Religion and Philosophy
Which religion worshiped the god named Yahweh and was different from others because it was monotheistic?
Judaism
Mesopotamian religion believed in over 3000 gods making them what?
Polytheistic
What form of writing would be developed in ancient China?
Cuneiform
An Empire
The economic term referring to the lack of what is needed is known as?
Scarcity
This religion founded by Siddhartha Guatama has key features like the four noble truths and the eight fold path which allows one to reach nirvana.
Buddhism
Name any two of the ancient empires that would call Mesopotamia home
Akkadian, Assyrian, Babylonian, Persian
Mohenjo Daro
The Phoenicians would create an alphabet using how many letters to make literacy easier to come by?
22
The governance system where a ruler passes on their rule to their offspring is known as what?
A dynasty
This religion's goal is to reach Nirvana by climbing the social ladder through reincarnation. They believe that one's dharma and karma will determine where they will be in the next life.
Hinduism
What is the most famous writing from ancient mesopotamia?
the epic of gilgamesh
While it is accepted and central to Hindu society, Buddhist would reject what function of society?
The Caste System
Why did the Hittites begin working with iron ore?
The scarcity of Tin
A government which is run by a Religious leader is known as a:
theocracy
This ancient Philosophy believed in Merit Testing, or a test to determine one's ability to preform a job, which is still used today.
Confucianism
Tigris and Euphrates
Nile
What were the river(s) that were crucial to the development of civilizations in India? China?
Indus River
Yangtze and Yellow Rivers
Using advanced ships and trading valuable goods, this civilization would create an empire across the Mediterranean.
Phoenicians
The concept of government where departments are created with specialized people (officials) are assigned to specific jobs and duties is known as what?
Bureaucracy
Which ancient philosophy believes all people are inherently evil and the only way to control them is to have rulers who are strict and harsh when laws are broken is known as? Which dynasty implemented this philosophy?
Legalism and the Qin
The characteristic of civilizations that is writing was shown through what in Mesopotamia and Egypt?
Cuneiform and Hieroglyphics
This characteristic of Civilizations allowed the Egyptians Pharaohs to gain massive amounts of wealth by keeping records.
Writing
Where would the origins of the Jewish faith be written down?
Babylon
Name the 6 Characteristics of a civilization
Writing, Cities, Advanced technology, Art, Specialized workers, Complex Institutions