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SCA #2
Mesopotamia, Egypt, China, India, Greece, & Rome
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| China created a geography of what in the region? | Many separate regions |
| What type of government controlled China in the beginning of the 21st century? | The dynasties |
| How did Egyptians conquests of Asia in the 18th Dynasty affect religious practices? | The Egyptians worshipped their gods along with the Asia gods |
| Abraham took his people Mesopotamia to the Mediterranean Sea region around 1800 B.C.E., what is this region called now? | Israel |
| How did the India weather patterns contributed to the rise of the Indus River Valley? | Rains from the monsoon season will cause rivers to overflow and it would deposit fertile soil on the plains which help in agriculture. |
| What natural barrier was between India and Asia that separated both countries? | The Himalayan Mountains |
| Who brought the religion of Hinduism to the people of India? | Aryan Tribes |
| What helped the advancement of Sanskrit writing and language in ancient India? | The invaders brought Sanskrit writing to India |
| In the Hindu caste system, who will marry the daughter of a carpet merchant? | another merchant or his son |
| Why was the Silk Road an important trade route to the Chinese? | The Chinese and Europeans exchanged goods and resources only in certain areas of trade. |
| What was that Confucius believed that all government officials had to do before entering into government politics? | earn their jobs through education |
| What were important inventions by the early Chinese people? | Gunpowder/fire-workers |
| The early Chinese used star charts and invented the fish for traveling by sea, what was it? | The compass |
| Kublai Khan adopted Chinese traditions in order to make government easier to run. He even founded his own dynasty called what? | The Yuan Dynasty |
| How did the invention of paper support Chinese learning? | Paper was not expensive and it made book easily for the Chinese people |
| What are some of the inventions that make up ancient China's enduring impact on the world? | silk, paper, compass, porcelain |
| The Zealots were a group of Jew who did what? | Rebelled against the Romans |
| What revelations or book to Muhammad make up the Muslim Bible? | The Quran |
| In contrast to other societies of the time, Muslim women were not allowed to do what? | haves rights in marriage, education, and occupational earnings |
| The god that Muhammed believed in was who? | The same god in Judaism and Christianity |
| Ancient Greece was able to develop a city-state style of government because of what? | the mountains kept the Greeks from uniting |
| *Passed laws, *Elected officials, * decisions of war The responsibility for the factors listed above in the direct democracy of ancient Athens belonged to what? | The Assembly |
| What new type of government developed by the Romans after they rebelled against the Etruscan ruler was what? | A Republic |
| For what purpose did Roman engineers build aqueducts? | to carry water into the cities |
| The Roman Empire contributed what following concept to the world? | a professional army |
| The Greek mathematician that discovered the use of Geometry was who? | Euclid |
| Why was Arabia crisscrossed by many trade routes? | It was centrally located to the rest of the know world |
| The 250 years period of peace in the Roman Empire was called what? | Pax Romana |
| As Alexander the Great conquered lands he did what? | He built cities modeled after Greek cities |
| What best describes Rome and its provinces? | Rome provided protection and roads in exchange for food and resources |
| What changed did Caesar make to the office of consul? | he changed the position to a dictatorship and he reduced the power of the Senate |
| In China, Confucius was a respected what? | teacher |
| The belief that government officials should prove their ability to have their jobs by passing an examination was part of the philosophy of who? | Confucius |
| What was done during the Qin Dynasty era? | burning books |
| The Qin ended the Chinese feudal system by doing what? | changing the rules of land ownership |
| What tradition started with the Shang Dynasty in China? | Historical records |
| What type of government was the Chinese government in ancient times? | monarchy |
| What allowed the Chinese people during the Shang Dynasty to form a government? | a large supply of food |
| Wu Di, the Han emperor, changed the bureaucracy of government by doing what? | setting up China's first civil service |
| How did the Han Dynasty in China respond to the threat of its hostile northern neighbors? | By threatening them and demanding a tribute |
| Under the Han Dynasty, how were government officials selected? | the passing of government official examinations |
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