The Four Noble Truths and the Eightfold Path are teachings of which major religion?
Buddhism.
100
What was one contribution of the Han Dynasty?
Silk Road, Iron Plow, Sundial.
100
What artifact allowed modern scientists to decipher ancient hieroglyphics?
The Rosetta Stone.
100
What was the name of the first known written set of laws?
Hammurabi's Code or the Code of Hammurabi.
200
Based on your knowledge of human settlement patterns, where do people tend to settle (what type of land/near what physical feature)?
Fertile land near rivers.
200
In the Hindu religion, what determines the form the soul will take in the next life?
Karma.
200
Which Chinese Dynasty is credited with being the first to unify all of China?
Qin Dynasty.
200
Who performed most of the reading and writing tasks in the ancient civilizations of Egypt and Mesopotamia?
Scribes.
200
What is the name of the social class system in India?
Caste System.
300
Which river civilization that we have studied was the least likely to suffer from a disastrous flood?
Egypt.
300
The process of mummification and pyramid building are both evidence of the strong Egyptian belief in what concept?
Afterlife.
300
Which civilization was the first to use iron-working technology?
Hittites.
300
What technological development allowed for expanding agriculture and greater management of river flooding?
Irrigation.
300
How is Hammurabi's Code similar to the United States Constitution?
It creates a set of written laws to govern a society.
400
Of the civilizations we have studied, which was the most open to migration due to a lack of protective geographic barriers?
Mesopotamia.
400
What world religion had its origins in India and would eventually spread throughout the Far East?
Buddhism.
400
Compared to other civilizations, why were peasants in China higher in the social hierarchy?
Confucian beliefs highly valued people who produced things.
400
What term best defines how Kushites learned the concept of pyramid building from the Egyptians?
Cultural Diffusion.
400
The following economic factors motivated people to produce and trade goods along the Silk Road despite the great distances and harsh conditions, except:
A. Supply and Demand
B. Interdependence
C. Wants and Needs
D. Theft
Theft.
500
Thinking about the civilizations we have studied so far, what are TWO specific examples of how geography affected the development of one or more of these civilizations?
Various answers.
500
Which ancient Chinese philosophy teaches the importance of moral values?
Confucianism.
500
Why were many towns in the Indus Valley planned in detail and neatly laid out? They had a ___________ ___________ government.
Strong Central Government.
500
What is one example of cultural diffusion from the civilizations we have studied and how has it impacted the modern day United States?
Various answers.
500
How did deforestation and other environmental factors contribute to a change in population in the Indus River Valley?