Pre-Dynastic Egypt
Why did people settle along the Nile River in Neolithic times? Name at least 2 factors.
Food, water, fertile soil, fishing, etc.
To preserve someone's body for the afterlife, what did Egyptians do?
Mummified them
Originally, Egypt was two kingdoms, Upper and Lower. Which kingdom was toward the North?
What do we call the belief that men are superior to women and should rule the country?
Patriarchy
How do we know about the Shang Dynasty government? What written records did they leave behind?
Oracle Bones
What style of writing became popular along the Nile River in Pre-dynastic Egypt?
Heiroglyphics
The early Egyptians believed the Pharaoh was the incarnation of which god?
Ra
True or false: The Great Pyramids of Giza were built by slaves.
False. There were likely 100,000 paid men, working in shifts of 10,000, each shift working for one month per year.
In ancient China, which was the first dynasty for which we have artifacts?
Xia Dynasty
Who is one Shang king we know about from Oracle Bone inscriptions?
Wu Ding
How were the people Pre-Dynastic Egypt arranged politically? Was it a kingdom or empire or what?
City-states or districts along the Nile River
Who was the god of death and mummification?
Anubis
This man was the architect of the step pyramid.
Imhotep
To whom did the Ancient Chinese pray when they needed guidance?
Their ancestors
Why were wives and servants often killed and buried with wealthy people from the Shang Dynasty?
They believed they needed them to serve them and maintain their wealth in the afterlife.
What were the rulers of independent districts along the Nile River called?
Nomarchs
He ruled the underworld as god of the dead. He was also married to his sister, Isis.
Osiris
What two main factors isolated Old Kingdom Egypt from other civilizations like Mesopotamia?
Deserts and the Mediterranean Sea
What do we call the style of writing like that of Ancient China and Egyptian Hieroglyphics, in which symbols stand for words, not sounds?
Pictograph or Pictographic
Who is one famous woman, a high priestess, wife of Wu Ding, and a military ruler, we know from the Shang Dynasty?
Lady Fu Hao
What is the name of the man who historians believe united Upper and Lower Egypt into one kingdom?
Narmer, Menes, or the Scorpion King (but not Dwayne Johnson)
Once the age of pyramid building was over with the collapse of the Old Kingdom, how did Egyptian beliefs about the Pharaohs change?
They no longer believed they were gods.
During the Old Kingdom, what were two symbols of the unified Egypt?
Double crown (combined Upper and Lower crowns) OR Cobra and Vulture (Snake and Eagle) OR the Crook and Flail
The Shang Dynasty was famous for producing objects made of expensive materials. Name two of these materials used in Shang art, ritual artifacts, and weapons.
Jade, Silk, or Bronze (also accept ivory, bone or turtle shell)
Once the Shang Dynasty came to an end, the Zhou Dynasty took its place. What did the Zhou Dynasty believe gave them the right to rule China?
The Mandate of Heaven (or the approval of the gods and ancestors)