Mid term 1 Ch 1-7 Flashcards
Both the Qin and Han Dynasties had
A strong central govt.
Sedentary agriculture started here
In SW Asia 1st, but developed independently in other places
A Classical Empire located in S Asia was
The Mauryan
What Mauryan and Gupta empires demonstrated in India
Interruption in its political control marked by regional kingdoms
The highest Hindu caste in India
The Brahmans
The Jewish faith did not include what
The 8 fold path
The Egyptians were to the Nile as the Chinese were to this
The Yellow River
Mediterranean agriculture under the Greeks and Romans came to rely heavily these
Imported grain “stuffs” and the exports of cash crops
Why long distance trade flourished in the classical societies
The imperial powers kept trade routes safe and secure.
Why the development of agriculture led to an increase in population
The stable source allowed for more permanent homes and larger families.
The least likely type of government in a greek polls would be this
Theocracy
What does the Chinese system of “The Mandate of Heaven” refer to?
The power granted to the ruler from the Heavens
What Hinduism and Buddhism have in common.
Reincarnation
The Grand Canal joins theses two major rivers in China
The Yellow and the Yangtze
The Bantu migrations weren’t factored by this
Desertification
Why trade routes were particularly extensive in Eurasia
A wide variety of communities from Europe to E Asia had to be connected by them
The strongest competitor to sedentary agriculture during neolithic age was
Pastoralism or a nomadic herding way of life
Economically, Classical Empires and cultures
They remained largely agricultural but had considerable commercial contacts
How the Neolithic revolution influenced gender roles
Work outside the house was highly valued
What resulted from Alexander the Great’s invasion of India
The rise of the Mauryan’s and the spread of Buddhism to Central Asia
Beginning/Cause of neolithic revolution
known as the New Stone age which followed the paleolithic or old stone age, the neolithic revolution was a agricultural boom during this period. The agricultural revolution began some 10,000 years ago. the domestication of animals and plants for food was becoming more common independently around the globe. this transitions from gathering to producing took place over 100s of years. most likely was cause by forager bands scattering seeds and clearing weeds to encourage grow of foods they liked. In the Middle east they discovered that planting crops with addible seeds help maintain fertility. the domestication of animals soon gave milk, wool, meat, and energy. some also speculate the cause of the revolutions was a change in climate making hunting harder making plant and animal domestication favorable.
Ending of Neolithic revolution.
Pastoralism, a grazing-livestock dependent lifestyle replaced farmers who migrated southward.
Why agricultural development led to high population
a stable food source allowed for bigger family that would usually own farms in turn producing more food leading to more families leading to more farms.
Neolithic Influence on Gender roles
Before the agricultural revolution hunter gatherers were seen as more favorable than jobs in home. men usually hunted and women were in the house making it a mans world. also during the agric. rev. most men were farmers who were the highest contributors to food.
