Early Humans/Sourcing
Display the correct way to express the 23rd year of the 3rd century AD.
What is "223 AD?"
They pyramids at Giza were built during the ________ Kingdom of Egypt's history.
What is the "Old Kingdom?"
Name the two rivers that provided the water supply to Mesopotamian cities.
What are the "Tigris and Euphrates?"
The very first Egyptian Pharaoh.
Who is "Menes?"
A type of religious practice wherein there is a belief that many gods hold deistic power.
What is "Polytheism?"
The time period that contains "history" leading up to the invention of writing is commonly referred to as...
What is "Prehistory?"
This product was used to build pyramids once the use of mud brick became outdated.
What is "Limestone?" (and granite)
This person is most famous for creating the world's first documented set of federal laws.
Who is "Hammurabi?"
This Egyptian Pharaoh is credited with building the famous step pyramid, among many other pyramids, with the help of his famous architect Imhotep.
Who is "Djoser?"
In ____________, the gods were often portrayed as animal/human hybrids.
Fossil specimens recently identified as ___________ ____________ are thought to represent the oldest human ancestor yet discovered.
What is "Ardipithecus ramidus?"
The original capital city of Egypt (built by Menes).
What is "Memphis?"
According to the writings of the Old Testament, what is the reason as to why the Israelites left Egypt while Ramesses II is in power?
What is "Mistreatment?"
The leader of the Akkadian Empire is often credited with being the first "emperor" in history.
A type of religious philosophy wherein there is a belief that multiple gods exist, but only one holds real power.
What is "Henotheism?"
Name the two primary (yet competing) theories as to how humans and human ancestors spread throughout the world.
What is "Out of Africa Theory and Multiregional Evolution Theory?"
The first form of writing in Ancient Egypt.
What are "Hieroglyphs?"
The _____________ system in Mesopotamia (started by the Sumerians) was system that used the number 60 at its base, and influenced how we see time and mathematics.
What is the "sexagesimal system?"
Who is "Cyrus the Great?"
What is the "Neo-Assyrian Empire?" (Assyrian Empire is okay)
List THREE cited and proven benefits of the Agricultural Revolution.
Vary (stable food, expansion of knowledge, wealth, specialization of labor, etc)
Towards the end of Egypt's Old Kingdom, what was the primary reason as to why the pharaoh could not sustain central power and authority over the provinces.
What is "The provincial governors had too much power?"
The biggest contribution that the Phoenicians made for western civilization.
What is "Passed their alphabetic script to the Greeks?"
This leader of the Persian Empire was known for dividing the empire into satrapies.
Who is "Darius I?"
A type of economy wherein the state or temple determines and regulates price setting and trade can be categorized as a...
What is a "Redistribution Economy?"