AP World History Midterm Flashcards

278554781	What did cave paintings reveal about Paleolithic people?	Religion, art, hunting	0
278554782	Where were the first signs of agriculture?	Mesopotamia	1
278554783	What was the reason for the sudden increase in farming?	Geography and warming of the earth	2
278554784	One commonality between the first four civilizations	They were all River Valley civilizations	3
278554785	What did Egyptians and Mesopotamians have in common?	Pyramids (monumental architecture), written language, polytheistic	4
278554786	What is Hammurabi's code based off of?	An "eye for an eye" punishment	5
278554787	What is the main reason for little knowledge of Indus River Valley Civilization?	There is limited understanding of their written language	6
278554788	What is the most important political improvement of the Zhou dynasty?	Mandate of Heaven	7
278554789	What are the Phoenicians credited with?	The alphabet	8
278554790	Who invented Cuneiform writing?	Sumerians	9
278554791	Where did the Epic of Gilgamesh originate from?	Mesopotamia	10
278554792	Where did the first iron weapon come from?	Mesopotamia	11
278554793	What was the reason for slavery and where did most come from?	Captives of war	12
278554794	What was the migratory group with the longest lasting monotheistic religion?	Hebrews	13
278554795	"Bantu" means what?	Language	14
278554796	Which ancient civilization had the most favorable view of women?	Egypt	15
278554797	What region had a religion that included Aryan and Dravidian beliefs?	India (Indus River Valley area)	16
278554798	What civilization had the least amount of slavery and why?	India because of the caste system (the untouchables were there to do the dirty work)	17
278554799	Which civilization used war for slavery uses?	Mayans	18
278554800	Why was it difficult to domesticate animals?	They didn't have the right type of animals (llamas were undomesticatable)	19
278554801	Which two ancient civilizations used dynastic rule?	Egypt & China	20
278554802	Which empire was the largest continuous empire?	Mongols	21
278554803	Who was the leader that switched to Buddhism because he witnessed a bloody battle?	Ashoka	22
278554804	Which civilizations had pillars?	Rome & Persia	23
278554805	Which religion aligned rulers with God (one was Darius)?	Zoroastrianism	24
278554806	What was the name of Persian underwater wells?	Quanats	25
278554807	In the Persian and Hahn empires, how did they employ government officials?	By making them take civil service exams	26
278554808	Who brought stability to China after the warring states era?	Qin Dynasty	27
278554809	What are achievements of the Qin dynasty?	coins, terra-cotta soldiers, writing, Great Wall of China	28
278554810	The Mauryans united India in response to what military threat?	Alexander the Great	29
278554811	What Hindu/Indian customs emerged during the classical era?	Child marriage, sati	30
278554812	Before agriculture, what was the highest caste in India?	Warriors	31
278554813	Moksha is similar to what Buddhist belief?	Nirvana	32
278554814	In what ways are Buddhism and Hinduism the same?	Reincarnation, non-violence, developed in India, believe in the release from rebirth cycle	33
278554815	How are Buddhism and Hinduism different?	Buddhism resists the caste system and you don't have to be reborn many times to reach Nirvana	34
278554816	What are some achievements of the Guptan Golden Age?	Brought Hinduism back to India, pi, Arabic numerals	35
278554817	What is Dharma?	Do your duty (life duty)	36
278554818	What leader is responsible for the spread and conservation of Buddhism?	Ashoka	37
278554819	What belief would agree with "must treat your body with respect/ falial piety" ?	Confucianism	38
278554820	What leader would agree with "more laws and edicts created, the more thieves there will be"	Loaiza	39
278554821	What are the relationships of filial piety?	Ruler to Ruled Father to Son Husband to Wife Elder Brother to Younger Brother Friend to Friend	40
278554822	What is Kharma?	What goes around comes around/ do bad things and bad things will happen to you	41
278554823	What is the MAJOR trade product of Greece?	Olives	42
278554824	What political influence did the mountainous land geography have in Greece?	Creation of city-states	43
278554825	What was the political system of Athens?	Direct democracy	44
278554826	What was the Roman political system?	Republic	45
278554827	When did the Greek golden age take place?	After the Persian Wars	46
278554828	What war led to the decline of Greece?	Peloponnesian War	47
278554829	What Greek philosopher was put on trial for corrupting youth?	Socrates	48
278554830	Which philosopher was referred to as "the one who knew"?	Aristotle	49
278554831	What was the Greek military strategy formation used agains the Persians?	The Phalanx	50
278554832	Which society was created by Alexander the Great?	Hellenistic	51
278554833	What was the MAIN trade product of Rome due to flat lands?	Wheat	52
278554834	What were the wars fought by the Phoenicians vs. the Romans for control of the Mediterranean?	Punic Wars	53
278554835	Which civilization based citizenship on birth place?	Athens	54
278554836	Which civilization organized fathers as the undisputed leader of the family?	Rome	55
278554837	What were the legacies of Rome?	roads, aqueducts, language, legions	56
278554838	What was the MAIN reason for the fall of the Roman Republic?	Gap between the rich and the poor	57
278554839	What was the MAIN reason of the fall of the Roman empire?	Invasions	58
278554840	What was the MAIN reason the Byzantine empire lasted?	It's geography and location	59
278554841	Which classical civilization did women have more freedom in?	Rome	60
278554842	How are the fall of the Roman empire and the fall of Han China similar?	Both were caused by a gap of the middle class and invasions	61
278554843	Which civilizations were political and economic anchors of the post classical world?	Byzantine, Islam, & China	62
278554844	What type of government officials did the Byzantine empire use (under the rulers)?	Generals	63
278554845	What type of government officials did Persia use (under the rulers)?	Satraps/governers	64
278554846	What was the similarity between the split of Roman vs. Orthodox Christianity and the split of Sunni vs. Shia Islam?	Both were because of a disagreement of who controls the church	65
278554847	What part of Russian culture did Cyril and Vladimir impact?	Both spread Orthodox Christianity	66
278554848	Who was the leader of Byzantium?	Justinian	67
278554849	What is Al Andalas?	The Islamic take-over of Spain	68
278554850	What are the 5 pillars of Islam?	1. Profession of Faith 2. Pilgrimage to Mecca (hajj) 3. Fasting during the month of Ramadan 4. Almsgiving to the poor 5. Pray 5 times a day (facing Mecca)	69
278554851	What contribution to the world culture did Islams make?	Algebra	70
278554852	What are the similarities of Islam and Christianity?	1. Monotheistic 2. Prophets such as Noah, Abraham, Moses, David, Joseph, John the Baptist, Jesus, Mohammad, etc. 3. Ten Commandments 4. Mary, the mother of Jesus, was a virgin 5. Jesus Christ is the Messiah and he performed miracles. 6. The Old testament/Torah and the new testament/Gospel) are holy scriptures. 7. Satan is evil; therefore, people should not follow Satan. 8. There is hell and paradise.	71
278554853	What is the pilgrimage to Mecca called?	The Hajj	72