People to know
Who created the first set of written laws?
Hammurabi
The Mandate of Heaven said that the Chinese Emperors had approval to be in power from who?
God
What is the writing system called that Egyptian scribes used?
Hieroglyphics
Which civilization was able to receive the ‘Gift of the Nile’?
Egypt
In which civilization was family respect extremely crucial and they practiced ancestor worship?
China
Who was the most powerful King of Israel?
King Solomon
Which two religions were founded in India?
Buddhism & Hinduism
What was the name of the law code created in Mesopotamia that was very harsh, and believed in an eye for an eye?
Hammurabi’s Code
Persian, Chinese, and Indian civilizations were all located on what continent...
Asia
Which civilization had a very rigid caste system that dictated every aspect of a person’s life?
India
Who is considered the founder of the Hebrew faith?
Abraham
What is the term for a religion that has one god they worship?
Monotheistic
Which civilization did Cyrus the Great, Cambyses, and Darius lead as they conquered over 2,000 miles of territory?
Persia
The large religious structures built in Mesopotamia that the priests used as their temples were called
Ziggurats
Which civilization was the philosophy of Confucianism connected with?
China
What was the name of the prophet of Zoroastrianism?
Zoroaster
Who was the founder of Buddhism?
Siddhartha Gautama
What dynasty in China built the Great Wall of China?
Qin
True or False
Varna is the term for skin color differentiating between the native population of India and the group of people who migrated/invaded India.
True
What was the name of the group of people in India who were not part of the Caste System?
Untouchables
Which King appointed Satrap as governor of Persia?
King Darius
Which religion are the Four Noble Truth’s connected with?
Buddhism
True or False
The hominoid species Neanderthal is the last remaining species left, and what all modern humans are.
False
On what continent did humans first evolve?
Africa
What is the name for the population of people that either migrated or invaded India, and began to dominate the native population? Their name later gets used by a horrible mass murdering dictator in World War Two.
Aryan