Download History Exam 1 | HIST 100 - Hist Civ:Asian Traditions and more Quizzes World History in PDF only on Docsity! TERM 1 Mesopotamia DEFINITION 1 5000-2000 BCWest Asia, IraqA Civilization developed between the Tigris and Euphrates river.Significance: because it was the first agricultural civilization. TERM 2 Buddhism DEFINITION 2 500 BCSouth Asia, India Religion focusing on getting rid of the suffering in life. During period of disorder after the end of the Han, it was introduced from India to China. Significance: It is still a major religion in China today. TERM 3 Rome DEFINITION 3 300 BC-400 ADEurope, ItalyLarge country with plentiful farmland and effective government. Most territory conquered; only conquered lands with agricultural potential.Significance: Trade with China along the Silk Road. TERM 4 Yellow River DEFINITION 4 Ancient Times-PresentEast Asia, China River in northern China that contains a lot of silt that gets deposited on the river bed making water levels rise and causing flooding.Significance: Birthplace of Chinese civilization. TERM 5 Yao and Shun DEFINITION 5 1000 BCEast Asia, China Fictional folk heroes that were kings. They created the agricultural calendar and a sense of the need for obedience toward your parents.Significance: They indicate Chinese values. TERM 6 The Dynastic Cycle DEFINITION 6 2000 BC-1900 ADEast Asia, China Ruling family would typically come in with a lot of power and exit in a rebellion. Whichever army beat others would have power in the next dynasty. Significance: The Chinese view history as a series of dynasties. TERM 7 Shang Dynasty DEFINITION 7 1800-1100 BCEast Asia, China The "bronze age" of ancient China, in which kings were hereditary, as were other nobles. In wartime, nobles would ride in chariots made of bronze. Significance: Introduced ancestor worship, and the Chinese form of writing. TERM 8 Oracle Bones DEFINITION 8 1800-1100 BCEast Asia, China Form of divination that used questions carved on animal bones and thrown on the fire. The cracks would determine the answer.Significance: It was an early form of calligraphy. TERM 9 Yin/Yang Cosmology DEFINITION 9 500 BCEast Asia, China A tendency to think about the world in terms of two forces: yin, which is the feminine, dark, cold principle; and yang, which is the masculine, light, hot principle.Significance: It is still related to medicine and foods in China. TERM 10 Mandate of Heaven DEFINITION 10 1100-250 BCEast Asia, ChinaPhilosophy that stated that if there were many natural disasters happening, someone was allowed to overthrow government and take over. Significance: Helped perpetuate the dynastic cycle and strengthened new rulers.
