What is the name of the region in Mesopotamia characterized by good farmland?
What is the system created by two rivers, like the Tigris and Euphrates, called?
Fertile Crescent; confluence
100
The longest river in the world and the main river for Egypt.
Nile
100
What mountain range isolates India?
Himalayas
100
How did the Shang view themselves compared to outsiders?
Superior
100
A center for trade
City
200
What are large cities which function as their own country?
City-states
200
An Egyptian god-king.
Pharoah
200
The lowest rung of the caste system; people are treated extremely bad and must have jobs like grave-diggers and sewer cleaners.
Untouchables
200
What did Qin Shi Huangdi build in order to protect the empire?
Great Wall
200
Record-keeping is also known as
Writing
300
Why were the peoples in ancient societies, including Mesopotamia, polytheistic?
Each god had a different natural or social function (i.e. sun, war, love, rain, etc.)
300
For farming, the Egyptians took advantage of silt. What is silt?
Nutrient-rich soil produced by the flooding of a river.
300
What kept Harappan society sanitary and hygienic?
Sewers and Bathrooms
300
What is ancestor worship?
Praising your dead relatives in hope of good luck.
300
What is a food surplus? What is job specialization?
Having more than enough food; Having different jobs other than farming.
400
How did Mesopotamia make up for being geographically isolated with limited resources?
Traded, built city walls, etc.
400
Why was Egypt not often invaded?
Geographically isolated.
400
What is the difference between a class and a caste?
Class=move up and down
Caste=can't move
400
Explain the Mandate of Heaven.
Power shifts from dynasty to dynasty depending on a number of factors (i.e. corruption, taxation, disasters, etc.)
400
Provide 4 examples of institutions
Government, Military, Society, Economy, Education, Religion, etc.
500
Why is the Code of Hammurabi significant? Provide 3 reasons.
Rule of Law, Written, Unified the empire through fear
500
How did the different parts of Egypt trade with each other? How did they go north? How did they go south?
Nile river currents and the wind direction
500
What is reincarnation? Be sure to explain how karma works and how reincarnation relates to the caste system
Coming back to life as someone else; good karma=better caste, bad karma=worse caste
500
Explain:
Confucianism
Legalism
Daosim
Confucianism: morals
Legalism: rewards/punishments
Daosim: existing; being one with nature
500
What is technology?
What metal do humans start to use for weapons and various forms of technology?