world history africa

Question 1

Ancient India known as a what

Answer 1

subcontinent

Question 2

India mountain ranges

Answer 2

Himalayas and Hindu Kush Mountains

Question 3

Main rivers of India

Answer 3

Indus and Ganges

Question 4

Basic regions of India

Answer 4

1. Himalayas
2. Northern Plain
3. Deccan Plateau

Question 5

Monsoons- describe them

Answer 5

seasonal winds; winter winds are dry. Summer winds bring rain

Question 6

First cities- names and characteristics

Answer 6

Mohenjo Daro & Harappa

- houses made of brick, sewage system, grain storage, and planed city states.

Question 7

Aryans from where? Migrated to where?

Answer 7

from Western Steppe of Asia; crossed the Hindu Kush Mountains and conquered the Indus valley

Question 8

Vedas; how many and what are they

Answer 8

4; collection of stories, hymns, myths, and prayers.

Question 9

caste system- know it

Answer 9

fixed social grouping

1. Brahmins: priests
2. Kshatriyas: warriors
3. Vaisya: common people
4. sudra: laboring

Question 10

know Dharma

Answer 10

code of conduct for each caste

- determined what you ate, job, who you married, etc.

Question 11

what is hinduism

Answer 11

religion of aryans and early indus valley people.

- guide on spirtual and practical matters on daily life

Question 12

upanishads- what are they

Answer 12

hindu thinkers that tried to interpret the meaning of hymns and vedas

Question 13

what is atman

Answer 13

individual soul of a living being

Question 14

Karma

Answer 14

the souls cumulative and good & bad acts in life

Question 15

good karma gets you what

Answer 15

results in a rebirth in a higher caste

Question 16

how do you achieve moksha

Answer 16

by understanding the relationship between atman and brahman

Question 17

three main gods

Answer 17

brahma, vishnu, ramayana

Question 18

what are the two great Hindu epics

Answer 18

Mahabharta and Ramayana

Question 19

what are the two great Hindu empires in Indian empire

Answer 19

Mauryan empire and Gupta empire

Question 20

Region of Asoka

Answer 20

• over 10,000 died and Asoka converted to Buddhism
• Asoka brought an unparallel prosperity to India
• Built extensive roads & improved conditions for communication

Question 21

Math achivements under Gupta empire

Answer 21

• created idea of 0
• developed decimal system
• beginnings of Algebra

Question 22

differences between Islam and Hinduism

Answer 22

Islam: one god and basic equality of people under Islam
Hinduism: many gods and caste system

Question 23

why were Muslims not absorbed into Hinduism

Answer 23

due to their differences

Question 24

who were Delhi Sultanate

Answer 24

turkish Muslims who lived a luxurious life

Question 25

why was Delhi Sultanate not stable

Answer 25

due to revolts and assasinations

Question 26

Mongol attacks- what Mongol leader attacked the Delhi Sultanate

Answer 26

Tamerlane

Question 27

trade spreads- what are indias valuable resources

Answer 27

spices, diamonds, stones, and good quality wood

Question 28

what overland route connected Asia and Europe

Answer 28

the silk road

Question 29

what overland route connected Asia and Europe

Answer 29

the silk road

Question 30

how did indians take advantage of the silk road

Answer 30

they built trading posts

Question 31

indian african merchants traded by sea with what territories

Answer 31

Africa, Arabia, China, and Southeast Asia

Question 32

effects of Indian trade

Answer 32

rise in banking, spread of culture

Question 33

what does Mughal mean

Answer 33

mongol

Question 34

who laid the foundation for the Mughal empire

Answer 34

Babur

Question 35

Akbar's rule of India

Answer 35

- Babur is grandson - ruled with wisdom and tolerance - ended the Jixya- tax on hindus

Question 36

what did Akbar try to create

Answer 36

his own religion, "the divine faith"

Question 37

what flourished during Akbar's reign

Answer 37

Hindu literature

Question 38

What is Urdu and where is it used today

Answer 38

language that was a blend of persian and indian. | - used in Pakistan

Question 39

Shah Jahan's rule characteristic

Answer 39

killed anyone who got in his way to become king | - spent lots of money on beautiful buildings

Question 40

why did Shah Jahan subject people to heavy tax

Answer 40

heavy costs of buildings subjected people to heavy tax

Question 41

Taj Mahal- what is it? # of workers? how long to build?

