Unit 1
What do sickles do.
They would harvest the grain.
Name at least 3 of the 4 first civilizations.
The Nile valley civilization
The Mespotamian civilization
The Indus valley civilization
The Chinese civilization
Name one role that citizens had in society.
They participated in public affairs and in the city's political life.
They served in the army.
They oversaw farm work on their land.
How did the city of Rome become a vast empire.
They set up a strong and well organized army to to take power over other territories they conquered.
Define Sedentary
Those who stay put in one location and adopt.
Where did the first humans begin populating.
The started populating in eastern Africa.
Who were tradesman.
People who would travel far distances to to trade goods and supplies with other tradesman for there village.
Who was Herodotus
He was a medic.
If the Romans were in war and they lost there spear what was there secondary weapon.
Gladius, a small sword
Define dike
A low wall used to retain river water.
What or who is a predator.
A nomad constantly on the move in search of food.
Cuneiform writing was not accessible to all so therefor who was cuneiform writing reserved to.
A group of people called the Scribes.
What were the medic wars.
Where Greek city states were constantly at war with each other.
What building was most important in Rome.
The Forum
Define Import
To bring foreign goods from another country.
What did frescoes resemble.
They resembled protection and fertility.
What is the code of Hammurabi.
It's the oldest written law code still known today.
What did Solon's laws ensure.
They ensured that all people had equal justice.
In Rome who proposed the laws.
The Emperor
Define Export
To sell goods to foreign countries.
In groups of how much people did the first humans live in 10 to 30 or 30 to 50
They lived in groups of 10 to 30.
Who was the Pharoh.
The Pharoh controlled all of Egypt.
How did democracy arise in Athens.
It was strongly resembled by it's geographical features.
What was Mars the god of.
He was the god of war.
Define census.
A country's population count.