Midterm Flashcards

Question

Civilization

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A complex culture that has a surplus of food, organized government and cities, complex religions, division of labor, system of writing, social classes, arts/architecture, and public works.

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An alphabet, inspired by the Phonecians, where certain letters make certain sounds

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An economic system where people exchange money for goods and services

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A process through which cultures become more similar due to interaction

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Led by men

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Idea that spirits inhabit everything

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A system in India in which people are sorted into “castes” and are given rights based on their caste

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The creator of Buddhism who supposedly reached Nirvana on earth

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The belief that what you put into the world will come back to you

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The eternal and inherent nature of reality, regarded in Hinduism as a cosmic law underlying right behavior and social order.

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The personification of the river Ganges, who is worshiped by Hindus as the goddess of purification and forgiveness.

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An initiative created by the Chinese government where China provides goods and services for cheap in exchange for making them reliant on China. This initiative is inspired by the ancient silk road.

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A system in which institutions are forced to allow a certain amount of a certain group of people. This is implemented in India, where certain castes are forced to be allowed into institutions

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Beliefs are stemmed from creation story.Also, Geography

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1) Gods 2) World starts by someone waking up 3) Sometimes has something to do with water

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Special code made by Hammurabi himself.The code was used for Babylon

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King in Mesopotamia and Israel, paid for large temple using taxes

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Iconic figure in Israel, brought Israelites out of Egypt

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Built the great wall, was emperor of China in 221 BCE

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Had a lot of concubines. Liked one concubine, Han code

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Very accessible to outsiders, susceptible to invasion; now coveted for oil

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Rivers are very important, provide farm land/sustenance

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Traded by sea all the way to England (Phoenicia is the Holy Land)

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Tyre seashells, lumber, gold; traded for other resources

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Bought lumber from Phoenicians

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Israel--bad relationship with other civs

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Mountains, deserts, and ocean

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Provide water and possibilities for agriculture, China’s Sorry because of unpredictable flooding

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Mountains, rivers, Indian Ocean

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A river used for religious practices, holiest river to India, SE through a fertile land, Jal Provah (floating bodies when can't afford)

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The Agricultural Revolution caused a surplus of food, transitioned from nomads to having settlements, and domesticated the first animal which was a dog

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Surplus of food, organized government and cities, division of labor, specialization in fields of work apart from agriculture, system of writing, recordings of history, social classes, art and architecture, and public works.

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For a particular perspective. Changes based on perspective, memory, availability of sources, and cultural differences.

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Standardized Currency started by Qin Shi Huang Di with bronze coins that have a hole in the middle

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An example of early laws are The Ten Commandments. The Ten Commandments were based in religion and introduced laws such as “Thou shalt not kill”, ”Thou shalt not convert”, and “Honor thy father and mother” Hammurabi’s Code-

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