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What does Chung Kuo mean?
The Middle Kingdom
What were found in 1974 in the tomb of Quin Shi Huang?
First excavated in 1974, the tomb contained some 8,000 terra-cotta figures, representing a real army in battle formation.
*What difficulties do you think would arise from several tribes being united in one political nation?
There are around 3,000 tribes and 2,000 languages and dialects in Africa.
In modern day Africa there are 54 countries.
*What civilization had a capitol located near present day Mexico city?
*The Aztecs
How long was the Chinese calendar?
365 and 1/4 days.
What grain in China is grown where it is cold and dry?
Millet
What 2 ancient nations became Ethiopia?
Kush and Axum
*The Inca people inhabited the area that is now which modern day country?
*Peru
*What are the origins of ancestor worship?
The Chinese believed that powerful gods controlled life, weather, crops, and all aspects of life. The people tried to influence the gods not only by their own prayers and rituals but by calling on their deceased ancestors to appeal to the gods as well. To impress their ancestors of their sincerity and need, the people began the practice of ancestor worship.
*What technology related to writing did the Chinese improve around 105 AD?
"soaking plant fibers in water and pressing and drying them in flat sheets."
*How did many African tribes keep historical records?
*oral tradition
*What do you think is usually meant by the word "barbarian."
and what is its original meaning or origin?
*"it is generally used in a derogatory sense."
"The word barbarian was used by the Greeks to describe people who spoke a different language and had different cultural ways."
Why were the artisans and merchants considered a lower class than the peasants in the period of the Zhou dynasty?
The Shang Dynasty was overthrown by the Zhou around the end of the 12th century BC.
In the Zhou class structure, below the ruling class was the farming class, honored because they worked the fields. Then came the artisans and merchants, who were below farmers because they did not work the land. At the bottom were soldiers.
What fabric has been a favorite material for clothes in China since about 1500 BC?
Silk
What was the cauldron with dragon, toads, and balls used for?
A seismograph
*Who founded the town of Londinium in England?
*The Romans/ Julius Caesar
*What are the five relationships in society Confucius identified as those which require the practice of virtues to produce harmony in society?
*ruler and subject, parent and child, husband and wife, older brother and younger brother, and friend to friend.
What object was invented by the Chinese for math calculations?
The abacus.
Describe some of the differences in how tribes adapted to living in different parts of North and South America?
The Inuit people hunted and fished in the area of Alaska and Canada. During hunting expeditions, they used igloos or ice huts. In what became the southwestern United States, tribes took up farming and hunting and used dried mud to build adobe dwellings. The Iroquois and other tribes in what became the northeaster United States built long houses of wooden frames covered with animal hides or brush.
*What is the origin of the name England?
Other Germanic tribes, like the Angles came to the island. By 890AD the main part of the island of Britain was called Angleland or England.