astronomy: calendars
34
What is jati?
100's today
all
started as occupation/family business
birth group type of caste groupings
35
Aryans
all
loved music & dance, chariot racing
still warriors on 2 wheel chariots and using iron tools
nomadic cattle herders later also farming
36
Pharaoh relied on bureaucracy
collected taxes in form of surplus crops
all
vizer was head of this
Took some, rest for pharaoh, priests, artisans and merchants
37
True of Prophets
chapter of Hebrew Bible following torah
all
preachers, poets, and reformers
a person believed to be chosen by God as a messenger
38
True of Egyptian calendar
used to help with record keeping
added leap years in 200 bc's b/c seasons shifted slowly
need same # days/year: solar calendar of 365 days
all
39
What did people need to have a surplus of food?
Neolithic age: farm and settle in one place
tools of iron and bronze
all
agricultural revolution with domesticated animals & plants
40
Bottom of social pyramid:
slaves prisoners of war or debtors
farmers, servants and slaves
farmers 1/2 year, laborers 1/2 year in service to pharaoh
all
41
Alphabet comes from
alpha + beta
alpha + delta
42
During this time tools are streamlined, larger animals hunted, fire frees from climate and sun.
false
true
43
Sold teak
all over Europe
Indus valley from tree only found there
44
True of Nile River
White Nile from Victoria and Blue Nile from Ethiopia
all
world's longest river: 3,500 miles ends in Medit Sea
Egyptian civilization arose in the fertile valley
45
Buddha
did not believe in a god
both
did not accept caste system
46
Upanishads
writings of gurus
all gods are forms of brahman (vishnu,krishna,sheva,shakti)
one god known as Brahman and all have soul(form of Brahman)
all
47
Name of Mary Leakey's man
homo sapien
homo habilis
homo computeris
48
Caste system became more rigid over time and limited freedoms but some think it helped.
false
true
49
Not true of Torah
first 5 books of Hebrew Bible
must be memorized word for word
first 5 books of Old Testament of Christians
describes origins of Jews
50
As herds improve, surplus occurs leading to specialization.
false
true
51
3 basic questions about economy:
all
how should they be produced
what goods and services should be produced
who uses these goods & services
52
What was Hatshepsut known for?
1 and 3
one of only female pharaohs
Warlike
Negotiating and wearing a fake beard
53
Tools and crops improve, so people can build up
surplus
shortage
54
There are 3 paths to moksha:
1)knowledge chosen by brahmans-true understanding of soul
2)works: carrying out religious duties-offer food & prayers
3)way of devotion:say name of god, travel to sacred sites
all
55
Only female judge
Esther
Deborah
Ruth
Devorah
56
A narrow strip of fertile soil lines both sides of Nile.
heavy rainfall in summer in East would then leave fertile
all
Egypt is called Kemet or black land
vast deserts on either side
57
Who was Sargon?
changed language, daughter high priestess of UR
King of Sumerian city state called Kish
all
Arcadian who conquered Sumer (similar-used Cuneiform)
58
Nebuchadnezzer
Neo babylonian empire emerged
Old babylonian empire
59
Experts in navigation: wind patterns, ocean currents, North Star
Babylonians
Phoenecians
60
Exodus
commemorated on Passover
all
Sinai for 40 years received instruction on worship & reli ob
escape of Israelites from Egypt
61
Focuses on the wisdom of the Buddha:
Hinduism
Judaism
Theravada
Mahayana
62
Alphabet
all
writing much easier for trade greeks added vowels
cuneiform 100's of symbols
22 symbols= consonant
63
Why would people domesticate animals?
work animals, clothing (silkworm)
all
help with protection & companionship
makes them useful for humans: smaller, meat, eggs, milk
64
Wealthy Egyptians were mummified, poor people were left to dry in the desert.
False
True
65
Used North Star to calculate their positions.
