Ancient Societies
Cradles of Civilization
Vocabulary
Belief Systems
Major Chinese Dynasties
100
Major achievements include monotheism, concept of a personal God, Ten Commandments, Old Testament
Who is Hebrews/Jews/Israelites?
100
Location of Mesopotamia
What is Tigris and Euphrates?
100
A person belonging to the lowest caste of the Hindu social order
What is untouchable?
100
Beliefs include reincarnation – rebirth of the soul in a new body, get closer to Brahman with every rebirth
What is Hinduism?
100
Achievements included established tribute system and development of civil service exams
What is Han?
200
Major achievements include irrigation for control of river and expansion of cultivatable land
Who is Egyptians?
200
Pharaoh and royal family, high priests, palace officials
What is Egypt, The Valley of the Nile?
200
A method of clearing land so that it is temporarily usable for farming; used in tropical areas
What is slash-and-burn?
200
Beliefs include the Five Pillars
What is Islam?
200
Achievements include iron plow and Taoism
What is Zhou?
300
Achievements include Hammurabi's law code and hereditary kingship
What is Babylonians?
300
Small feudal kingdoms
What is North China, The Hwang Ho?
300
People belonging to the upper ruling class of society
What is gentry?
300
Beliefs include the Four Noble Truths
What is Buddhism?
300
Achievements include written language and development of agriculture
What is Xia?
400
Achievements include maritime navigation and phonetic alphabet
What is Phoenicians?
400
Trade with Mesopotamia, South India, and Afghanistan
What is South Asia, The Plain of the Indus?
400
The belief in one god or supreme being
What is monotheism?
400
Beliefs include their Holy Book, the Torah
What is Judaism?
400
Achievements include first empire and the Great Wall
What is Qin?
500
Achievements include city-states and ideographic writing
What is Summerians?
500
Tigris' violent flooding, lack of stone for building
What is Mesopotamia?
500
Hindu idea that every human action brings about certain reactions
What is karma?
500
Beliefs include to live in harmony with nature
What is Taoism?
500
Achievements include production of bronze jewelry and sericulture (silk production)
What is Shang?
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