Paleolithic Era and Neolithic Revolution
Ancient River Valley Civilizations
World Religions and Belief Systems
Enduring Issues
Classical Civilizations China, Greece, and Rome
100
  1. What is the primary way humans obtained food during the Paleolithic Era?

 hunting and gathering

100

What is the name of the river valley where Mesopotamia developed?

The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers.

100

The holy book of Islam

The Quran

100
An issue or problem that has existed throughout time and continues to exist today

An Enduring Issue

100

Gladiator games were held at this location

The Colosseum 

200
  1. What technological innovation marked the start of the Neolithic Revolution?

Agriculture

200

Which writing system was used in ancient Mesopotamia?

Cuneiform

200

Who is considered the founder of Judaism?

Abraham

200

This enduring issue argues that disagreements and war have negatively impacted societies for all of time. 

Conflict

200

This religion failed to spread in the Middle East, but grew very quickly in Rome and Europe. 

Christianity

300

Name one key effect of the Neolithic Revolution on human settlements.

The establishment of permanent settlements.

300

The Purpose of this ancient stone temple in Mesopotamia was for religious and administrative government services

Ziggurats

300

This word basically means: What goes around comes around in Hindu belief.

Karma

300
A leader like Emperor Qin executing Confucianists who disagree with his way of ruling is an example of which Enduring Issue.

Abuse of Power

300

Aristotle was a well known philosopher that was believed to have educated this leader.

Alexander the Great

400
  1. The taming of animals for human use.

Domestication

400

This River was central to ancient Egypt

The Nile River

400

These serve as the moral and ethical guidlelines to all three Abrahamic Faiths

The Ten Commandments
400
In the 1960s, US segregation gave more funding and preferential treatment to whites over blacks. This is an example of which enduring issue? 

Inequality

400

This place was seen as the envy of the world in Ancient Times. Sparta didn't seem to care much. 

Athens

500
  1. What is one major difference between the lifestyles of Paleolithic and Neolithic people?

  1. Paleolithic people were nomadic; Neolithic people lived in settled communities.

500

This pharaoh was responsible for uniting Upper and Lower Egypt

Menes 

500

This is a Muslim place of Worship

Mosque

500

Japan and South Korea's Alliance with the US to trande and defend against any foreign threat is an example of which Enduring Issue? 

Cooperation or Interconnectedness

500

Emperor Qin was a brutal leader that followed this strict Chinese philosophy.

Legalism

600
  1. It allowed humans to cook food, stay warm, and fend off predators.

Fire / Control of Fire

600

Cities were planned with grid layouts and advanced drainage systems in this Ancient River Valley

Indus River Valley

600

What philosophy emphasizes respect for elders and social harmony in China?

Confucianism

600

This enduring issue brings about positive benefits such as improved communication, efficiency, and an easier way to complete tasks and get to different places. However, it also brings with it harmful and deadly weapons, environmental pollution, physical and mental health issues. 

Innovation

600

This Trade Route connected China to Europe

Silk Road

700
  1. Name one major crop cultivated during the Neolithic Revolution.

  1. Wheat, barley, or rice.

700

What script did the Harappan civilization use?

A. The Harappan Script

b. the Menastic Script 

c. the Technotitlan Script

d. The Voice of Gods Script

The Harappan script (Indus script).

700
Before he was called the Buddha, this founder of Buddhism went by another name. 

Siddhartha Gautama.

700
Oil, freshwater, land, food are all examples having to do with which enduring issue. 

Scarcity

700

 This highly prized in the West, was a major Chinese export?

Silk

800

These people tended to the crops and managed food storage

women

800
This Pharaoh's passion for building pyramids and statues  in Egypt was almost as big for as the love he had for his over 200 wives. 
Ramses II
800

What is the Hindu concept of achieving liberation from the cycle of rebirth?

Moksha

800

True or False, and enduring issues regents essay requires you to write about and identify at least 3 Enduring issues in your essay.

False

800
This tourist attraction was built over 2000 years ago by Emperor Qin to keep out invaders. 

The Great Wall

900

How did the Neolithic Revolution contribute to the development of civilizations?

a. By decreasing the availability of food and resources. b. By encouraging a nomadic lifestyle.

c. By allowing people to establish permanent settlements and develop complex societies.

d. By limiting the diversity of crops grown in each region.


c. By allowing people to establish permanent settlements and develop complex societies.

900
This Chinese River was also called the River of Sorrows because of the damage and death its constant and unpredictable flooding caused,
Huang He River or Yellow River
900

Which of the following was not a teaching or saying of Jesus Christ in Christianity:

A. Let anyone without sin cast the first stone.

B. Remove the plank from your eye before pointing out the plank in others. 

C. Do to others as you would have them do to you.

D.Give a man a fish, he eats for a day. Teach a man to fish, he eats for life.

D.Give a man a fish, he eats for a day. Teach a man to fish, he eats for life.

900

The precious metals found in our phones and laptops contribute greatly to this enduring issue. 

Environmental Impact

900

This allowed educated individuals to take government positions based on merit, what they know and their skills, instead just getting it from family, wealth, or friends.

Civil Service Exam

1000
  1. Which early Neolithic site is located in present-day Turkey?

  1. Çatalhöyük.

1000

This could carry up to 30 gallons of water to help traverse the desert

Camel

1000
  states that suffering exists. 

 states that craving, or taṇhā, is the cause of suffering. 

 states that suffering can end through the end of craving. 

The truth of the path to the end of suffering 

states that the path to ending suffering is the Eightfold Path. 

This is all part of what? 

 The four Noble Truths of Buddhism




1000

The Israel-Palestine Conflict , The Crusades , Witch Burnings, Book Bans, religious laws are all things caused in part by which Enduring issue?

Ideas and Beliefs

1000

This event marked the end to the Roman Republic (democracy in Rome) 

Julius Caesar’s assassination and the rise of Augustus.

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