Stone Ages
Describe the term "Nomad"
A person that wanders and has no permanent home
The first set of laws written down for people to see
Hammurabi's Code
The Egyptian process of preparing a corpse for burial by removing its organs and wrapping it in cloth
Mummification
The name of the Israelite king famous for moving the capital city to Jerusalem
David
The names of the two rivers that brought fertile soil to India
Ganges and Indus
What discovery helped early humans survive the Ice Ages?
Fire
The largest empire to reign in Mesopotamia during this era
Babylon
Considered by many to be the Egyptians' greatest achievements
The Pyramids
The name of the Israelite king famous for building the temple
Solomon
The heavy winded storms that cause flooding in India
Monsoons
The name of the oldest known city that came about in the Neolithic Age
Jericho
The Mesopotamians' religion was what type
Polytheistic
What was the region to the south of the Nile called?
Upper Egypt
The name of the very first Israelite king
Saul
The mountain range to the north of India
Himalayas
How many years passed between 100 BCE and 650 CE?
750 years
A Mesopotamian invention that sped up farming
The Plow
Israel had a love/hate relationship with this nation to its direct south, sometimes trading with them and other times conquering them
Nubia/Kush
Before demanding their own king, what kind of government did Israel have?
Theocracy
Who was Siddhartha Gautama?
Buddha
What was unique about the roles of men and women before the Neolithic Age?
They were equal in decision making
Mesopotamians brought water from the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers to their fields with this invention
Irrigation
The pharaoh most famous for military conquests
Ramses the Great
What happened to Israel after Solomon died?
They split into two kingdoms: Judah and Israel
Describe the terms "Moksha" and "Nirvana"
Achieving oneness with the gods/universe in Hinduism and Buddhism, respectively