world history semester exam
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- what was the neolithic revolution?
- a war started by a single woman
- what were the characteristics of civilization and wut is their definition?
- ~cities-international production, trade ~government-organized means of order ~religion-structured system of belief: nature, existence, right to rule ~social structure-division of labor- trade. class orders-upper, lower, slaves. more sophisticated technology-metallurgy
- the Sumerians accomplishments
- ~cuneiform-worlds first writing system ~ziggurat-pyramid shaped like a wedding cake
- phoenicians major achievement
- basis for modern alphabet
- babylonians major achievement
- code of hammurabi
- how many gods did Zoroastrianism have and what were their names? describe them
- ~2 gods ~ahvra Mazda-god of truth and light ~Mithra-god that became popular with romans
- who was Ahriman?
- spirit of evil and darkness. they compete for a persons soul
- what was the Zend Avestas?
- a collection of books that became holy writings. included ideas of heaven, hell, and final judgment.
- who was narmer?
- a pharaoh of upper and lower egypt
- who was akhenaton?
- another pharaoh
- who were the aryans associated with?
- indians
- who invented the caste system?
- aryans
- what were each parts of the dynastic cycle?
- !founding dynasty-one man defeats all rivals ~internal peace-prosperity. taxes collected, improvements ~regression-natural disasters, infrastructure begins to crumble, instability, emperor overthrown
- what was mandate in heaven?
- the longest dynasty in chinese history
- who created hinduism?
- brahma
- all gods of hinduism are represintations of the _________.
- oneness of the universe-brahman