World History Unit 1

An event occurring in the year 1110 BC could be said to have taken place during the _______ century BC.

12th

During the reign of __________, the worship of one god was enforced.

Akhenaten

_________ expected his subjects to worship the Aten.

Akhenaten

________________ was overtaken and destroyed by barbarian invaders.

Akkadian empire

Who were the people that ruled Babylonia on its rise to power?

Amorites

____________ includes the study of human fossils.

Anthropology

____________ involves the discovery of human remains and artifacts.

Archaeology

____________ is one of the primary scientific techniques for obtaining information about people without a written history.

Archaeology

_________, _________, _________, and ___________were buried with the rulers of ancient China.

Artifacts of Bronze, Servants, Animals, and Oracle bones

Dates occurring "Before the Common Era" are marked

BCE

Who, at different times, was ruled by Hammurabi, Nebuchadnezzar and Belshazzar?

Babylonian Empire

The ancient city of Babylon was located near the modern-day city of __________.

Baghdad

______ is the supreme creator god of the ancient Indians.

Braham

It was important for a family to have boys in ancient _______ because they needed someone to carry on the family name.

China

There is much uncertainty about the beginnings of ________ civilization due to a lack of written records.

Chinese

_________ reflects the experience and events of society; Latin word for "develop."

Culture

Who was the author of the book, On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or The Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life, in 1859?

Darwin

According to ____________ evolution, humans exist because they evolved from a single cell hundreds of millions of years in the past.

Darwinian

Which theory or story states that amoeba-like forms over billions of years eventually evolved into humans?

Darwinian evelution

_________ script was used for writing business letters.

Demotic

Who was the French philosopher and scientist that compared the human body to machines?

Descartes

_________ includes the study of the management of resources by a people.

Economics

The Shang writing system used characters similar to those of the ____________.

Egyptian hieroglyphs

The ancient __________ understood the importance of the annual flooding of the Nile.

Egyptians

_________ is a technique or method for finding, removing, and recording physical remains.

Excavation

_______ was the basis for the Vedic society.

Family

Identify the Zhou system of government.

Fengjian

In the ________, Eve was the first to eat of the fruit of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.

Garden of Eden

Who was the 6th king of the Babylonian Empire?

Hammurabi

The first female pharaoh was ______________

Hatshepsut

__________ used a system of pictures and letters to communicate.

Hieroglyphs

The _________ mountains protected the ancient people of the Indian subcontinent from invaders.

Himalayan

The _______ were "rulers from foreign lands" who brought great division to the Egyptians

Hyksos Semite kings

The underlying meaning of the symbols on the __________ is not known.

Indus Seals

The _______ civilization developed the first compass-like instrument.

Indus-Sarasvati

_______________ is the last age of the Three-Age System.

Iron age

Bodies were embalmed to prevent decay and to keep the ____ happy.

Ka (soul)

The technique of radiocarbon dating was developed in 1949 by _____.

Libby

Which of the following was written during the reign of the Kurus?

Mantra texts

The city of ___________ has been dated C. 6500 BC, the oldest in the world.

Mehrgarh

The Egyptian state formed during the reign of king __________.

Menes

__________ is located between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers,

Mesopotamia

The Pharaohs changed the design of their tombs during the _______ Kingdom.

Middle

During the _______, the Pharaohs made many important contributions to the welfare of the people.

Middle Kingdom

The streets of ___________ and ________ were laid out in a grid.

Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa

According to the Three-Age System chart, people lived in caves during the ____________ and _________ periods.

Paleolithic and Mesolithic

The three periods of the Stone Age are ______, ______, and ______.

Paleolithic, Mesolithic, and Neolithic

Identify the two most powerful kingdoms of the Vedic Civilization.

Panchula and Kuru

Egyptian art shows female _______ wearing false beards and dressed like men.

Pharaohs

_________ includes the study of governments and their impact on people.

Political science

__________ is the worship of many gods.

Polytheism

_______________ is the period before the invention of writing and keeping historical records.

Prehistory

The ____ was a warrior-ruler.

Rajan

The last of the great pharaohs was ______________.

Ramesses II

_________ fought many wars and signed the world's first peace treaty.

Ramesses II

The _________ protected the Egyptians from invasions

Red Sea

A collection of sacred hymns is called _______.

