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A comprehensive review of ancient civilizations and religions, including key concepts and important historical figures. Test yourself with these questions.
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2) Which religion deals with “paths” one is supposed to follow?
3) Which religion talks of filial piety? What is filial piety?
Answer = Confucianism. Filial piety is a virtue of respect for family and ancestors
4) The Mandate of Heaven in the Shang Dynasty meant the ruler retained the right to rule as ling as he?
Answer = If he governs fairly the Heavens will keep him in power
5) According to Confucius, what is the key to the successful organization of society?
6) What rivers were part if the “Cradle of Early Civilization?” Why did people first settle there?
Answer = The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers. Fertile soil and water
Answer = Sits between the Tigris and Euphrates River in what is Iraq today
8) Storage of food, development of permanent human settlements, domestication of animal, and emergence of gender roles all describe what?
9) As we began moving from hunter-gatherer societies to more sedentary farming societies how did the roles of women change?
Answer = Women’s rights decreased and became bound to the home
10) Why is the Neolithic Revolution considered a turning point in world history?
11) What geographical feature allowed fro the growth of early Egypt and Mesopotamia?
Answer = Steel farming and mechanical tools are used * Only bronze and iron tools were developed in this time period
13) In what continent was the ancient civilization of Chavin located?
Answer = Chavin were in South America in the Andes Mountains
14) Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro were 2 cities in which early ancient civilizations?
Answer = They were in the Indus Valley and were unique with Plumbing, brick buildings, and geometric layout
15) Who built the pyramids and also had a social pyramid with the Pharaoh at the top?
Answer = The Egyptians built the pyramids for the after life
16) What was the purpose of the Code of Hammurabi and the 12 tables?
Answer = Both were written law codes to bring order and stability
17) How did Ancient Athenians (Athens) serve as a model for western societies?
Answer = Athens formed a direct democracy with citizens voting rights
18) What geographic feature allowed Greece to maintain mostly independent and grow as it pleased?
Answer = Mountains and Islands kept Greek city-states independent
20) Why was the Silk Road important? What 2 places did it link?
Answer = It was a series of trade routes for many products in the east including silk, and connected China to the Roman Empire in the west
22) Why did the people of ancient Greece feel it was necessary to set up a democracy?
Answer = Greece felt citizens had a civic duty to participate in government
23) What governmental contribution did Rome make to current western civilizations?
Answer = Rome developed the republic – a government where leaders are chosen by the people and a senate helps rule
24) What was the main way in which Athens differed from Sparta governmentally?
Answer = Sparta was an oligarchy, while Athens was a direct democracy
25) What classical empire is credited with the invention of acupuncture, paper, the seismograph, and the water clock?
