Unit 1/2 Vocab

Question 1

Trans-Saharan Routes

Answer 1

A north African trading system that introduced the camel as a domesticated animal.

Question 2

Sedentism

Answer 2

The practice of settling down to form more permanent societies.

Question 3

Neolithic Revolution

Answer 3

Transition between roaming societies to settled societies due to new discoveries in agriculture which gave them access to a food source.

Question 4

Ziggurat

Answer 4

Places of meeting for city states in Mesopotamia.

Question 5

Confucianism (Wudi)

Answer 5

Emperor Wudi of the Han dynasty implemented these ideologies inorder to establish order in China.

Question 6

Caste System

Answer 6

A system in India where you are born into a class which is a result of your previous life and you are there to stay.

Question 7

Christianity

Answer 7

Formed out of Judaism by Jesus Christ.

Question 8

Han Dynasty

Answer 8

Strict rule of government where public officials were appointed and a national university system was created.

Question 9

Egypt

Answer 9

The first civilization the formed off the Nile River. Built huge structures as a result of their belief in the afterlife.

Question 10

Patriarchy

Answer 10

A system where men dominate and have a higher class over woman. Result of gender roles from the neolithic revolution.

Question 11

Pastoralist

Answer 11

People who would roam the land for food for their live stock such shepherds.

Question 12

Zoroastrianism

Answer 12

A religion formed in Iran which focuses on the ultimate destruction of evil.

Question 13

Achaemenid Empire

Answer 13

First Persian empire formed by Cirus the Great.

Question 14

Animism

Answer 14

The belief that all living things and inanimate objects have spirits and conciouness.

Question 15

Gupta Empire

Answer 15

Second Indian empire which came up with the base ten system and embraed Buddhism.

Question 16

Jewish Diaspora

Answer 16

Jews spread all over the world due to being driven from their homes by Asyrians and Babylonians.

Question 17

Hinduism

Answer 17

A religion which focuses on finding peace with brahma in oder to reach dharma

Question 18

Ancestor Veneration

Answer 18

The worship of ones ancestors who are connected with the spirits and gods.

Question 19

Shamanism

Answer 19

The belief in reaching the spirit word through meditaion awhich has roots in Buddhism and Taoism.

Question 20

Monasticism

Answer 20

The practice of going into to monkhood together with other monks.

Question 21

Ashoka

Answer 21

King of the Mauryan empire in India who adopted Budhism and gave it a foothold in the society.

Question 22

Mesopotamia

Answer 22

Area between two rivers were the first civilization was formed. Similar to most settled societies were there was access to water.

Question 23

Qin Dynasty

Answer 23

First dynasty that unified China. Adopted legalism and the eternal empire.

Question 24

Paleolithic Era

Answer 24

The era before people settled down and began to farm. Most woman were treated as equal or greater to men.

Question 25

Constantine

Answer 25

Converted to Christianinty and made it the religion of Rome.

Question 26

Quanat System

Answer 26

Underground watersystems in the middle east for cities and irrigation systems.

Question 27

Cuneiform

Answer 27

First writting form created by sumerians to keep track of local trading.

Question 28

Corvee Labour

Answer 28

Labor mainly in Rome which traded unpaid labor for no taxes.

Question 29

Zhou Dynasty

Answer 29

3rd dynasty that implemented the Mandate of Heaven in the society. As territory expands, more power goes to the city states.

Question 30

Roman Empire

Answer 30

Controlled area arounf the Meditteranian

Question 31

Monsoon Winds

Answer 31

Predictable winds that carried ships across the Indian ocean

Question 32

Bureaucracy

Answer 32

Apointed non-elected officials who run the government.

Question 33

Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa

Answer 33

First civilizations in India that formed around rivers. They had complex urban planning but we don’t know what happened to them and we can’t read their language.

Question 34

Judaism

Answer 34

Religion formed by Abraham in Caanan.

Question 35

Maya City States

Answer 35

Formed same time as Rome and they were known for their pyramids and human sacrifices.

Question 36

Greco-Roman Philosophy

Answer 36

A culture that formed through the spread of Greek culture throughout the Roman empire.

Question 37

Shang Dynasty

Answer 37

Second Dynasty of China that expanded the Xia empire. They developed a pictographic writting system.

Question 38

Silk Roads

Answer 38

A land based trading system that spread from Europe to Asia which spread culture, goods, and disease.

Question 39

Buddism

Answer 39

Formed by Siddhartha Gautama, you strive for Nirvana or enlightenment.

Question 40

Mediterranean Trade

Answer 40

Connected Africa and Europe and help Christianity spread through Europe.

Question 41

Daoism

Answer 41

A philosophy of getting right with nature and being anti government.

Question 42

Indian Ocean Trade

Answer 42

Was the largest sea trading area in the World and was a major contributer to the spread of religion and culture.

Question 43

Mauryan Empire

Answer 43

First Indian empire which embraced hinduism.

Question 44

Hellenism

Answer 44

The era where Greek culture spread throughout the Meditaranian/Rome area.

Question 45

Filial Piety

Answer 45

The practice of honouring those who are older than in maintaining balanced relationships in confucianism. Trained reverence for the state.

Question 46

Teotihuacan

Answer 46

First major civilization in Mexico. It contained pyramids and were taken over by the Aztecs.

Question 47

Code of Hammurabi

Answer 47

First written law in Babylon used to maintain order. Eye for an Eye

Question 48

Chavin

Answer 48

One of the first civilizations in South America which was the precourser to the Inca.

Question 49

Syncretism

Answer 49

Blending of different ideas into eachother. Ex- Christianinty blended with many cultures within Rome.

Question 50

Hunter Foragers

Answer 50

People who would roam and follow food sources. Most would begin to settle down with the arrival of the Neolithic revolution.