Review Questions from Prehistory thru Ancient China
Where did the first homo-sapians emerge?
Africa
What advancements were made by Paleolithic peoples?
First tools, use of fire, oral language, and cave art.
When was the beginning of agriculture?
Neolithic Age
What advancements were made during the Neolithic Age?
Agriculture, domestication of animals, advanced tools, pottery, and weaving skills.
How do archeologists date remains?
Carbon 14
Where was Egyptian civilization located?
Nile River in Egypt
What is Mesopotamia?
Land between two rivers: Tigris and Euphrates
On what river was India’s ancient civilization?
Indus
On what river did Shang civilization emerge?
Huang He
What is the Fertile Crescent?
Crescent-shaped area of fertile land extending from the Persian Gulf and Mesopotamia to the Mediterranean Sea
What two products were traded by Phoenicia?
Purple dye and cedar wood.
What was the first monotheistic religion?
Hebrew/Jewish
Who is often considered to have written the first code of laws?
Hammurabi
Sumerian writing system--the world’s first?
Cuneiform
Burial chambers for Egypt’s pharoahs?
Pyramids
Book containing the written records and beliefs of Hebrews?
Torah
Religious and moral code of conduct for Hebrews?
Ten Commandments
Two prophets of Judaism?
Abraham and Moses
Who developed the first alphabet?
Phoenicians
Ancient Egyptian writing?
Hieroglyphics
Persian prophet?
Zoroaster
Empire that controlled the Iranian Plateau and was tolerant over conquered peoples?
Persia
Who developed the caste system?
Aryans
Golden Age of Ancient India when new textiles were made, literature and mathematics advanced?
Gupta
Rigidly structured organization of society based on occupation?
Caste system
Religion which included caste system?
Hindu
Brahma?
Hindu god/creator who takes many forms
Holy books of Hinduism?
Vedas and Upanishads
Belief that future incarnation is based on present behavior?
Karma (You have to do your dharma to get good Karma so you can reach Nirvana)
Religion founded by Siddhartha Gautama?
Buddhism
His missionaries and their writings spread Buddhism from India to China and other parts of Asia?
Asoka
Eightfold Path and Four Noble Truths?
Buddhist religious doctrine/beliefs, explain suffering and correct behavior.
Who were the invaders of the Indian subcontinent?
Aryans
Connected East Asia and southwest Asia facilitating trade between China and Rome/Byzantine?
Silk Road
Contributions made by classical China?
Porcelain, silk, civil service, paper, gunpowder.
Chinese built this as a defensive barrier against invasion?
Great Wall of China
Often credited with construction of the Great Wall of China?
Shi Huangdi
Chinese belief that their rulers were divine and would only rule as long as they were just?
Mandate of Heaven
Beliefs include: belief that humans are good, respect, politeness, government is good, education, ancestor worship?
Confucianism
Teaches harmony with nature, humility, simple life?
Taoism
Founder of Taoism?
Lao Tzu
Religion that spread from China throughout Asia?
Buddhism