The idea that the Gods took the form of the elements of Nature
What is Animism
100
Term meaning "sacred knowledge"
What is Vedas
100
Chinese philosophy which suggests humans are inherently bad
What is Legalism
100
Term for urban societies contain diverse groups of people
What is cosmopolitan.
200
This family of languages was spoken by the nomads who migrated into Mesopotamia.
What is semitic
200
A Theocracy
What is a system of government characterized by a king and clergy ruling in the name of God.
200
Purpose of caste system
What is social stability and Aryan dominance
200
Chinese philosophy which believed governments should rely on moral force rather than coercion.
What is Confucianism
200
Indo-European people who created a powerful kingdom in Anatolia, mixed their Indo-European culture with Mesopotamian.
What is the Hittites
300
The worlds first great literary work, a poem which includes the first telling of the Flood and the Garden of Eden.
What is "The Epic of Gilgamesh"
300
The concept of universal stability and harmony, maintained by Pharoahs
What is ma'at
300
Theology which sees all of creation as sharing one spirit
What is monism
300
Prominent features of this dynasty include ancesto worship and divination
What is the Shang Dynasty
300
Civilization which developed seaborne trade and spread its synthesis of Mesopotamian and Egyptian culture around the Mediterranean sea.
What is the Aegean Civilisation
400
Expressed Mesopotamian ideal of kingship which persisted in Western Civilization up until modern times, and contains class-dependent punishments.
What is The Code of Hammurabi
400
Greek word meaning "sacred carvings", represented the "word of God"
What is Heiroglyphs
400
Compilation of mystic Dialogues between gurus and their pupils, claimed that it purely through personal effort that one can reach the truth and break the cycle of reincarnation.
What is the Upanishads
400
Dynasty which tamed the yellow river and pioneered the manufacture of bronze
What is the Xia
400
King of the neo-babylonian empire which followed the fall of the Assyrian Empire.
What is Nebuchadnezzar
500
The first ever system of writing
What is Cuneiform
500
Common characteristic of Egyptian Gods
What is animal heads and bodies
500
Two fundamental concerns of the "Four Noble Truths" taught by Buddha.
What is suffering and desire
500
Dynasty with the largest territory; justified its rule with a Mandate from Heaven.
What is the Zhou dynasty.
500
A territory larger than a kingdom, including diverse people, and ruled by a single entity.