Hearths
What is Hammurabi’s Code?
From which hearth did it originate?
The first written laws
Mesopotamia
What is a repetitive act done by an individual called?
Habit
What rivers surrounded Mesopotamia?
Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
Polytheistic religions worship how many gods?
More than one
What is the process of spreading cultural elements?
Diffusion
What was the first written language developed in Mesopotamia?
Cuneiform
What is a cultural hearth?
A center of innovation where humans settled and modified resources.
Which materials were traded by West African societies around 1600 BCE?
Gold, iron, ivory, and salt.
What religions were birthed in the Ganges Valley (3) ?
Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism
What is it called when a person judges another culture using their own cultural standards?
Example: “That is so ugly i don't know why they would do that to themselves”
Ethnocentrism
Which civilizations were birthed by the Nile Valley?
Ancient Egyptian & Nubian civilizations
What does "Kemet," the ancient name for Egypt, mean?
Black Land
What crops were cultivated in Mesoamerica (5)?
Maize, beans, avocado, chocolate, vanilla.
What type of religion was practiced by the Incan civilization?
(3 characteristics)
Polytheistic ancestor worship with gods inspired by animals
What is a diaspora?
Provide an example
A group of people sharing a cultural origin but living outside their homeland
Example: Jewish people living outside of Israel, African Americans, immigrants
What tool did the Andean American civilization use for communication?
Quipu – a knot system for record-keeping
What is a lineage in the context of West African societies?
A family or group that has descended from a common ancestor.
What modern-day countries were part of the Indus (Harappan) Valley (3)?
Afghanistan, Pakistan, India.
In the Ganges Valley, the river Ganges is personified as what?
The Goddess Ganga of Hinduism
What type of diffusion spreads culture slowly through migration?
Relocation
Who is Yu the Great, and what is he credited with?
A mythological first emperor credited with taming the Yellow River flood waters
What is there no evidence of in the Indus Valley civilization?
Military or violent deaths
With whom did the Indus Valley civilization trade cotton, metal, and exotic animals?
Mesopotamia
What animals were religious figures in ancient Egypt inspired by (4)?
Cats, lions, birds, and crocodiles
What type of diffusion spreads culture quickly through social elites and modern technology?
Hierarchical