Prehistory/Ancient Israel
Where did the first humans come from?
Africa
What is the written language of the ancient Egyptians?
Hieroglyphics
What is another name for Mesopotamia?
Fertile Crescent
How did Mayan farmers adapt to farming on mountains?
Terrace farming
How did the first humans reach North America?
Boat/Bering Land Bridge
What did the Israelites believe they received for worshipping only one god?
Promised land of Canaan
What was the purpose of pyramids?
To bury pharaohs
What did the Mesopotamians invent to prevent flooding?
Levees
What was dangerous about the game pok-ta-pok?
The losing team would sometimes be sacrificed to the gods
What were mounds used for built by the Mound Builders?
To bury the dead
List the steps it takes to become a cradle of civilization in ancient times.
Agriculture - Permanent Settlements - Surplus of Food - Specialization - Bartering and Language - Infrastructure and Architecture - Division of Labor - Advanced Ancient Civilization
What was unusual about Hateshepsut?
She was a woman as pharaoh
How do we know the Sumerians traded with other civilizations?
Lapis lazuli on Standard of Ur
What helped researchers decipher Mayan writing?
What are the Ancestral Pueblo known for?
Underground ceremonial chambers and built cliff dwellings using adobe
What is the religious text of the Israelites?
Tanakh
How did Akhenaten try to change Egyptian culture?
He tried to change Egyptian religion and reduce priest power
What is the written language of the Sumerians?
Cuneiform
How do we know equinoxes were important to the Maya?
Had a temple with a shadow of a snake flowing down the steps only on the days the equinox occured
What is something the Clovis and Folsom cultures have in common?
Hunted using spears and atlatls
Why did the Israelites want to live in Canaan?
It's near the Mediterranean Sea and Jordan River
How did cataracts create issues on the Nile?
They made it difficult to travel because of shallow water and sharp rocks
What was the world's first attempt at having laws to organize society?
Hammurabi's Code
Why don't historians believe diseases were the reason the Maya vanished?
The Maya left around 900 CE and the Spanish came with diseases 600 years later in 1500 CE
Why do we think Tchefuncte culture pottery was only for decoration?
Would easily break in a fire