Religions
What is the difference between monotheism and polytheism?
DAILY DOUBLE: Extra 300 points - can you name polytheistic, 1 monotheistic, and 1 nontheistic religion?
Polytheistic = many gods, Monotheistic = one god
Polytheistic: Hinduism
Monotheistic: Judaism
Nontheistic: (no gods) Buddhism
What was the name of the class system based on the Hindu Religion?
Caste system
What two rivers is Mesopotamia built between?
Tigris and Euphrates
What were the oracle bones used for?
To guide political and personal decisions
What was life like before and after the Neolithic Revolution? (use the word nomad in your answer)
Before the Neolithic Revolution, people were nomads. They had to keep moving because their food source was based on the availability of animals to eat. Once people learned how to farm, they were able to have a surplus of food and settle in permanent settlements.
What are two things Hinduism and Buddhism have in common?
* Both believed in reincarnation
* Both started in Indus River Valley (India)
What did the organization and technology of Harappa and Mohenjo Daro tell us about their civilization?
They must have had an advanced government to plan such an advanced city.
What was the purpose of Hammurabi's Code?
1. To post written laws for everyone to see
2. To ensure a stable society
What are two names for the Huang He River?
Yellow River
Mother River
River of Sorrows
Why did Egyptians mummify their bodies?
To keep them safe for the afterlife
What is the covenant between Abraham and God?
Agreement - Abraham promises to worship only one god and in return is promised many descendants and land.
What is the name of the waves of people who invaded the Indus Valley?
Aryans
What is another name for Mesopotamia?
How did Chinese leaders receive power to rule?
From the gods with the Mandate of Heaven
Miscellaneous:
Name two beliefs that guide the behavior of followers of Hinduism.
Kharma
Dharma
What did Buddha most consider himself?
An enlightened teacher
What technology allowed the people of the Indus River Valley to manage the water supply of the Indus river?
Irrigation
What is another name for the people who lived in Mesopotamia?
Assyrians
Name 4 geographic barriers in China.
Huang He (Yellow River)
Yangtze River
Himalayan Mountains
Takmalakan Desert
Gobi Desert
(100 points each)
Misc: What do the 10 Commandments, the 8 Fold Path, and the ideas of kharma and darma have in common? What do they all do?
Guide people to make good choices and follow moral/ethic behaviors
What are the important holy books for:
Hinduism, Buddhism, and Judaism?
Vedas, Tripitaka, Torah
How do geographic barriers help and hurt civilizations?
Help: Stay safe and protected from invasioms
Hurt: Keep them isolated, make trade and sharing of ideas and cultural exchange difficult
How were the Tigris and Euphrates rivers helpful and hurtful to the Babylonians?
Helfpul: provided fertile soil for agriculture
Hurftul: unpredictable flooding destroyed crops and damaged property
What is the name of the soil the Yellow River left behind when it flooded?
Loess
Name 5 features of a civilization.
(100 points for each):
Specialized Jobs Religion
Government Arts/Architecture
Public Works Social Classes
System of Writing Cities