click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
History exam sg
1st semester 2007
Question | Answer |
---|---|
Talmud | A book of combined teachings about the torah |
monotheism | belief in one god |
Assyrians and Chaldeans | both wanted canaan for control of trade routes through it |
exile | forced to live in foreign country |
Ten Commandments | helped shape the basic moral laws of many countries |
Lighthouse at Alexandria | one of the 7 wonders of the world |
Hanukkah | commemorates the cleansing of the temple by the Maccabees |
Israel | home given to the descendants of Jacob; means "one who struggles with god" |
Sabbath | weekly day of worship |
Zeus | chief god of the greeks |
Huang He River | flows across China for more than 2,900 miles |
Great Wall | Wall built with stones, sand, & piled rubble |
filial piety | Children had to respect their parents and older relatives |
censors | made sure that government officials did their jobs |
Han Wudi | "Martial emperor of Han" |
What crops did the Egyptians grow? | Flax, wheat, and barley |
Who was the warrior-farmer anointed king by the prophet Samuel? | Saul |
Who was sentenced to death for his teachings? | Socrates |
This raja conquered weak kingdoms left by Alexander the Great's leaving | Chandragupta Maurya |
Which river empties into the Arabian Sea? | Indus River |