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An important difference between Paleolithic and Neolithic periods is:
1 plant food staple that originates in Sudanic Africa is:
Two food staples originating in Southwest Asia are:
3 plant food staples that originate in Sub-saharan Africa are:
1 plant food staple that originates in East Asia is:
3 plant food stapes that were cutlivated early in Southeast Asia are:
One of the earliest techniques of clearing land for crops was known as:
Plant food staples that were cultivated early on in the Amazon were:
2 plant food staples that originate in Northeast Asia are:
Plant food staples that were cultivated early on in Mesoamerica are:
Slash-and-burn cultivation had the unintended effect on early agriculture of:
Between hunting/gathering and agriculture, which probably took the most labor on a daily basis?
3 early Neolithic craft industries were:
The early rise of agriculture led to what change in human demographics?
The beginnings of villages and cities allowed for what change in labor?
The early rise of towns/cities allowed for what change in people's social behavior?
What were two key ways that early cities differed from early towns?
The term "mesopotamia" means
The two rivers that were key to Mesopotamian civilization were named:
The term "city-state" means what?
The Chinook, Jomon, and Natufian societies are similar in what way?
The temple building of Sumerian civilization was called:
The early rise of towns/cities allowed for what change in people's social behavior?
How were two ways in which Sargon was different than Hammurabi when it came to governing an early empire?
An early Mesopotamian ruler who first centralized authority and appointed governors to be responsible for outlying areas was:
An early Mesopotamian ruler who consolidated and kept power by roving around his empire with his military, taxing as he went, was:
"Lex talionis" the concept of equal retribution, was characteristic of whose law code?
Were all social classes/genders equal under Hammurabi's law code? If not, who weren't?
"Lex talionis" the concept of equal retribution, was characteristic of whose law code?
Were all social classes/genders equal under Hammurabi's law code? If not, who weren't?
How did Hammurabi's law code benefit his empire CULTURALLY?
Assyrians made use of two military advancements that they borrowed from the Hittites. What were they?
What did the Assyrians strengthen the quality of their officers?
The Assryian king Assurbanipal had a library that, among other documents, kept a record of which important ancient epic?
The Mesopotamian system of writing was called
Tin and ______________ were alloyed to make bronze, an upgraded metal.
Iron metallurgy diffused to Mesopotamia from where?
Name 2 advantages that the invention of the Wheel provided
Name 2 areas that the Sumerians traded with, and what they traded for:
List 2 of the roles of temples in Sumerian society
Slaves in Sumerian society could become slaves in 3 common ways:
Some of the jobs women could have in Sumerian society were: (name 2)
One of the biggest religious impacts that the Hebrews had on the world was the concept of______________:
The Hebrews were eventually enslaved by what two empires?
True/False: The Phoenecians excelled at farming and was how they raised most of their money.
One important cultural innovation that the Phoenicians eventually diffused to the Greeks (and later Romans) was:
One trading good that the cities of Phoenicia were well-known for was:
The Indo-European language group probably originally started in what part of the world?
What was a major difference betwee the Indo-European groups that went WEST and those that went SOUTH?
The Hittites of Anatolia were known for their improvement of what two existing technologies?
Early Egypt faced less threat from external sources than Mesopotamia because of its:
Compared to the Nubians, the Egyptians were able to benefit more from the Nile because:
Early Egypt and Sumerian city-states shared what similar trait regarding their king/pharaoh and religion?
The first leader to unify Egypt was called
List the four periods of early Egyptian history in order.
The pharoahs were most powerful during which two periods of early Egyptian history?
The pyramids of Egypt were created during which period of early Egyptian history?
In early Egyptian history the Egyptians were intersted in trading for what resources in Nubia?
The Hyksos people arrived in Egypt at the END of which period?
The foreign people that arrived in and conquered Egypt at the end of the Middle Kingdom were called:
Two key technologies of the Hyksos brought with them and later diffused to Egypt were:
The New Kingdom is characterized by:
Who were invaders of Egypt between the end of the New Kingdom and the 600 B.C.E?
Two the major cities of the Harrapan society were:
What is one key difference between the Nile and the Indus rivers?
True/False: The Aryans conquered the Harrappan peoples.
The Aryans came from which group?
The Aryans measured their wealth by:
The early sacred texts of the Aryans were called:
Iron tools allowed the Aryans to settle what area of India?
the term "varna" refers to:
The four varnas of the Aryans were:
"Jati" refers to what?
Compared to Egypt, how was India in regards to gender equality?
"Sati" refers to what?
The chief Aryan god was named:
A series of teachings that came later in the Vedic age and referred to sitting in front of a teacher were called:
"Brahman" refers to:
One key way the Aryan view of death different from Egyptian/Mesopotamain view was:
True/False: Once you were a part of a specific jati you could never change
True/False: The Upanishads taught that "Moksha" was the goal of reincarnation
The concept of "moksha" was what?
Moksha, as described in the Upanishads was achieved through which two ways?
The earliest civilizations in China developed around what river?
Chinese civilizations eventually started moving south from the Yellow River to what other river area?
List the first three Chinese dynasties in chronological order
The rise of ancestor worship is associated with which Chinese dynasty?
The monopolization of bronze production is associated with which Chinese dynasty?
Oracle bones give us a large portion of the information we have about which Chinese dynasty?
This pounded earth structure is associated with which people group?
The idea that disasters and problems on earth can show the displeasure of the cosmos toward earthly leadership is called ______________________.
The Zhou eventually lost effective power over their land due to what?
The rise of which type of metallurgy helped local leaders build up private armies to counter Zhou orders?
The end of the Zhou dynasty is known as the era of ________________________
Did the Chinese have to wait until the development of iron metallurgy to develop agriculture in the Yellow River area?
Was the Yellow River most similar to the Indus River, Nile, or Tigris/Euphrates river? (Explain)
True/False: The Chinese started sailing to other areas during the Zhou period
How was Fu Hao similar to Hapshehut?
"tian" refers to what concept?
Describe the relationship of the nomaic peoples living on the steppes of Central Asia with the Chinese during early Chinese history.
What technology allowed the Bantu to leave their river civilizations and begin to move into the dense jungles of central Africa?
The Chavin cult was tied to the rise of which resource?
The lack of the development of the wheel in Mesoamerica was due to what two factors?
