Prehistory/Introduction
The time before written records were kept.
What is prehistory?
The preserved remains of a once-living organism.
What is a Fossil?
A group of people living and working together for the purpose of creating an organized society
What is a civilization?
Africa
The continent where Ancient Egypt was located.
The belief in one God.
Define monotheism?
Common Era.
What is C.E.?
Original, first-hand information written or produced in the time period being investigated
What is Primary Source?
Stable Food Supply, Social Structure, Government, Religion, The Arts, Technology, and Writing.
What are the seven basic features of a civilization?
Nile
The ancient Egyptians lived along this river.
The belief in more than one god.
Define polytheism?
A person who has no single settled home and moves from place to place to find food.
What is a nomad?
A source written about the primary source, written or said after the event
What is a Secondary Source?
The name of the first Mesopotamian civilization along the Tigris River.
What is Sumer?
Pharaoh.
Khufu, Senusret I, Ramses II, Hatshepsut, and Tut
What was the ruler of Egypt called? Name at least one famous ruler.
The Vedas
The holy books of Hinduism.
The collection and study of historical information using sound recordings of interviews with people having personal knowledge of past events.
What is oral history?
Material remains of past human life and activities
What is Artifact?
This time period produced new farmers and also made tools from stone.
What is the Neolithic Age?
Hatshepsut. The economy grew significantly under her reign due to trade expeditions
Who was the first female pharaoh of Ancient Egypt? What grew significantly under her reign?
The Torah
The holy scripture in Judaism
Cave paintings
What was used before people had a spoken language?
Earliest set of laws for city-states
Code of Hammurabi
Bonus (2): Who was Hammurabi
The time period before the First Agricultural Revolution, when nomads roamed the earth in search of food
What is the Paleolithic Age?
Mummification. They were placed in tombs/pyramids.
This is how the Ancient Egyptians preserved their dead. What were they placed in?
Suddhartha Gautama
The first Buddha