Prehistory
River Valley Civ
Mesopotamia/Fertile Crescent
Ancient Egypt/Middle East
Ancient India
100
People who move around from place to place in search of food and basic needs.
Who are NOMADS?
100
The Two main rivers in Mesopotamia ("Fertile Crescent")
What are the Tiger and the Euphrates Rivers?
100
Mesopotamia is in modern day:
What is Iraq?
100
The Holy Book of Judaism
What is the Torah?
100
Natural Boundary that separated India civilizations from China
What are the Himalayan Mountains?
200
During this era, the people had fire, simple tools made of stone, and a form of written language.
What is the Paleolithic Age?
200
A government where politics and religion are connected
What is a THEOCRACY?
200
Sumerian temples which were also used for political reasons.
What is a ZIGGURAT?
200
Judaism is considered the first of these religions.
What is monotheistic?
200
Hindu Social Classes were called:
What are CASTES?
300
This major event allowed people to stay in one place and establish the first settlements.
What is the Agricultural Revolution?
300
Power is passed down within a family.
What is a Dynasty
300
The first major collection of laws
What is Hammurabi's Code?
300
Egyptian form of writing.
What is Hieroglyphics?
300
This religion was created by Siddhartha Guatama out of his frustration with Hinduism.
What is Buddhism?
400
This continent is where the first humans (Lucy) were discovered.
What is Africa? (More specifically EAST AFRICA)
400
A religion where there are many Gods.
What is Polytheism?
400
These people were tolerant of the people and the customs of the people they conquered.
Who are the Persians?
400
Egyptian Pyramids were built for this purpose.
What are tombs for the Pharaohs.
400
Two main cities in the Early Indus Civilizations
What are Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro
500
The first tool.
What is a rock/stone?
500
In early theocratic civilizations these two people held all of the power.
Who are Kings and Priests.
500
He helped create the first empire by establishing city-states in Sumer.
Who is Sargon I?
500
The process that the Egyptians used to preserve dead bodies.
What is mummification?
500
Seasonal heavy winds and rain storms that would flood the Indus Valley.
What are monsoons?
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