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SS exam 6th
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is an artisan? | A skilled craft person who works with cloth, metal, and pottery. |
| What is Hammurabi known for? | His law codes/ collection of laws. |
| What is a historian? | A person who studies history. |
| Lower/Upper Egypt | Lower- closest to mouth of river Upper- farthest from mouth of river |
| What is a tribute? | a payment someone has to make to someone to show obidence |
| How do you keep a mummy from decomosing? | embalming |
| What did the Mycenaens learn from the Minoans? | navigation culture architecture and religion |
| Why were the dark ages called the dark ages? | no knowledge was spread/ used and everything was lost - forgot their own language |
| Who could be greek citizens? | white land owning greek born men |
| What was the greek alphabet based on? | Phonicains |
| What did alexander the great do? | he captured the persian empire and other lands spreading greek culture |
| Why did the greeks perform rituals? | to keep thier gods happy |
| Famous first library was where? | Alexandria, Egypt |
| What empire in Egypt had the golden age? | Gupta |
| What is centralized government? | government where everything is run from on central city |
| Who used the caste system to rule over people that outnumbered them? | Aryans, Iandian tribe/rulers |
| Four noble truths | 1.life is full of sufferings2.people suffer b/c they disire worldly things3.way 2 end suffering- stop desiring worldly things4.only way to stop desiring things- follow eightfold path |
| How did the anchient Chinese keep thier gods happy? | making offerings |
| What principle gave the Zhou dynasty the right to rule? | Mandate of Heaven |
| Who founded the city of Rome according to ledgend? | Romulous and Remious |
| In early Rome, who could hold office? | Patricans |
| What were the twelve tables? | 1st roman written laws |
| Why was Rome so succesful in trade? | Thier geography and they used the same currency |
| What did Ptolmy do? | astronamy and navigation |
| The earliest printing press was made of what? | wood block |
| What were the mongols known for? | horseback riding and war |