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What word means seasonal wind that brings rain to the Indian subcontinent during parts of the year?
Monsoon
Who was Siddhartha Gautama before he became Buddha?
A Hindu Prince
What was the purpose of the pyramids?
To serve as tombs for pharaohs
What was papyrus used for in Egypt?
Making paper
What group was in the highest caste?
Priests
What was the name of the major river in Egypt?
Nile River
Who performed religious rituals in early Hinduism?
ONLY Priests
How did the Buddha achieve enlightenment?
He meditated
Who was the first emperor of united China?
Shi Huangdi
"Son of Heaven" was a name given to who?
The ruler of China
Because there was less land to farm in Kush than in Egypt caused Kushites to do what?
Be more motivated to trade
How were oracle bones used?
To predict the future
What role did Confucianism play in the civil service?
Exams were based on the ideas of Confucious.
What philosopher who helped shape Chinese thought is known as the "First Teacher?"
Confucius
What word means "fixed social class into which a person is born?"
Caste
How did the region's geography affect Kush?
The Nile's cataracts made it difficult to travel by boat.
According to Hinduism, what is the name of the supreme spiritual force?
Brahman
What was the purpose of the Great Wall?
To keep out the nomads to the north.
How did the location of the ancient cities of Harappa and Mohenjo-Dar contribute to their development?
Their location near rivers provided rich soil that produced plentiful crops.
What was the silk road?
A network of trade routes that crossed Asia
Which two LAND geographic features isolated China?
Gobi Desert and Taklimakan Desert
In order to overcome death, Egyptians believed that they needed to do what?
Preserve their bodies in the afterlife
Which spirits were most important to the ancient Chinese?
Spirit of one's ancestors
A period of warfare and chaos
List the ancient Egyptian social structure from top to bottom: farmers, scribes, pharaohs, merchants and priests
Pharaoh
Priests
Scribes
Merchants
Farmers