Due to rich soil, what developed in the Fertile Crescent?
The 1st centers of civilizations.
100
What river is sacred or holy if you are a Hindu?
What is the Ganges?
100
The geography of Greece.
What is a series of islands?
100
Name the Four River Valley Civilizations.
What are Egypt, Mesopotamia, Indus, and China?
200
What was the purpose of the pyramids?
What were tombs for the pharaohs?
200
List 3 ancient Greek achievements
What are art, architecture, literature, mathematics, astronomy, engineering
200
The ancient cities of Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro show evidence of?
What is urban planning?
200
What type of government did the Greeks invent?
What is democracy?
200
The Neolithic Revolution led to
food surplus, job specialization
300
What type of government did Egypt have?
What is a theocracy?
300
Phoenician sailors were nicknamed the “carriers of civilizations” because
They developed the alphabet to use for trade. They also spread cultural diffusion throughout the known world.
300
What are the names of China's rivers?
Huang-he or Yellow River
300
The Greeks religion.
What is polytheistic?
300
The shift from hunting/gathering to farming and animal domestication.
What is the Neolithic Revolution?
400
What did the Egyptians develop to bring water to their crops
What were irrigation systems?
400
Civilization developed around the Tigris and Euphrates because of
What is fertile soil?
400
The religion ancient Indians practice
What is Hinduism?
400
Because of the geography the Greeks economy was based on
What is sea trading?
400
Why was the development of writing important?
It provides written records of the civilizations history so we know how they lived.
500
Why was the Nile River so important to the development of Egypt?
It gave them fertile soil (called the Black Land) and could be used for trade and transportation.
500
What is the Code of Hammurabi?
1st written system of laws, does not treat everyone equally
500
We know very little about ancient Indian culture because of
No written language
500
The bottom of the social pyramid
Who are slaves?
500
Name three of the five common characteristics of a civilization.
The five common characteristics of a civilization are record keeping, specialization of jobs, advanced cities, advanced technology, and complex institutions.