False
True
66
Hammurabi's Code
1 and 2
some 300 laws: crimes, marriages, worse if hurt class above
were all new
set of laws in Babylon
67
Liberation is the final goal of Hinduism when soul becomes one with Brahman.
moksha
karma
68
In modern India, treating dalit badly is ilegal.
false
true
69
Spread of Buddhism
all
more than 2.2 million in USA
monasteries (study, meditate) & missionaries
India, Sri Lanka, Central and East Asia
70
In upper Egypt, silt from sources in E Africa make Nile valley fertile.
false
True
71
Blissful peace without desire or suffering
nirvana
no rebirth
all
reached after 8 steps
72
A person's duty or what is right for him/her. First rule of Hinduism.
duty of your caste
1 and 2
dharma includes ahimsa
nirvana
73
In Jati, sudra were farmers, and servants and were twice born.
false
true
74
True of Neolithic Age
Lasted 2000-4000 years: Agricultural Revolution
hunter gatherers with primitive stone tools
2 and 4
more efficient tools
75
Sign of a complex culture
4 teens & dog in Lascou, France in 1940's
all
cave paintings 16,0000 years ago
bulls, horses, bison...human figures, abstract designs
76
True of bureaucrats
included nobles, priests, officials
1 and 2
could become pharaoh if elected
below pharaoh in pyramids
77
Assyrians had
Asherbanipal made a great library
both
provinces with governors
78
Jacob moved from Canaan to Egypt
Described in Genesis
all
due to famine
grain in Egypt
79
True of traditional economy:
all
don't want to change way of life, livestock herders in Niger
people make economic decisions based on customs, habits
meet need with hunting & gathering as ancestors did
80
Cave paintings do not show Stone Age peoples were capable of complex thoughts and actions.
False
True
81
Excavation site
archaeologists uncover these sites covered in dirt
old settlements: villages, campsites
all
look for artifacts, bones, identify patterns
82
True of Phoenecians:
trade routes from E ended here
imports: jewels, Au, Ag, tin, Cu, Fe, ivory
all
exports: oil, fish, cedar, bowls, tools, salt, wine
83
Are you ready for the test?
Yes
Yes
all
Yes
84
Paleolithic= Greek for old + stone
tools: cut food,chop small trees, scrape skins
all
2.5 million to 10,000 years ago
early humans made tools of stone at 1st simple
85
The Indus Valley civilization had advanced system of weigh & measurements of 10, metric system.
True
False
86
Where is Hinduism practiced today?
India, UK, US, Canada
all
Southeast Asia
Bali
87
In Lower Egypt, the Nile fans out into marshy areas and streams dropping silt
False
True
88
In Hinduism, the effect of people's actions in this and previous lives.
karma
dharma
89
As civilization developed
all
artists decorated
surplus was used to buy from artisans
90
command or central economy
free market
government makes all economic decisions
91
Determining age of fossils & prehistoric objects
radioactive Carbon 14 dating
all
similar layers of rock & soil (lower layers older)-geologist
compare artifacts and now DNA testing
92
In addition to, all of life involves suffering the 4 noble truths include all except:
2) wanting for yourself causes suffering, selfish desires
4) follow 8 fold path
2) only top caste can reach nirvana
3) give up all selfish desires
93
What did the people of the Indian subcontinent depend on for their agriculture?
summer monsoons came from the ocean
winter monsoons
94
Belief that natural world is full of spirits.
pictures of animals were a way to forgive killing them
animationa
animism
2 & 4
95
Jate is an occupation based caste begun as extended family as occupation.
False
True
96
Hunter gatherers
all
groups of 10-12 adults with kids
boys hunted; girls fruits, nuts, herbs, fish, lizards
nomads
97
Priests in Sumer
all
polytheists: keep gods happy to prosper
part of social order of 3 classes
Upper class: rulers, priests, landown, merchants, officials
98
Nubians adopted from Egyptians
traditional Egyptian ways
all
built temples to gods and saw kings as gods
99
This shows animals important in Indus River Valley
ate sheep, cattle, chicken and goats
oxen for work
drawings on pottery
all
100
True of Hammurabi
after destruction of Ur, he made Babylon a new empire
military leader, strong govt, sent governors
did not oversee public projects
ruled for 30 years and built an army
101
Phoenecian colonies and city states
all
Romans took over
harbors at first->fertile land led to settlements ->colonies
Assyrians attacked in 800 bc and they went to city states
102
World's oldest dice and first well built sewers were found here.