Answer 41

towering marble dome; memorial & tomb - 20,000 workers - 22 years to build

Question 42

Aurangzeb's rule- characteristics

Answer 42

imprisoned his father and killed brothers | expanded the Mughal empire to the largest

Question 43

why was Auranzeb's different from his predecessors

Answer 43

oppressed the people; Sharia law

Question 44

decline of the Mughals- allowed who to sieze control of India

Answer 44

British

Question 45

what is the social structure and gender roles of african stateless societies

Answer 45

hunting gathering society men- hunt women- gather

Question 46

how are most societies organized

Answer 46

lineage: common ancestors

Question 47

Patrilineal

Answer 47

father to son

Question 48

Matrilineal

Answer 48

mother descended

Question 49

what runs government / law in muslim states

Answer 49

islamic law

Question 50

what areas were ruled by Almravids and Almohad

Answer 50

Western Sahara, Ghana, Morocco

Question 51

Ghana- gains power how and traded what

Answer 51

gains power by taxing | - traded gold and salt

Question 52

who introduced Islam to Ghana

Answer 52

settling merchants

Question 53

what is Animism

Answer 53

spirits of living things hold spirtitual powers

Question 54

Mali- founded by who

Answer 54

Mande: speaking people

Question 55

wealth built on what

Answer 55

gold- trade routes shift

Question 56

first great leader of Mali and what did he establish

Answer 56

sundiata: conquers Ghana

Question 57

Mansa Musa: skilled what? Undertook what?

Answer 57

skilled military people | undertook hajj

Question 58

Timbuktu becomes what

Answer 58

major place for trading and learning

Question 59

Ibn Battuta- from where? where did he go and why do we know about his travels?

Answer 59

from tangier, north africa - explored islamic world - he wrote about his journeys

Question 60

Songhai- how did they get their power

Answer 60

trade routes

Question 61

Yoruba- collection of what? Largest kingdoms?

Answer 61

farming states. Ifo & Oyo- largest kingdoms

Question 62

Benin- began where? Artistic culture using what?

Answer 62

Niger Delta: brass and copper

Question 63

Hausa city states- grouped by a common what

Answer 63

language

Question 64

local rulers controlled their lands and farms with what

Answer 64

horsed armies

Question 65

Askum traded with who

Answer 65

Arabia, Rome, India

Question 66

cities flourished through trade across what

Answer 66

Indian ocean

Question 67

who established farming and fishing villages

Answer 67

Bantu people

Question 68

bantu people created what language? which is a combination of what languages

Answer 68

created swahili | - bantu & arabic

Question 69

Kilwi built on what? high class society with what items

Answer 69

indian ocean trade | - society with ivory, porcelain, silk, gold, and silver

Question 70

enslavement- muslim merchants traded for what

Answer 70

luxury goods

Question 71

great zimbabwe- empire founded on what

Answer 71

trade of gold and taxation of merchants

Question 72

why did great zimbabwe disappear

Answer 72

mainly envornment. decline in trade and climate

Question 73

mutapa empire- mutota founded this state looking for what? empire spanned where?

Answer 73

looking for salt. spanned zimbabwe to indian ocean

Question 74

The portugeese conquest reached where

Answer 74

Africa

Question 75

Buddhism

Answer 75

Indian religion based on a series of a teachings from the Buddha

Question 76

Who founded Buddhism? what did his father try to do?

Answer 76

Siddhartha Guatma | - his father tried to shield his son from a harsh world

Question 77

what happened to Siddhartha when he was 30

Answer 77

saw 4 things 1. dying old man 2. sick troubled man in great pain 3. dead man being carried to cremation 4. wandering holy man at peace with himself

Question 78

What did Siddhartha interpret from his visions

Answer 78

that sickness, old age, death are part of life

Question 79

How did Siddhartha achieve enlighment

Answer 79

sat under a tree and vowed until he achieved enlightment and became the Buddha

Question 80

4 noble truths

Answer 80

1. suffering & sarrow are part of life 2. cause of all suffering is people's selfish desires for the temporary pleasure of this world 3. the way to end all suffering is to end all desires 4. to reach enlightment (nirvana) people should follow a middle way. Have neither too much or too little, known as the eight fold path

Question 81

differences between hinduism & buddhism

Answer 81

buddhists stress how one lived, hinduism stressed one's caste. buddhists believed in recarnation, but not necessary to become pure. Hinduism is a cycle of rebirth.

Question 82

buddhism's growth

Answer 82

buddha traveled for 40 years spreading his teachings

Question 83

Monasteries

Answer 83

buildings buddhists monks & nons lived in. - strict disipline, - owned little - depended on charity to live

Question 84

3 jewels of of Buddha

Answer 84

"I take refuge in the Buddha, I take refuge in the law. I take refuge in the community."

Question 85

why does Buddhism split

Answer 85

due to disagreements within

Question 86

what is Theravade Buddhism and where would you find it

Answer 86

school of buddhism. Followers see budda as a teacher only and live along the guidelines. Found in thailand, burma, lanka, vietnam, and malaya.

Question 87

what is Mahayana and where is it

Answer 87

buddha is seen as a god ruling over other gods; developed into a complex religion found in china, japan, and korea