Harappan Society
Why is so little known about Harappan society?
We haven't deciphered their writing system yet.
What were the later religious texts of the Vedic age?
The Upanishads
What is the name of the universal soul
Brahman
What was the biggest African civilization south of Egypt?
Nubia
What does Mesopotamia mean in Greek?
The land between two rivers
What were the two main cities of the Indus river?
Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro
What are the two key doctrines of the Upanishads?
Karma and Samsara
Was Aryan society patriarchal?
Yes
What does "Hyksos" mean?
Foreign rulers
Who was the creator of the empire in Mesopotamia?
The Sargon of Akkad
Was Harappan culture integrated into other societies?
Yes
What is samsara?
A text that states that all who die go to the World of the Fathers temporarily before being reincarnated
What is the main book in the Vedas
The Rig Veda
When were yams and grains brought to east and south Africa?
Between 1000 and 500 B.C.E
Where did Hammurabi rule
Babylon
Where was the statue of the dancing girl found?
Mohenjo-Daro
What is Moksha?
Being released from the cycle of rebirth
What was the name of the priestly caste?
The Brahmins
Where did Egyptians trade to and from in the New Kingdom?
Places as far as the Red Sea and Somalia
What was the key tenant of Hammurabi's code?
Lex Talionis
Were the class systems of the Indus societies well defined or looser and less established?
Well defined
Why were people fleeing to the Ganges valley?
To escape the sacrificial cults and be at peace
What is the name of the practice committed by widows in which they kill themselves to join their husbands in death?
Sati
What are all of the Niger-Congo languages?
Mande, Kru, Wolof, Yoruba, and Igbo
When was copper metallurgy invented?
4000 B.C.E