world civ test Hammurabi-Inca

Filial Piety

Respect and honor for elders and authority.

Explain the philosophy of Confucius and how it applies to the running of an empire.

Confucius is the philosophy based on the concept of Filial piety, which emphasizes the proper love, honor, and respect for your elders and those higher than you in society. ex: ruler+subject

What 5 relationships did Confucius emphasize?

Ruler + subject

Father + son

Husband + wife

Older brother + younger brother

Friend + Friend 

Define the term: Empire.  Give an example.

 Lands and people brought under the auth of one power usually by force. Ex babylonian empire 

What do law codes reveal to us about the civilizations that produced them?

Law codes from the Zhou dynasty show a society that valued hierarchy, moral behavior, and order, especially as it shifted towards more formal laws under centralized control. The Inca legal system reveals a focus on community responsibility, social harmony, and the absolute authority of the emperor, with less emphasis on written laws.

How do early law codes differ? How are they similar?

 Early law codes in the Zhou dynasty were focused on ritual, moral behavior, and local enforcement, later becoming more formal and centralized under Legalist influence. The Inca system, however, lacked written laws and emphasized community responsibility and the emperor's divine authority, but both systems aimed to maintain social order and authority.

What is Feudalism?

Economic and political system based on the exchange of land for loyalty and protection 

Define the term: Mandate of Heaven.

 The right to rule is given by the Gods

9. Describe the “Dynastic Cycle”.

 The cyclical rise and fall of the dynasties based on the approval of the Gods

What is a Primary Source?  How is that different from a secondary source?

 An eyewitness account; a document created at the time of an event. An secondary source intercepts and analyzes information from the primary source

How did the Inca method for maintaining peace and stability DIFFER from our previous civilizations?

 The Inca maintained peace and stability through a highly centralized, theocratic government, where the emperor was considered divine and local leaders enforced communal labor and social harmony. In contrast, earlier civilizations like the Maya, Egyptians, Aztecs, and Olmecs often relied on a mix of religious rituals, decentralized governance, and military power to maintain control, with less emphasis on a single, all-powerful ruler.

explain happy

·  H -Historical context - what is happening at the time

·  A -Audience - who is the document intended to be read by

·  P -Purpose -why was the document created

·  P -Point the view - who created the document

·  Y -Why is it significant

What modern ideas do you see in the ancient law code of Hammurabi?

 The Code of Hammurabi introduces the idea of equality before the law, with laws applying to all people, though with differences based on social class, and emphasizes proportional punishment (ex: "an eye for an eye"). It also reflects modern concepts like the responsibility of officials to enforce justice and maintain order.

Conquistador

someone who conquers (spanish conquered the inca)

Bureaucracy

a system of government or management, where decisions are made by officials following fixed rules or procedures, rather than by elected representatives

Francisco Pizarro

spanish conqueror who conquered the incas

Inti

ican sun God

Daoism

emphasized aligning oneself with the way of nature (yin yang) emphasizes removal from society and becoming one with nature

Patriarchal

a society or government controlled by man

stele

 stone pillar with laws of of the empire

dynastic monarchy

family of runners; governed by family royals

Daoism

Philosophy emphasizing harmony with the Tao.

Patriarchal

Society dominated by male authority figures.

Stele

Stone slab used for inscriptions or monuments.

Dynastic Monarchy

family of runners; governed by family royals

Filial Piety

the belief of respecting your elders

Yin Yang

used to describe any two opposite forces seen to balance each other out or to characterize life's up and downs

Mita

 labor tax> construction, created food surpluses labor tax system used by the incas 

Quechua

education to teach the incas ways, as of 2004 there are between 8 and 10 million speakers of quechu languages. Incan language