Midterm Flashcards
What is the neolithic revolution?
It was the shift from hunting and gathering to farming and domesticating animals .
Where were the first civilizations developed?
They developed around 300 bc in areas around rivers known as river valleys.
Why did civilizations start around rivers ?
The flooding depsited silt on nearby lands that created fertile soil for farming
What is the major river of egypt?
Nile river
What was the writing system of the egypitans?
Hieroglyphics was writing using picture symbols
What was the rosetta stone?
Stone with hieroglyphics and Greek that archaeologists used to translate hieroglyphics.
What are the major rivers of mesopatima?
Tigris and Euphrates
What was the writing system of mesopatima?
Cuneiform is writing system using wedge shaped symbols
What is the code of hammurabi?
The oldest set of laws in the world that is known for its strict punishments.
What were the two major cities of ancient India?
Mohejo daro and harappa
What was innovative about these cities on the Indus river valley?
They were highly organized, built on a precise grid
What were monsoons?
Seasonal wind storms that brought rain to india
Why are monsoons important ?
The wind made it so people can trade from India to other parts of the world
What is the caste system?
It is a Hindu belief, where everyone belongs to caste for the rest of their life’s
What is karma?
The Hindu belief, the sum of dharma. Good if you follow your dharma ,bad if dharma is not followed
What is reincarnation?
The Hindu belief, if you have good karma you move up and if you have bad karma you move down in the caste system .
What is moksha?
In Hindu belief it is the end goal , the afterlife once you go through all the castes
What are the four noble truths ?
The buddist belief, 4 truth that buddists belief
What is the eightfold path?
The buddist belief, code of behavior for buddists that requires them to resist evil
What are the two rivers of ancient china?
Yellow river and yangtze
What are oracle bones ? What dynasty are they apart of ?
Fortune telling , priests wrote questions on animal bones and cracked them to predict the future. They were apart of the shang dynasty .
What was the shang dynasty ?
The first dynasty of china
What was ancestor worship?
Respecting ancestors,so that they can give them good fortune .
What was legalism ?
Strict laws with harsh punishments
Who enforced legalism?
Emperor Qin
