Historical Thinking Skills
A source created during the time of an event is called this type of source.
What is a Primary Source?
This river helped Ancient Egypt develop.
What is the Nile River
This trade route connected China to Europe.
What is the Silk Road?
This form of government began in Ancient Greece.
What is Democracy?
This African ruler became famous for his wealth and journey to Mecca.
Who is Mansa Musa?
A source written after an event by someone who did not experience it firsthand is called this.
What is a Secondary Source?
Mesopotamia developed between these two rivers.
What are the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers?
This religion began in Ancient India and teaches reincarnation.
What is Hinduism?
These two leading city-states of ancient Greece shared periods of cooperation as well as open conflict.
What is Athens and Sparta?
Gold and this resource made West African kingdoms wealthy.
What is Salt?
Putting events in the order they happened is called this.
What is Chronological Order?
This king created one of the world’s first written law codes.
Who is Hammurabi?
This Chinese philosopher taught respect, order, and good behavior.
Who is Confucius?
Rome first developed this type of government before becoming an empire.
What is a Republic?
The Maya and Aztec civilizations were located in this region.
What is Mesoamerica?
When a source shows only one opinion or favors one side, it may contain this.
What is Bias?
Why were rivers important to early civilizations? (List 4 reasons)
They provided water, fertile soil, transportation, and food.
This social system organized people into groups in Ancient India.
What is the Caste System?
This Roman structure was used for gladiator contests.
What is the Colosseum?
This Mesoamerican civilization created advanced calendars, pyramids, and a cool ball game.
Who are the Maya?
Using clues and evidence to make a logical guess is called this.
What is an Inference?
Compare Mesopotamia and Egypt using one similarity.
both developed near rivers, had organized governments, polytheistic religions, social classes, or farming economies.
Name two inventions or achievements from Ancient China.
paper, gunpowder, compass, silk, printmaking
Name one important contribution/achievement from Greece or Rome still used today.
Examples: democracy, laws, roads, architecture, engineering, Olympics, philosophy,
What role did religion play in African or Mesoamerican civilizations? How did religion influence these civilizations?
Religion influenced rulers, ceremonies, daily life, and traditions.