The Ancient World
Name one form of art that would have existed by the Neolithic period
Cave painting, temple architecture, religious idols
Name of the monotheistic religion indigenous to Persia, inspired by the prophet sometimes called Zarathustra
Name of the embalming practice used with high-status Egyptians
Mummification
Name of the rigid system of social hierarchy that existed in India
Caste system
Term for the high point of the city that contained temples, administrative buildings, and defensible shelters
Acropolis
What were the gender roles of hunter-gatherer societies?
Men hunted large game; women gathered, trapped, and raised children; both enjoyed relative equality
What is the oldest writing system in the world?
Cuneiform
Name the kingdom to the south of Egypt, conquered during the Middle Kingdom period
Nubia
According to Chinese belief, the emperor had the right to rule because he held what?
The Mandate of Heaven
Name of the conflict between Athens and Sparta in the 400s BCE
Peloponnesian War(s)
The two disciplines used to learn about prehistoric humans
Archaeology and anthropology
What was the name of the seafaring state that emerged in the Levant and expanded through colonization rather than warfare?
Phoenicia
Name the people that conquered and ruled Egypt between the Middle and New Kingdom periods
The Hyksos
Name of the Indo-European migrant people who settled in India and introduced the Sanskrit Language and Vedas
Aryans
Name of the historical period after Alexander’s death that refers to the Greek influence on western Asia
Hellenistic Period
The two prerequisites for civilization
Culture and agriculture
What was the first empire in the world?
Akkadian Empire
Name of the closest advisor to the pharaoh
Grand Vizier
Name of the weather pattern unique to India and instrumental in its development of civilization
Monsoon
Greek word for the city-state, including its population
Polis
Nickname given to the Australopithecus skeleton discovered in Ethiopia in 1974
Lucy
Name of the Shah who established the Persian empire, conquered Babylon, and repatriated the Jews to Israel
Cyrus
Name a typically male-dominated profession in which a woman could succeed in ancient Egypt.
Pharaoh, business owner, priest
Under which dynasty did China begin the Great Wall and adopt Legalism as its guiding philosophy?
Term for the open area of the city that contained the market
Agora