Euphrates River Valley
Indus River Valley
Nile River Valley
103
Effects of less farmland for Nubians
all
sometimes short of food, traded Fe, Au with southern Africa
had smaller surplus than Egyptians to support cities
Depended on Nile, farmed narrow strip of land along it
104
Hindu gurus believe life is cycle of birth, death and rebirth.
True
False
105
Egyptians created glass, mortar, cosmetics as chemical achievements.
true
false
106
The Promised Land is
Israel
Palestine
Canan
107
New Kingdom of Egypt:
conquered by Persia and Alex the Great
conquered Asia and Africa
all
highpoint of prosperity and power
108
Not a feature of early civilization
high fashion
job specialization, social classes, public works
arts & architecture, writing
government, established religion, cities
109
Caste system
fixed social class you are born into, social system in India
inherited from parents & you stayed there
don't mix socially across lines
all
110
What is a granary?
place to store & protect surplus in Indus Valley
a special building used to hold grain
both
111
Archaeologists
excavate
all
look for fossils
study prehistory (no writing)
112
Last section of Hebrew Bible
all
Esther, Ruth, Job
Includes psalms, song of songs, proverbs, chronicles(hx)
The writings
113
True of the Book of the Dead
help dead find happiness in afterlife, includes tale Sinuhe
collection of spells,prayer,drawing buried with their dead
famous Egyptian guide for dead souls
all of the above
114
Caste grouping below the sudra:
Dalit were toilet cleaners and animal butchers
both
untouchable because made higher varna unclean
115
Indus River
are dry most of year, flooding left fertile soil
flows across South Asia
by 3000 BC cities unraveled as populations grew b/c surplus
1 and 2
116
Relief sculpture
may be found on a stele
famous eg: Stele of Hammurabi
scene sticks out of base material
all
117
Cattle overgrazing or foreign invaders may have led to disappearance of Indus River Valley.
True
False
118
Buddha believed in following this way:
supreme
middle
119
The tribes descended from Jacob's son settled in different areas.
false
true
120
True of pharaohs
god king as god controlled them
middle of social pyramid
deserved it all because they controlled Egypt
2 and 3
121
Not true of Neanderthals
appeared 200,000 years ago
short, sturdy skeletons
made art & music
simple burial practices
122
handy man
homo habilis made & used tools
homo sapiens made & used tools
123
What are the Vedas?
priests memorized/sang verses in ceremonies
passed down for 1000 yrs by word of mouth in Sanskrit
call on people to offer milk,barley,butter to gods
all
124
Disappearance of Indus Valley
all
forests stripped- no wood for building or cover
standing H2O in drains-mosquitos
Around 1700 BC people abandoned cities, civi declined
125
May have been the first to grow cotton for cloth.
Sudan
Indus River
Nile River
126
Mysteries of Indus Valley
all
statues looked like gods from Hinduism or meditation
strong government due to planning of cities and citadel
no obvious temples or priests; can't read symbols
127
Who are the Pharaohs?
Osiris and Bast
Tut and Cleopatra
Carter and Sadie
Hatsheput and Ramses II
128
Time of Judges end when
David became king
Saul became king
Solomon became king
129
8 fold path
lead to 3 equalities
wisdom, right action, meditation
all
130
Judeo Christianity
set of values shared by Judaism and Christianity
both
basis of modern societies with rights, justice and responsi
131
Avoiding doing harm to any living thing and part of dharma.
hummus
ahimsa
ahumsa
132
Wise people emerged 100,000 yrs ago tall, lean and had complex language.
homo sapien
neanderthal
133
Out of Africa theory
humans started in Africa and migrated out
both
humans migrated from Africa and replaced other groups
134
True of Abraham except
was a descendant of Moses
lived in Ur in 1700 bc
God entered into a covenant with him
sheep herder
135
She married a Persian king.
