Test 1

Question 1

Sumer

Answer 1

Ancient Mesopotamian civilization around 3,000 BC

Question 2

Cultural Being

Answer 2

???

Question 3

Sargon

Answer 3

Akkadian King that conquered Sumer

Question 4

Ziggurat

Answer 4

Temple

Question 5

Bronze Age

Answer 5

3100-1200 BC

Question 6

Mesopotamia

Answer 6

Civilization between Tigris & Euphrates, full curriculum, polytheistic

Question 7

Epic of Gilgamesh

Answer 7

Creation story

Question 8

Cuneiform

Answer 8

writing style: clay tablets & styli

Question 9

Hammurabi

Answer 9

Brought security & unity

Law Code- business, marriage, criminal laws

Question 10

Gif of the Nile

Answer 10

Annual flooding to revitalize land

Question 11

Pharaoh

Answer 11

Ruler of Egypt & god

Question 12

Ma’at

Answer 12

Soul (balance)

Question 13

Old Kingdom (Egypt)

Answer 13

c. 2700-2200 BC

Pyramids

Question 14

Menes

Answer 14

United Egypt

Question 15

Hieroglyphic

Answer 15

Logographic writing system

Question 16

Egyptian gods

Answer 16

Amon-Ra- sun god
Osiris- god of dead
Isis- universal mother
Seth- evil brother of Osiris
Anubis- god of mummification
Horus- falcon god, son of Osiris

Question 17

Moksha

Answer 17

Release from wheel of life

Question 18

Book of the Dead

Answer 18

Instructions for afterlife

Question 19

Ka

Answer 19

Spirit, soul, new form… etc

Question 20

Bhavagad Gita

Answer 20

Devotional text

Question 21

Hyksos

Answer 21

Semitic people from Arabia
Adopted Egyptian culture
Introduced chariots

Question 22

New Kingdom (Egypt)

Answer 22

Wealth & Imperialism

Question 23

Akhenaten

Answer 23

Attempted monotheistic change

Question 24

Tutankhamon

Answer 24

Returns old religion

Question 25

Ramses II

Answer 25

Most powerful point

Question 26

Hittites

Answer 26

Introduced iron weapons & farming tools

Question 27

Phoenecians

Answer 27

The "purple people" Sea-fairing merchants Alphabet

Question 28

Chaldeans (Neo-Babylonians)

Answer 28

Defeated Assyrians & rebuilt Babylon

Question 29

Nebuchadnezzar II

Answer 29

King of Chaldeans Conquered Judah Ordered construction of Hanging Gardens

Question 30

Cyrus the Great

Answer 30

Allowed religious & cultural independence

Question 31

Darius

Answer 31

The Battle of Marathon

Question 32

Xerxes

Answer 32

Failed to conquer Greece | Conquered western India

Question 33

Persian Empire

Answer 33

20 large satrapies (provinces ruled by satrap) Coinage The Royal Road (Asia Minor to E. Iran)

Question 34

Israel/Judah

Answer 34

Israel- Nation | Judah- Tribe (nation)

Question 35

Abraham

Answer 35

Migrated from Ur to Canaan | Jacob & Joseph

Question 36

Hapiru

Answer 36

Hebrews as named by Egyptian sources

Question 37

Moses & Exodus

Answer 37

Self Explanatory

Question 38

Covenant

Answer 38

Formal agreement between Yahweh & people

Question 39

David

Answer 39

King David

Question 40

Zhou Dynasty

Answer 40

Defeated Shang | Decentralized, agrarian society ruled by warriors

Question 41

Mandate of Heaven

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King should rule justly | Justification for overthrow of previous gov't

Question 42

The 5 Major Chinese Philosophical Schools

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``` Rhetoricians- art of persuasion Logicians- focused on relativity Cosmologists- Yin & Yang Mohists- universal love, utility, strong gov't Strategist- Sun Tzu ```

Question 43

Sun Tzu's Art of War

Answer 43

Book on military strategy

Question 44

Confucius

Answer 44

Filial Piety- The 5 Cardinal Relationships

Question 45

Mencius

Answer 45

Gov'ts should educate & care for people

Question 46

Xunzi

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Human nature is self centered | Shape behavior through good education

Question 47

Daoism

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The way; whole natural order Laozi- Teacher (original simplicity, extreme action initiates reaction, too much gov't=oppression, denies verbal language meaning)

Question 48

Legalism

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Human nature is selfish Approved of productive farmers Strong gov't rests on effective laws & procedures

Question 49

Vedic Artifacts

Answer 49

???

Question 50

Indus

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Valley (India)

Question 51

Vedas

Answer 51

Ancient texts from oral tradition

Question 52

Upanishads

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Later Vedas (forerunner to Hinduism)

Question 53

Caste System

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Priest-Warrior-Merchant-Peasant

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Aryans

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Nomadic herders | Warrior tribes w/ chiefs

Question 55

Early Vedic gods

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Agni- fire Soma- hallucinogen Yama- dead

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Hinduism: Samsara, Karma, Dharma

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Samsara- reincarnation Karma- total of good & bad deeds Dharma- duty, moral law

Question 57

Brahman-Great World Soul-Absolute Reality

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Unborn, unchanging, infinite

Question 58

Hindu gods

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Brahma- creator Shiva- destroyer Vishnu- preserver

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Jainism

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Extreme asceticism

Question 60

Buddhism

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Siddhartha Gautama Meditation Compassion, reincarnation, nirvana

Question 61

Four Noble Truths

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All of life is suffering Desire & attachment causes this suffering To eliminate suffering, eliminate attachment Follow eightfold path

Question 62

Sutras

Answer 62

Sayings of Buddha

Question 63

Reincarnation

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Moving of the soul from one existence into the next

Question 64

Mauryan Empire

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Created regular army

Question 65

Chandrugupta

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Defeated Seleucus

Question 66

Kautilya

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Royal political advisor

Question 67

Pataliputra

Answer 67

Capital city of Mauryan Empire

Question 68

Shang Dynasty

Answer 68

Central power allied with local power

Question 69

Anyang

Answer 69

Center of Shang civilization

Question 70

Bronze Technology

Answer 70

weapons & chariots

Question 71

Chinese Language

Answer 71

Logographic Literacy restricted to elite Perfected in Shang Dynasty

Question 72

High Priest of Deity Above

Answer 72

Zhou

Question 73

Saul

Answer 73

Israeli King | David

Question 74

Zoroaster

Answer 74

Light vs. Darkness | Final Judgement

Question 75

Solomon

Answer 75

Social changes | Temple