1. Review Questions from Prehistory thru Ancient China

2. Where did the first homo-sapians emerge?

3. Africa

4. What advancements were made by Paleolithic peoples?

5. First tools, use of fire, oral language, and cave art.

6. When was the beginning of agriculture?

7. Neolithic Age

8. What advancements were made during the Neolithic Age?

9. Agriculture, domestication of animals, advanced tools, pottery, and weaving skills.

10. How do archeologists date remains?

11. Carbon 14

12. Where was Egyptian civilization located?

13. Nile River in Egypt

14. What is Mesopotamia?

15. Land between two rivers: Tigris and Euphrates

16. On what river was India’s ancient civilization?

17. Indus

18. On what river did Shang civilization emerge?

19. Huang He

20. What is the Fertile Crescent?

21. Crescent-shaped area of fertile land extending from the Persian Gulf and Mesopotamia to the Mediterranean Sea

22. What two products were traded by Phoenicia?

23. Purple dye and cedar wood.

24. What was the first monotheistic religion?

25. Hebrew/Jewish

26. Who is often considered to have written the first code of laws?

27. Hammurabi

28. Sumerian writing system--the world’s first?

29. Cuneiform

30. Burial chambers for Egypt’s pharoahs?

31. Pyramids

32. Book containing the written records and beliefs of Hebrews?

33. Torah

34. Religious and moral code of conduct for Hebrews?

35. Ten Commandments

36. Two prophets of Judaism?

37. Abraham and Moses

38. Who developed the first alphabet?

39. Phoenicians

40. Ancient Egyptian writing?

41. Hieroglyphics

42. Persian prophet?

43. Zoroaster

44. Empire that controlled the Iranian Plateau and was tolerant over conquered peoples?

45. Persia

46. Who developed the caste system?

47. Aryans

48. Golden Age of Ancient India when new textiles were made, literature and mathematics advanced?

49. Gupta

50. Rigidly structured organization of society based on occupation?

51. Caste system

52. Religion which included caste system?

53. Hindu

54. Brahma?

55. Hindu god/creator who takes many forms

56. Holy books of Hinduism?

57. Vedas and Upanishads

58. Belief that future incarnation is based on present behavior?

59. Karma (You have to do your dharma to get good Karma so you can reach Nirvana)

60. Religion founded by Siddhartha Gautama?

61. Buddhism

62. His missionaries and their writings spread Buddhism from India to China and other parts of Asia?

63. Asoka

64. Eightfold Path and Four Noble Truths?

65. Buddhist religious doctrine/beliefs, explain suffering and correct behavior.

66. Who were the invaders of the Indian subcontinent?

67. Aryans

68. Connected East Asia and southwest Asia facilitating trade between China and Rome/Byzantine?

69. Silk Road

70. Contributions made by classical China?

71. Porcelain, silk, civil service, paper, gunpowder.

72. Chinese built this as a defensive barrier against invasion?

73. Great Wall of China

74. Often credited with construction of the Great Wall of China?

75. Shi Huangdi

76. Chinese belief that their rulers were divine and would only rule as long as they were just?

77. Mandate of Heaven

78. Beliefs include: belief that humans are good, respect, politeness, government is good, education, ancestor worship?

79. Confucianism

80. Teaches harmony with nature, humility, simple life?

81. Taoism

82. Founder of Taoism?

83. Lao Tzu

84. Religion that spread from China throughout Asia?

85. Buddhism