Paleo to Neolithic
River Valley Civs
Greece/Alexander
Rome
Belief Systems
100
True/False: Paleolithic people were hunter gatherers.
True
100
What is the river located in Egypt?
Nile
100
Name two Greek city states
Athens, Sparta, Syracuse, Thebes, etc.
100
What was Pax Romana?
Roman Peace-- a time of prosperity during the Roman Empire
100
What is the moral and ethical code of Judaism? (eventually Christianity)
10 Commandments
200
What is a nomad?
someone who travel from place to place, no permanent residence
200
What are the two rivers in Mesopotamia that make up the fertile crescent?
Tigris & Euphrates
200
Where was Alexander the Great from?
Macedonia
200
What were the social classes in Rome? (4)
Patricians
Plebeians
Freedmen
Slaves
200
What religion is associated with the diagram below?
Hinduism
300
What was the major discovery that launched humanity into the Neolithic Age from the Paleolithic?
Agriculture/Farming
300
What are the two major rivers located in India?
Indus & Ganges
300
What was the Peloponnesian War?
A war between the Greek city states of Athens and Sparta
300
What body of water was at the center of the Roman Empire?
Mediterranean Sea
300
Who was the founder of Buddhism?
Siddhartha Gautama
400
What does the term "Neolithic" mean?
New Stone Age
400
What are two technological advancements made by river valley civilizations to control water?
Irrigation, dams, ditches/dikes, shaduf (Ancient Egypt)
400
What three continents did Alexander the Great's empire stretch across?
Europe, Asia, Africa
400
What were two causes of the Fall of Rome?
Answers may vary
400
Explain the relationship between dharma and karma in Hinduism?
"do your dharma (duty), get good karma"
good karma can lead to your atman (individual soul) being reincarnated into a higher level of the caste system
500
How did having surplus food effect civilizations?
Allowed for job specialization in areas outside of food production-- craftsmen, soldiers, scribes, builders
500
Label the rivers A, B, D
A: Indus
B: Ganges
C: Huang He (Yellow River)
500
Hellenistic Culture is an example of what?
Cultural Diffusion
500
Which "side" of the Roman Empire fell in 476?
Western Roman Empire
500
What are the Four Noble Truths?
The Noble Truth of Suffering: Life is suffering.
The Noble Truth of the Cause of Suffering: Suffering is caused by desire.
The Noble Truth of the Cessation [Stopping] of Suffering: To end suffering, one must end desire.
The Noble Truth of the Path: To end suffering, follow the Eightfold Path.