Egypt
What continent is Egypt located on?
Africa.
What was the main belief of Hinduism and what that belief about?
Reincarnation, a belief following this cycle: Birth into jati, do your duty/follow your dharma, create good karma, be born into a better jati. If you did not follow your duty you would be born into a worse jati in the furture.
What civilization was China?
A River Valley Civilization.
The continent of Rome is located in
Europe
How did the geography of Greece effect the everyday lives of Greeks?
The mountainous land and rocky hills partitioned the Greeks. Greece had barley any fresh water which made it harder to farm and water crops.
How did the Nile River contribute in the lives in Ancient Egypt?
It was a way for irrigation so they could farm, settle, and water crops from fertile soil.
Describe the city of Mohenjo-Daro.
Grid-like streets or separated blocks of houses, sewer systems brought waste outside/indoor plumbing.
Describe their geography.
They had mountains isolating them from other countries.
Grapes stands for:
Geography, Religion, Achievements, Politics, Economy, and Social Structures.
Compare the rights of Athens men and Athens women
Athens men learned how to read and write. Athens women were not educated and were not allowed to leave their house.
What is theocracy?
A form of government. Pharaohs were chosen by gods, and they controlled resources.
Strong winds and weather that helped Indians in the summer to water crops.
Describe the achievements of Shi Hiangdi.
He made currency weights and measures and a system of writing, and language.
How did Julius Saecar die?
People thought he was getting too powerful so they assassinated him.
What was Alexander the Great's goal, and did he achieve that goal?
To build his empire on every continent. He only grew his empire through the continents of Asia, Africa, and Europe.
What were the achievements of Narmer (Menes)?
He united upper and lower Egypt and began the dynasty rule.
What did Buddha teach?
Peace and how you should treat others the way you want to be treated.
Confucis believed you should treat your family with respect. Honoring, honesty, and wisdom shaped out Chinese Society.
What was the role of the Senate?
To vote on new laws.
How did Pericles contribute in the government.
He decided to pay people who worked for the government to make the government more democratic.
Why did the people of Ancient Egypt study the stars?
To understand astronomy, and to do religious practices.
What kept India isolated from others?
Mountains on the Northern borders and Seas along the Southern borders.
Explain the Silk Route and it's importance to China.
Traders used it to trade goods. This opened up China to trade with the west (Europe).
China, Mesopotamia, and Egypt all had what in common?
They were all River Valley Civilizations.
What were the Greek's belief and how did it effect them?
They believed in many gods so they were polytheistic. They believed if they misbehaved they what be punished by their gods.