Social Studies Vocabulary
Egypt and Mesopotamia
Ancient India
China
Neolithic Revolution
100
Buddhism started in India but became very popular in China and South East Asia.
What is cultural diffusion?
100
An Egyptian masterpiece of engineering and architecture representative of their advanced technology.
What are pyramids?
100
The Maurya empire and other Indian civilizations relied on these seasonal winds to bring much needed rain and flooding.
What are Monsoon winds?
100
This vital waterway provided fertile loess to the Chinese but was also known as the River of Sorrows when flooding was excessive.
What is the Huang He or Yellow River?
100
Irrigation and transportation were provided by the Nile, Indus, and Huang He respectively.
What are river valleys?
200
Latitude and Longitude. Terrain and landforms. The connection between people and places.
What is geography?
200
Mesopotamia's social structure was rigid and prohibited (didn't allow) social mobility. Therefore the social class system was _____________.
What is a social hierarchy or hierarchical?
200
Moksha, Brahma and Dharma are all central concepts of this religion.
What is Hinduism?
200
This geographic feature acted as a barrier to the Chinese but served as an invasion route to the Aryans.
What are mountains (Himalayan and Hindu Kush Mountains)
200
A surplus of food came about as a result of the domestication of these two resources.
What are plants and animals?
300
The belief that your culture is superior to other cultures.
What is ethnocentricty?
300
This Mesopotamian group invented cuneiform writing.
Who are the Sumerians (Sumer)?
300
India's Golden Age empire made many scientific and mathematical advances such as the developing the concept of zero.
What is the Gupta Empire?
300
The Qin left behind the terracata warriors and had the first emperor Shi Hungdi. The Han established the Silk road and the civil service system. But these dynasties are credited with the invention of porcelain, gunpowder, paper and woodblock printing.
What (Who) are the Tang and the Song dynasties?
300
As nomadic hunter gatherers became settled farmers this group lost political power and social equality in many societies.
Who are women?
400
Contributes to every aspect of a society's development. Includes beliefs, values, styles of dress, behavioral expectations and technical ideas.
What is culture?
400
A codified legal system that distinguishes between social classes and imposes harsh punishments.
What is Hammurabi's Code?
400
The Aryans forced persons to serve as sudras and established themselves as brahmins.
What is the Caste System?
400
These TWO competing philosophies differed in that one relied on filial piety and doing good unto others while the other imposed strict laws and harsh punishments.
What are Confucianism and Legalism?
400
The neolithic revolution produced a surplus of food in many societies which led ultimately led to the growth of this.
What are civilizations or complex societies?
500
Organized governments, philosophy and/or religion, social classes, writing etc. are all elements of this.
What is civilization?
500
The Nile river was predictable and calm but these two rivers flooded unpredictably while providing fertile soil.
What are the Tigris and Euphrates rivers?
500
Mohenjo Darra and Harrapa used this civil engineering technique to develop modern style cities in the ancient world.
What is urban planning?
500
Because they were ethnocentric and geographically isolated the Chinese sought to limit their cultural contacts with "barbarians".
What is the Middle Kingdom?
500
The two river valleys of India and the two river valleys of China respectively.
The Indus and Ganges (India), the Huang He (Yellow) and Yangtze river (China)?
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