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World Hist Midterm
Devin's world history midterm
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Acient Indian prince that founded new belief system based on eliminating suffering | Sadartha |
| Indian religion that focused on spiritual enlightenment | Buddhism |
| Buddhist belief of a state without suffering or desire | Nirvana |
| First plannied cities built in India | Harappa |
| Emperor who converted to Buddhism | Ashoka |
| One who goes out to spread a religion | missionaries |
| Large cultural group of nomads that spread all over Africa | Bantu |
| Indian polytheistic religion that included ideas about a "world soul" | hinduism |
| Hindu idea of a world soul that one joins after enlightenment | Braman |
| Good or bad deeds that determine how one reincarnates | karma |
| Second Mesoamerican civilization, built large trade cities | Mayans |
| Huge Mesoamerican city that was used by several cultural groups | Tikal |
| Chinese theory about the rise and fall of dynasties | Mandate of Heaven |
| Aksumitie kingi who brought Christianity to his kingdom | Ezena |
| Major trade city in the Aksumite kingdom | Adulis |
| Founder of the Han dynasty, originally a public official | Liu Bang |
| Large mountain range that separates the Indian subcontinent from Asia | Himylayas |
| Idea that one should be promoted by skill rather than social class | meritocracy |
| First emperor of China, strict ruler, and founder of the Qin dynasty | Qin |
| First civilization in Mesoamerica, built cities and acted as a mother culture | Olmec |
| Lush valley in the dry area of Mesoamerica | Oaxaca Valley |
| Blocking out or destroying things one does not like | censorate |
| Trade route connecting Asia to Europe and India to China | silk road |
| Mountain chain in South America with dry climate and extreme temperatures | Andes Mountains |
| Influential mother culture in Mesoamerica, featured lots of art | Olmec |
| Andean culture that built huge pieces of artwork, also irrigated. | Nazca |
| First empire in India, overthrew the Hellenistic rulers | Marian |
| Movement of large groups of people from one place to another permanently | migration |
| Philosophy that says letting nature take its course is best | Daoism |
| Earliest African culture, built cities and had agriculture | Nok |
| Author of Dao De Ching, founder of Daoism | Laozi |
| Religion based on belief in many spirits | Animism |
| African storyteller that carries on oral history | Griot |
| Large family group that shares a common ancestor | clans |
| Grassy plains with few trees found in Africa | savanna |
| Largest desert in the world, located in North Africa | Sahara |
| African empire centered in Ethiopia, built trade networks | Aksum |
| Philosophy that says the law must be followed above all else | legalism |
| Philosophy that focuses on the proper order of relationships | confuscinism |
| Major river in which an early Indian civilization arose | Indus river |
| Chinese idea that explains why a dynasty is in charge | Mandate of Heaven |
| Indo-European invaders of India, brought in new religions and social systems | Aryans |
| Social system that did not allow people to change their status | Caste |
| Major river in China, full of dark loess silt | Yellow river |
| Chinese method of predicting the future | Oracle bones |
| Dynasty that overthrew the Shang | Zhou |
| Indian empire that traded along the SIlk Road, expanded Indian influence | Gupta empire |
| Wealthy culture in Peru that had extensive agriculture and irrigation | Inca |
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