Chapter 1
skilled workers who create things by hand
artisans
Sargon of Akkad created the worlds first ____ by conquering multiple city-states in Mesopotamia
empire
when Siddhartha became enlightened, he took the nickname ___
Buddha
Who was Nebuchadnezzar's Hebrew advisor?
Daniel
What Greek philosopher was put to death for "corrupting the youth of Athens"
Socrates
if you combine copper and ___ it creates bronze.
tin
give the main 2 reasons for the fall of the indus valley cultures
overfarming, severe earthquakes that changed the course of the Indus River
a mutual promise
covenant
what was the order of the main Persian rulers
Cyrus, Cambyses, Darius
Who fought in the Peloponnesian War?
Sparta, Athens
what was the population of Ur?
30,000
what civilization had plumbing and carefully planned cities
indus valley
what are the 3 jewels of buddhism
the buddha, buddhist community, teaching of buddha
Cyrus
___ sculpture was serene and beautiful, while ___ sculpture was emotional and realistic
classical, Hellenistic
Ur was located near what two rivers?
Tigris and Euphrates
what were the 3 languages featured on the rosetta stone
advanced hieroglyphs, simplified hieroglyphs, greek
___ monks wear masks and sweep the ground in front of them because they believe every living thing has a soul.
Jain
Shi Huangdi was an ___, meaning he made decisions in an arbitrary manner and required no approval, and there were no checks on his power.
autocrat
A theme in Homer's writings was the Greek heroic ideal, also known as ___
arete
What are the 5 characteristics of civilzation?
advanced cities
specialized workers
complex institutions
record keeping
advanced technology
List the modern countries, from west to east, of the 4 early river-valley civilizations
Egypt, Iraq, India, China
the minoans lived on the island of ___, which is at the southern edge of the ___ Sea
Crete, Aegean
What groups caused problems or took over Egypt during this chapter? name at least 3
Hyksos, Philistines, Libyans, Kushites/Nubians, Hittites, Assyrians, Persians
3 parts: Greece AND Macedonia, Persia, Egypt