Prehistory
The term for extra food that allowed early populations to grow.
What is a surplus?
Early civilizations chose to settle near rivers primarily because of this resource.
What is fertile soil?
Greek stories about gods, goddesses, and heroes are called this.
What is Greek mythology?
The name for the holy book of Islam.
What is the Qur’an?
A group of traders traveling together.
What is a caravan?
People who moved seasonally from place to place to find food were called these.
What are hunter-gatherers?
Watering crops using canals or man-made systems is called this.
What is irrigation?
A government where citizens rule by voting is called this.
What is democracy?
The name of the people who practice Islam.
Who are Muslims?
Mesoamerican pyramids were mainly used for this reason.
What are religious ceremonies?
This age is known for the development of farming.
What is the Neolithic Age?
Fertile soil left behind after flooding to help create a surplus is called this.
What is silt?
Greek geography led to these independent regions.
What are city-states?
Islam spread mainly through trade and this.
What is conquest?
This civilization is known for calendars, math, and writing.
Who are the Maya?
Early humans used these to help conquer and adapt to their natural environment.
What are stone tools?
The term for a complex society with cities, laws, jobs, and writing is called this.
What is a civilization?
Rome’s original written laws were called this.
What are the Twelve Tables?
An Islamic empire ruled by a caliph is called this.
What is a caliphate?
This modern European country conquered most Mesoamerican societies.
What is Spain?
While fire and tools existed, this invention was not present during the Prehistoric Era.
What is writing?
All river valley civilizations developed this new invention to keep records and communicate.
What are writing systems?
Land ruled by one leader over many territories is called this.
What is an empire?
This historical period is known for major Islamic advances in math and science.
What is the Islamic Golden Age?
Trade helped spread goods, ideas, and this religion.
What is Islam?