Why do historians know so much about the Sumerians?
What is they left behind written records?
100
The world's longest river.
What is the Nile?
100
These two groups both believe in reincarnation.
What is Buddhists and Hindus?
100
A series of trading routes stretching westward from China became known as this.
What is the Silk Road?
200
The term for what is produced when people have more than they need.
What is surplus?
200
The term that means the worship of many gods.
What is polytheism?
200
A line of rulers from the same family.
What is a dynasty?
200
Your actions in this life determine your place / rank in the next life.
What is karma?
200
Sorry - not a "China" question. :)
Who was the famous civil rights leader who fought for the rights of people in India?
Who is Gandhi?
300
tools, an autobiography, a photograph, a diary
What are examples of primary sources?
300
Saul
Who was the first king of Israel?
300
Religion and government were blended together in Egypt because _______________.
What is the pharaoh was both a king and a god.
300
The Four Noble Truths and __________________ and found in the Buddhist religion.
What is the Eightfold Path?
300
If things were going poorly for a Chinese ruler, he was said to have lost this.
What is the Mandate of Heaven?
400
To have access to water for drinking and growing crops; for transportation & trade.
What is why the earliest communities formed around rivers?
400
The Romans destroyed the second Temple in this year.
What is A.D. 70?
400
The Upper Nile is found on what part of the Nile River?
What is the southern part?
400
The man who became known as the Buddha.
Who is Siddhartha Gautama?
400
Legalism, Confucianism, and Daoism are all examples of what?
What are "philosophies" (ways of thinking about the world)
500
TWO names given to the land between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers.
What is Mesopotamia and the Fertile Crescent?
500
The Israelites became known as the Jews during this event.
What is the Babylonian Captivity?
500
TWO reasons why the pharaohs built great monuments and pyramids.
What is to show off their power / wealth AND to protect their riches for the afterlife.
500
Hinduism and social class are linked in this way.
What is - the social class you are born into determines the types of jobs Hindus believe you are suited for. (You are "trapped" in a tightly controlled caste system.)
500
It was geographically isolated and remained un-invaded by outsiders.
What is - why did Chinese civilization develop with few outside influences?