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BLUE
GREEN
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100
What is the name given to the unsettled people who travel from place to place in search of food?
Nomads
100
Why was the Chinese system of writing so difficult to learn?
There were thousands of characters.
100
How did the Zhou justify their right to overthrow the Shang dynasty?
They had the Mandate of Heaven
100
Which class did most people belong to in Ancient China?
Peasants
100
What was the first system of writing used by Egyptians and Mayans?
Hieroglyphics
200
Well planned cities in the Indus Valley suggests what?
They had a well organized government.
200
Who was in the highest class in Aryan society?
Brahmins
200
What are the two rivers in ancient Chinese civilzation?
Huang He and Yangzi
200
What is the rebirth of an individual's soul in a different form after death?
Reincarnation
200
ALL ancient civilizations developed around what?
River valleys
300
What was the law that claimed "an eye for an eye?"
Hammurabi's Code
300
What river is named "The River of Sorrows?"
Huang He
300
What religion is the Eightfold Path associated with?
Buddhism
300
What is the study of people based on observing artifacts?
Archaeology
300
What writing system was used by Sumerians? (wedge-shaped writing)
Cuneiform
400
How were people classified in the caste system?
By occupation
400
Which two bodies of water influenced early Indian civilization?
Indus and Ganges
400
What is the release from reincarnation for Hindus?
Moksha
400
What did the Shang kings use to communicate with the gods?
Oracle bones
400
What was the first writing system of the Aryans?
Sanskrit
500
Which Chinese dynasty experienced a "Golden Age?"
Han dynasty
500
Local lords govern their own lands, but owe military allegiance to a greater lord. This is an example of what?
Feudalism
500
What is a seasonal wind that affects much of Southeast Asia?
Monsoon
500
Under which dynasty did China develop into a feudal state?
Zhou
500
What is the belief in one god?
Monotheism
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