Pre-history
Mesopotamia
Egypt
Indus Valley
China
100
People where hunters and gathers in this time period.
The Paleolithic Age.
100
What is another name for Mesopotamia?
The Fertile Crescent The Land between two Rivers.
100
What Continent is Egypt on?
Africa
100
What continent was the Ancient Indus Valley Civilization located on?
Asia
100
What are the two main rivers of Ancient China?
The Huang He (Yellow River) The Yangtze River
200
Define nomads
People who moved from place to place.
200
Which group created the first writing system and what was it called?
Sumerians (Cuneiform)
200
What type of writing did the Egyptians develop?
Hieroglyphics
200
Name two cities in the Indus River Valley Civilization
Harappa, Mohenjo-Daro
200
Define Dynasty.
A cycle of rulers all from the same family.
300
How did the Paleolithic people create tools (herramientas)?
With stone.
300
What was the code of Hammurabi?
Set of Written laws created by the Babylonians.
300
What is a Pharaoh?
A ruler in Egpyt
300
What River flows through the Indus River Valley
the Indus River
300
What did the Chinese Use Oacle bones for?
To communicate with the Gods.
400
How did people get food in the Neolithic Age?
Farming and domesticating animals.
400
What modern-day countries lie where Mesopotamia was?
Iraq and Iran.
400
What River is located in Egypt?
The Nile
400
What did city streets look like in the Indus River Valley?
A grid pattern
400
Name three geographical features of China
Mountains, Rivers, Deserts
500
True or false, Neolithic people were nomads.
False, they settled in villages.
500
Who invented coins?
The Persians.
500
Why did the Egyptians build pyramids?
To create tombs for the Pharaohs.
500
What happened to the Indus River Valley?
It Disappeared, perhaps a monsoon or earthquake.
500
Describe the Chinese writing system.
A system of characters or symbols for words.
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