SOCIAL STUDIES PRE HISTORY EXAM
What was Mesopotaminas written language called
Cuneiform
What is the another name for the Indus Valley Civilization
Harpaan
What dynasty was the longest in China's history
Hau
What was teh Egyptian written language called
Hierglyphics
Which religion do you try to reach Moksha
Hinduism
Mandate of Heaven
In Chinese history the divine approval thought to the basis of royal authority
Slash and BUrn farming
In which they cut trees and or grasses and burn them to clear a field
Fertile Crescent
It includes the lands facing the Mediterranean Sea and a plain that became known as mesopotamia.
In this religion you make a pilgrimage
Muslim
Paul
Paul was a Roman citizen who once persecuted Christians who followed Jesus. He was converted and became an apostle for Jesus. He had an enormous influence on Christianity development.
Who was the Pharaoh known as the Great Builder?
Ramses II
What did the Legalist believe?
Ruler should give gifts to those who do good and punish those who do bad
Name the River for China
The Hueng He
Name the river for the Indus Valley
The Indus and the Ganges
Neolithic Revolution
The Neolithic Revolution is the transformation of human societies from being hunter-gatherer based to agriculture based.
Name the river for Egypt
The Nile River
Constantine
The Roman Emperor. Constantine was fighting 3 rivals for leadership of Rome
Name the rivers for Mesopotamia
The Tigris and Euphrates rivers
Torah
The first 5 books of the Hebrew Bible, the most sacred writings in the Jewish tradition
Anthropologist
a scientist who studies human culture
Geologist
a scientist who studies the earth
Which religion claims Abraham as an ancestor
all three, Judaism, Islam and Christianity all claim Abraham.
Which religion believes in reincarnation
both
Which religion is polytheistic
both
Indo-Gangetic Plain
large land mass that stretches over Northern India
Could everyone read and write in ancient china
no
Geographer
one who makes maps and writes about the earth
Who controlled and ruled the earliest Mesopotamian government?
the temple priest
Hieroglyhics
the written language in ancient egypt which used symbols
Why was the Terra Cotta Army created
to protect the Shi Huangdi in the afterlife
what artifact was found in most all Harappan homes
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List three cons of Shi Huangdi's rule
1. Have philosophers and scholars killed 2. all books he thought "useless" were burned and 3. "practical books" encouraged
List three pros of Shi Huangdi's rule
1. Jobs, 2. Great Wall, 3. New class of merchants
How many ranks were in the civil service program
18
When did the Civil Service Program end
1912
How much of China was desert? how much of China's land was suitable for farming
2/3 was desert and 1/3 was suitable/good for farming
How many people lived in Harappa
35,000
How many people lived in Harappa?
35000 people.
Vedas
4 collections of sacred writings produced by the Aryans during an early stage of their settlement in China
How many words were in the Indus Valley language
400
Jesus
A Jew born in the town of Bethlehem in Judea and the Son of God.
Monotheism
A belief in a ONE god.
Apostle
A follower of Jesus
Pyramid
A massive structure with a rectangular base and four triangular as burial places for old kingdom pharohs.
Covenant
A mutual promise or agreement, especially an agreement between God and the Hebrew person as recorded in the Bible
Paleontologist
A paleontologist is a scientist who studies fossils
Primary Source
A primary source is a document or physical object which was written or created during the time under study.
Secondary Source
A secondary source interprets and analyzes primary sources. These sources are one or more steps removed from the event.
Monsoon
A wind that shifts in direction at certain times of the year
Empire
An Empire brings together several peoples, nations, previously independent states under the control of one ruler.
What was the new capital of Mesopotamia called
Babylon
Polytheism
Belief in MANY gods.
Who was the founder of Buddhism?
Buddha
Which religion do you follow the eight fold path?
Buddhism
Which religion believed order could be restored if the 5 basic relationships were restored?
Confucianism
Which philosophy means "the way"?
