General Knowledge
When you critically read, what are you looking for?
What are key words/phrases
Where did early hominids originate?
What is Africa (Kenya)
What environmental feature did all early civilizations most depend on?
What are Rivers
Name the four types of government that we saw in Ancient Greece
What is Tyranny, democracy, Monarchy, Oligarchy
On what river did Rome develop?
What is the Tiber River
An artifact is
What is a man-made object that helps us learn about a period of time, group of people, or place
What was the Toba catastrophe?
What is a volcano eruption
Who was the leader of the Nile River Valley Civilization?
What is the Pharaoh
Name 2 of the seas that surround the Peloponnesian Peninsula
What is the Mediterranean, Aegean, Ionian Seas
What were the stories that helped Romans explain things that they did not understand?
What are Myths
What is the most important application that you can get from studying history?
What is predicting the future
Why did the Ice Age stop early human Migration?
What is people had to adapt to a new environment and learn to survive
What food staple was ideal for growing in the Yangtze River environment? (Think about which civilization was built near this river)
What is rice
Due to the mountainous terrain in Greece, how did they get enough resources to support the growth in population?
What is forming colonies or trade
As Romans conquered more territory, the Roman Republic turned into the Roman______.
What is an Empire
The 6 Themes of Analysis are
What is Environment, Economics, Politics, Society, Culture, Technology
Hunting what animal, during the Ice Age, helped humans evolve in culture, technology, and society?
What is the Mammoth
What geographical feature allowed traders from Asia to come to India?
What is The Khyber Pass
Why couldn’t Sparta be a democracy?
What is because they were focused on military and needed to make quick decision
Describe 2 ways that the Roman government influenced our government today
What is Representative government, checks and balances, document that laid out the laws (12 Tables), branches of government