Paleolithic/Neolithic
This activity is how humans got their food, most closely associated with the Paleolithic Era
What is hunting and gathering food?
This geographic feature had the greatest impact on the growth of ancient Egypt by providing fertile soil, transportation, and a source of water.
What is the Nile River?
This phrase is often used to summarize the principle behind the Code of Hammurabi, reflecting its harsh and equal punishments.
What is “an eye for an eye”?
This monotheistic religion, started by Abraham, is one of the oldest and has the Torah as its sacred text.
What is Judaism?
The availability of fresh water from these geographic features was the primary reason early civilizations developed along river valleys.
What are rivers?
People who moved from place to place in search of food, water, and shelter during the Paleolithic Era were known by this term.
What are nomads?
This early river valley civilization developed along the Huang He, or Yellow River
What is Shang China?
The Code of Hammurabi is considered one of the earliest examples of this type of legal system, where the government creates and enforces laws.
What is a written legal code?
This religion, based on the teachings of Jesus Christ, spread throughout the Roman Empire and later became the dominant religion in Europe.
What is Christianity?
These geographic features, such as the Himalayas, acted as natural barriers that helped protect early civilizations like India and China from invasion.
What are mountains?
This major turning point in human history occurred when people shifted from hunting and gathering to farming and settling in permanent villages.
What is the Neolithic Revolution?
The construction of irrigation systems in Mesopotamia was mainly intended to achieve this goal, helping support the growth of cities and civilizations.
What is increasing food production?
The Code of Hammurabi influenced later legal systems by promoting the idea that laws should do this for society.
What is maintain order and justice?
This polytheistic religion, originating in India, believes in reincarnation and karma, and has the caste system as part of its social structure.
What is Hinduism?
This early civilization developed along a river of the same name in what is now Pakistan and western India, known for cities like Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro.
What is the Indus River Valley Civilization?
This development most directly made the growth of early civilizations possible by allowing people to settle in one place and create stable food supplies.
What is farming and surplus food?
This factor contributed most to the success of early civilizations by supporting stable food supplies and population growth.
What is the availability of fertile soil and fresh water?
The Code of Hammurabi was written in this ancient wedge-shaped script, commonly used in Mesopotamia.
What is cuneiform?
This Chinese philosophy, founded by Confucius, emphasizes respect for elders, education, and the importance of family and social order.
What is Confucianism?
This desert to the west of the Nile River helped protect ancient Egypt from invasions while also limiting expansion.
What is the Sahara Desert?
This era is also known as the "Old Stone Age"
What is the Paleolithic Era?
This ancient civilization developed between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers, leading to the creation of some of the earliest cities and writing systems.
What is Mesopotamia?
The Code of Hammurabi included different punishments depending on a person’s social status, showing that Mesopotamian society was structured in this way.
What is a class system (or social hierarchy)?
This monotheistic religion, founded by the Prophet Muhammad in the 7th century, teaches the Five Pillars and has the Quran as its holy book.
What is Islam?
This large body of water to the north of ancient Egypt provided trade routes and access to other civilizations in Europe and the Middle East.
This large body of water to the north of ancient Egypt provided trade routes and access to other civilizations in Europe and the Middle East.