Paleolithic/Neolithic
How did cave people record events, rituals, etc.?
Cave Art
Writing in Egypt.
Hieroglyphics
Mesopotamia is part of what modern day country?
Iraq
Egypt is located on the continent of _________.
Africa
Large Religion in India. Influences the Caste System.
Hinduism
Artifacts
Writing in Mesopotamia
Cuneiform
Rank the classes (from highest to lowest) according to social status:
A. Nobility and Priests
B. Slaves
C. Commoners
A, C, B
A _______________ is a body preserved by special process. The knowledge of this process was one of ancient Egypt's great achievements.
Mummy
The social structure in India.
The Caste System
They did not develop fire. True/False?
False
Which geographical feature allowed early civilizations in Egypt and Mesopotamia to develop?
Rivers
The Sumerian people believed that many gods controlled everything in their lives.
What is this belief called?
Polytheism
Belief system in Egypt.
Polytheism/Afterlife
Who was at the bottom of the Caste System?
Untouchables
What were their tools made out of. Give me 2 materials.
Stone & Bones
Define Dynasty
A ruling family.
Which two inventions helped with the GROWING of food the most?
Irrigation & Plow
Egyptians invented a material very similar to paper. This material is called _______________, and was made from a reed that grew along the Nile River.
Papyrus
Who was at the top of the caste system?
Brahman
Neolithic Era started with what discovery?
Farming
What were the religious temples in Mesopotamia called?
Ziggarats
Give me 2 ways that Sumerians controlled the flooding of the rivers.
1. Irrigation canals
2. Built Levees
The Northern half of Egypt where the Nile River enters the Mediterranean Sea.
Lower Egypt
What 2 religious concepts does Hinduism believe in?
Reincarnation & Karma