Neolithic Era
The process of digging ditches to channel water from rivers to keep farmer fields from drying out is called:
Irrigation
Yellow (Huang He)
& Yangtze Rivers
a long poem about a king who travels the world, performs great deeds & searches for a way to live forever
Google this
Epic of Gilgamesh
The river that ancient Egyptians used for farming
Nile River
This is the idea that people are reborn into a new form
Reincarnation
The Neolithic Era marked a change in agriculture and changes the speed of the growth in advanced technology, but before these major changes, humans settled (established villages) near this area in order to grow crops
River Valleys/Rivers
Name the Natural Barriers that protected China
The Gobi Desert and Himalayas
provided fertile silt for farmland
River Flooding
_______ruled Egypt as “king-gods” & were thought to control nature.
These rulers ordered slaves to build these.
We called these structures
Pharoahs
Tombs
Pyramids
Hinduism is based on the search for
Perfect understanding
Because of farming people no longer had to nomads/ hunter gatherers. Neolithic people were able to grow crops, which means they traveled less and died less. A food surplus led to
Population Growth
The Social Structure of ancient China in order from Top to Bottom
Emperor
King/Governor
State Officials and Nobles
Peasants
Artisans and Scribes
Soldiers
Slaves
King Hammurabi
What is the natural barrier that protects Egypt.
Desert
This person was once a prince and left his noble life in search for understanding
Most people call him this
Siddhartha Gautama
The Buddha
Neolithic people established farming villages along rivers. This led to food increases, population growth, and advancement of technology. Some farming villages became _______ around 3,000 B.C
Complex Civilizations
This ethical system, relied on filial piety and ruled China
Confucianism
Specialized worker
Complex Institution
Advances Cities
Advanced Technology
Record Keeping
These divided the the Nile River and created rapids
Cataractes of the Nile
Hinduism & caste system dominate
all aspects of one’s life, such as who people can marry
& how to dress. What is the correct order of the Indian/ Hindi Caste system
Brahmin
Kshatriya
Vaishya
Sudra
Dalit/Untouchables
Name the 5 Characteristics of a Civilization
Advanced Cities
Specialized workers
Advanced Technology
Record Keeping
Complex Institutions
The emperor or king could lose this and be overthrown
Mandate of Heaven
Wedge shaped writing that Mesopotamians used.
Cuneiform
These are Technological Advances created by egyptians
365-day calendar, geometry, astronomy, and medicine
The major teachings of Buddha
Four Noble Truths