Vocabulary
Religion
Ancient Civ
Silk Road
Random
100

What is cultural diffusion? Que es la difusion cultural?

The spread of ideas, technology, religion, etc. from one culture to another

El compartir de ideas, tecnologia, religion, etc. de una cultura a otra.

100

What does polytheistic mean? 

Que significa politiesta? 

One believes in more than one god/gods

100

What rivers went through Mesopotmia?

Que rios pasaron por Mesopotamia?

Tigris and Euphrates

100

Which Chinese Dynasty opened the Silk Road? 

Que Dinastia China abrio la Carretera de Seda? 

Han Dynasty

100

What are four things traded on the Silk Road?

Que eran cuatro cosas intercambiadas en la Carretera de Seda?

Jade, wool, gold, spices, silk, horses, bronze, ceramics, dyes, gems, glass, grapes, gunpowder, paper, rugs, tea

200

What is the process by which people tame an animal? 

Que es el proceso donde la gente doma a los animales? 

Think of farm animals, pets, etc. 

Piensa en animales de granja, y mascotas)

Domestication

200
Which religion's holy text is called the Holy Bible?

De que religion su texto sagrado se llama la Santa Biblia?

Christianity

200

Which city had indoor plumbing, planned out cities and a language that was never deciphered?

¿Qué ciudad tenía plomería interior, ciudades planificadas y un lenguaje que nunca se descifró?

Indus River Valley

200

What was the first thing that was traded for silk? 

Que fue la primer cosa que fue intercambiado por seda? 

Horses

200

What were some of the dangers of the Silk Road?

Que eran peligros de la Carretera de Seda?

Bandits, geography, weather, lack of resources, DEATH, diseases

300

What is Bias? Que es la predisposicion? 

The belief that one thing is better than another. Can lead to unfair treatment. 


Opinion que algo es mejor que otra cosa. Puede causar tratamiento injusto.

300

Which religion has 4 Noble Truths?

Que religion tiene 4 verdades nobles?

Buddhism

300

What were the two Major rivers in Ancient China?

Que fueron los dos rios mayores de China Antigua?

Yellow River (Huang He) and the Yangtze River

300

What is flying money?

Que es el dinero volador?

similar to a check, traders could get a piece of paper at point A that they could cash at point B
300

What does geography mean?

Que significa la Geografia?

The study of Earth's terrain 

400
What is another phrase for the Neolithic Revolution?Que es otra frase para la revolucion neolitica?

Agricultural Revolution

Revolucion Agricola

400

Who created Confuscianism? 

Quien creo Confucianismo?

Confucius

400

Which civilizations invented written language (Cuneiform)?

Que civilizacion invento lenguaje escrito?

Mesopotamia

400

What is the term for the inns that began to develop along the silk road to keep travelers safe while traveling the Silk Road? 


como se llaman las posadas donde viajadores dormian mientras viajando por la Carretera de Seda?

Caravanserai

400

What were the religious temples in Mesopotamia called?

Como se llaman los templos religiosos de Mesopotamia? 

Ziggurats

500

What is historiography?

The study of history. How perspectives can shape what we learn. History is written by the victor.

500

What is one of the 5 pillars of Islam? 

Que es uno de los cinco pilares de Islam?

Profession of faith (Shahadah)

Prayer (salat) 

Alms (zakat)

Fasting during the month of Ramadan (Sawm) 

Pilgrimage to Mecca (Hajj)


500

What was the major river that crossed through Ancient Egypt?

Que fue el rio mayor de Egipto antiguo?

Nile River

500

Name a key traveler of the Silk Road that we mentioned in class? AND what did he do differently from other travelers to make him famous?

¿Nombra a un viajero clave de la Ruta de la Seda que mencionamos en clase? ¿Y qué hizo diferente a otros viajeros para hacerse famoso? 

Marco Polo, documented his journeys

500

Were Pharoah's considered Godly?

Los Faraones eran considerados parte-dioses?

yuh 😜