UNIT 1
How did people living in the Fertile Crescent adapt to the lack of rainfall?
Irrigation Canals.
What was an effect of trade along the Silk Road?
Spread Religion such as Buddism.
Which philosopher taught people to think by asking questions? This questioning method is named after him and still used today.
Socrates.
What was the first monotheistic religion founded by Abraham?
Judaism
Silk
Paper
Gunpowder
Porcelain
Woodblock Printing
Terraced Farming
The contributions in the list above came from which civilization?
China
What was the main purpose of the Code of Hammurabi?
Laws
On the banks of which river did the first civilizations in South Asia develop?
Indus
How do you characterize Greek religion?
Polytheistic.
What started the Peloponnesian War?
Athens spending Delian money.
What famous poet wrote two poems about the Trojan War called the Iliad and the Odyssey?
Homer
Which civilizations created cuneiform/hieroglyphic/Sanskrit writing?
Egypt
What makes a caste system different from a social class?
Where you were born you had to stay.
Which of the following people is known for conquering the Persian Empire and controlling an empire on 3 continents? This resulted in the blending of the Greek and Asian cultures.
Alexander the Great.
Which discovery led to the ability to decode ancient Egyptian writing?
Rosetta Stone
What religion is based on ancestor worship, and living in balance and harmony with nature?
Taoism
Philip II of Macedonia is credited as being the first person to do which of the following?
Unify the city-states under one rule.
Which word best describes religion in ancient Egypt?
Polytheistic.
Which Religion beginning in the Indus Valley eventually spread throughout Asia along the Silk Road?
Buddhism.
Which of the following correctly describes the Hellenistic Age?
Alexander conquered 3 continents and spread the culture.