China
What people group were the Chinese rebelling against when they invented the gun?
The Mongols
What is the geographic term for a group of islands?
Archipelago
What kind of bean did the Maya use as money?
Cacao beans
What term means "A group of people, countries, organizations, etc. joined together for a common purpose or by a common interest"
Confederacy
When a society builds cities, it is considered to be a...
Civilization
Chinese dynasties introduced the idea of “jiā tiānxià,” which translates to "All under Heaven belongs to the _______ ________"
Ruling Family
What is the name of the ancient Japanese religion that worships kami (nature spirits)?
Shintoism
Human Blood
TRUE or FALSE: The Iroquois Confederacy is the oldest still-existing “participatory democracy” on Earth.
TRUE
When two people groups interact and influence one another over time, they are experiencing...
Cultural Diffusion
What was the name of the Chinese Empress who killed several members of her own family to stay in power?
Empress Wu
What is the name of the code that samurai and their families had to live by? (It translates to "Way of the warrior")
Bushido
What were the Spanish soldiers who sailed and invaded the American continents called?
Conquistadors
What was the real name of the "Delaware Indians"?
What word do we use to describe the lifestyle of people who are not nomadic?
Sedentary
What is the term we use to describe the Confucian value of honoring and respecting your family, especially your parents?
Filial Piety
What was the title of a high ranking samurai who became a Japanese military general?
Shogun
What was Montezuma's role in Aztec society? (His name is also sometimes spelled Moctezuma)
Emperor
TRUE or FALSE: The Inca Empire would kill the leaders of villages they conquered and replace them with their own officials
FALSE
What do we call a civilization that culturally impacts societies that come after it?
Mother Culture
We talked about two main Chinese philosophies in this class. One was Confucianism, the other was ________
Taoism
Which clan was the first to claim ownership of all of Japan (even though they didn't actually control all of it)?
The Yamato Clan
Since the Inca Empire did not use money, people paid taxes with their _______
Work
Mohawk
Oneida
Onondaga
Cayuga
Seneca
Tuscarora
List the 8 pillars of culture
Food
Fashion
Dialect
Art
Lifestyle/values
Ultimate questions
Heroes
Historic events