Reading...
Play button
Play button
Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
56 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
|
What is the term for:
A tentative explanation for an observation, phenomenon, or scientific problem that can be tested by further investigation? |
Hypothesis
|
|
|
What is the term for:
A popular belie or story that has become associated with a person, institution, or occurrence, especially one considered to illustrate a cultural idea? |
Myth
|
|
|
What is the term for:
An object produced or shaped by human craft especially a tool, weapon or ornament of archaeological or historical interest? |
Artifact
|
|
|
What is the term for:
Knowledge or information that is erroneous or false? |
Misfact
|
|
|
What is the term for:
A set of statements or principles devised to explain a group of facts or phenomena, especially one that has been repeatedly tested or widely accepted and can be used to make predictions about natural phenomena? |
Theory
|
|
|
What is the term for:
It denotes any age, epoch, or people without writing? |
prehistory
|
|
|
What is the term for:
The belief or conclusion held with confidence but not necessarily substantiated by positive knowledge or proof? |
opinion
|
|
|
What is the term for:
A principle, statement, or idea having general application? |
generalization
|
|
|
What is the term for:
Knowledge or information based on real occurrences; something demonstrated to exist or have known to existed? |
Fact
|
|
|
What type of agriculture and irrigation did the country of Mesopotamia have?
|
The land area is very dry but in the middle there is a Fertile Crescent which is the most fertile piece of land in the Southwest Asia.
They also have Mediterranean Sea. |
|
|
Was the division of labor in Mesopotamia divided or not?
|
labor was and wasnt divided.. didnt really matter
|
|
|
How did Mesopotamia prosper in their economy and trade?
|
~They grew more food so that they could do more trade. So they could get more goods that they needed.
~Also traded ideas: living in cities |
|
|
What did Mesopotamia create writing and technology wise?
|
~irrigation ditches
~mud bricks for defense |
|
|
What kind of things did the Sumarians use to create the ziggurat, which is a trademark feature of Mesopotamia?
|
~arches
~columns ~ramps ~pyramids |
|
|
What kind of writing did the Sumerians create?
|
a system called cuneiform and some of their tablets are the oldest written documents
|
|
|
Who was the law maker according to Mesopotamian rules?
|
Hammurabi
|
|
|
Describe the social classes of Mesopotamia:
|
highest class: kings, landlords, and priests
second highest: wealthy merchants middle class: people working with their hands or in fields lowest class:slaves |
|
|
Which country did the military from Akkad take over and control, then spread its own culture to the rest of the country?
|
Mesopotamia
|
|
|
What was the belief in gods of Mesopotamia?
|
~They believed that many different gods controlled the forces in nature.
~They believed that they were immortal and all powerful and that humans were their servants. ~They made sacrifices to the gods on ziggurats. ~Farmers believed that their crops depended on the blessing of the gods. |
|
|
In China, who owned the land?
|
The Noble families
|
|
|
The haung river was crucial for China because?
|
It deposited huge amounts of silt or fertile soil.
|
|
|
What was the rate of settlers in China?
|
Early settlers didn't trade due to the isolation, they supplied their own goods instead of trading.
|
|
|
What did China build for trade and agricultural purposes?
|
roads and canals
|
|
|
What was used in China to improve trade?
|
~coined money
~furnaces to produce iron for trade |
|
|
Describe the division of labor in China:
|
~ruled by social class
~peasants did the dirty work |
|
|
How did farming develop in China overtime?
|
In the beginning, farming, as time passed became more civilized and major in the cities
|
|
|
The literature of what country is described as:
~each character stands for one syllable in writing ~a lot of characters to memorize |
China
|
|
|
All about YU:
|
~first leader ever
~mathematician and engineer ~created irrigation program which was very successful |
|
|
How did China keep safe during the early invasion years?
|
they built a wall surrounding the outside city
|
|
|
How skilled was China's military?
|
Very professional training
|
|
|
What country eventually established feudalism early on?
|
China
|
|
|
Describe the classes of china:
|
~divided by nobles and peasants
~ruling class of warrior nobles headed by a king governor |
|
|
Which country's language has no links between writing and speaking language?
|
China
|
|
|
Was their an advantage to the large difference in writing and speaking in China?
|
everyone learned the same way or writing even though they spoke different
|
|
|
What was the most important virtue for China?
|
respect for ones parents
|
|
|
Was their equality in China between man and woman?
|
no
|
|
|
Chinese believed in the arrangement of marriages:
True or False |
True
|
|
|
The Chinese religion states what about good fortune?
|
~Believed that spirits of family ancestors had the power to bring good fortune, so they paid high respect for ancestors and consulted gods through spirits
|
|
|
What was the Chinese supreme god's name?
|
Shang Di
|
|
|
Indian country grew items such as:
|
peas, sesame, dates, tropical fruits, mangoes, and musk melons
|
|
|
What concept did India learn early on about harvesting?
|
harvesting water in the form of dams and irrigation is an excellent way to farm
|
|
|
What did India trade?
|
Most were farmers: who traded wheat rice and cotton
A few were: living on the coast and traded salt |
|
|
Describe the Division of Labor in India:
|
~Brahmins were priests and teachers
~Kshatriyas were rulers and military ~Vaishyas were business people and merchants ~Shudras were the common laborers ~Candalas were the untouchables |
|
|
In terms of government, India had:
|
~small republics where the king was in charge and appointed officials
~laws of manu |
|
|
Which country's writing style is described as:
only communicated with symbols |
India
and the first Indian script in 2600 is still not deciphered |
|
|
Describe India's religion:
|
~polytheistic with three main gods
1) Brahma=the creator god 2) Vishnu= the preserver of life 3) Shiva= the destroyer |
|
|
Whom was Egypt's military most made up of?
|
slaves
|
|
|
What helped protect Egypt?
|
~the desert
~ walls ~skilled fighters |
|
|
Who were the ancient Egyptians ruled by?
|
Pharos
|
|
|
What did the ancient Egyptians use as written language?
|
They used hieroglyphics which are pictures representing different sounds.
|
|
|
What did the Egyptians create that we use today?
|
365 day calendar
|
|
|
Describe Religion of Egypt:
|
~extremely important
~influenced by tradition ~belief in afterlife and that you must of everything in the Book of the Dead to go there. ~polytheistic society= many gods. |
|
|
How did the Nile River help agriculture of Egypt?
|
~whenever there was a flood, it produced silt where the Egyptians planted and grew things.
|
|
|
What does Egypt's economy mainly depend on?
|
agriculture, media, petroleum exports and tourism
|
|
|
List the division of labor in Europe from highest to lowest
|
*what your father is, you will become
~pharoh ~scribes ~message runners ~farmers ~pyramid builders |
|
|
what was another name for the neolithic revolution?
|
agricultural revolution
|
