PREHISTORY (PALEOLITHIC AND NEOLITHIC PEOPLE)
ANCIENT MESOPOTAMIA
ANCIENT EGYPT
ANCIENT INDIA
GEOGRAPHY/ CIVILIZATION
100
A source that provides direct, first hand evidence about an event
What is a primary source
100
The two major rivers that shaped the Mesopotamian Civiization
What is the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
100
The most important geographic feature in Egypt, which was highly predictable and easily navigable
What is the Nile River
100
The two major rivers located that gave life to the first Indian Civilization
What is the Indus and Ganges Rivers
100
Tiny bits of rock and dirt from the bottom of the river across the valleys
What is silt
200
The long period of time that existed before writing was invented in which historical events occurred without record of it
What is prehistory
200
The most wanted land located between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers whose name translates to "Land between two rivers"
What is the Fertile Crescent
200
Top ruler who controlled all aspects of society and religion. Noted as a King and a god
What is a pharaoh
200
Seasonal winds that regularly blow from a certain direction
What is a Monsoon
200
A complex, highly organized society in which large numbers of people share many common eliments
What is a Civilization
300
People who moved from place to place with no permanent settlement
What is a nomad
300
The name of the Mesopotamian Civilization which is made up of twelve different city-states
What is the Sumerian Civilization
300
Preserving the dead body by embalming them and wrapping them in cloth
What is mummification
300
The Empire noted as India's Golden Age due to advancements made in art, science, and math
What is the Gupta Empire
300
A period of great cultural achievement
What is a Golden Age
400
Shift from nomadic hunting and gathering communities to communities with permanent settlement
What is the agricultural revolution
400
Wedge shaped symbols written on clay tablets
What is Cuneform
400
A basic social structure that governed Egyptian society, placing the Pharaoh at the top of the pyramid and the slaves at the very bottom
What is a hierarchical society
400
India's class system determined by birth
What is the Caste System
400
Any natural feature that prevents invasion such as mountains, deserts, waterfalls
What is a natural barrier
500
To raise plants and animals in a controlled environment that makes them best suited for human use
What is domestication of plants and animals
500
The first codified law system that governed the way people lived in Ancient Babylon, often viewed as brutal and unfair
What is Hammurabi's Code
500
The writing system that used pictographs to represent sound, words and ideas. Written on payprus
What is hieroglyphics
500
A large landmass that juts out from the continent
What is a Subcontinent
500
A method used to make sure that the right amount of water is used for human use such as planting/ farming
What is an irrigation system
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