Early Humans
Early people who moved frequently in search of resources are called what?
HUNTER-GATHERERS
NOMADIC
What important resource did River Valley Civilization NEED to most to exist?
WATER (TO GROW CROPS)
What is Hammurabi MOST famous for?
1st WRITTEN LAWS/LAW CODE
What word means belief in many gods?
What idea did the United States borrow from Greece?
DIRECT DEMOCRACY/CITZENS' VOTE
What was the period of Roman Peace called?
Pax Romana
What term means 10 years?
DECADE
What is the name of the land bridge early humans migrated across to settle in the AMERICAS?
BERING STRAIT
What are paid, professional writers called in world history?
SCRIBES
What were Egyptian Shadoofs used for?
What religion started and got popular during the Roman Empire?
CHRISTIANITY
Name TWO achievements of ancient Greece.
DEMOCRACY/GOVERNMENT
ART/ARCHITECTURE
PHILOSOPHY/MEDICINE
THEATRE/DRAMA
SPORTS/OLYMPICS
Who was the Roman military leader and politicians who was assassinated after being named "dictator for life"?
JULIUS CAESAR
B.C.E. relates to C.E. as B.C. relates to _______
A.D./Anno Domini
Civilization was not possible until humans could settle/stay in one place? What skill did humans acquire during the NEOLITHIC REVOLUTION that allowed them to settle?
AGRICULTURE/FARMING
The land between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers is called MESOPOTAMIA. What is its NICKNAME?
FERTILE CRESCENT
Why was the Great Wall of China built?
PROTECT China from INVADERS
What River Valley civilization in the birthplace of HINDUISM and BUDDHISM?
ancient INDIA
MILITARY/WAR
What did Roman use to transport fresh water into the cities?
AQUEDUCTS
What is term for a 100 years?
CENTURY
Aside from farming, what other important skill did humans learn during the Agricultural Revolution?
DOMESTICATION (of animals)
What system in INDIA determines a person's job, marriage and social group?
CASTE SYSTEM
What did China keep secret for centuries so they could make a profit trading it?
What TWO WORDS best describe the role of Egyptian Pharaohs?
GOD/KINGS
What did the Greeks "learn" from the Phoencians?
1ST ALPHABET
TRADE on Mediterranean SEA
What idea did the United States borrow from Rome?
REPUBLIC/ELECTING REPRESENTATIVES
SEPARATION OF POWERS/3 BRANCHES
The kingdom of Kush was located in the modern-day country of Sudan, what continent is this?
AFRICA
What was the name of the ICEMAN (frozen mummy) we studied at the beginning of the year?
OTZI
Why were the earliest civilizations located near rivers?
FERTILE SOIL FOR CROPS
GOODS, IDEAS (RELIGION/PHILOSOPHY), INVENTIONS/TECHOLOGIES
In Hinduism, what determines what CASTE you will be born into in your next life.
your KARMA from the previous life
Explain why Greece developed into independent CITY-STATES.
GEOGRAPHY (Mountains, island, etc) SEPARATED THEM, SO city-states had own government/rulers and laws
How did uniform currency (same money) affect the Roman Empire?
MADE TRADE EASIER
Name THREE characteristics of a civilization.
CITIES
WRITTEN LANGUAGE
DIVISON OF LABOR/LABOR SPECIALIZATION
SOCIAL STRUCTURE/SOCIAL CLASS
GOVERNMENT
RELIGION
PUBLIC WORKS
ART/ARCHITECTURE