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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The Silk Road split into a northern route and a southern route. What was an advantage for taking the Northern route. | oases were closer together |
| Travelers carried Buddhist beliefs from India to China. | How did the Silk Road most affect the spread of Buddhism?How did the Silk Road most affect the spread of Buddhism? |
| the invention of the wheel | Made it possible for Sumerian armies to use chariots |
| arches | Added strength and beauty to Sumerian buildings |
| The Chinese were the only ones who knew how to make this item | silk |
| Who moved from Legalism to Confucian ideals? | han emperors |
| this explorer opened the way for trade with western cultures. | Zhang Qian |
| Iron helped the Han in | warfare |
| silk and bamboo | was what the Chinese wrote on before paper was invented |
| Floods in Inner China | enriched the soil |
| many people died working on what? | the Great Wall |
| rebellions and civil wars happened after __________ death | Qin emperor's |
| sandstorms and shifting dunes made this desert dangerous | Taklimakan |
| prairie grass provided food for horses and sheep made vegetation in this area easier | northeastern plain |
| Its large size made China unifying | difficult |
| bronze was used to make | shang weapons |
| Artifacts found proved that the Shang Dynasty was real and not a myth | true |
| The Shang Dynasty ruled in a small area | false |
| During ancient times China had the most people | true |
| living in harmony with nature was a way for people to gain | happiness |
| respect is what _________ would have valued most highly | Confusius |
| Six or seven large Chinese states fought for power during the | warring states period |
| Disorder in China led to | New philosophies |
| The modern Chinese word for “merchant” is shang ren, which means “Shang man.” What does this suggest about Shang culture | Shang traded a great deal |
| hatshepsut was one of the first pharaohs who was | woman |
| iron was produced in | meroe |
| He began his life as a prince of one Chinese state | Qin Shi Huangdi |
| this was built to keep invaders out | the Great Wall |
| The New Kingdom was also called | the Golden Age |
| only men were permitted to do this | working as a scribe |
| inheriting a position from a family member | was a way government officials got their jobs |
| Why is King Tut one of the most well-known pharaohs? | Amazing artifacts were found in Tut's tomb. |
| artisans | had the lowest social status |
| why did it take many years to become a scribe? | there were hundreds of hieroglyphs to learn. |
| a religious leader, king, and military general all describe a | pharaoh |
| what is a hieroglyph? | A symbol used in the Ancient Egyptian system of writing |
| The Romans were defeated by | Kush |
| this group lived in mud-brick houses | peasants |
| because people usually stayed in the same class as their parents. | was why the social pyramid of Egypt was rigid |
| this group was known for bas-reliefs | Assyrians |
| they could not defend themselves against stronger groups. | was a problem caused by Sumerian city-states’ independence from one another |
| the way a civilization is organized | social structure |
| How was the legal system of Babylon more advanced than that of other societies at that time? | it gave women some rights |
| an invention that wound fibers onto a large reel made silk production and what was | more efficient |
| a great battle someone won may be recorded on a | stele |
| a monarchy | A first form of government in a Greek city-state |
| sargon's empire was | 1st |
| The Assyrian Empire | acquired the most land during their rule |
| steep mountains kept people from different areas apart. | Is why Greece had different forms of government |
| collecting tributes | Allowed the Akkadians get the resources to build up their capital city |
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