Everything So Far Flashcards
China was originally known as the Zhong Gou which also means what?
The Middle Kingdom
Name the 2 rivers of the Indus River valley
Ganges - sacred river
Indus - largest
Name the 3 great rivers of China: which one is known as “China’s sorrow” and why is it called this?
Huange he - China’s Sorrow, because it was violent and unpredictable, caused flooding
Chang Jian
What were seasonal winds experienced by people of the Indus River valley?
Monsoons
Name the 2 mountain ranges of the Indus River valley
Himalayas, Hindu Kush
The city states of ______ and ______ are considered the best examples of urban planning in the ancient world
Harrapa - Mohenjo-Daro
According to Chinese legend, who was the founder of China hatched from an egg?
Pan Gu
According to Chinese legend/tradition, what was the name of the first dynasty?
“Xia” started by Yu the great
What are the 2 modern day countries of the Indus River valley civilization?
India and Pakistan
What were the name of the people who lived in the Indus River valley civilization?
Harrapans
Center of Chinese society?
Family
Name of Chinese government in which kings, lords, and nobles ruled
Feudalism
What was the name given to a Chinese ruler’s right to rule?
The Mandate of Heaven
In early China how was wealth determined?
By land
The Great Wall of China was started during what period in China? Why was it started?
During the “Warring States” period. Built to protect the warlords from each other
4 stages of dynastic cycle
- Founded. 2. Prosperity
3. Decline. 4. Rebellion, and replaced
Title given to Chinese rulers during the Zhou dynasty?
Son of heaven
What Chinese god stressed good behavior by ppl and ruler?
Tia
3 signs that signified the Chinese ruler had lost their right to rule
Natural disasters, high taxes, and corruption
1sr recorded Chinese dynasty
Shang
Who overthrew first dynasty? What was the second one called?
Wu. - Zhou
4 early River Civilizations
Sumer, Indus, China, Egypt
Eastern part of Fertile Crescent known as
Mesopotamia - land between rivers
Also known as cradle of civilization
3 major empires
Sumer, babylonians, and assyrians
Civilization = advanced culture
Culture = way of life
______ is considered to be the oldest civilization
Sumer
Polytheistic = many gods
5 characteristics of civilization
- Cities 2. Social class 3. Written language
4. Religion. 5. Advanced technology
At the center of Sumar cities you would find what temple like structure?
Ziggurat
Sumar written language
Cuneiform (Has account of flood and creation)
Sumerians thought there was no happy life after you die
Only gloom and everlasting thirst
Sumerian inventions
Wagon wheel. Sundial. Number system
Empire
A large group of cities or states under single supreme authority
Babylonians led by leader named Hammurabi
Oldest known law, code of Hammurabi
Eye for an eye ;)
Assyrians - most feared and war like ppl. Capitol city?
Nineveh
Indus River valley - very peaceful ppl, no weapons found
Had written language we can’t read, either KO’d by earthquake or other nation
