Stone Age
What does it mean to be a Nomad?
Didn't stay in one place, constantly moved around
Why did people begin farming in the Fertile Crescent?
The soil was very rich
What is the name for the Fertile Soil that the Nile provided?
Silt
What were rulers in Ancient China called?
Emperors
What caused the Persian War
They wanted to expand their territory into Greece
Cave paintings helped us learn....
about art, communication, the way life was
What were the two major rivers in Mesopotamia?
Tigris and Euphrates
What the vocab word for a fertile fan shaped area that empties out into the sea
Delta
The responsibility children have to be respectful and take care of their parents is known as what....
Filial Piety
Independently governed cities of Greece were called...
A Polis
Why was the discovery of fire important?
fire was important because it allowed people to live in colder climates
What is a Ziggurat?
where people went to pray/their holy place
The Nile River is located on WHAT continent
What 3 landforms make up most of China? (Hint: features you can see, feel or touch)
Rivers, deserts, mountains
Pericles was most famous for his idea of ....
Democracy
The Stone Age was known as the time before ..... (hint: something didn't exist)
time before written history
Why was farming unpredictable in Mesopotamia? (Hint: Think about the river)
Droughts and flooding
To water their crops the Ancient Egyptians came up with what system? (Hint: it's a vocab word)
Irrigation
What job did most Ancient Chinese people have?
Farmers
Greeks and Etruscans
During the New Stone Age people began to experiment with what.... (hint: it helped them to stay in one place)
Farming
What was the writing system in Ancient Mesopotamia called?
Cuneiform
King Narmer's biggest accomplishment was ....
uniting Egypt
What were the three philosophies in Ancient China?
Confucianism, Daoism, legalism
Why did Rome end?
Failing government, weak economy, invasion of Germany