Rigveda

Which of the following was the classical language of India?

Sanskirt

Who was considered a god by his subjects?

Sargon

According to the monument engraved with the code of Hammurabi, the laws were given to him by the sun god, __________.

Shamash

The existence of the ______ dynasty has been confirmed by inscriptions on oracle bones.

Shang

The Shang worshiped their ancestor and the god, _____________.

Shang-Ti

Religious literature intended to "tie" everything together is called _______.

Sutra

___________ advances were made when people exchanged goods because they would exchange ideas at the same time.

Technological

What was significant about the standard ratio of the Indus bricks?

They could easily be reproduced

Who was the Danish archaeologist and inventor of the Three-Age System (Stone Age, Bronze Age, and Iron Age) in 1816?

Thomsen

In _________ society, married sons remained in their parents' household and continued to live under the authority of the oldest male.

Vedic

Ancient Chinese civilization began along the __________ and Huang He Rivers in east central China.

Yangtze

During which Chinese dynasty was iron first used for tools and weapons?

Zhou

The ______ worshiped a supreme god but not the supreme god of the Shang.

Zhou

The ________ kings called themselves the "sons of heaven" and claimed to have been given the authority to rule by "the Supreme God of Heaven."

Zhou

A city-state is ________________.

a large, independently governed city

The Nile Delta is _______________________________.

a large, triangular area along the Mediterranean Sea

The Egyptians made papyrus from _________.

a plant that grows along the Nile

A complex society is characterized by __________. Select all that apply.

a social hierarchy, institutional government, a distinct language, codified religion, and artistic activity

The term Circa is Latin meaning _______.

about

The Middle Eastern principle of retaliation is best described as ______________________.

an eye for an eye

The Three-Age System is useful for the study of _________.

ancient European cultures

Some __________ were considered sacred to the ancient Egyptians.

animals

Excavation is the main technique of discovery used by _________.

archaeologists

A ______ is an object made or used by humans.

artifact

Studying and understanding the ________, the __________, the __________, and the __________ of people from the past will enable you to make good decisions for yourself and future generations.

artifacts, discoveries, significant dates, and experiences

The Shang used ______ to make weapons.

bronze

_______________ is the second age of the Three-Age System.

bronze age

In the narrative of the ________, Kaang brought the first man up through a hole in the earth.

bushmen of Africa

The Zhou worshiped their ancestors indicating the high regard ________ were expected to have for their _______.

children, parents

The average weather of a region is called ____________.

climate

A system of belief that has been written down is called a ____________ religion.

codified

A society or region is usually divided into two subcultures: ____________ and __________.

common culture and popular culture

The Zhou adopted the Shang __________ but did not live among them.

culture

Most of what is known about Sumerians daily lives was learned from their ________.

cuneiform writing

What technique involves the examination of records of the movements of the sun and moon?

date markers

AD is the abbreviation for the Latin term "anno domini" which refers to _________.

dates occurring after the birth of Christ

The _____ techniques available today are somewhat accurate, but they are not perfect or exact.

dating

What technique compares tree-ring growth?

dendrochronology

To make ready for human use is to _________________.

domesticate

A(n) _________ is the succession of rulers from the same family.

dynasty

The main technique for finding artifacts is ____________.

excavation

What significant change occurred during the Neolithic Revolution?

farming

The study of the earth's surface and the life it sustains is called __________.

geography

The Garden of Eden included a tree with the knowledge of __________.

good and evil

Taxes were paid with _____

goods and services

Mesopotamia comes from the ______ word meaning "the land between the rivers."

greek

The Pharaoh ____________

had absolute authority

The map of the Fertile Crescent suggests that the region _________.

had an abundance of water that made farming easy

The Natufians lived near the Euphrates and are believed to be the first people to _________.

harvest crops

According to Darwinian evolution, apes and humans ___________.

have a common ancestor

According to ancient religious texts, how were women to be treated in Vedic society?

honorably

The Sumerians used ____________ to make crop production more efficient.

irrigation ditches

__________ dominated Sumerian civilization.

men

A seasonal wind that brings vast amounts of rainfall is a _______________

monsoon

What were the two purposes of the pyramids?

