World History Chapter 3 Book Questions
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How did being surrounded by deserts benefit Egypt?
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No one could attack or conquer them
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How did the Egyptians view the pharaoh?
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They treated them as living Gods
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Why did Egyptians mummify bodies?
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The ancient Egyptians believed that when someone died, their soul left their body. The soul would then return and be reunited with the body after it was buried. However, the soul needed to be able to find and recognise the body in order to live forever.
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What problems can monsoons cause?
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They can cause flooding and landslides, and ruin crops.
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How were the planned cities of the Indus Valley different from other early cities?
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They were the first cities to be laid out on a grid pattern.
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What reasons are suggested for the disappearance of the Indus Valley civilization?
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Climate change forced the residents eastward into smaller countries, caused by monsoons.
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Between which two rivers is the heartland of China found?
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Between the Yellow River and Yangtze River
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What family obligations did a Chinese person have?
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The most important virtue was respect for one's parents. Elder men controlled the family's property and made important decisions. Women were inferior. They had to obey their fathers and husbands..and later sons. Girls who were 13 and 16 year old, had arranged marriages. Only by bearing sons for her husband did she improve her status.
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How is the dynastic cycle connected to the Mandate of Heaven?
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The Zhou leaders declared that the final Shang king had been such a poor ruler that the gods had taken away the Shang's rule and given it to the Zhou. This justification developed over time into a broader view that royal authority came from heaven. A wicked or foolish king could lose the Mandate and lose the right to rule.
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What were some of the technological achievements of the Hittites?
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They made chariots, were the first to work with iron, and made iron weapons
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What were some of the borrowings of the Hittites?
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They borrowed ideas about literature, art, politics, and law from the Mesopotamians. They also borrowed the Akkadian language from the Babylonians.
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Where do some historians think the Aryans lived before they arrived in India?
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Somewhere between the Caspian and Aral Seas, and the Northwest and Caucasus Mountains
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What are the Four Noble Truths of Buddhism?
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They are the truth of suffering, the truth of the cause of suffering, the truth of the end of suffering, and the truth of the path that leads to the end of suffering.
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How has Hinduism influenced social structure in India?
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Hinduism influenced Indian social structures by strengthening the power of the caste systems. If someone was born into a lower or higher caste system, it was because they deserved it. This preserved the legitimacy of the caste system. The traditions and rituals of Hinduism are also part of the most people's daily lives and social rituals
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How did Buddhism spread?
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A wave of conversion began, and Buddhism spread not only through India, but also internationally. Ceylon, Burma, Nepal, Tibet, central Asia, China, and Japan are just some of the regions where the Middle Path was widely accepted.
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What did the excavations at Knossos reveal about Minoan culture?
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They were graceful, athletic people who loved nature, beautiful objects and sports (boxing, wrestling and bull-leaping)
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Where did the Phoenicians settle and trade?
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Around the Mediterraneon
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Why did the Phoenicians develop a writing system?
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They needed a way of recording transactions clearly and quickly
