Prologue

Question 1

ANIMISM

Answer 1

the belief of spiritual beings that are concerned about human affairs, that could either help or harm human interests

Question 2

SPECIALIZATION

Answer 2

The process in which humans became experts in a particular subject instead of knowing general information about everything

Question 3

ZIGGURATS

Answer 3

rectangular stepped tower, purpose is to get the temple closer to the heavens, and provide access from the ground to it via steps

Question 4

PHARAOH

Answer 4

Egyptian ruler/king

Question 5

HIEROGLYPHICS

Answer 5

Painting with pictures (a form of writing)

Question 6

POLYTHEISM

Answer 6

The worship of multiple gods

Question 7

MONOTHEISM

Answer 7

The worship of one God

Question 8

REINCARNATION

Answer 8

The belief that a person is reborn

Question 9

ZOROASTRIANISM

Answer 9

The oldest monotheistic religion that influenced Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.

Question 10

YAHWEH

Answer 10

a variant of God’s biblically-used Hebrew name

Question 11

4 NOBLE TRUTHS

Answer 11

the belief in Buddhism that suffering exists, there is a cause to the suffering, it has an end, there is a path to the end

Question 12

SILK ROAD

Answer 12

Network of routes used to transport goods

Question 13

MANDATE OF HEAVEN

Answer 13

The belief in China that the leader of China keeps the approval of the gods. When bad things happen like famines and natural disasters it is said it was because the leader was losing the mandate of heaven.

Question 14

ANALECTS

Answer 14

Collection of short literary texts and philosophical texts

Question 15

DAOISM

Answer 15

Focuses religion, and a way of life that arose in the 6th century BCE, focuses on genuineness, longevity, health, immortality

The Daoist community believes that nature, not people, ultimately controls how things change.

Question 16

SPARTANS

Answer 16

Sparta was a warrior society in ancient Greece

Question 17

ATHENS

Answer 17

Athens was the largest and most powerful Greek state.

Question 18

12 TABLES

Answer 18

The legislation that served as the cornerstone of Roman law

Question 19

DIASPORA

Answer 19

after the Babylonian Exile, the scattering of Jews among the Gentiles, or the collection of Jews or Jewish communities dispersed “in exile” outside of Palestine or modern-day Israel.

Question 20

CONSTANTINE

Answer 20

Constantine was a Roman Emperor of Byzantine Empire, he was the first Chrisitan Emperor

Question 21

TEOTIHUACAN

Answer 21

Teotihuacan is an ancient city in modern day Mexico.

Question 22

6 REASONS CLASSICAL EMPIRES FAILED

Answer 22

Loss of unity

Loss of political power

challenges collecting taxes weakened government

declines in trade decreased access to foreign goods and markets

spread of disease reduced urban populations

increases in the gap between the rich and poor created social conflict

lack of broad support for leadership made solving problems harder

attacks by outside groups led to a need for more spending on defense

Question 23

ASTROLABE

Answer 23

A primitive compass, for latitude-finding

Question 24

SHARIA

Answer 24

Law based code to regulate Muslims

Question 25

DAR AL-ISLAM

Answer 25

“House of peace/Islam”, Any country that allows free practice of Islam

Question 26

TRIBUTARY SYSTEM

Answer 26

The idea that surrounding kingdoms were expected to make payment, or tribute

Question 27

DAIMYOS

Answer 27

Daimyo refers to the Japanese landowning class who were warriors

Question 28

SHINTO

Answer 28

Japan’s official religion, a set of beliefs centered around the veneration of ancestors and nature spirits.

Question 29

GREAT ZIMBABWE

Answer 29

a large kingdom that arose in the southeast part of Africa that dominated the region between 12-15 century

Question 30

Crusade

Answer 30

military ventures made by Christian kingdoms in the eleventh, twelfth, and thirteenth centuries