Prehistory
Agricultural Revolution
Egypt
N.A. Civilizations
Mesopotamia
India
Rome
Greece
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China and Mayas
100
What were the early humans called who moved around to find food?
Nomadic hunter gatherers
100
What major change happebed during the Agricultural Revolution?
Humans shifted from hunting gathering to farming.
100
What river was most important to ancient Egypt?
Nile River
100
True or False
Early humans could only come to North America by land routes.
False - also traveled close to the coast in the Pacific Ocean
100
What is the name of the area that Mesopotamia was located in?
Fertile Crescent
100
Along which river did the first Indus Valley Civilizations form?
Indus River
100
What was the Pax Romana?
Long period of peace and stability in Rome; no wars were fought
100
Were the Greeks polytheistic or monotheistic?
Polytheistic
100
What does CE and BCE stand for
Common Era and Before Common Era
100
Where did the Mayas live?
Mesoamerica (Mexico area)
More specifically the Yucatan Peninsula
200
What tools did hunter-gatherers use for hunting?
Spears and arrows
200
What did people start to domestic during this time?
Plants and Animals
200
What did Egyptians build as tombs for their pharaohs?
Pyramids
200
What was the first group to arrive in North America?
Clovis People/Culture
200
What was the writing system of Mesopotamia called?
Cuneiform
200
Why is India considered a subcontinent?
It is cut off from the rest of Asia by mountains and rivers
200
Put the Roman social classes in order, with the first group being the most powerful.
1. Enslaved People
2. Emperor/King/Ruler
3. Patricians
4. Plebians
2,3,4,1
200
Name a Greek city-state.
Athens or Sparta
200
If the timelines are different, do you add or subtract
If the timelines are the same, do you add or subtract
Different:aDD
Same:Subtract
200
What is a dynasty?
A line of rulers in China who all come from the same family
300
Where did early humans fist migrate from?
Africa
300
What does "agriculture" mean?
Farming
300
Who was the first female pharaoh, known for her trade expeditions?
Hatshepsut
300
What famous Louisiana civilization was known for building large mounds?
Poverty Point
300
What is Hammurabi's Code?
One of the first written legal codes.
List of laws created by King Hammurabi.
300
What allowed people in the Indus River Valley to specialize as skilled tradespeople?
Stable food supply
300
Place the following events in order.
1. Rome experiences the Pax Romana
2. Augusts Caesar becomes Rome's first emperor
3. The patricians in government attack Caesar.
4. Julius Caesar becomes dictator of Rome
4,3,2,1
300
What is the name of the THREE main philosophers of ancient Greece?
Double points if you can tell me who taught who!
Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle
Socrates taught Plato and Plato taught Aristotle
300
What does Geo mean in Geography?
World
300
What number are the Mayas credited for creating?
Zero
400
How did fire help early humans survive?
Provided warmth and protection
400
How did early humans learn to grow their own crops?
Observed crops growing in the wild
400
What was the Egyptian writing system called?
Hieroglyphics
400
Which event happened first?
A. Mesopotamia civilization formed
B. Clovis people arrived in North America
C. Sparta and Athens went to war with Persia
B. Clovis people arrived in North America
400
What TWO rivers were important to Mesopotamia?
Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
400
Name one important example of infrastructure created by Rome.
Aqueducts; domes; arches
400
What is a difference between Athens and Sparta?
Sparts focused on military conquests while Athens focused on politics and philosophy
Sparta had an oligarchy government while Athens had a first democracy
Women had more rights in Sparta than in Athens
400
How many oceans are there?
Double points if you name them all
5
Atlantic, Pacific, Southern, Arctic, and Indian
400
Describe the Silk Road
A trading route that started in China and spread across the western hemisphere.
500
In what did early humans live?
Caves
500
What is one effect of the Agricultural Revolution?
1. People no lunger relied on hunting gathering
2. People started living in permanent settlements
3. Job Specialization
4. Stable food supply
5. Civilizations developed
6. Large communities formed
500
How did the Nile River help Egyptians?
Provided fertile land for farming
500
What is the name of the land bridge that early humans crossed to get into North America?
Bering Land Bridge
500
What is a famous law of Hammurabi's Code, that means if someone does something to you, then you have the right to do it back to them?
"An eye for an Eye"
500
What did the Roman Empire collapse?
Was too big to control
Lots of fights over who would rule
500
Who fought during the Persian Wars?
Greek and Persia.
Greeks won.
500
How many continents are there?
Double points if you can name them all!
7
Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, South America
500
What do people believe happened to the Mayans?
Ran out of food so they abandoned their cities.
War made them leave.