Ancient Society
Main reason why the feudal system developed
What is for protection?
The religion that follows the Ten Commandments
What is Christianity?
An amount of something left over when requirements have been met; more than what is needed or used
What is surplus?
“Rule by the People.”
What is democracy?
Birthplace of democracy
What is Athens, Greece?
The religion that encompasses the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama
What is Buddhism?
What are The Eightfold Path and the Four Noble Truths?
The transfer of goods or services from one country to another, often in exchange for other goods or services
What is trade?
A member of a people who have no fixed residence but move from place to place usually seasonally and within a well-defined territory
What is a nomad?
These emerged on the Yellow River ( China ), the IndusRiver ( India ), the Nile River ( Egypt ), and between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers (Mesopotamia ) and made lasting contributions to civilizations
What are river valley civilizations?
Ancient picture writing
What is hieroglyphics?
Also called Old Stone Age, ancient cultural stage, or level, of human development, characterized by the use of rudimentary chipped stone tools.
What is the Paleolithic Age?
An ancient network of trade routes that connected the East and West
What were the Silk Roads?
Farming technique invented by Egyptians
What is irrigation?
Greece formed these as a result of the geography state
What are city-states?
One social effect of the Bubonic Plague
What is population decreased, OR decrease in numbers in Catholic Church, OR weakening of feudal system?
True or False: a democratic form of government that allows people to participate
What is True?
Term meaning farming
What is agriculture?
The process by which a society or place reaches an advanced stage of social development and organization.
What is a civilization?
Major reason why civilizations developed along rivers
What is fertile soil for farming?
Cuneiform, sanskrit, and hieroglyphics
What are examples of ancient record-keeping systems?
The geometric shape that is used to arrange social systems
What is a pyramid?
This skyrocketed as a result of the Black Death (Bubonic Plague)
What is unemployment?
The spread of cultural beliefs and social activities from one group of people to another.
What is cultural diffusion?
The continents that grew as a result of the Silk Roads (NAME 2)
What are Asia, Africa and later Europe?