Paleo/Neolithic
What is the term for people who move from place to place in search of food and shelter
Nomadic
What river flows through Egypt?
The Nile
The Yellow River
What trade route started in China and connected to Europe overland
The Silk Road
How did the Chinese control flooding?
They built damns
What is the name of the term for people who settled down in own place and lived their lives in communities
Sedentary
What was the name of the first writing system?
cuneiform
What were Cyrus's views on religion?
He practiced religious tolerance
What are the names of the winds that were the "eigne" of the Indian Ocean Trade Network?
The Monsoon Winds
Who was the quarterback of the Jets in their victory in Superbowl 3?
Joe Namath
What was the turning point between the Paleolithic and Neolithic time periods?
The discovery of agriculture
Hammurabi's code used these ideas to control the population
fear and violence
What is the Mandate of Heaven?
the idea that the Gods gave the emperor the right to rule China
What was the key resource India produced and sold on the Indian Ocean Trade Network?
Spices
What was the name of the invaders the Great Wall of China was designed to keep out?
Huns/Xiongnu
What was the purpose of cave paintings?
Communicate to other tribes about their surroundings
What is the name of the people who moved into the Indus River Valley as that civilization was collapsing?
Indo-Aryan
Harsh rules and punishment --> .......
What was the key resource East Africa produced that was sold on the Indian Ocean Trade Network?
Ivory
What happened to a thief under Hammurabi's Code?
They cut their hand off
Which gender discovered that plants grow and what do historians think explains this?
Women --> noticed plants grew in the same spots after visiting same camp grounds year after year
What was the purpose of Oracle Bones in Shang China?
to determine people's futures and communicate with their ancestors
Name the 5 key relationships in Confucianism
Ruler/Subject, Father/Son, Older/Younger Brother, Husband/Wife, Friend to Friend
How did trade routes contribute to a Classical Age?
Cooperation and trade between states brought everyone great wealth
How many World Series have the Yankees won since Mr. Leonard has been alive? (1994)
5