World History Midterm FSWC 9th grade

What tools did ancient Egyptians have available for the building projects of Ramses II?

stone hammers, copper saws w/ no teeth, chisels

Ramses II first built at _____ to "make his mark."

Karnak

What was the preferred building material for ancient Egyptian temples?

Sandstone

What was the preferred building material for the ancient Egyptian obelisks?

Red granite

The ancient Egyptian empire had been in existence for about ___ years when the Ramessides dynasty took power.

2000

The Egyptians used several different _____ to collect building materials.

Quarries

Only royals, priests, and other high-level dignitaries could enter the ancient Egyptian temples.

True

What tool was used to smooth the pillars of ancient Egyptian temples?

Sandstone rubber

What was NOT used in the construction of the pillars?

paints/ dyes

Which of the pharaohs participated in the construction/ design of his temples?

Ramses II

Egyptian engineers used ___ to perfect the geometry of the obelisks.

String

What is another name for the Indus River civilization?

Harappan

Indus cities did NOT feature ____ in their cities.

Ziggurats

Around what year did the Indus River civilization start to develop?

2500 BCE

Around what year does the archaeological record show evidence of people settling in the Indus River valley?

7000 BCE

Along with the Indus River, what other river forms the Indus River valley?

Ganges

The predominant weather pattern of the Indian subcontinent:

Monsoon

Which of the following did NOT make the Indus River valley a good place for settlement?

Predictable river floods

Which discovery indicates that the Harappan people were relatively prosperous?

Toys

Who were the main trading partners for the Indus Valley people?

Mesopotamians

One of the major Harappan villages to be discovered/ excavated

Mohenjo Daro

Around what year did the Harappan civilization start to decline?

1750 BCE

All of the following are reasons for Harappan decline except:

Constant warring between city-states

Loess is defined as:

Silt

Shang Di is defined as:

The most supreme god in Chinese religion

The first Chinese dynasty with written records:

Shang

____ was/ were the center of Chinese society

Family

China was protected by the following natural barriers except:

Nile River

In ancient China, rulers and priests consulted the gods by means of____.

Oracle bones

Ancient China had which social classes?

Nobles and peasants

Responsible for all major decisions in Chinese families.

Elder men

Women in ancient China had the same rights as women in Mesopotamia and ancient Egypt.

False

What family obligations did a person in ancient China have?

Women obey men, younger family members obey elder family members

Females in ancient China were forced into arranged marriages around what ages?

13-16 years old

Which Chinese dynasty established the idea of the "Mandate of Heaven"?

Zhou

Chinese dynastic cycle

In Chinese Dynastic cycle, an old dynasty lost the Mandate of Heaven; rebellion became justified. Then this followed:

Rebellion, bloodshed, and a new dynasty emerges

Today, a person who can read modern Chinese would likely be able to read Chinese writings from 2000 years ago.

True

The ancient Chinese political system was ____

Feudalism

Assyrians were peaceful.

False

What did Ashurbanipal collect?

Clay tablets

Medes helped destroy Assyria.

True

Who restored Babylon?

Nebuchadnezzar

Assyrians used battering rams to breach city gates.

True

What did Assyrians build for river crossings?

Bridges and pontoons

Assyrians were known for kindness.

False

Who conquered Egypt in 671 BCE?

Assyrians

Assyrians taxed conquered lands.

True

What did Assyrians use to weaken walls?

Digging

Nineveh was the capital city of the Assyrian Empire.

True

Who built the library in Nineveh?

Ashurbanipal

Assyrians used iron weapons.

True

Which societies combined to destroy the Assyrian Empire?

Medes and Chaldeans

Assyrians spread themselves too thin.

True

What did Chaldeans restore in Babylon?

Hanging gardens

Persians conquered Babylon.

True

The Persian Empire was located in present day ____.

Iran

Persians exported all of these except:

Tin

Which king established the Persian Empire?

Cyrus II (the Great)

Cyrus the Great allowed his soldiers to loot and burn conquered cities.

False

Cyrus the Great was known for what with regard to conquered peoples:

Kindness

The first Persian pharaoh of Egypt was ___.

Cambyses II

Which Persian king established satrapies to better manage the empire?

Darius

Persian satraps were responsible for all the following except:

Managing slaves

The primary religion of the Persian empire was _____.

Zoroastrianism

Which civilization eventually conquered the Persian Empire?

Greeks

Ancient Carthage was a city-state located in _____.

North Africa

According to Greek legend, Carthage was founded by _____.

Queen Elissa

Carthaginians were descendants of which nation:

Phoenicia (in Tyre)

The main exports of the Carthaginians were all the following except:

Cheese

In 310 BCE, Carthage was attacked by _____.

Agathocles of Sicily

Who established territory on the Iberian Peninsula after the First Punic War?

Hamilcar Barca

In 202 BCE, defeated the Carthaginians at Zama:

Scipio Africanus

Roman general who burned and razed Carthage to the ground in 146 BCE:

Scipio Aemilianus

Defeated the Romans at the Battle of Cannae:

Hannibal Barca

Phoenicians established Carthage from which city-state?

Tyre

Minoan and Phoenician culture spread by ____

Trade

Most influential contribution of the Phoenicians

Alphabet

The Hindu "mother god"

Devi

Three Jewels of Buddhism

Sangha, Dharma, and Buddha

All these societies used war chariots except:

Aryans

The link between Indo-Europeans and modern people of Europe and Southwest Asia

Language

Abraham was originally from ___.

Ur

Siddhartha Gautama wandered India seeking ____.

Enlightenment

Which Phoenician city-state was an exporter of papyrus?

Byblos

Indian writing that detailed the Aryan difficulties

Mahabharata

Hebrews migrated to Egypt in approximately what year?

1650 BCE

King of Israel who built the temple

Solomon

The Hittites battled which nation at Kadesh?

Egypt

Hittite city-states come together to form the Hittite Empire in ____.

1650 BCE

Phoenician city-states were overrun in _______.

842 BCE

Minoan capital

Knossos

Kingdom of Israel lasted for approximately _____.

100 years

In what religion are the Vedas recited?

Hinduism

Year of natural disaster from which Minoans never recovered

1470 BCE

Minoans helped shape which other culture?

Greeks

Charged by Hebrew god to lead Hebrews out of Egypt

Moses

Agreement between Hebrew god and the Hebrews

Covenant

Historian who documented travel of Phoenicians

Herodotus

Civilization responsible for the fall of Israel

Assyrians