World History I - Midterm #2

Front 1

Which civilization was this?

Back 1

the Phoenicians

Front 2

The scientific method of determining the age of very old objects is called this.

Back 2

carbon dating
or radio-carbon dating
or carbon 14 dating

Front 3

Which of the following is a
primary source of history?
your textbook
Hammurabi's Code
Wikipedia
Howard Carter

Back 3

Hammurabi's Code

Front 4

The center of ancient Mesopotamia
was in modern day ___.

Back 4

Iraq

Front 5

The center of ancient Judea
was in modern day ___.

Back 5

Israel

Front 6

The ancient Egyptian writing
system was called ___.

Back 6

hieroglyphics

Front 7

The ancient Mesopotamian
writing system was called ___.

Back 7

cuneiform

Front 8

Which ancient civilization built
temple-pyramids called ziggurats?

Back 8

Mesopotamia (Sumerian)

Front 9

Which ancient civilization
wrote on papyrus?

Back 9

Egypt

Front 10

Which ancient civilization built
pyramids as tombs for their kings?

Back 10

Egypt

Front 11

The great pyramid of the Giza
plateau was built for the pharaoh ___.

Back 11

Khufu (Cheops)

Front 12

The civilization that developed along
the Tigris and Euphrates rivers was ___.

Back 12

Mesopotamia

Front 13

The civilization that produced
the first writing system to use
symbols to represent simple
sounds were the ___.

Back 13

Phoenicians

Front 14

Their religion, known today as Judaism,
continues as a world religion and influenced
the development of Christianity and Islam.
Who were they?

Back 14

Hebrews or
Israelites

Front 15

The geographic feature that protected
ancient Egypt from being invaded
from the West was ___.

Back 15

the Sahara Desert

Front 16

Which of these was NOT a
city of ancient Mesopotamia?
Uruk Harappa
Ur Babyon

Back 16

Harappa

Front 17

When the government of a city
or state is ruled by the religious
authority (priest-king) it is called
a ____.

Back 17

theocracy

Front 18

The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
flow into the ____ _____.

Back 18

Persian Gulf

Front 19

King Nebuchadnezzar built the
____ / it was one of the seven
wonders of the ancient world

Back 19

Hanging Gardens
of Babylon

Front 20

It arced from the eastern shore of
the Mediterranean all the way to
the Persian Gulf / this area was
the first cradle of civilization

Back 20

Fertile Crescent

Front 21

The Akkadian king who built the
world's first "empire" was ___.

Back 21

Sargon
(2340 BC)

Front 22

The oldest know set of written
laws are known as _____.

Back 22

Hammurabi's Code

Front 23

The first civilization to use coins
were the ___.

Back 23

Lydians

Front 24

The first to develop a lasting
monotheistic religion were
the ___.

Back 24

Hebrews or
Israelites

Front 25

Letter D shows the location of ___.

Back 25

the Yellow River
(Huang He)

Front 26

The K shows the location of ___.

Back 26

the Gobi Desert

Front 27

The Chinese philosophy of ___
taught that government should
pass strict laws and enforce
them with harsh punishments.

Back 27

Legalism
Emperor Qin ruled under Legalism
He had Confucian scholars buried alive

Front 28

The name of the cradle of
civilization that translates
as "the land between the rivers"

Back 28

Mesopotamia

Front 29

law which included the phrase,
"an eye for an eye"

Back 29

Hammurabi's Code

Front 30

On which continent was
Mesopotamia located?

Back 30

Asia

Front 31

On which continent was
ancient Egypt located?

Back 31

Africa

Front 32

Why is the Huang He is also
called the Yellow River?

Back 32

it contains yellow silt
called leoss

Front 33

Which mountains separate
India from China?

Back 33

Himalayas

Front 34

This Chinese dynasty lasted for
around 900 years. It was the
longest single dynasty in history.

Back 34

Zhou Dynasty

Front 35

This concept was the justification
for dynastic rule in China. Without
it, a ruler would lose power.

Back 35

Mandate of Heaven

Front 36

Which Chinese philosophy is
based on the general concept
of being in harmony with nature?

Back 36

Daoism or
Taoism

Front 37

Which of these was
NOT one of the first three
dynasties of China?
Xia
Shang
Zhou
Enkidu

Back 37

Enkidu was a character
in the epic of Gilgamesh

Front 38

Which ancient civilization has
a history of rule associated
with the "Dynastic Cycle"

Back 38

China

Front 39

This was the idea that the
Emperor was favored by
Heaven to rule over China.

Back 39

Mandate of Heaven

Front 40

The ancient Chinese believed
they could communicate with
dead ancestors by using
_____ Bones.

Back 40

Oracle or Dragon

Front 41

The wisdom of Confucius was
written in a collection called
the ______.

Back 41

Analects

Front 42

He was the "First Teacher" of
China / also called "Master Kung"

Back 42

Confucius

Front 43

What was the most important
trade product of early China?

Back 43

silk

Front 44

the Confucian concept which expresses deep respect for the male head of the family

Back 44

filial piety

Front 45

ancient teaching that became the guiding philosophy of Chinese society / it stressed responsibility, respect, and the five relationships

Back 45

Confucianism

Front 46

The ___ is the main god of Hinduism. It is an eternal and infinite spiritual principle or "ultimate reality."

Back 46

Brahman

Front 47

this Hindu god is known as the Preserver of the Universe

Back 47

Vishnu

Front 48

this Hindu god is known as the Creator of the Universe

Back 48

Brahma

Front 49

this Hindu god is known as the Destroyer of the Universe

Back 49

Shiva

Front 50

the people of India that were outside the Caste System because they were not considered human

Back 50

Untouchables
or Outcasts

Front 51

this river was and is the most important spiritual river in the world to Hindus

Back 51

Ganges River

Front 52

The ___ was built to protect against invaders from the north

Back 52

Great Wall

Front 53

This was built to protect the ___ ___ trade route.

Back 53

Silk Road

Front 54

Where was Siddhartha when he became "enlightened?"

Back 54

under a fig tree

Front 55

What was Siddhartha before he became the Buddha?

Back 55

a Hindu prince
(Kshatriya)

Front 56

Name one of the two well-planned cities of the Indus Valley prior to the Aryan invasions

Back 56

Harappa
Mohenjo-Daro

Front 57

The religion that was spread to the East by Asoka was ____.

Back 57

Buddhism

Front 58

Hindus use the term ____ to sum up the deeds done in a lifetime.

Back 58

karma

Front 59

The values of honesty, education, and acting out of concern for the people of China were first taught by ___.

Back 59

Confucius

Front 60

This symbol represents the traditional Chinese concept of ___ and ___.

Back 60

Yin Yang

Front 61

He was buried with an army of clay figures near Beijing.

Back 61

Emperor Qin

Front 62

The Aryans went through the ___ ___ before invading the Indus Valley.

Back 62

Khyber Pass

Front 63

Don't forget to study......

Back 63

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