Stone Age
What type of technology did Prehistoric people develop to survive?
Tools
What was the challenge of the 2 rivers surrounding Mesopotamia?
floods from rivers washing away crops
Egypt’s Black Land of silt was caused by?
the Nile River flooding
Hinduism, the supreme spiritual force is?
Brahman
What does an archaeologist study?
artifacts people made in ancient times
Prehistory is the time before what?
Written language
What was the purpose of Hammurabi’s Code?
ensure everyone knew the laws
Who was the first king of united Egypt?
Narmer
Buddha believed following the Eightfold Path would lead to?
end to desires and suffering
In what way are archaeologists different from other historians?
they study artifacts on historical sites
Bonus: In what time period of the stone age was fire invented?
Paleolithics
Bonus: Why is Mesopotamia called the “Cradle of Civilization”?
Because it was one of the first places where civilizations began.
In ancient Egypt, how did slaves contribute to the economy?
supplied forced and unpaid labor
During the Gupta period, they developed a ________with a numeral for _________
Decimal system
Zero
Define Migration
people move from home to different place
Bonus: What is the Neolithic Revolution?
It was the time when people changed from hunting and gathering to farming and living in permanent settlements.
Bonus: What is a city-state?
A city-state is a city and the land around it that has its own government.
Horus, Isis, and Amon-Re were what?
Egyptian gods
Bonus: What is the caste system?
It is a social system in India where people are born into groups that determine their jobs and roles in society
The Nile, Indus, Huang, and Euphrates Rivers were all locations of what?
early civilizations
Bonus: How did farming change the way early people lived?
It allowed people to grow their own food and settle in one place instead of moving around.
Bonus: What was cuneiform used for?
It was a system of writing used to record information like laws, trade, and stories.
The reed plant papyrus was used to make?
paper
Bonus: What river was important to early Indian civilization?
The Indus River
Goods made and shipped out to other lands are called?
Exports