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WorksheetsEgyptians, South Asia, China, Americas test 9/29
Total questions: 44
Worksheet time: 28mins
What was the main feature of the old kingdom?
Organized a strong and centralized gov.
Th construction of pyramids
Social disorder
Environmental threats
What was the main feature of the Middle Kingdom?
Social disorder
Environmental threats
The construction of pyramids
Flourished and prospered, expansion
What was the main feature of the new kingdom?
Flourished and prospered
Expansion north
Social disorder
The construction of pyramids
What were the strength of the old kingdom?
Took pride in maintaining justice and order
Organized a large drainage project
Expansion of trade routes
Occupying Canaan and Syria
What was the strength of the Middle Kingdom?
Organized a large drainage project
Took pride in maintaining justice and order
Occupying Canaan and Syria
Expansion of trade
What were the strengths of the new kingdom?
Occupying Canaan and Syria
Expansion of trade routes
A peace agreement with the Hittites
Advancements in medicine, hygiene, dentistry, and the arts
What were the weaknesses of the old kingdom?
Costly constructions of pyramids
Forced labor
Environmental threats
Concurred by invaders
What were the weaknesses of the Middle Kingdom?
Environmental threats (lack of fresh water from Nile)
The hyksos invasion
Conquered by invaders
Costly pyramids
What were the weaknesses of the new kingdom?
Assyrian and Persian invaders conquered Nile region
Costly constructions of pyramids
Failed mummification
How did geography shape ancient Egypt?
(a)
how did the yearly floods of the Nile influence life in ancient Egypt?
Rain fed the Nile river
Soaked the and with rich soil
Built dikes and reservoirs to save water for dry season
Served as trade route
Who united upper and lower regions of Egypt?
Menes, king of upper Egypt
The Shang dynasty king
The capital of the Egyptian kingdom under Menes and his descendants was Memphis
True
False
How did the Nile river influence the gov. Admin. Of the kingdom of Egypt?
Used the Nile as a north and south highway
Sent officials and armies
Constructed several drainage systems to create arable land
The king did not like using the Nile river so they used it the least as possible
What is theocracy?
A system of gov. Where the ruler is a religious figure
Arable/black land drying out and becoming red land
Red land becoming black land
In the case of the Egyptians, who had religious authority to rule?
The pharaoh
The builder of the most temples
The most respected member of government
How does mummification of bodies relate to the religious beliefs of the Egyptians?
Each should had to pass a test, afterlife affected all Egyptians
They believed that if your body decayed then your soul would die
The mummification of bodies in Egyptian culture related to advancements in the medical field because thy learned how to preserve bodies
True
False
What is acculturation?
(a)
What were the main reasons for acculturation?
Imposition of a foreign regime
To create peace treaties
To keep peace and please the empires they wanted to overthrow
Why do archeologists believe organized govs. Planned Harappa and mohenjo-Daron?
Cities had grid patterns w/ wide streets, rectangular blocks, and complex sewer systems
Built standard-size clay bricks, bathrooms, and plumbing systems
Every civilization needed an organized government to not be conquered by other communities
What were the vedas?
A collection of hymns and religious instruction recorded by Vedic priests
A collection of mummies in one temple
The studying of mummified bodies
What was the foundation of Hinduism?
(a)
Why were the vedas important for historians and archeologists?
Provide recorded evidence of the Vedic/aryan people’s life and religion
They had ingredients and step by step on the mummification process
Described why black land and red land had their names
Who were the aryans?
Warriors
Farmers
Traders
Merchants
On the top of the social hierarchy pyramid of the Vedic civilization?
Brahmins (priests)
Kshatriyas (leaders)
Vaishyas (business men)
Shrudas (workers)
On the 2nd level of the social hierarchy pyramid of the Vedic civilization?
Brahmins (priests)
Kshatriyas (leaders)
Vaishyas (business men)
Shrudas (workers)
On the 3rd level of the social hierarchy pyramid of the Vedic civilization?
Brahmins (priests)
Kshatriyas (leaders)
Vaishyas (business men)
Shrudas (workers)
On the bottom of the social hierarchy pyramid of the Vedic civilization?
Brahmins (priests)
Kshatriyas (leaders)
Vaishyas (business men)
Shrudas (workers)
What is Brahman?
A single spiritual power beyond the gods of the Vedas
A a system to maintain black land
The transport system of the Nile river
What is loess?
Loosely compacted yellowish grey sediment from the loess plateau
Dry land surrounding chinas mountains
The belief that Shang is the highest being ever created
What is loess?
Loosely compacted yellowish grey sediment from the loess plateau
Dry land surrounding chinas mountains
The belief that Shang is the highest being ever created
What is loess?
Loosely compacted yellowish grey sediment from the loess plateau
Dry land surrounding chinas mountains
The belief that Shang is the highest being ever created
What is loess?
Loosely compacted yellowish grey sediment from the loess plateau
Dry land surrounding chinas mountains
The belief that Shang is the highest being ever created
What is loess?
Loosely compacted yellowish grey sediment from the loess plateau
Dry land surrounding chinas mountains
The belief that Shang is the highest being ever created
What type of weapons did the Shang warriors use?
Leather armor
Bronze weapons
Horse drawn chariots
Purple dyed leather shielding
What word describes the dynasty cycle?
(a)
What is federalism?
A system of government, lesser lords governed their own land, but owned military service, and other support to greater lords.
A system of government where they completely relied on the gods to determine fate
Relied on the people to pick federal leaders
What was the kings role in the Shang dynasty?
The king was seen as the link between the people and the gods, since the king was considered the son of heaven, the king insured Shang, Di’s favor
He kings role in the Shang dynasty was to create and reject rules, created by the people
The king had no responsibility in the Shang dynasty
What were the key beliefs of conficuism?
Created a system of ideas on how to behave
The highest duty was to respect their parents
To seek for dao
To build successful temples
What were the key beliefs of laoizm
Living in harmony with nature
Seeking dao, or “the way”
Respecting elders
Created a system of ideas on how to behave
Who were the 2 great thinkers who influenced chinease civilization
(a)
Confucius was concerned with social order and government while Laois was concerned with harmony with nature
True
False
What was the purpose of oracle bones
To write on them
To use them as weapons
To cook and eat them
