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Final Ancient Civili
Final for Ancient Civilizations 6th
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What civilization means "between the rivers" | Mesopotamia |
| What is the final step in the planting process? | threshing |
| What Mesopotamian invention helping farming through a network of canals? | irrigation |
| This is the name of the valley stretching from the Persian Gulf to the Mediterranean Sea | Fertile Crescent |
| This civilization was the first to be between the Tigris and Euphrates. | Sumer |
| This is the form of writing that developed in the Fertile Crescent. | cuneiform |
| This was the first set of written laws from Babylonia. | The Code of Hammurabi |
| The monotheistic religion that began in the Fertile Crescent. | Judaisam |
| The river located in Egypt is the ____ | Nile |
| This is the title given to Egyptian kings | pharaoh |
| The form of writing used by the Egyptians was called _______ | hieroglyphics |
| Cuneiform and hieroglyphics are similar because they both are a form of ______ | writing |
| What did Egyptians do to preserve the dead? | mummify them |
| What did Egyptians believe in so they buried the dead with treasures? | they continued an afterlife |
| India juts out into the ocean so it is referred to as a ____________________. | subcontinent |
| What religion in India believes in many different gods? | Hinduism |
| What are the two religions in India that believed in the importance of karma and reincarnation? | Hinduism and Buddhism |
| Hindus believe in a system called the ________ which organizes people by their class | caste system |
| What mathematical advancements from India impacted Europe? | the number zero "Hindu-Arabic" Numerals |
| Who's ideas brought order and stability to improve China? | Confucius |
| Who is the emperor that ordered the construction of The Great Wall of China? | Shi Huangdi |
| What is the trade route that connects Asia with Europe? | Silk Road |
| Mesopotamia, Egypt, India, and China all formed along what kind of valleys? | river valleys |
| What do we call a series of rulers from the same family? | dynasties |
| Athens, Greece was the birth place for what form of government that is citizen based? | democracy |
| What is the difference between direct and indirect democracy? | in a direct democracy you make direct decisions on policy yourself vs. with an indirect you choose a representive. |
| Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle are all examples of Greek ________. | philosophers |
| Who were the Roman plebeians and patricians | plebeians were the poor peasants and patricians were the wealthy land owners |
| What group was the most powerful in the government and served for life in the Republic? | senate |
| The USA and Rom both used a republic because the people had the power to _______ | vote |
| What is the holy book of Islam? | Quran |
| How are Judaism, Christianity, and Islam similar in their beliefs? | they are monotheistic |
| What did the feudal system offer to the serfs? | protection |
| Which is a correct ordering of the feudal hierarchy? (strongest to weakest) | king, nobles, peasants, and serfs |
| The Black Plague ruined the Feudal System because it __________ all the people in the social hierarchy. | killed |
| Whose power was limited in the Magna Carta? | kings |
| Why was the Roman Catholic Church so powerful? | the church was the center of everything in the manors- offered them salvation, opportunity to learn, and gave hope |
| Marco Polo helped expand trade through China and ___________. | Europe |
| Latitude is defined as: | they are the north and south lines of the equator |
| 40. Longitude is defined as: | they are the east and west lines of the Prime Meridian |
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