Esther
Ruth
Naomi
136
Jate is divided as:
all
3.Baishyas-land/bankowners, merchants
1.Priests were highest
2. Kshatriyas-rulers, warriors
137
Nile River silt
deposited at delta in Upper Egypt
deposited at delta in Lower Egypt
138
Phoenecians
origins in Canaan
city states and assemblies
society emerged in 1150 bc
all
139
Other places cave paintings found
France
all
Sahara
Spain
140
Who was Siddharta Ghatama?
Buddha
all
born a prince and prophesy of being a wandering holy man
info passed down by stories
141
Around 5000 BC Indians learned art of writing, best known Veda is
both
praises Arian gods & goddessses
Rig Veda
142
Phoenecians
slopes left little flat land for planting
cloth from purple sea snails sold for high prices
all
pottery, glass, metal, wood traded for imports
143
Mary Leaky oversight excavation in 1960 in Tanzania.
True
False
144
Civilization develops:
7,000 years ago in Mesopotamia
growing grains, leading to surplus
both
145
Egyptian medical knowledge included advances in anatomy and mummification.
tools and study of diseases
all
effective medicines
skilled surgeons
146
Spread of Hinduism
all
no attendance at religious services-shrine, temples
flexibility
traders carried it to other areas
147
Phoenecians
city states along modern Lebanon
dominated Mediterranean sea trade like the Minoans
Skilled navigators, ships sailed or use oars
all
148
Why did artists create paintings on walls of pyramid?
to provide buried with objects & pleasures shown on the wall
For decoration
149
Ramses was known for:
great builder of monuments
all
made peace with Hittites
being warlike fighting in Fertile Crescent
150
Book of Joshua
in the Book of Prophets
begins with Exodus and goes to time in Promised Land
both
151
Bones tell us size and structure of body but teeth do not tell us the kind of food they ate.
false
true
152
After Joshua died
Judges took over
do not pass on leadership to descendants
all
were warriors or prophets
153
Sumerian writing
both
pictographs-> cuneiform
system for keeping records of goods in temple
154
After how many years did Buddha realize self denial to extremes was not the path to truth.
2
20
6 years and 49 days/nights under Bodi tree
30
155
Egyptian afterlife
like Osiris people could have life after death
1st: live good life; sinful destroyed
2nd: preserve bods so spirit could recognize as a home
all
156
Specialization
people spend most of time working at single job or craft
all
tool axes, knives; potters-clay;weavers-clothes; metal work
can trade goods for surplus food of farmers ->social differ
157
Significance of steady food supply in Sumerian city-states
3400 BC cities formed in southern mesopotamia
both
dependable food supply-> population grew
158
Focuses on Buddha's compassion:
greatest achievement: returning from nirvana to share
all
Mahayan a Buddhism
China, Japan, Mongolia, Koreas, Bhutan
159
Used stone seals to identify their goods and accurate weights & measures for trade.
Phoenicians
Sumerians
160
Not true of Egyptian calendars
later based on Sirius
wanted to link calendar to seasons for planting & harvesting
seasons would run behind on lunar calendar
measured time based on moon, 354 days
161
Why were Assyrians good fighters:
had iron weapons
had cavalry
all
fought many invaders who conquered them
162
Manages societies resources for survival of its members.
includes forming an army
both
a role of government
163
Indo Aryans theories of origin:
could have been original inhabitants
horse raising nomads migrating into India
all
invaded Indus Valley from mountains
164
Israelites
God gave food and H2O from heaven
Both
on journey in desert fought harsh conditions & people
165
Meeting places for the Jews.
synagogue
temple
166
How was Sumer conquered?
Babylonians took over
fighting among city states made them weaker
167
Diaspora
all
changed worship, synagogues important
Communities of Jews livin outside homeland: Asia, Iran, Egyp
Started with Babylonian conquest
168
Hunter gatherers
many groups appeared and died out
harsh lives, had tools
Lucy was one
all