Unit 1 Test Flashcards
Definition of Prehistoric
History before there were written records or before anyone knew how to write.
How do archeologists study this period?
Bones, Artifacts, Bones, Artwork, etc.
What year was Lucy found?
1974
Who is Lucy?
An almost complete skeleton of an adult female hominid.
What was so special about Lucy?
- 3.5 million years old
- Walked on 2 legs
- No thumb
- Oldest hominid ever found to date
What was the Caste System?
Reflected how close you were to Moksha
Born into your caste (Cannont Change)
What did the Caste System affect?
- Where you live
-What you ate - How you dressed
- Who you married
- How you earn money
What did the Indus people hope about the Caste System?
If you followed rules and were close to Moksha, you would be reborn into a higher caste after you were born.
What was a noble feature of the Indus Valley Civilization?
- Buildings made of uniform brick
- Drainage System
Definition of Dynasty
A system of government where power is handed down through generations
Calligraphy Definition
The art form of beautiful writing
What is the social group into which a Hindu is born called?
A caste
What are Buddhism’s 4 noble truths?
- All life is full of suffering and pain
- The cause of these negative deeds thoughts and desires
- The only cure is to overcome this negativity
- To overcome this, you must follow the Eightfold path
What does the Eightfold Path say?
You have to live a moral life… right of speech, right conduct, right effort…
Where did Buddhism spread?
- Started to spread throughout India
- Spead to parts of Asia like China, Korea, Tibet and Japan
- Died out in India
Definition of Theocracy
A system of government in which priests rule in the name if God or a god.
Who developed the First Chinese civilization?
The Shang Familt took charge in 1766 BC
(Dynasty)
What were the social classes of the Chinese development?
- Shang Rulers/warriors
- Atisans + merchants
- Peasant Farmers
Why was China’s Civilization so different from the rest?
Isolated from other parts of the world because of mountains, desserts, rainforests, long distances and the Pacific Ocean
Because China was so isolated, what did they think about their civilization?
Their land was the center of the Earth and the only civilization (called themself the Middle Kingdom)
What is the “Mandate of Heaven”
The idea was that there could only be one dynasty or ruler of China at a time and this ruler had been blessed by the gods.
The Chinese respected and prayed to these individuals for good fortune:
Their dead ancestors
Who is the first emperor of China?
Qin Shi Huang
Hinduism vs Buddism
Hindu Buddhism
- Moksha - Mirvanna
-Veddas - 8fold path
-Rein Carnation - Reincarnation
- Caste System - No Caste System
- Primarily In India -Spread to other countries
- 4 Noble truths
Where was the Chinese civilization first developed?
Along the Huang River
What is the religion of all the civilizations we have learned about?
Polytheistic
Definition of reincarnation
The Hindu belief that one can be born again many time to achieve moksha
What are actions that affect a person in their next life?
Karma
What is a route that connects China to the Middle East and Beyond?
The silk road
What were the 4 major river civilizations?
Indus - Indus River
Egypt - Nile River
Mesopitamia- Tigris and Euphrates River
Chinese - Yellow
