WH Unit 1 Test

Cultural diffusion

The movement of ideas and products from one civilization to another is called ______________________.

Cuneiform

The name of the writing in Mesopotamia

domestication

The process of taming and raising animals for work, food or pets is known as _____________________________.

Domestication

The taking of wolves and taming them and breeding different types of dogs is an example of _________________________.

Neolithic Revolution

The time when humans moved from hunting and gathering to farming was called the _________________.

Oracle bones

The writing of ancient China was found on _______________________.

reincarnation

This is a belief that when a person dies he/she is reborn in a different life

Cultural diffusion

Through war, the Hittites spread iron technology. This is an example of what idea?

Mesopotamia

Letters B & C represent what civilization?

1. Unifying China 2. Building the Great Wall

Name two things the Qin Dynasty was responsible for doing.

Hinduism and Buddhism

Reincarnation is a major component of what religions?

Hinduism

Reincarnation, moksha and Brahman are all related to what religion?

Record keeping

Cuneiform, hieroglyphics and Sanskrit are all examples of what characteristic of complex civilizations?

Belief in many gods

Define: Polytheism

specialization

During the Neolithic Revolution, people began to devlop different skills and jobs. What is this called?

Mesopotamia

Hammurabi is most closely related to what civilization?

the symbols also stood for sounds

What made cuneiform true writing?

Nile

What river is at A?

China and Egypt

What two civilizations were isolated for thousands of years due to geography?

Hinduism and Buddhism

What two religions began in India?

one of the first laws to be written down

What was Hammurabi's code?

Growth in population

What was the biggest result of the Neolithic Revolution?

Shang Dynasty

What was the first empire in China?

Judaism

What was the only early religion to be completely monotheistic?

Mesopotamia

Which early civilization was not isolated and experienced a rapid rise and fall of empires?

Persian Empire

Which empire was the largest during this time?

F

Which letter is the Indus River?

Abraham

Who is considered the founder of Judaism?

No one; there is not a single founder

Who is the founder of Hinduism?

pictographs

All writing first started out as ______________________.

Mandate of Heaven

In China, it was beleived that certain families ruled with the permission of the gods. When the gods grew tired of the family, a new family would take over. This was called the ________________________________.

caste

In Hinduism, people are born into a specific _________________ based on how they lived a past life.

Ancient egyptian hieroglyphics; the form of writing in Ancient Egypt.

What is this image and where could it be found?

Oracle bone, found in Ancient China

What is this image and where could it be found?

G

The Huang He River is what letter?

Persia

The Royal Road is most closely related to what civilization?

Ziggurat in Mesopotamia

What is this image and where could it have been found?

1. Advanced cities 2. Advanced technology 3. Complex Institutions 4. Record keeping 5. specialized workers

What are the 5 characteristics of complex civilizations?

development of agriculture

What caused human beings to settle into permanent settlement?

Ur

What city-state is at letter E?

Mesopotamia

What civilization began around the Tigris & Euphrates Rivers?

Egypt

What civilization is located at River A?

India

What civilization is located at River F?

China

What civilization is located at the River G?

Aryans

What group of people invaded the Indus Valley civilization and shortly after developed a language and a religion?

A government ruled by religious leaders

What is a theocracy?

types of writing

What is cuneiform, hieroglyphics and Sanskrit?

Because the land was fertile due to flooding

Why did early civilizations begin around rivers?

First to have a real form of writing

Why is Mesopotamia often considered to be the first civilization?

To keep out invaders to keep Chinese culture "pure"

Why was the Great Wall of China built?