Essentials
An example of this type of source is a "letter"
Primary Source
relating to the earliest period of the Stone Age
Paleolithic Era
Civilizations began in what Age?
The Bronze Age
What were the Egyptians writing called?
Hieroglyphics
a gathering place; marketplace in ancient Greece
Agora
Huang He means what in Chinese?
The Yellow River
Rome began in what modern day country?
Italy
A piece of land nearly surrounded by water
Peninsula
An example of this type of source is a "textbook"
Secondary Source
relating to the latest period of the Stone Age
Neolithic Era
The first civilization was:
Mesopotamia
What were the Egyptian rulers called?
Pharaohs
Which body of water connected Greece to the rest of the known world, and was located south of the peninsula?
The Mediterranean Sea
The Chinese call the Huang He ______ in honor of the people killed by the floods.
China's Sorrow
The people of Rome spoke:
Latin
a waterfall or rapids in a river
Cataracts
B.C.E. stands for:
Before Common Era
The Agricultural Revolution resulted in:
A food surplus, the rise of civilizations, and irrigation systems
The first civilizations used this to explain the forces of nature and the role of humans in the world:
Religion
What was to the east and west of Egypt?
Deserts
What precious product did the Dorians introduce to Ancient Greece, which changed the known world forever?
Iron
To the North of China was a large desert known as the:
Gobi Desert
Large groups of Roman soldiers
Legions
Carthage was a powerful trading empire based in modern day:
Tunisia
the remains of a plant or animal that has been preserved
Fossil
The Julian Calendar started counting from
The founding of Rome
These were the record keepers
Scribes
This King unified all of Egypt:
Narmer
Sparta used what to trade?
Iron Bars
China's main export:
Silk
Carthage sent its greatest general, Hannibal, to attack Rome during which war?
The Second Punic War
Buddhism started in what country?
India
C.E. stands for:
Common Era
people who move from place to place as a group to find food for themselves
Nomads
fine particles of fertile soil
Silt
True or False: In Egypt, Women were seen as equal to men in terms of property and marriage
True
What two forms of Government did the Greeks invent?
Democracy and Oligarchy
This was the FIRST dynasty of China:
Shang
Most Roman soldiers carried a short, double-edged iron sword called a:
Gladius
A fan-shaped area of silt near where a river flows into the sea
Delta
The study of the past by looking at what people left behind
Archeology
a time when glaciers covered much of the land
Ice Age
a system that supplies dry land with water through ditches, pipes, or streams
Irrigation System
These people took over Ancient Egypt and kept control for over 100 years
Hyksos
Sparta's economy was based on:
Farming
This dynasty followed a legalist philosophy and was only around for 15 years:
Qin
The ruling class of Rome:
Patricians
Anatolia is modern day:
Turkey
The study of fossils to see what the world was like long ago
Paleontology
Why do we no longer use the Julian calendar?
Because it loses a few minutes each year
This is the type of religion that Mesopotamia is:
Polytheistic
Ancient Egypt was divided into two parts
Upper Egypt and Lower Egypt
Where did Spartan boys live during their military training?
The Barracks
Chinese characters in the form of pictographs and ideographs
Hanzi
The Second Punic War began when Carthage tried to expand its empire into
Spain
Stories that people tell to explain beliefs about their world, often told as oral stories, which
might later be written down, and involve gods are called:
Myths
An object made by people
Artifact
What discovery changed the lives of the people in the Paleolithic Era?
Fire
This was where Ancient Mesopotamians held religious ceremonies
Ziggurat
This was the Prince of Egypt who drove out the nobles who took over
Ahmose
Boys left their homes in Sparta at what age?
7
These are Chinese military leaders who lead their own armies
Warlords
The ordinary class of Rome:
Plebeians
An absolute ruler unrestrained by law:
Tyrants
an unreasoned, emotional judgment about people and events
Bias
What was the first form of government?
Monarchy
This was the first Mesopotamian Civilization
Sumer
The death of this Pharaoh marked the decline of Egypt
Ramses II
Who was the King of Persia who conquered a lot of land?
Cyrus the Great
The belief that the Chinese king’s right to rule came from the gods
Mandate of Heaven
When is "The Ides of March"?
A form of government in which citizens elect their leaders
Republic
The study of human cultures:
Anthropology
After the Stone Age, what was the next Age that followed?
The Bronze Age
What was the name of the Babylonian King?
Hammurabi
This was the first female Pharaoh
Hatshepsut
Who was the King of Sparta during the Battle of Thermopylae?
King Leonidas
This philosophy stressed the idea of "duty", or placing the needs of family and community above his or her own needs
Confucianism
Who eventually renamed himself as Caesar Augustus, and became Rome's first emperor?
Octavian
A person granted absolute power
Dictator
What calendar do we use today?
The Gregorian Calendar
The act of training for a particular job
Specialization
These were the two upper class members of Sumer
Kings and Priests
Egyptians made boats made out of
Reed
Alexander's army were famous for their:
Cavalry
The Philosophy that believed that humans are naturally evil
Legalism
What does "Et tu Brute" mean?
Even you, Brutus?
The Pax Romana was a period of:
Peace and Prosperity
An official government record is an example of a _____ source
Primary
To adapt an animal to living with humans for the advantage of humans
Domesticate
What was the name of the Akkadian king?
Sargon
This Pharaoh tried to change the religion in Egypt
Amenhotep IV
Alexander died in:
Babylon
The Great Wall of China started being built during what dynasty?
Qin
These two emperors governed well and effectively:
Claudius and Tiberius
What river was near Rome?
Tiber River
A democracy in which citizens partake in lawmaking themselves
Direct
The first civilizations used this to explain the forces of nature and the role of humans in the world:
Religion
What empire took over the Sumerians?
Akkad
There were this amount of dynasties throughout Ancient Egypt
30
Alexander died at the age of:
32
An official in China who watches others for correct behavior
Censor
The First Punic War began when Rome sought control of the fertile island of:
Sicily
The word "Deity" means:
A democracy in which citizens elect others to serve in government
Representative
Deals with the making, buying, and selling of goods or services
Economy
This empire rebuilt Babylon
Chaldeon
Egypt's government is a:
Theocracy
What is the name of Alexander the Great's father?
Phillip II
Under the Qin Dynasty, what kind of books were being burned?
How long did it take for Caesar to capture all of Rome
Less than 1 year
This was the great port city in Egypt:
The Islamic Calendar starts in the year
622 C.E.
Who were the gatherers? Who were the hunters?
Women were the gatherers. Men the hunters
This Mesopotamian Empire was insanely strict and violent:
Assyria
Egypt traded with these two places:
Phoenicians and Arabia
This was the Epic Poem featuring great heroes such as Achilles, and featured different battles of the Trojan War:
The Illiad
For more than 1,000 years, the Silk Road was the main trade link between:
Asia and Europe
These two emperors governed cruelly:
Caligula and Nero
The religion that believed that everyone was inherently good, but there is evil in the world. Mostly practiced in Ancient Persia.
Zoroastroainism