Mesopotamia
What rivers are part of the Fertile Crescent?
Tigris and Euphrates Rivers.
What river was crucial for farming in Egypt?
Nile River
What river is significant in ancient Indian civilization?
Indus River and Ganges River
What river is important to early Chinese civilization?
Huang He (Yellow) River.
What type of shelters did Paleolithic people live in?
Temporary tents made out of animal skins or caves.
What is the writing system developed by the Sumerians called?
Cuneiform
What is the title for the Egyptian king?
Pharaoh
What is the social class system in India called?
Caste system
Who is the founder of Confucianism?
Confucius
How did the Neolithic Age change human society?
People settled in villages and domesticated animals.
Who was King Hammurabi?
The king known for creating the first set of written laws.
What writing system did Egyptians use?
Hieroglyphics
Which religion teaches about Karma and Dharma?
Hinduism
What significant trade route connected China to the West?
Silk Road.
What was a significant achievement in Roman engineering?
Aqueducts for moving fresh water.
What was the primary religion in Mesopotamia?
Polytheism, the belief in many gods
What significant structures were built to honor pharaohs?
Pyramids
Who founded Buddhism?
Siddhartha Gautama (Buddha)
What geographical features limited contact with other civilizations?
Mountains and deserts
What were the two main city-stats in ancient Greece?
Athens and Sparta
How did the Sumerians improve agriculture?
They learned to irrigate the rivers
What process did Egyptians use to preserve bodies?
Embalming
Describe a rule of the caste system.
Cannot marry outside of your caste system.
You have the same job for life.
You cannot move up your social class.
What was a key belief of Confucianism?
Duty to family and community above one’s own needs.
What lead to an increase in population during the Neolithic Age? Name two
1. specialization and trade