World history MT.1

Question 1

Hunter-gathers

Answer 1

A member of a nomadic people who live chiefly by hunting and fishing, and harvesting wild food.

Question 2

Cultural-diffusion

Answer 2

The spread of the beliefs and social activities of one culture.

Question 3

Monotheism

Answer 3

The doctrine or belief that there is only one god.

Question 4

Apostles

Answer 4

Each of the twelve chief disciples of Jesus Christ.

Question 5

Mandate of heaven

Answer 5

The idea that there could be only one legitimate ruler of China at a time.

Question 6

Culture

Answer 6

The arts and other manifestations of human intellectual achievement regarded collectively.

Question 7

City-state

Answer 7

A city that with its surrounding territory forms an independent state.

Question 8

Polytheism

Answer 8

The belief in or worship of more than one god

Question 9

Qur’an

Answer 9

The islamic sacred book, beloved to be the word of god as dictated to Muhammad.

Question 10

Ideology

Answer 10

A system of ideas and ideals, especially one which forms the basis of economic or political theory and policy.

Question 11

Domestication

Answer 11

The process of taming an animal and keeping it as a pet or on a farm.

Question 12

Absolute-Monarchy

Answer 12

A form of monarchy in which the monarch holds supreme autocratic authority

Question 13

Mesopotamia

Answer 13

Was an ancient region located in the eastern mediterranean

Question 14

Caste

Answer 14

Each of the hereditary classes of Hindu society, distinguished by relative degrees of ritual purity or pollution and of social status.

Question 15

Delian league

Answer 15

An alliance of Greek city-states led by Athens and formed in 478 BCE to liberate eastern Greek cities from Persian rule.

Question 16

Buddha

Answer 16

The holiest type of being in Buddhism. The word Buddha means “enlightened one”

Question 17

Ashoka

Answer 17

Known as “the Great.” King of Magadha who united most of the Indian subcontinent under one rule and was converted to Buddhism.

Question 18

Abraham

Answer 18

The first of the great Biblical patriarchs, father of Isaac, and traditional founder of the ancient Hebrew nation.

Question 19

Mohammed

Answer 19

the Arab prophet who, according to Islam, was the last messenger of Allah.

Question 20

Jesus

Answer 20

Christ is the name of the man who Christians believe was the son of God, and whose teachings are the basis of Christianity.

Question 21

Confucius

Answer 21

A Confucian is a person who believes in the teachings of the Chinese philosopher Confucius.

Question 22

Difference between a civilization, empire, and a republic.

Answer 22

A civilization is a group of people who did things the same way, an empire is a country that ruled over lots of different groups of people.

Question 23

What was the fertile crescent.

Answer 23

The Fertile Crescent is important because it prompted the development of the first civilizations due to its agricultural capabilities.

Question 24

What rivers created the world’s first great civilizations?

Answer 24

The first civilizations formed on the banks of rivers. The most notable examples are the Ancient Egyptians, who were based on the Nile, the Mesopotamians in the Fertile Crescent on the Tigris/Euphrates rivers, the Ancient Chinese on the Yellow River, and the Ancient India on the Indus.

Question 25

Describe the difference castes in Hinduism.

Answer 25

The caste system divides Hindus into four main categories - Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas and the Shudras. Many believe that the groups originated from Brahma, the Hindu God of creation.