Aug 8 Ancient Civilzations

Question 1

Why is Hammurabi’s Code so important?

Answer 1

one of the oldest written laws

Question 2

Physically, where did many ancient civilizations 1st develop?

Answer 2

Along water sources

Question 3

Which culture was known for organizing into city-states, cuneiform writing & a lunar calendar?

Answer 3

Sumerians

Question 4

What impact did agriculture have on ancient civilizations?

Answer 4

Allowed people to stay in one place

Question 5

Which civilizations were located in Mesopotamia?

Answer 5

Babylon

Question 6

How did Hammurabi’s Code impact Babylonian society?

Answer 6

Unified people and brought justice to crimes

Question 7

What does Mesopotamia mean?

Answer 7

The land between rivers

Question 8

What physical feature did many civilizations 1st development?

Answer 8

Rivers

Question 9

What type of government is ruled by religious leaders?

Answer 9

Theocracy

Question 10

Which group settled in Canaan and were governed by early laws called the Ten Commandments?

Answer 10

Jews

Question 11

What impact did the Ten Commandments have on the Hebrews?

Answer 11

laws applied to everyone and worship one God instead of many

Question 12

Describe the cultural & physical difference between Upper & Lower Egypt.

Answer 12

lower was heavly populated and had fertile soils upper had lower population and desert like .

Question 13

Each city-state in Babylon had a unique resource. This encouraged what?

Answer 13

Trade

Question 14

What religion spread under the Ashoka?

Answer 14

Buddhism

Question 15

The rigid social structure in ancient Indian is better known as what term or phrase?

Answer 15

Caste System

Question 16

What religion spread under the Gupta Empire?

Answer 16

Hinduism

Question 17

How may castes are there in Hinduism?

Answer 17

4 with the untouchables not consider a part of the system

Question 18

What caste was at the top of the caste system in ancient India and were represented by the head?

Answer 18

Brahmin

Question 19

What group were at the bottom of the caste system representing by the feet?

Answer 19

Sudra

Question 20

What role did vaishyas have in India?

Answer 20

the producers, the craftsmen, artisans, farmers(worker class)

Question 21

The ancient Chinese are credited with which advancement?

Answer 21

metal coins, roads, standard measure

Question 22

Why did the Chinese build the Great Wall?

Answer 22

keep out invaders early as 7th Century

Question 23

While Hinduism stays primary in India, what religion develops out of it and spreads to China?

Answer 23

Buddhism

Question 24

What social order develops in China during the warring states period and emphasizes respect for elders & ancestors?

Answer 24

Confucianism

Question 25

What do Judaism, Christianity and Islam all have in common?

Answer 25

All Monotheism

Question 26

The dynastic cycle in China is also known as what?

Answer 26

There was a pattern to rise and fall of all the Dynasties that ruled China. This is called the dynastic cycle. When a new family overthrew the old dynasty and took the "Mandate of Heaven", this was the top of the circle.

Question 27

What method of selecting civil servants did the examination system use?

Answer 27

An Exam

Question 28

Which side of the Nile River were most Egyptians buried on?

Answer 28

West Bank

Question 29

What region that stretches from Egypt to Turkey and down to the Persian Gulf saw many ancient civilizations develop?

Answer 29

The Fertile Crescent

Question 30

Cuneiform and hieroglyphs are two examples of what trait of civilizations?

Answer 30

Record keeping

Question 31

What two rivers make up Mesopotamia?

Answer 31

Tigris and Euphrates

Question 32

The Fertile Crescent follows what physical features?

Answer 32

water, rivers

Question 33

What people were known for their extensive trade routs and the developed of a phonetic based language?

Answer 33

Phoenicians

Question 34

The cycle in China where one dynasty replaces another is better known as what?

Answer 34

Dynastic cycle

Question 35

What group is known for the ship-building and trade routes throughout the Mediterranean?

Answer 35

Phoenicians

Question 36

Be able to identify the Fertile Crescent & Mesopotamia on a map.

Answer 36

Õkåÿ

Question 37

What are hieroglyphics?

Answer 37

form of writing, record keeping using pictures as symbols

Question 38

Briefly describe Confucianism

Answer 38

System of moral, social, political, and religious thoughts

Question 39

Briefly describe Zoroastrianism

Answer 39

Good vs Evil

Question 40

What is the examination system?

Answer 40

System which used an by the government for postions in jobs