Human Evolution
Earliest human fossils have been found in which continent?
Africa
Mesopotamia means
Between two rivers
What is the river that flows through Egypt?
The Nile
The Indus River Valley is located in which country today?
India, Pakistan, or Bangladesh
Name one of China's natural borders or boundaries
Himalayas/Pacific Ocean/Rivers/Gobi Desert
During the Stone Age humans learned to work with what particular material to create tools?
Stone
Mesopotamia is located in what modern day country?
Iraq
Ancient Egyptian Pharaohs during the Old Kingdom built these to honor the themselves and their legacies?
Pyramids
Why was Ancient India known as an isolated country
It was blocked off from the rest of Asia by the Ocean, Mountains, and Rivers
What is the name of the largest River in China
What is the name of the person that digs fossils to study the Ancient past?
Archaeologist
Define Polytheism
Belief in many gods
What was Ancient Egyptian writing called
Hieroglyphics
Define the term Monsoon
Strong Eastward winds coming off the Arabian Sea
Define the term loess
Yellow silt/dirt that is carried by the river in China
Please define Slash and Burn Farming
The Code of Hammurabi focused on the Biblical idea of what?
Revenge- "Eye for an Eye"
Ancient Egyptians worshipped Re, God of what?
The Sun
Name one challenge that the Indus Valley Civilizations experienced
As mentioned before unpredictable flooding
Rivers changed course due to heavy winds
Drought was a real concern due to times of little rainfall.
Define or list one challenge present in Ancient China
Yellow River floods could be absolutely disastrous
Ancient China was completely dependent upon itself due to its isolated geography
Unlike India, China’s natural borders to the North and West did not necessarily protect it from attack
What event is credited with the birth of civilization? What did humans learn to do?
Neolithic or Agricultural Revolution
What were the name of the two rivers that surrounded Mesopotamia?
Tigris and Euphrates
Name of the King that united all of Egypt
King Narmer
What is the term given to a religion in which the ruler is worshipped as a god
Theocracy
What was the name of the first king in China that started the Xia Dynasty
Yu the Great