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Social Studies Final

Terms in this set (56)

Legalism
a Chinese philosophy that emphasizes strict obedience to laws
Traders spreading new ideas
Commerce on the Silk Road led to
Urged people to seek enlightenment through meditation and offered hope of nirvana to all.
Contributions to the spread of Buddhism
Confucianism appealing to rulers
This kept people in check and provided strong values
Asia
Where is Ancient China located
Feudalism
Members of nobility were given land by the emperor in return for loyalty who let peasants farm their lands in return for protection
Mandate of Heaven
the belief that the Chinese king's right to rule came from the gods
To keep Mongols and others nomads away
Why was the Great Wall of China created during the Qin Dynasty
Shang Dynasty
1st Chinese Dynasty for which there are written records and archeological evidence
Zhou Dynasty
the longest lasting Chinese dynasty
Warring States Period
Period in China from 403 to 221 B.C.E. that was typified by disorder and political chaos.
Mongols
Ancient China's biggest threat
Qin Dynasty
Dynasty that unified China. Hold life sized terra cotta statues
Daoism
Maintaining a balance between opposing forces in the world in an effort to promote peace and unity.
Silk
Ancient China's most luxury trade good
Himalayas, Pacific Ocean, and Gobi Desert
Chinese geographical obstacles which was a barrier.
Gobi and Taklamakan
2 main deserts in China
Himalayas, taihang, and nanling
Mountain ranges in China
Hung He and Xi Rivers
What did early Chinese civilizations originate around?
Yellow River
Known as China's sorrow, flooding major issue.
Acupuncture
Medical practice developed in China
Women shouldn't enter the workforce
Common Chinese social belief
Oldest male
Head male of a Chinese household
Middle East
Israel location
Mediterranean Sea
Borders Israel to the west
Saltiest, lowest elevation, and natural relaxation
What is the Dead Sea known for
Jerusalem
Symbol of Jewish religion and center of pilgrimage
Issac
Considered the founder of Israel
Torah
A Hebrew word meaning "law," referring to the first five books of the Old Testament.
Killing Goliath
David became a hero when
Christianity and Islam
Judaism is the foundation of this/influencer
a patriarchal society
Ancient Hebrew society was
Bear a child
Largest role of a Hebrew woman
Temple of Solomon
known at the First Temple of the ancient relition of the biblical Israelites in Jerusalem
Persians
Allowed Hebrews religious freedom
Islam
Quaran is what religion's holy book
Judah and Israel
Israel split into
Judea
Judah was renamed
Diaspora
Scattering of Jewish people during the Roman Empire
Rugged in some areas with mountains and some flat plains
Geography of Greece
Minoans
Ruled Greece area
Oligarchy
Governments where only a few could hold power
Democracy
Every qualified citizen could vote and be called to serve on the assembly or jury
Plato
Writer of the Republic, describes an ideal state of having 3 social classes
Socrates
Found guilty of corrupting the youth and not following the religion of Athens. Sentenced to death
Aristotle
A Greek Philosopher, taught Alexander the Great, started a famous school, studied with Plato
Acropolis
A fortified hilltop in an ancient Greek city
Ancient Greek religion
Polytheistic, not omnipotent nor omniscient, humanlike
Zeus
Olympic Games were hosted to honor
Homer
A Greek poet, author of the Iliad and the Odyssey
Death
Alexander the Greats empire declined because of
Xerxes, Darius I, Cyrus the Great
3 kings of Persia
Etruscans
the group of people who ruled Rome before Romans revolted
Virgil
Classical Roman poet, author of Aenied
Aeneid
The epic poem, writen by the Roman poet Virgil, that told the story of a great Trojan hero, Aeneas.
Separation of powers
Central principle of the Roman Republic
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