Test 1

Question 1

artifact

Answer 1

human-made objects

Question 2

artisan

Answer 2

a skilled worker who makes goods by hand

Question 3

Aryans

Answer 3

Indo-Europeans, migrate, Indian subcontinent

Question 4

barter

Answer 4

a form of trade, people exchange goods and services, no money

Question 5

Brahmin

Answer 5

Ayran society, social class made up of priests

Question 6

Bronze Age

Answer 6

a period in human history, people began to use bronze instead of copper or stone

Question 7

city-state

Answer 7

a city, its surrounding lands functioning as an independent political unit

Question 8

civilization

Answer 8

a form of a culture characterized by:

1. cities
2. specialized workers
3. complex institutions
4. record keeping
5. advanced technology

Question 9

covenant

Answer 9

a mutual promise or agreement

Question 10

cultural diffusion

Answer 10

the spreading of ideas or products from one culture to another

Question 11

culture

Answer 11

a people’s unique way of life

Question 12

cuneiform

Answer 12

a system of writing, invented by the Sumerians

Question 13

delta

Answer 13

a marshy region at the mouth of the river

Question 14

domestication

Answer 14

the taming of animals for human use

Question 15

dynastic cycle

Answer 15

rise, decline, and replacement of dynasties

Question 16

dynasty

Answer 16

a series of rulers from a single family

Question 17

empire

Answer 17

a political unit, a number of peoples or countries controlled by a single ruler

Question 18

Fertile Crescent

Answer 18

an arc of rich farmland in Southwest Asia, between the Persian Gulf and the Mediterranean Sea

Question 19

feudalism

Answer 19

a political system, nobles are granted the use of lands that legally belong to their king

Question 20

Harappan civilization

Answer 20

another name for the Indus Valley civilization that arose along the Indus River

Question 21

hieroglyphs

Answer 21

an ancient Egyptian writing system

Question 22

Hittites

Answer 22

an Indo-European people who settled in Anatolia

Question 23

hominid

Answer 23

a member of a biological group including human beings and related species that walk upright

Question 24

Homo Sapiens

Answer 24

the biological species to which modern humans belong to

Question 25

hunter-gatherer

Answer 25

a member of a nomadic group, food supply depends on hunting animals and collecting plant foods

Question 26

Indo-Europeans

Answer 26

peoples that migrate from what is now southern Russia to Europe and Southwest Asia

Question 27

institution

Answer 27

a long-lasting pattern of organization in a community

Question 28

Jainism

Answer 28

a religion founded in India

Question 29

karma

Answer 29

Hinduism and Buddhism = you do bad things they'll come back to you

Question 30

loess

Answer 30

a fertile deposit of windblown soil

Question 31

Mahabharata

Answer 31

a great Indian epic poem reflecting the struggles of the Ayrans as they moved south into India

Question 32

Mandate of Heaven

Answer 32

in Chinese history, the divine approval thought to be the basis for royal authority

Question 33

migration

Answer 33

the act of moving from one place to settle in another

Question 34

monotheism

Answer 34

the belief in a single god

Question 35

monsoon

Answer 35

a wind that shifts in direction at certain times of the year

Question 36

mummification

Answer 36

a process of embalming and drying corpses to prevent them from decaying

Question 37

Neolithic

Answer 37

a prehistoric period during which people learned to polish stone tools, make pottery grows crops, raise animals - also called the New Stone Age

Question 38

Neolithic Revolution

Answer 38

the major change in human life caused by the beginning of farming - people's shift from food gathering to food producing

Question 39

nirvana

Answer 39

in Buddism, the release from pain and suffering achieved after enlightenment

Question 40

nomad

Answer 40

a member of a group that has no permanent home, wandering from place to place in search of food and water

Question 41

oracle bone

Answer 41

animal bone used by the ancient Chinese priests to communicate with the gods

Question 42

Paleothic

Answer 42

a prehistoric period during which people made use of crude stone tools and weapons - also called the Old Stone Age

Question 43

papyrus

Answer 43

a tall reed that grows in the Nile delta, used by the ancient Egyptians to make paper

Question 44

pharaoh

Answer 44

a king of ancient Egypt considered a god as well as a political and military leader

Question 45

polytheism

Answer 45

the belief in many gods

Question 46

pyramid

Answer 46

a massive structure with a rectangular base and four triangular sides

Question 47

reincarnation

Answer 47

in Hinduism and Buddism, the process in which a soul is reborn continuously until it achieves perfect understanding

Question 48

specialization

Answer 48

the development of skills in a particular kind of work, such as trading or record keeping

Question 49

subcontinent

Answer 49

a large landmass that forms a distinct part of a continent

Question 50

technology

Answer 50

the ways in which people apply knowledge tools, and inventions to meet their needs

Question 51

theocracy

Answer 51

a government in which the ruler is viewed as a divine figure

Question 52

Torah

Answer 52

the first five books of the Hebrew Bible

Question 53

tribute

Answer 53

a payment made by a weaker power to a stronger power to obtain an assurance of peace and secrurity

Question 54

Vedas

Answer 54

four collections of sacred writings produced by the Ayrans

Question 55

ziggurat

Answer 55

a tiered, pyramid-shaped structure that formed part of the Sumerian temple