Early Civilizations
This civilization began between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers and is called the “Cradle of Civilization.”
What is Mesopotamia?
This type of government, where people vote for their leaders, began in Rome after they got rid of their kings.
What is a republic?
This major river was the center of India’s first civilization.
What is the Indus River?
This material, made from the cocoons of worms, was one of China’s most valuable trade goods.
What is silk?
This Greek city-state was known for its strong army and strict training for boys.
What is Sparta?
This river flooded every year and helped farmers grow crops in Egypt.
What is the Nile River?
This building is where Romans watched fights between gladiators.
What is Colosseum?
This empire is known as the Golden Age of India
What is Gupta Empire?
This wall was built to protect China from northern invaders.
What is the Great Wall of China?
What kind of Religion follows one god?
Monotheism or Monotheistic
What is Mr. Urbina's saying when he talks about what is necessary to create a civilization?
Water= food= people= civilization
Romans built long roads, bridges, and pipes that carried water. These water-carrying structures were called what?
What are aqueducts?
This religion, which teaches about karma and reincarnation, began in India.
What is Hinduism?
This dynasty was the first in Chinese history, known for its bronze work and early writing.
What is the Shang Dynasty?
Where did Coach Urbina go Las Summer?
Hawaii or New Mexico
This river in China is called “China’s Sorrow” because it often flooded and destroyed villages.
What is the Huang He (Yellow River)?
This famous leader became dictator for life before being killed by his own senators.
Who was Julius Caesar?
This is a class system where you placed in a social class system from birth. You are not able to switch classes unless reborn into the next. What is the name of this social class system?
This belief said that rulers were given the right to rule by the gods but could lose it if they ruled poorly.
What is the Mandate of Heaven?
This emperor of Rome became the first Christian ruler and helped spread Christianity.
Who was Constantine?
This early form of writing, made by pressing a reed stick into clay tablets, was used in Mesopotamia to record laws and trade.
What is cuneiform?
This set of written laws was carved on twelve tablets and became the foundation of Roman law.
What are the Twelve Tables?
What river was considered their most sacred River?
Ganges River
This trade route connected China to Europe and allowed silk, spices, and ideas to spread.
What is the Silk Road?
This Chinese teacher’s ideas about respect and family became an important philosophy.
Who is Confucius?