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Ch.2 Test
Mesopotamia, Egypt, Ancient China and Indus Valley
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| dynastic cycle | the raise and fall of dynasties |
| In what dynasty was feudalism first introduced? | Zhou dynasty |
| Mandate of Heaven | ruler "chosen" by the "gods" and if anything bad happened to the village or city the ruler would have to step down from power |
| What is "China's Sorrow"? | Huang He (Yellow River) |
| When was the Xia dynasty? | 2000 BCE-16000 BCE |
| When was the Shang dynasty? | 16000 BCE-1100 BCE |
| When was the Zhou dynasty? | 1100 BCE-256 BCE |
| how many noble rebels were there during the Zhou dynasty? | 771 |
| What was the Xia dynasty famous for? | Bronze & silk |
| Who was Osiris? | god of the underworld, also fertility |
| Who was Ma'at? | goddess of truth and righteousness |
| Who was Anubis? | funerary deity |
| Who was Thoth? | scribe of the gods |
| Who was Amut? | "devourer of souls" |
| When was the unification of Lower and Upper Egypt? | 3200 BCE |
| When was the Old Kingdom? | 2686 BCE-2181 BCE |
| When was the First Intermediate Period? | 2200 BCE-2040 BCE |
| When was the Middle Kingdom? | 2040 BCE-1786 BCE |
| When was the Second Intermediate Period? | 1785 BCE-1570 BCE |
| When was the New Kingdom | 1570 BCE-1090 BCE |
| Nile River | -provided rich soil deposits -predictable flooding -harsh desert on both sides |
| What was the Nile River also known as? | "The Gift of the Nile" |
| The Pharoah | -worshiped as a god -considered as a descendant of Ra -linked to gods Osiris and Horus -Absolute ruler |
| What pyramid is one of the seven wonders of the world? | -Pyramid of Giza - located in Saqqara,Giza |
| Religion in Egypt | -poloythesitic beliefs -pervaded their culture |
| What were the popular gods/goddesses involved in Egyptain religion? | Ra, Osiris, Isis, Horus, Anubis, Thoth |
| Mummification | -connection to Myth of Osiris -Elaborate process originally reserved for upper classes only -removed internal organs and preserved the body |
| How long did the mummification process take? | 70 days |
| Judgement of the Dead | -part of egyptains beliefs about the afterlife -believed to take place in the Hall of Ma'at (the Hall of Two Truths) -Presided over by Anubis, Thoth and Osiris -Required knowledge found in the Book of the Dead |
| gods/goddesses involved in the Judgement of the Dead | Osiris, Ma'at, Anubis, Thoth, Amut |
| Significant Rulers of Egypt | Khufu, Hatshepsut, Ramses II, Tutankhamun |
| About Tutankhamun | -known as the boy king -no significant accomplishment during his rule -discovery of this tomb led to greater understanding of Egyptain life |
| Who was the translator of the Rosetta Stone? | Jean- Francois Champollion |
| Who was Koofu? | builder of the great pyramid |
| Mummies had to be identifiable by who? | the Ka |
| Who was the grandfather of Koofu? | Humi |
| Who discovered King Tut's tum? | Howard Carven |
| Who was believed to be the king of Upper and Lower Egypt? | Narmar |
| What is Mott? | idea of the universe in perfect harmony |
| Who was Ramsey II father? | Sedi 1st |
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