Vocabulary
“Way” the correct or divine way.
What is Dao
A dark natural glass stone formed by lava.
What is Obsidian
Rulers based their power on ________________________ Assistance; religion and political power were closely linked
China has the ____________________ largest population in the world.
What is second.
Warfare had changed with the introduction of iron weapons, horseback, and the ___________________________.
What is the crossbow.
Their oldest city, ________________________ contained pyramids and other stone monuments.
What is San Lorenzo.
The first writing system of the Aryans, developed around 1000 B.C.
What is Sanskrit
An upper class whose wealth is based on land and whose power’s based on from one generation to another.
What is an Aristocracy
In the Indus Valley the economy was based on _____________________, growing wheat, barley, and peas.
What is Farming.
The __________________________ Dynasty lasted from 1750 B.C. to 1045 B.C. and was mostly a farming society ruled by Aristocracy.
What is the Shang.
China is best known for their ______________________ trade; reaching Athens, Greece.
What is Silk.
The ________________________ created a civilization that would flourish for hundreds of years in what is central Mexico.
What is the Zapotec.
A seasonal wind pattern in southern Asia that blows warm, moist air from the southwest during the summer, bringing heavy rains, and cold, dry air from the northeast during the winter.
What is a Monsoon
Is a primary feature of India’s climate; as lots depended upon rain.t Hint: A Vocab and a fill-in question.
What is a monsoon.
__________________ reveal that India was a world of small kingdoms; through these they recorded legends and religious rituals as well.
What are Vedas.
The Zhou Dynasty was the ________________________ lasting Dynasty in Chinese history; 1045 B.C. to 256 B.C.
Simple Chinese writing centered around ideographs and ________________________.
What are Pictographs.
Teotihuacan is also referred to as ___________________________________.
What is the Place of the Gods.
A ceremony or a rite.
What is a ritual
Among the Indus Valley Civilizations were the ____________________ and the Mohenjo Daro.
What is the Harappa Civilization.
Life in India centered on the family with _________________ generations; the grandparents, the parents, and children living under one roof.
What is three.
Priests made _________________________ to communicate with the gods.
What are Oracle Bones
Early Civilizations in America were located in what we call ______________________.
What is Mesoamerica
The duty of family members to subordinate their needs and desires to those of the male head of the family.
What is Filial Piety
Housing units varied in size, but all had a __________________________________ surrounded by rooms and accompanied by public wells and trash chutes.
What is a courtyard.
The family unit was ___________________, the oldest male had legal authority over the entire family unit.
What is Patriarchal.
The Zhou Dynasty claimed it possessed the __________________________________________; granting them the divine right to rule.
What is the Mandate of Heaven
The ______________________ is the earliest known civilization; developing along the coast of the Gulf of Mexico.
What is the Olmec.