The World in 1500

What term could be used to describe the following excerpt?

"Prometheus set to work forming men in the image of the gods and Epimetheus worked on the animals. As Epimetheus worked he gave each animal he created one of the gifts. After Epimetheus had completed his work Prometheus finally finished making men." (Williams College)

• Syncretism

• Cosmology

• Shallow Culture

• Subsistence Pattern

Answer explanation

The quote describes how Prometheus created mankind. This is the story Greeks told themselves about how they appeared in the world aka. their origins. The term for "origin story" is cosmology.

"Long ago all the elements were mixed together with one germ of life. This germ began to mix things around and around until the heavier part sank and the lighter part rose...One day as [the Gods] were walking along they looked down on the ocean and wondered what was beneath it. Izanagi thrust his staff into the waters and as he pulled it back up some clumps of mud fell back into the sea. They began to harden and grow until they became the islands of Japan." (Williams College)

• Mysticism

• Labor Specialization

• Sect

• Cosmology

Answer explanation

This excerpt describes how the islands of Japan were made by Gods. This is how the Japanese explained the existence of their islands aka. their origin. The term for "origin story" is cosmology.

This image could be described by which of the following terms:

• Labor Specialization

• Trade Network

• Bureaucracy

• Caste System

Answer explanation

Each of the tiers shows a different job performed by each group. These resulted in a class system, the basis of which is the type of labor. The term for the "division of labor" is labor specialization.

"As sovereign by divine right, the King was God’s representative on earth. It is in this respect that his power was 'absolute', which in Latin means literally ‘free of all restraints’...the great lords were kept in their place in the army or at court, eager to serve and please the King. Intimidating, majestic, kept informed by an army of spies, the king controlled everything." (Chateau de Versailles)

According to this excerpt, we might describe the King;s government with which of the following terms:

• Bureaucracy

• Centralization

• Intolerant Empire

• Tolerant Empire

Answer explanation

This excerpt describes how the King wrestled control from nobles, increasing his own power and influence. The term for a "government controlled by one authority" is centralized.

Draw me a picture of the term "bureaucracy".

What is the term for this image?

Which of the following is a primary source?

• map

• article in a newspaper

• memoir

• biography

Answer explanation

Memoirs are storied that people write about a specific time in their own lives. Primary sources are first-hand accounts.

Which of the following was NOT transported on the Silk Road?

• Diseases

• Goods

• Ideas

• Tariffs

Answer explanation

While the societies of Central Asia/Middle East charged tariffs for passage, tariffs are taxes on foreign goods, not items traded.

Which empire is in light purple?

Which of the following terms is NOT associated with Hinduism?

• Stupas

• Four Noble Truths

• Karma

• Samsara

Answer explanation

The "Four Noble Truths" describe the relief of suffering and are associated with Buddhism