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Social study final
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What animal carried goods on the western silk road? | Camels |
| What was the most important Roman product that was traded on the silk road? | glassware |
| What was one of the advantages of traveling the northern route of the silk road? | oases were closer together and it had more protection |
| What was the most important reason why traders formed long caravans to cross the desert? | protection and safety in harsh conditions |
| What problem did all four Mesopotamian empires had difficulty with? | controlling a large area |
| The Assyrians used a siege techniques, battering rams, and moving towers to do what? | attack other walled cities |
| Which leader of empires came first? | KIng Sargon leader of the Akkadian empire |
| What was the problem cause by Sumerian city-states' independence from one another? | The fought over food and water |
| How did the Akkadians get the resources to build up their capital? | Stole supplies |
| Why did Nebuchadnezzar build two walls, some towers, and a moat around his capital? | for protection |
| Who conquered the land of the Israelites and took many Israelites to Babylon as captives? | Nebbuchadnezzar |
| What did the Akkadians use to gain power over Sumer? | military |
| Qin Shi Huangdi, the first emperor of China, began life as an? | A prince |
| What actions did the emperor take to help unify China? | Leagalism |
| What did Greek sailors use to help them steer their ships? | oars |
| What items were imported and exported in Ancient Greece? | Imported: Timber and metal Exported: olive oil and pottery |
| What is the reason why the ancient Greeks produced so much olive oil? | the geography was good for planting them and they needed trade |
| What was the chief purpose of dams and reservoirs? | to stop flooding and save water |
| The name of Mesopotamia comes from its location, which was where? | In Between the Tigris and Euphrates river |
| Why did the villages of Sumer depend on each other? | for water and irrigation system |
| Why was silt a problem for the people of Sumer? | it flooded canals |
| One factor that made farming difficult in the area of Sumer was what? | there was to much water |
| The environment of Sumer was? | Flat, flooding,hot |
| What solution did people in the Zagros foothills find to fix the problem of food shortages? | they found the plaians |
| What advantage did Meroë have over Napata as a capital of Kush? | It was farther away from Egypt and had more iron ore and timber |
| Which questions about Mohenjodaro would be hardest to answer on the basis of artifacts? | peoples opinions and daily life |
| The discovery of a scale, stone weights, and a marked rod suggests that the people of Mohenjodaro had what? | had money and goods that could be weighed and recorded |
| In which of these years was Mohenjodaro an active settlement? | 2700 B.C.E to 1900 B.C.E |
| Which feature of Mohenjodaro was quite different from other settlements of that time? | advanced sewer and drainage system |
| How did people in the Paleolithic Age get their food? | they were hunter gathers |
| The Neolithic Age ended about 3000 B.C.E., with the discovery of how to do what? | make metal tools |
| Why was the Fertile Crescent the site of many early settlements? | rich soil and good water supply |
| What was a change that resulted from building permanent shelters? | larger communities |
| If you were a Neolithic trader, what would most likely happen as you traveled and traded? | we would exchange beliefs and ideas |
| What animal was domesticated mainly for meat and milk? | goats and cattle |
| The Zhou dynasty came after which dynasty? | the shang dynasty |
| What would Confucius have valued most highly? | respect |
| According to belief in the Mandate of Heaven, earthquakes and floods might be signs that? | you lost goodness with the gods |
| If you were a laborer, what would Confucius say that you should do? | fulfill your role and obey those above you |
| What was the Legalist view of human nature? | that people were naturally selfish and deserved strict laws to maintain orders |
| What is one way Daoism influenced China? | respect nature |
| Which of these is a human-made feature that a geographer might study? | cities,dams,roads, |
| Why do historians read diaries and leers from the past? | personal perspectives of daily lives |
| Why is the North China Plain some/mes called the “Land of the Yellow Earth”? | it was filled with lose fertile yellow silt |
| Which experience led to a deep change in Ashoka’s values? | the battle of Kalinga |
| What would you not consider an achievement under Chandragupta Maurya’s rule? | he spread of Buddhist principles |
| What did Ashoka do with the territories the Mauryas had conquered? | he kept them and ruled them though non-violence and Buddhist principles |
| What was the main achievement of the Maurya family? | unifying India for the first time |
| Why did the Western Silk Road end at Mediterranean ports such as An/och? | Goods were loaded onto ships to be transported to Rome and other parts of europe |
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