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The earliest known writing originating in Mesopotamia
What is Cuneiform
100
Ruler, a link between Heaven and Earth, has a duty to maintain order and dispense justice; this idea was often used to justify rebellions and revolts.
What is the Mandate of Heaven
100
The following describes? Four Noble Truths; Nirvana; Dharma; Siddhartha Gautama
What is Buddhism
100
These all describe? Printing; Gunpowder; Iron & Steel Strengthened; Porcelain
What is technological advances made under the Tang and Song Dynasties.
200
What is the following a description of? Division of labor assigned by gender: men hunted, women gathered; Expression through art & music: cave painting and flutes; Social groups: extended families grew into clans, clans mixed with neighboring groups to form tribes
What is Paleolithic Era Society
200
What society began after 1000 BCE and vanished about 300 BCE, used fishing nets, and spread through Peru?
Who is the Chavin
200
Who was known for military talent; from age 7 all boys lived in barracks and trained; Women exercised regularly - physical fitness was associated with bearing strong children
Who are the Spartans
200
These describe? Hindi numbers; Symbol for zero; Algebra; Trigonometry; Geometry
What is Indian mathematics/technology
300
The following describes? Women were responsible for handling household finances and educating children; Women had the right to divorce, receive alimony, own property, manage a business, and become priestesses
What is Ancient Egypt/Nile River Valley Civilization
300
The following describes? "China's Sorrow"; Yu initiated flood control projects; First attempt to organize public life on a large scale which established the precedent for hereditary monarchical rule in China
What is the Huang He (Yellow River) Civilization or Xia Dynasty
300
Who was headquartered in Baghdad and allowed Muslims, Persians, Egyptians, among others to rise to positions of power and wealth?
Who are the Abbasids
300
Who used equestrian skills honed by hunting and competitive horseback games; cavalry was the backbone of the army.
Who are the Mongols
400
What was located in modern day Israel and was one of the world's first Neolithic villages
What is Jericho
400
What society was... When at its height the empire covered much of what is now Mesopotamia, Syria, Palestine, as well as much of Anatolia and most of Egypt.
Who is the Assyrian Empire
400
The following describes? Established basic rights of defendants- innocent until proven guilty and citizens could challenge their accusers in court
What is Roman law
400
The following describes? Decentralized political power in which the daimyo controlled land and economy; Ended by the Tokugawa Dynasty; Gave rise of the samurai class
What is Medieval Japan
500
The following describes? Cities were well planned, fortified, and uniformly constructed; Brick size was uniform which indicates use of a standardized weights and measures
What is Indus River Valley Civilization
500
The following describes? Between 1500 and 500 BCE; View of early Aryan society; India; "Knowledge" or "Wisdom"
What is the Vedic Age
500
The following describes? Government prevented wealthy classes from seizing peasants' lands; Wealthy could buy exemptions from taxes; Recognized importance of silk industry
What is the Byzantine economy
500
Who strengthened empire through taxation and control of gold trade and also traded ivory and slaves?
Who is Ghana