Harappan Society
What river valley did Harappa develop in?
Indus River Valley
Nomadic and pastoral peoples who spoke Indo-European languages called themselves Ayrans ("_____").
Noble people
What were the hymns, songs, and prayers collected in?
the Rig Veda
In what ways do the pyramids express the worldview of the Eqyptians?
They show Egyptians valued kings as gods
What are 3 descriptive facts about Mesopotamia?
1. the land between two rivers
2. apart of the fertile crescent
3. civilization formed here
What did the Harappans diet consist of?
Poultry (They keep flocks of the worlds first domesticated chickens)
Instead of writing, Aryans composed _____.
Poems and songs
Who was the chief deity of the Rig Veda?
Indra
How did the climatic change influence the early development of African cultures?
The changes drove people to Lake Chad
What terms means a system of ranking (usually social classes)?
Hierarchy
Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro are both ____.
Citadels
Only males could _____.
Inherit property
What were two doctrines?
Karma and samsara
What do the pyramids tell you about Egyptian political and religious views?
They showed the combining of religious and political authority/theocracy
What is the name of the Ancient Mesopotamian writing system?
Cuneiform
What did the wealth of the Harappan society encourage?
The formation of social distinctions
What reflected the society constructed earlier under Aryan influence?
The Lawbook of Manu
Sometimes souls returned as plants and animals, sometimes in the bodily shell of ______.
newborn humans
How did their transportation influence the development of their trade networks?
They could trade longer distances easier and more efficient
What are 2 descriptive facts about the invention of the wheel?
1. first use was probably about 3500 B.C.E.
2. Sumerians built wheeled carts by 3000 B.C.E.
Why is it impossible to characterize Harappan religious beliefs?
The lack of written descriptions
What does does the term veda mean?
Wisdom or knowledge
_____, a hallucinogenic concoction that produced sensations of power and divine inspiration.
Soma
What were the foundations of Akhenaten's beliefs?
The foundations were monotheism
What are 2 descriptive facts about the emergence of long distance trade networks in ancient Mesopotamia?
1. as transportation technology improves, Mesopotamia traded over greater distances
2. Ancient Mesopotamia traded as far as Anatolia and Turkey