Early People
Mesopotamia
Nile River Valley
Indus River Valley
Huang He River Valley
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The time before history was written and recorded
What is prehistory?
100
Mesopotamia literally means...
What is the land between the rivers
100
Their kings are seen as Gods and are called...
What are pharaohs?
100
This environmental problem could potentially cause flooding and droughts
What are monsoons
100
The Huang He / Ho River is also called...
What is the Yellow River
200
The term for groups of people who went after animals and plants to survive
What is hunter-gatherers?
200
Mesopotamia is the civilization located in a fertile area of land called...
What is the Fertile Crescent
200
These tombs were huge structures that were built to house their deceased pharaohs
What are pyramids?
200
This part of a city was built on a hill so it wouldn't get flooded
What is the capital
300
The term for people who move from place to place and don't settle down
What are nomads?
300
the largest and most important structures in Mesopotamian city-states
What are ziggurats
300
Before it's unification, the Nile River Valley was split into two kingdoms. Those kingdoms were...
What is Upper and Lower Egypt
300
Archeologists have found proof that the Indus Valley traded with...
What is Mesopotamia
300
Priests would write on these and interpret what the gods would say
What are the oracle bones
400
The transition between the Paleolithic and Neolithic Era
What is farming?
400
The Sumerian writing system was known as...
What is cuneiform
400
Who is responsible for unifying the two kingdoms into one empire?
Who is King Narmer
400
These were two major cities in the Indus Valley area
What are Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro
400
This process of governing lead to frequent wars between rich nobles who eventually rebelled against the King
What is feudalism
500
The emergence of farming lead to these populated, urban area called
What are civilizations?
500
This person conquered Mesopotamian city-states and created the first empire
Who is Sargon of Akkad?
500
This god was in charge of the underworld and weighed your heart before going into the afterlife
Who is Anubis
500
The cities in this civilization were all laid out in a specific and structured pattern called...
What is a grid system
500
This was the justification that new rulers used to convince the people that they had the blessing of the gods
What is the Mandate of Heaven
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