World History Semester 1 Exam

World History i - Semester Test Review Flashcards

Globe History Semester Exam Review

132560352	Neolithic Revolution	When humans went from being nomad/hunter gatherers to settling in one identify and farming. Also called: the Agricultural Revolution.
132560353	Theocracy	Government run by religious leaders.
132560354	Hammurabi	King of the Babylon and creator of the Code of Hammurabi, one of the world's oldest codes of law.
132560355	Cultural Diffusion	The spread of ideas, customs, and technologies from 1 people to another
132560356	Bronze	An alloy of copper and tin can.
132560357	Shang Dynasty	Dynasty in china that established the Mandate of Heaven.
132560358	Torah	First v books of the Hebrew Scripture and the first v volume of the Christian Bible.
132560359	Socrates	Greek philosopher who developed Socratic Method (questioning). He was sentenced to decease for corrupting Athens' young people. Socrates was a teacher of Plato.
132560360	Monotheism	Belief in ane God
132560361	Aristotle	Greek philosopher who was a educatee of Plato, and a tutor of Alexander the Great.
132560362	Harappans	People of Indus vvalley civilization who lived in well planned grid-like cities.
132560363	Oracle Bone	Animal bone or tortoise shell used by aboriginal Chinese priests to communicate with the gods
132560364	Ten Commandments	Laws to alive by that were given to Moses
132560365	Covenant	Agreement between God and his people in which God makes certain promises and requires them to follow the his Ten Commandments
132560366	Diaspora	Scattering of people. (Image above shows the movement of people for New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina. This was Diaspora.
132560367	Sparta	Ancient Greek polis known for armed forces might. Ruled by an oligarchy, focused on military, used Helots (slaves) for agriculture, and discouraged the arts.
132560368	Qin Dynasty	Subsequently the Zhou Dynasty in 221 BC (cease of the Warring States Period). Founded past Qin Shi Huangdi who helped reorganize China into large provinces; started building the Peachy Wall; adult strong armed services; and introduced the census. Terracotta Soldiers were built for Qin Shi Huangdi to command in the afterward-life.
132560369	Zhou Dynasty	Longest lasting purple dynasty of Cathay from 1122 to 221 BC, displaced Shang Dynasty claming the Mandate of Sky Alliances with regional princes and families (feudal system); overtook Yangtze River Valley (Eye Kingdom); Standard mandarin Chinese language; Confucious (philosopher).
132560370	Mesopotamia	outset civilization located between the Tigris & Eurphrates Rivers in present mean solar day Iraq; term means "land betwixt the rivers;" Sumerian culture
132560371	Ceremonious Service	Civil examinations based on teachings of Confucius and were held during the Han Dynasty. People who passed those exams could work for the government. They only selected few who were highly educated. Merely high course people took these exams because they were the only who knew characters and words. And so basically high-form people became office of the government, and this cycle repeated and repeated again.
132560372	Abraham	Founder of Judaism who, according to the Bible, led his family from Ur to Canaan in obedience to God's command.
132560373	Geography of Greece	Includes about 2000 islands in the Aegean and Ionian seas. Three-fourths of state covered by mountains. Greece had many high, steep rocky mountains, therefore the metropolis-states in Greece are all isolated from one some other. At that place were many islands, used the sea to merchandise grapes, olives, and nuts. These were grown to trade, fifty-fifty though at that place was a shortage of farmland.

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