Semerster Test: : History
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- The group of people who destroyed the Jewish temple were the?
- Caldeains
- poltheism
- the belief in many gods
- Who were the Ancient Israelites descended from?
- Abraham
- direct democracy
- system of government in which people gather at mass meetings to dicide on government matters
- monotheism
- the belief in one god
- bureaucracy
- a group of appointed officials who are responsible for different areas of government
- What was the language spoken by the Israelites?
- Hebrew
- What three bodies of water surround Greece today?
- Ionian, Mediterranean, and Agean Seas
- What are the higest mountains in the world?
- Himilayas
- philosopher
- thinker who seeks wisdom and pnders questions about life
- filial piety
- children had to respect their parents and older relatives
- Who led the Israelites out of Egypt?
- Moses
- raja
- prince who led and Aryan tribe in India
- caste
- social group that a person is born into and cannot change
- How did ancient Greeks make their living?
- from the sea, farming, traders, sailors
- What impact did Judaism have on future major religions?
- a huge impact
- tribes
- group of related families
- What is the Jewish nation today called?
- Jerusalem
- Describe the geography of China.
- mountainous
- nirvana
- in Buddhiam, a state of wisdom and freedom from the cycle of rebirth
- pictograph
- a character that stans for an object
- What is the Israelite faith known as today?
- Judaism
- How many tribes of Israel were there?
- 12
- What size is Hinduism's rank in the world?
- third highest
- colonies
- settlement in a new territory that keeps clase ties with its homeland
- What did Heinrich Schliemann do? (Try saying that name five times fast)
- descovered one of the myceneans walled palaces
- mandate
- formal order
- Who were hoplites?
- armies of ordinary ctizens (foot slaves)
- rabbis
- jewish leader and reacher of the Torah
- Descrbe the Dark Age.
- trad slowed, poverty, not enough food, teaching stopped
- Which Indian god was the creator of the world?
- Brahma
- What would best describe the geography of Greece?
- mountainous
- acropolis
- a fortified area
- What does Buddha mean?
- enlightened one
- Who founded India's first empire?
- Chandragupta Mauarya
- oligarchy
- government in which a small group of people holds power
- prophet
- person who claims to be instructed by god to share god's words
- What was the Greek word that meant scattered?
- Diaspora
- How did Aristocrats in China make their wealth?
- they owned land and farmers would grow crops and they would get 50% of the profit
- reincarnation
- rebirth of the soul or spirit in different bodies over time
- Name several inventions of the Chinese?
- water wheels, iron drill bits, paper, rudder, acupuncture, herbs to cure illnesses
- sanskrit
- written language developed by the Aryans
- Describe Greece's Agriculture.
- rocky soil, mountainous
- Who was Asoka?
- Mauaryan dynasty's greatest King
- tyrant
- person who takes power by force and rules with total authority
- What nations make up the Indian Subcontinent?
- India, Pakistan, Bhutan, Bangladech, and nepal
- polis
- the early Greek city-state, made up of a city and the surrounding countryside and run like and independent county
- What were the three social classes in ancient China?
- aristocrats, peasrnt farmers, merchants
- legalism
- taught that humans are naturally evil and therefore needed to be ruled by harsh laws
- What was the Bobylonian Captivity?
- It was when people took Jews out of their home and were enslaved in Babylon
- Name the four classes of the caste system.
- Brahmans, Kachtrias, Vaisyas, Sdras
- proverb
- wise saying
- strait
- a narrow body of water that connects two larger bodies of water
- Daoism
- taught people to turn to nature
- ideograph
- is another kind of character used in Chinese writing
- How many books are in it?
- 39
- What was it when the Hebrews left Egypt?
- exidus
- messiah
- in judaism, a deliverer sent by god
- karma
- in Hinduism, the good or bad energy a person builds up based upon whether her or she lives a good life
- Describe the earliest Israelites.
- herders and traders
- What was the law that Moses received when the Israelites left Egypt?
- ten commmandments
- Which Indian god was the destroyer of the world?
- Siva
- What was the first civilization to arise in Greece?
- Mioan
- List and describe the classes of the Indian caste system.
- Brachmans- preists and woriors, Kashtrias- rulers, Vasiyas- farmers and merchants, Sudras- manual laborors and slaves, Pariahs- untouchables
- covenent
- agreement
- Describe the three ancient Chinese philosophies.
- confucius- have a sence of duty, laozi- turn to nature, hanfeizi- people were naturally evil and needed harsh laws
- social class
- group of people who share a similar position in society
- What is the core of Buddha's teachings?
- four noble truths
- Why was Buddhism popular with the lower members of the caste system?
- These groups hear that they could reach enlightenment
- Where did the Israelites eventually go?
- Canaan
- What were the reasons why the Shang rulers were so powerful?
- strong armies, small areas to rule
- The people who conquered India and set up the caste system?
- Aryans
- exil
- period of ofrced absence from one's country or home
- aristocrat
- noble whose wealth came from land ownership
- Describe Buddhism's founding.
- siddhartha meditated under a tree for 49 days and foun dthe answer to eleminate suffering
- peinsula
- body of land woth water on three sides
- synagogues
- Jewich house of worship
- What is the Hebrew Bible called
- The Torah
- confucianism
- taught htat people needed to have a sense of duty to their family and community in order to bring peace to society
- Who built the Great Wall?
- Qin Shihuangdi
- What are the two main rivers that run through India?
- Indus and the Ganges
- subcontinent
- large landmass that is part of a continent but distinct form it
- What were the two main rivers that flowed across China
- Huang he and the Chang Jiang
- theocracy
- government headed by religious leaders
- representative democracy
- system of government in which sitizens choose a smaller group to make laws and governmental decisions on their behalf
- acupuncture
- Chinese practice of easing pain by sticking thin needles into patients' skin
- democracy
- government in which all citizens share in running the government
- monsoon
- in south asia, a strong wind that blows one direction in the iwnter and the opposite in the summer
- What was the Dark Age?
- trad slowed, poverty took place, not enough food, teaching stopped
- Why would aristocrats not like Confucianism?
- it reduced their power
- agora
- in early Greek city-states, and open area the served as bothe a market and a meeting place
- helots
- person who was conquered and enslaved by the ancient Spartans
- guru
- religious teacher and spiritual guide in Hinduism
- What was darma?
- the devine law of hindus