Archaeologists help historians by uncovering these, which can provide clues about life in early civilizations.
What are artifacts?
100
All early civilizations were located near these.
What are rivers?
100
Most early civilizations had this type of belief system.
What is polytheistic?
100
These are people who moved from place to place in search of food.
What are nomads?
100
The ancient Egyptians developed this form of writing?
What are hieroglyphics?
200
Pre-history is the time period before humans developed this form of communication.
What is writing?
200
Egyptian civilization depended on the flooding and irrigation of this river.
What is the Nile?
200
This was the first form of writing, and used wedge shaped marks on clay tablets.
What is cuneiform?
200
Early farmers were the first humans to do this toplants and animals – that is, to raise them in a controlled way that made them best suited for human use.
What is domestication?
200
The study of the origins and development of people and their societies.
What is anthropology?
300
This was a transformation in world history when people domesticated plants & animals and learned to farm.
What is the Neolithic Revolution?
300
The Fertile Crescent / Mesopotamia / Cradle of civilization arose in between these two rivers.
What are the Tigris & Euphrates?
300
This was the first city, located in ancient Mesopotamia. The word means "city" in Sumerian.
What is Ur?
300
This is the belief that the world was full of spirits and forces that might reside in animals, objects, or dreams.
What is animism?
300
The first written code of laws was codified by this Babylonian King.
Who was Hammurabi?
400
These were stepped temples built by the Sumerians to their gods.
What are ziggurats?
400
These winds are responsible for severe weather changes on the Indian subcontinent.
What are monsoons?
400
This group formed the first empire known to history, and are responsible for conquering the Sumerians in 2350bce.
Who are the Akkadians, or Sargon of Akkad?
400
Because of rich conditions, farmers could produce ______ of food, meaning they had more to eat and in turn the population would increase.
What is a surplus?
400
These people were called "carriers of civilization" because of their extensive travel and trade networks. They invented the alphabet we use today.
Who are the Phonecians?
500
This is the process in which a new idea or a product spreads from one culture to another.
What is cultural diffusion?
500
This is another name for the Yellow River in China.
What is the Huang?
500
The ancient Chinese used these to write on and keep records.
What are oracle bones?
500
This is the time period that took place between 2 million bce and 10,000 bce It is also called the Old Stone Age.
What is the Paleolithic Period?
500
This group of people learned to remove iron from ore, thus creating stronger weapons.