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Why did Stone Age people practice slash-and-burn agriculture? to fulfill spiritual beliefs to make irrigation easier to drive away wild animals to clear land for farming Hammurabi's Code of ancient Mesopotamian society was important because it explained how government officials were chosen established a single currency for use across the empire described how to perform formal religious ceremonies listed the laws and the corresponding punishments Cuneiform and hieroglyphics were important achievements in the development of written language religious beliefs agricultural production representative government Greece's mountainous terrain and its series of small islands influenced the ancient Greeks to develop a political system based on independent city-states a culture that was uniform throughout its vast empire an economic system based on mining precious metals a society completely isolated from other civilizations The quotation above illustrates the importance ancient Athenians placed on individual participation in the We regard an individual who takes no interest in public affairs not as harmless but as useless. -Pericles' Funeral Oration religious rituals of the community education of young children political process of the city-state economic activities of the household The legacy of ancient Greek myths and epics, such as the Iliad, continues to provide people with accurate descriptions of historical events heroic figures and great adventures real life stories about everyday people objective studies of ancient civilizations atlas-a collection of maps herculean-very powerful labyrinth-a maze olympian-majestic, honored All of these words used in the English language today originated in myths of the Chinese Romans Greeks Egyptians Which statement about the Hindu caste system in India is accurate? Different castes shared the same rules for governing their behavior Foreigners were treated as members of the lowest caste Castes were encouraged to interact with one another People were required to stay in the same caste to which they were born Which individual was responsible for the Chinese social movement described in the text box above? -began in 500s b.c. -hoped to preserve order in society -attempted to establish a harmonious society -created a system of ethics for society Buddha Asoka Confucius Shi Huangdi What effect did Julius Caesar's seizure of power have on the Roman political system? It secured the rights of the commoners against the nobles It allowed for control of the state by the Senate It marked the transition from a republic to an empire It standardized the system by which emperors were chosen The origins of checks and balances in the US political system can be traced to the French monarchy Roman Republic Greek aristocracy Aztec Empire Which shows the importance the Mongols placed on improving trade contacts with other civilizations? the conquest of Constantinople the establishment of caravan routes the construction of large merchant fleets the creation of a national currency The examinations described above were necessary for a position as a Chinese Beginning with childhood, all of man's study is centered on one aim alone: to emerge successfullyfrom the three days' examinations, and all he hasin mind is what success can bring to him in termsof power, influence, and prestige. soldier priest silk merchant government official China's influence on Medieval Japan is illustrated by Japan's development of a writing system the samurai tradition haiku poetry a civil service exam Endurance, cunning, physical strength, and courage were the ideal characteristics of Confucian officials Buddhist priests Japanese samurai Hindu governors In medieval Europe, law and order were maintained by the legions merchants nobility serfs During medieval times, which of these groups was legally tied to the land? serfs knights parish priests minor nobility establishment of an absolute monarch in France Church's expansion of influence in government evolution towards constitutional government in England conflict between the Pope and the Emperor The timeline shows events related to the yellow fever cholera bubonic plague malaria The map above illustrates the spread of what disease? The Maya, Aztec, and Inca civilizations each developed powerful seafaring traditions monotheistic religious systems democratic governments complex architectural structures The stories from Marco Polo's travels encouraged Europeans to journey to Asia in search of wealth abandon the feudal land system launch the Crusades against Muslims isolate themselves from foreigners ◄Artist, architect, mathematician ◄studied anatomy to draw more reallistic human figures ◄painted a mural depicting the last supper ◄painted the portrait known as "Mona Lisa" The information in th chart above best describes which of these individuals of the Renaissance? Raphael Michelangelo da Vinci Botticelli The poems and plays of which person are representative of the English Renaissance? Johann Gutenberg William Shakespeare Dante Alighieri Miguel de Cervantes What was the Spanish Inquisition (1478-1834)? the exchange of goods between Spain and Central and South America a system designed to establish new colonies in the Americas the religious court established to find and punish heretics a military campaign to drive the Muslim armies out of Spain The findings of Galileo and Newton were significant because, from their time on, scientific thought was based upon traditional ways of thinking the ideas of the classic philosophers the authority of the church observation and experimentation |