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World History I SOL Review
Question | Answer |
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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 |