monuments to the dead and resting places for the dead on their journey in the aftherlife

The houses and building of the Indus River Valley were made with _____ bricks.

mud

A simple story about the beginning of time and other complex events in history is called a ______.

myth

The gods of the Egyptians were associated with ____________.

natural forces

During which kingdom did the Pharaohs build the first pyramids?

old kingdom

Which period is considered the "Age of the Pharaohs?"

old kingdom

The three periods of Ancient Egyptian history in chronological order were the __________, the ___________and the ____________.

old kingdom,middle kingdom, and new kingdom

Monotheism is the worship of _________.

one God

The preservation of history and culture by way of speech is called __________________.

oral tradition

Mesopotamia was a strict __________ society, where fathers were given the dominant roles.

patriarchal

The _____ environment can greatly influence the course of human events.

physical

Much of what is written in history books about the origin of humans is based on __________ left by the first humans. Select all that apply.

physical artifacts, trash, food remains, human remains

The Sumerians first used ________, but later developed the _________________. 100 of 100

pictograms, cuneiform script

______ culture is enjoyed by the majority of people in a society.

pop

What technique is used in the dating of certain types of rocks?

potassium-argon dating

The first people of China are believed to have known how to make _______, ________, and __________.

pottery, silk and stone tools

A simple, less advanced civilization is considered to be __________.

primitive

This technique measures carbon 14 in dead organisms.

radiocarbon dating

_________ is important to understanding the ideals, traditions, and motivations of a people.

religion

_________ and ___________ play a huge role in shaping history.

religion and philosophy

The code of Hammurabi was based on the ancient Middle Eastern principle of ________________.

retaliation

What was discovered in 1799, engraved with several ancient languages that permitted the first translation of hieroglyphs?

rosetta stone

Sumer is thought to gave been ruled by priests at one point because ______________.

rulers were chosen using religious rituals

According to the map of Mesopotamia, the Tigris River _______________.

runs parallel to the Euphrates River

________ means holy, set apart.

sacred

__________ helps historians determine the truths of human history.

science

________ were the people that ruled Akkad during its rise to power.

semites

Oracle bones were made from bones and _________.

shells

A distinct group of people with a common culture and interest is called a _________.

society

The Neolithic Revolution occurred during the ___________ Age.

stone

_______________ is the first age of the Three-Age System.

stone age

What technique evaluates dating based on the stratum in which the artifact is found?

stratigraphy

______________ is a means of survival.

subsistence

______________ was essential to the Sumerian economy.

subsistence agriculture

___________ used mud bricks to build ziggurats, arches and domes.

sumerians

As a god-man, Pharaoh acted as the __________________.

supreme high priest of Egypt

Advances that change the economy of a nation are called ___________.

technology

The Hymn of the Aten states that the world was created for the pleasure of ____.

the Aten

The Gregorian Calendar is based on __________.

the assumed date for the birth of Jesus Christ

The Chinese were protected from invasion due to ____________.

the geography of their land

The Sumerian number system is based on ________________.

the numbers 6 and 10

According to the Watchmaker analogy ___________________.

the universe has been designed with intelligence

The ancient religious texts of India are known as _________.

the vedas

The Sumerians are credited with the invention of ______.

the wheel

"__________," in the Cherokee narrative, watched Selu fill her basket with beans and corn.

the wild boy

A person's varna was determined by __________.

their spirtitual qualifications

How did the Göbekli Tepe ruins contradict the standard thinking about Neolithic people?

they had skills and abilities similar to modern people

For what purpose did Zeus create Pandora, the first woman?

to avenge himself

According to the code of Hammurabi, if a man could not pay his debts, why did he have to sell himself, his wife, or his children?

to work for 3 years to pay off the debt

The sewage and drainage system of Mohenjo-Daro included ________.

toliets

What do the punishments of the code of Hammurabi indicate about the Babylonians?

took right and wrong seriously, valued justice

People ____________ and __________ goods before the use of money.

traded and bartered

Most of the Indian subcontinent is in the shape of a ______________.

triangle

The ________ managed the government of Egypt.

vizier

The picture below best illustrates which of the following progressions of civilization?

written language