Unit 2
Who is the God of the God's?
Amun
Where are the pyramids of Giza?
Egypt
What are Confucius 5 relationships in order from most important to least important?
father-child
boss-employee
husband-wife
older brother-younger brother
friend-friend
Who was the founder of Buddhism?
Siddhartha Gautama.
How long was the silk road?
4000 miles.
The sun
Why were the pyramids built?
To help the Kings soul get to God.
Who did the Song dynasty come after?
Tang dynasty
What were the 4 noble truths?
There is suffering in everything.
Desires cause suffering.
Give up desires end suffering.
To end suffering you have to follow eight fold path.
What started the black Plague?
The fleas bit the rats the rats spread through ships and then the rats gave the disease to the people.
What is Isis the Goddess of?
Goddess of Motherhood and fertility.
How many people and how long did it take for the Pyramids to be build and how many people did it take?
It took 30 years and 10,000 people.
What were some of the accomplishments of the Song Dynasty?
Moveable printing system, Very precise calendars, and they also made a astrological clock.
What are the 5 pillars of Islam?
Fasting, pilgrimage, alms giving, testimony of faith, and prayer.
What was main religion spread on the silk road?
Buddhism's.
What was Sobek the God of?
He was the Crocodile God.
What do the pyramids symbolize?
They symbolize the power of the pharons.
What was the time period of the Song Dynasty?
960 - 1192
What did Martin Luther do?
He made 95 thesis.
What are the forms of transportation on the silk road?
Camel caravans, walking, donkey, and boats.
Many Gods in the Egyptian religion has Key and a staff. Describe?
The Key was for the after life. And symbolized that they were able to decide if you could go to the after life or not. The staff was used by the Gods because they were thought to be able to control your life. Not actually control your life but the were able to tell you what to do.
In 4-6 Sentences... Describe the story of Romulus and Remus ? How does it attribute to the founding of Rome ?
They were both put into a basket and sent down the river by their parents. They were then discovered by a wolf and were raised by her. When they grew up the decided to grow and make their own empire. During this process they wanted to build a fence Remus jumps over the fence to mock Romulus and this makes him mad, Romulus kills Remus and that is why it is now called Rome.
In 6-8 sentences , describe the differences of being a male child in Athens versus being a male child in Sparta ? How were their lives different ? What did their societies value the most?
If you were a male child in Sparta you were enlisted into the army at a very young age. If you were a male child in Athens you were put into the school system at a very young age. A life of spartan is all about war and having the best military. And Athenians valued smarts and school the most.
In 5-7 sentences describe the purpose of the 95 Theses written by Martin Luther. What were the disagreements? What was the impact on the Catholic Church?
Martin Luther wrote the 95 theses to the Catholic Church. His main disagreement with them was taking money for their indulgences. He thought this was wrong and money should not determine if your should confessions taken care of. He also thought this was unfair to the poor. This ended up leading to the Catholic Church being split in two.
Describe the impact that the silk Road had on interregional trade in the 1200's - 1300's?
The silk road had many impacts on trade during the 1200's - 1300's. These included more costumers and income for the people selling the goods. People from all over the world would go on the silk road to finds goods they want and to sell goods they have. This probably led to many more family's in the farming industry selling their good to do better finically. In conclusion the silk road had a very positive impact on interregional trade.