Daoism
Examples of Primary Sources:
Examples of primary sources include: Diary of Anne Frank - Experiences of a Jewish family during WWII A journal article reporting NEW research or findings Weavings and pottery - Native American history
Examples of Secondary Sources:
Examples of secondary sources include: A journal/magazine article which interprets or reviews previous findings A history textbook A book about the effects of WWI
Hammurabi
From 1792 B.C. to 1750 B.C. Hammurabi's most endurring Legacy is the code of laws hoped together.
Abraham
God chose Abraham to be the "father of all Hebrew people"
What was the Civil Service Program
Government jobs obtained by civilians after taking exams
There is no one single founder of this religion
Hinduism
Which religion are you born into a caste
Hinduism
Why did King Nebuchanezzer create the hanging gardens
His wife was home sick so he built them to remind her of home
Karma
In Hinduism and Buddhism, the totality of the good and bad deeds performed by a person, which is believed to determine his or her fate after rebirth
Means submission to the will of Allah
Islam
Which religion practices the 5 Pillars?
Islam
This religion wore the Kippah to remind them they were duty bound
Judaism
Which religion celebrates the Exodus?
Judaism
What does the word Mesopotamia mean?
Land between rivers. 1:the land between the Tigris and Euphrates; site of several ancient civilizations; part of what is now known as Iraq.
Who was known to have heard the voice of the angel Gabriel and told to be the messenger of Allah
Muhammad
Means one who submits to the will of Allah
Muslim
Explain the Dynastic Cycle
New Dynasty New Dynasty gets old, starts having problems, New Dynasty claims Mandate of Heaven
Which relgfon does NOT worshio any gods
None
Khyber Pass
Northern immigrants may have made their way through the Kyer pass in the Kusa Mountains
Which dynasty did Shi Huangdi rule?
Oin Dynasty
Caste
One of 4 classes of people in the social system of the Aryans who settled in India, priests , warriors, peasants or traders
Oracle Bone
One of the animal bones or tortoise shells used by ancient chinese priests to communicate with the gods
List Chinese Inventions
Paper, collar harnesses, wheel barrow, windmill, movable type, gun powder, porcelein, mechanical clock, paper money, magnetic compass
Feudalism
a political system in which nobles are granted the use of lands that legally belong to their kin in exchange for living on the land
Dynasty
a series of rulers from a single family (modern day: kennedy family, bush family)
Which religion stood apart because of their monotheistic beliefs?
all of them believed in ONE God, so all were MONOthestic
Nomad
people who moved from place to place foraging or searching for new sources of food
Historian
person who studies and writes about history
Archaeologist
studies prehistoric human life through bones and artifacts.
Papyrus
tall reed that grows in the Nile delta used by the ancient Egyptians to make a paper like material on which to write
Dynastic Cycle
The historical pattern of the rise, decline and replacement of the dynasties
What did the Msopotamians believe about the afterlife?
The land of no return
Moses
The man who led the Hebrews out of slavery, with God's help
Why were the ancestors important to the Chinese people?
They chose who got the Mandate of Heaven
Silt
Thick bed of mud
Theocracy
This type of Government in which rule is based on religious authority is called the theocarcy.
Delta
To the north, near the sea, lower Egypt includes the Nile delta region.
Explain the Mandate of Heaven
What the ancestors give/take that either says you can or can't rule
Who establisehed the Civil Service Program
Wudi
What is another name fo rthe Huang He River
Yellow River
What did Egyptians believe about the afterlife
You were mummified/that's what you lived/saved up for
What were the temples in Mesopotamia called
Ziggurats
Which religion do you try to reach Nirvnana
`Buddhism
City State
a city and the land around it that it controlled
Pharaohs
a king of ancient Egypt considered a god as well as a political and military leader.
Subcontinent
a large land mass that forms a distinct part of a continent
Citadel
a place with bigger buildings