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World History I SOL Review
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What geographic feature did early civilizations start around? | Rivers |
| What do rivers provide for early civilizations? | Water and rich fertile soil for crops |
| What type of religion did most early civilizations practice? | Polytheism |
| The belief in many gods is called? | Polytheism |
| What River is the Egyptian Civilization centered around? | Nile River |
| What Rivers are the Mesopotamian Civilization centered around? | Tigris and Euphrates Rivers |
| What is the land between two Rivers called? | Mesopotamia |
| What River is the Chinese Civilization centered around? | Huang He River (Yellow River) |
| People who specialize in a certain craft are called? | Artisans |
| Which was the first group of people to practice Monotheism? | Hebrews |
| What is Monotheism? | Belief in One God |
| Who is the founder of Judaism? | Abraham |
| Who led the Hebrew people out of slavery in Egypt? | Moses |
| What city is the holiest of cities to the Jews? | Jerusalem |
| What is the holy text of Judaism? | Torah |
| What is the moral and religious conduct for the Jews? | Ten Commandments |
| Who wrote in Hieroglyphics? | Egyptians |
| Who wrote in cuneiform? | Sumerians |
| Who wrote in Sanskrit? | Indo-Aryans |
| Who created the alphabet similar to what we use today? | Phoenicians |
| Which group was tolerant of those they conquered, build roads, and had Zoroastrianism and an imperial bureaucracy? | Persians |
| What two Mountains made the invasion of India difficult? | Himalayas and the Hindu Kush |
| How did Indo-Ayrans enter into India? | Khyber Pass |
| What two Rivers were important in India? | Indus River and the Ganges River |
| What rigid class system did the Indo-Aryans set up? | caste system |
| What Empire in India contributed mathematics, new textiles, and literature? They ruled during the Golden Age of India. | Gupta Empire |
| What is the cycle of rebirth called? | reincarnation |
| Future reincarnation based on present behavior is called? | karma |
| What are the sacred writings of Hinduism? | Vedas and the Upanishads |
| Which religion had many forms of one major deity? | Hinduism |
| What word describes a religion where one god has many faces? | Monism |
| What is Moksha in Hinduism | perfect peace, end of reincarnation |
| Who is the founder of Buddhism? | Siddhartha Gautama |
| What is nirvana in Buddhism | perfect peace, end of reincarnation |
| What are the major believes of Buddhism? | Four Noble Truths and the Eightfold Path |
| What from Hinduism is not associated with Buddhism? | caste system |
| Who sends out missionaries to spread Buddhism to China and other parts of Asia? | Asoka |
| Why was the Great Wall of China built? | To keep out invaders from the North and isolate China |
| Who built the Great Wall of China? | Qin Shi Huangdi |
| A line of rulers all in the same family is called what? | Dynasty |
| How did Chinese rulers believed they received the right to rule? | Mandate of Heaven |
| What trade route connected China to the Mediterranean Sea? | Silk Road |
| What products did China contribute to the world? | Paper, porcelain, and silk |
| What system of obtaining jobs did the Chinese create? | The Civil Service System |
| What is a Civil Service System? | Taking tests to get a job. People working for the government and having to qualify. |
| Belief that humans are good, respect for elders, code of politeness, emphasis on education, and ancestor worship are from what Chinese philosophy? | Confucianism |
| Who created the Chinese philosophy of Confucianism? | Confucius |
| Humility, simple life and inner peace, and harmony with nature are characteristics or what Chinese philosophy? | Daoism |
| Who created Daoism? | Laozi |
| What is the symbol in China that represents the opposite forces in Confucianism and Taoism? | Yin and Yang |
| Which religion spread to China, Korea, and Japan? | Buddhism |