The book of the dead contained what, Things you swore to the Egyptian gods that you had not done
Negative Confession
The scribe Khety wrote what piece
A hymn to the Nile
What religion did Mahavira found
Janism
The minister and the Learned men were on opposite sides of what debate?
The salt and iron debate
What’s one of the 100 schools of thought ?
Mohism
What’s one of the important mesoamerican societies?
Toltec
Name an important Andean civilization before the Inca’s
Chavin
what’s the correct order of the China dynasty’s?
Xia, Shang, Zhou, Qin, han
what’s the correct order of the Persian dynasty?
Cyrus the great, cambyses, Darius the great, Xerxes, Seleucus Nikator
What’s the correct order of Hebrew rulers?
Abraham, Moses, David, Solomon, Babylonian Captivity
What’s the correct order of the Egyptian time period?
Old kingdom, first intermediate period, Middle Kingdom, second intermediate period, new kingdom
when was Herodotus alive?
Between 484 and 425 B.C.E
What was Herodotus nick name and why?
The father of history because he pioneered systematic inquiry into his work
when was legalism formed?
during the warring states period of 472-221 B.C.E
What did legalism emphasize?
strict laws, harsh punishments and a centralized authority
who was the person behind legalism?
The ancient Chinese philosopher Han Feizi
When does the epic of Gilgamesh date back to?
2100-1200 B.C.E
what is the purpose of the Epic of Gilgamesh?
To accept mortality, the inevitability of death and friendship
King Hammurabi was king of what nation?
Babylon
How long did king Hammurabi rule for ?
43 years
King Hammurabi commissioned his law code to be made around when?
1750 B.C.E
Why was the code of Hammurabi important?
It was one of the earliest written legal systems
What topics did the code of Hammurabi cover?
family, trade, property and crime
What was the code of Hammurabi written on?
Inscribed on stone steles
