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Social Studies exam
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Although the monsoons may bring severe storms, they are Considered necessary in India. Why? | The rains from the monsoons bring water to the desert climate. |
| What are the four major social groups in the varna system? | The groups are: priests , warriors/rulers, the commoners, and sudras. |
| What do the ideas of reincarnation and karma have in common? | In reincarnation if your karma is good then you can be reborn into a higher place in society. |
| What do Hindus believe about Brahman? | Brahman is the main universal spirit and that some deities are a part of Brahman. |
| How would a pilgrim ancient India a stupa? | A pilgrim in ancient India use a stupa because it is a shrine to the Buddhist religion |
| How did Huang He River help Chinese Civilization? | It brought trade resources for people. |
| How did the Gobi desert help Chinese Civilization | It kept invaders out of China. |
| What did most people living in Shang China do for work? | They farmed. |
| What was the religion like in Shang China? | They worshipped many Gods |
| Who founded Daoism? | Laozi. |
| Who founded Legalism? | Hanfeizi. |
| Who founded Confucianism? | Confucius |
| List efforts of Qun Shihuangdi to unify China | Created a money system,Simplified a writing system, Build tombs with terra cotta shoulders, Continued the great wall. |
| Aristocrats | Aristocrats wealthy landowner, land went to family |
| farmers | Farmers 9/10 people were farmers |
| Merchant/artisans | made iron tools and became wealthy |
| Desert make up_____of Africa hot dry climate | 40% |
| Most of Africa is covered by a series of_______ | Plateaus |
| Millions of years ago movements of Earth's crust created the __________ | Great Rift valley |
| Why did Ghana become an important crossroad of trade? | Ghana was located between the salt mines of the Sahara and the gold mines near the West African coastal rain forests |
| What products did West Africans trade? Name 3 items. | West Africans traded gold, ivory, spices, leather and ostrich feathers. |
| Askia Muhammad | Songhai leader who built the largest empire in medieval West Africa |
| Clan | a group of related people descended from the same ancestor |
| Diviners | group of people believed by many African groups to be able to tell the future |
| Makkah | muslin holy city |
| Swahili | a language that means “people of the Coast” |
| How did the leaders of Mali manage the grand scale of their government? | The kings divided the empire into provinces that were governed by generals. |
| Which people’s migrations helped spread culture across medieval Africa? | Bantu |
| Education in African villages was carried out by the family and | other villages |
| During the 1440s, the European slave trade was started in Africa by | portugal |
| The earliest known form of African art is | rock painting |
| The earliest known form of African art is | stages of life |
| What made a Bantu village matrilineal? | What made a Bantu village matrilineal? |
| Europe’s seas and rivers played an important part in Europe’s growth because they provided both protection and opportunities for | trading nearby economies |
| Which was a Germanic people who settled the area known today as France? | Franks |
| Charlemagne was the first Frankish ruler to believe in what for all people? | education |
| Between A.D. 800 and 900, parts of Europe were invaded by Muslims, Magyars, and | vikings |
| In 1073, Pope Gregory VII issued a decree forbidding kings from appointing high-ranking_____. | trade leaders |
| Flanders | center of trade in northern Europe |
| Knight | warrior in armor who fought on horseback |
| fief | land granted to a vassal, or knight |
| Venice | Italian city that was a major trading center |
| Serf | person who worked the lord’s land |
| After the Battle of Hastings in 1066, who was crowned king of England? | William the conqueror |
| Under which king was English common law established? | Henry 2nd |
| What contributed to the idea that people have rights and that the power of government should be limited? | Magna Carta |
| Who became known as czar, a shortened form of Caesar, when he became ruler of Russia? | Ivan 3rd |
| In 1095 Pope Urban II called for a crusade, or holy war, against | The Muslim turks |
| Scholasticism | way of thinking that used reason to explore questions of faith |
| Anit-Semitism | hatred of Jews |
| Vernacular | local language used by people of a region |
| Heresy | religious beliefs that conflict with Church teachings |
| Theology | study of religion and God |
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