World History Quiz 1

Jericho

Town in modern-day Israel; one of the longest continuously occupied cities in the world

Mesopotamia

Geographical reference to the area of land curving from Egypt to the Persian Gulf; known for it’s ancient agricultural activity

Hammurabi

Founder of the Babylonian empire; noted for his code of law

Qin Shi Huangdi

Founder of Qin dynasty, 1st emperor of unified China

Ziggurat

Step pyramid architecture, center of Sumerian city; government religion and trade use

Alexander the Great

Macedonian emperor who conquered most of the known world, spread Hellenism

Legalism

Chinese philosophy that promotes strict following of the law

Catal Huyuk

Neolithic agricultural village in Turkey, contained up to 10,000 people, well preserved

Five Classics

Describes classical Confucian philosophy

Warring States

Period of Chinese history known for its political chaos, before Qin after Zhou

City State

Independent city that controls the surrounding area

Mandate of Heaven

Chinese idea that there could only be one ruler at a time & the ruler had the blessing of the universe

Mat/Pat

A description of kinship & inheritance based on either parent’s family line

Qin Dynasty

Lasted from 246 BCE - 206 BCE, built a large portion of the Great Wall and Terracotta Army

Mono/poly

Mono-single Poly-multiple

Bronze Age

Period characterized by the 1st use of metal tools and early writing systems

Xia Dynasty

1st Chinese dynasty, was believed to be mythical prior to evidence

Neolithic Revolution

Period where humans transitioned from nomadic groups to agricultural societies

Shang Dynasty

1st RECORDED Chinese dynasty, 1600 BCE - 1046 BCE, based near the Huang He River Valley

Civil Service Exam

Method of identifying potential government officials by merit

Phoenicians

Known for their writing system and maritime trade, based out in modern day Lebanon

Indo-Aryans

Group of people believed to have migrated from Central to South Asia, language and oral Vedic traditions replaced the Harappans

Analects

Primary collection of the sayings and ideas of Confucius

Babylonians

Empire in Mesopotamia founded by Hammurabi, capital located in modern day Baghdad

Hatshepsut

Longest ruling female Egyptian pharaoh, 1478 BCE - 1458 BCE

Hunting and gathering

Nomadic lifestyle where people search for their food

Harrapa and Mohenjo Daro

Ancient city states built on a grid plan in the Indus River Valley, known for lack of weapons and complex architectural projects

Sumeria

1st civilization in Mesopotamia based on city-states

Silk Road

Ancient trade network across Eurasia

Han Dynasty

Longest lasting Chinese dynasty, 1046 BCE - 256 BCE

Epic of Gilgamesh

Considered the oldest known work of literature, poem written c. 2100 BCE in Mesopotamia about a Sumerian king

Cuneiform

Writing system based on wedge shaped letters used throughout Mesopotamia

Domestication

Process of taming wild plants & animals for human consumption

Pastoralism

Animals being kept and herded as a food source

Fertile Crescent

The region where the 1st agricultural communities of the Middle East and Mediterranean basin are thought to have originated