Religion
Monotheism is the belief in one god and polytheism is the belief in many gods.
What is the significance of Hammurabi's Code?
It was the first written record of laws.
Who were the three Greek philosophers?
Socrates, Plato, Aristotle
What does the scale on a map tell us?
Who is the founder of Buddhism?
Siddhartha Guatama
Monotheistic - Judaism, Christianity, Islam
Polytheistic - Buddhism, Hinduism
The people vote for representatives in this type of government
Republic
What were the streets and cities of ancient India like?
Very organized like a grid and clean
Lines of ______________ are represented by vertical lines.
longitude
Who was king when the Magna Carta was written?
King John
Why did the Egyptians practice mummification?
They believed in the afterlife and that the dead would take their belongings and the state of their body with them.
Describe the Mandate of Heaven. Who used this?
It is the belief that the emperor/ruler received their power from the gods.
The ancient Chinese used this.
What was the Silk Road?
A major trade route that connected Asia to Europe
How did the geography of Greece influence the Ancient Greeks?
The geography of Greece helped the people to travel easily, fish for food due to lack of farmland.
Who is responsible for uniting China?
Emperor Qin
The Crusades were a series of wars between the Christians and Muslims. What was the name of the "holy land" they were fighting for?
Jerusalem
When a government repeals a law, what do they do?
They take back a law.
How were Athens and Sparta culturally different?
Athens - democracy, arts, drama, and the Olympics
Sparta - military and war
How did the geography of Egypt influence the ancient Egyptians?
The geography of Egypt helped the people to farm due to the fertile soil (silt). The silt was deposited due to the annual flooding of the Nile River.
Who was the Persian ruler that was known as a tyrant?
Xerxes
What is the general name for a temple in the city-states of the ancient Sumerians?
A ziggurat
What is the difference between a succession and a dynasty?
A succession is the act of passing down the power to the next ruler. A dynasty is a series of rulers from the same group of family.
What were the four Chinese philosophies?
Legalism, Confucianism, Daoism, Buddhism
There were four civilizations that were settled along rivers. What were the names of the rivers? (There are six rivers)
Egypt - Nile
Harrapan (IRV) - Indus
Mesopotamia - Tigris and Euphrates
China - Yellow and Yangtze
Who is the ruler who legalized Christianity?
Constantine