World History Test 2

Front 1

Why was china's development unique?

Back 1

Almost completely isolated.

Front 2

What crops are grown in Northern China?

Back 2

Wheat.

Front 3

What crops are grown in Southern China?

Back 3

Rice.

Front 4

How did chinese get silk?

Back 4

Silk Worms.

Front 5

What is the purpose of feng shui?

Back 5

To please the gods and the monarchs.

Front 6

Why was ancestor worship so important for the Shang?

Back 6

Felt like ancestors had pull with the gods.

Front 7

Why was the writing system invented in the Shang dynasty important?

Back 7

Most languages in china now have the same letters.

Front 8

Items if this menus showed stature or nobility

Back 8

Bronze

Front 9

What was the Mandate of Heaven?

Back 9

That the zhou king was the son of heaven and would rule until his people were unsafe.

Front 10

What was the warring states period?

Back 10

480-221 BCE, warring before unification

Front 11

This chinese political system relied mainly on strict laws and punishment to maintain order.

Back 11

Legalism.

Front 12

How does Confucian philosphy attempt to create social harmony?

Back 12

By relating family to state.

Front 13

What two philosophies developed during the warring states period?

Back 13

Daoism and Confucianism.

Front 14

What was the main tenet of Daoism?

Back 14

That was is bad and to stay on the path.

Front 15

Why was the three generation family so important in Zhou period?

Back 15

So private property worked, so family could work.

Front 16

What did yin and yang represent?

Back 16

Yin is the female sensibility, yang is the male sensibilty.

Front 17

Why did cizilization occur in Nubia?

Back 17

Naturally wealthy with recources and a good location.

Front 18

Why was Nubia a corridor for trade before 3000 BC?

Back 18

Ivory and ebony wood.

Front 19

Why did egypt become aggressive towards Nubia during the middle and new kingdoms?

Back 19

For the gold

Front 20

What influence did egypt have on Nubian culture?

Back 20

For 500 years they controlled it.

Front 21

Why did the center of power shift to Meroe in the 4th century BC?

Back 21

It was better suited for Ag and trade.

Front 22

In Nubia who took the throne if king died?

Back 22

Sister's son.

Front 23

What plants were staple of Mesoamerican society?

Back 23

Corn, Bean, Spuash and Manoic.

Front 24

What was the cultural sector of Olmec?

Back 24

San Lorenzo

Front 25

What indications were there that olmec appreciated society?

Back 25

They layed out there city like stars?

Front 26

Why was Chavin de Huntar a successful trade center?

Back 26

Near other civilizations.

Front 27

What was the result of the introduction of maize to the Andes?

Back 27

Made food production better.

Front 28

What was the only domesticated animal in Andes used for transport?

Back 28

Llamas.

Front 29

What were the advantages of iron over bronze?

Back 29

Single metal with more places to find it.

Front 30

Why was the late bronze age in the middle east called "cosmopolitan era"?

Back 30

Because there was a network of friendly states.

Front 31

Who controlled Anatolia from 1700-1200 BC?

Back 31

Hittites.

Front 32

Trade during the Late Bronze Age in the Middle East centered around what commodity?

Back 32

Metals.

Front 33

After the middle kingdom, egypt became controlled by outside people for the first time, who was it?

Back 33

Hyksos.

Front 34

The era of the New Kindom in Egypt is characterized by the restoration of egypt and expansion into were?

Back 34

Syria/Palestine/Nubia

Front 35

Queen Hatshesput expanded trade in egypt for her search of what?

Back 35

Myrrh

Front 36

How did Hatshesput come to power and how did she attempt to gain respect?

Back 36

With the exposition

Front 37

What is the Paroah Akhenaten best known for?

Back 37

Essentially inventing monotheism.

Front 38

Transportation in western asia become easier when what animal came over?

Back 38

Horses.

Front 39

Where did Minoan civilization arise?

Back 39

Crete.

Front 40

Since Linear B haven't been deciphered how do you know about Minoan society?

Back 40

Through all other times of art and things there.

Front 41

What do these sources tell about Minoan relationships?

Back 41

They have broad trade.

Front 42

When did Minoan civilization collapse and why?

Back 42

Palace destroyed, a class world.

Front 43

Who was Heinrich Schleiman and what is he know for?

Back 43

archaeologist, discovered Troy.

Front 44

Which culture influenced Minoans the most?

Back 44

Greek.

Front 45

Describe the architectural organization of early greek community

Back 45

very decorative and fancy large tombs.

Front 46

How can early Greek cultural unity be explained?

Back 46

They all worked together.

Front 47

Pos discovered by archaeologists suggest that Greece traded in what two commodities?

Back 47

Wine and Olive Oil.

Front 48

Long distance contact in Mediterranean lands had to be accomplished by what means?

Back 48

Boats.

Front 49

Where was the homeland of the Assyrian Empire?

Back 49

Northern Mesopotamia.

Front 50

Describe the breadth of the Neo-Assyrian empire of the first millenium?

Back 50

Pirating and Fighting

Front 51

What was the relationship between assyrian kings and gods?

Back 51

Gods choose kings.

Front 52

What advantages did the assyrian army have over other societies?

Back 52

That peasents could be foot soldiers.

Front 53

What was the purpose of mass deportation as practiced by Assyrians?

Back 53

To break the spirits of rebels.

Front 54

What were three classes of Assyrian empire?

Back 54

Elite, Skilled workers and peasents.

Front 55

Were does most of the info come out about ancient israel?

Back 55

excivations and documents from other places.

Front 56

What class of language is Hebrew?

Back 56

Semitic.

Front 57

The Judeo-Christian history begin with what stories of who?

Back 57

Abraham

Front 58

The Israelites cemented their devotion to Yahweh during what period?

Back 58

After enslaved by Egypt Yahweh chose them as chosen people.

Front 59

What activites do the basic tenets of Judiasm exist on?

Back 59

murder, adultery, slavery, theifery, envy, sabbath and respect for parents.

Front 60

What was the importance of the ark of the covenant to Jeruselum?

Back 60

saved city from a attack, made them religous center.

Front 61

During the reign of King Solomon who did Israel trade with?

Back 61

Sheba and Phoenicians.

Front 62

What building project was King Solomon known for?

Back 62

First Temple

Front 63

Why were women in Israel respected?

Back 63

Did a lot of work.

Front 64

Why was synagogue important to Jewish culture?

Back 64

Place of Worship.

Front 65

What does Diaspora mean?

Back 65

Scatter

Front 66

The Phoenicians ran into troubles with what people?

Back 66

Assyrian empire.

Front 67

What was the main concern of Carthaginian foreign policy?

Back 67

Not getting invaded.