Early Humans
Neolithic Revolution
Civilizations/
Religion
Religion
Religion
Mesopotamia/
Egypt
Egypt
Egypt
India
100
Why did early hunter-gatherers own few possessions?
Nomadic/moved from place to place
100
What was the most significant change in human societies during the Neolithic Revolution?
Agriculture/farming
100
What geographic feature did early civilizations in Mesopotamia, Egypt, and India develop by ensure they could feed a large population?
River/River Valleys
100
What religion follows the Eightfold Path?
Buddhism
100
What civilization on the Mediterranean coast developed the world's first alphabet?
Phoenicians
100
What is the name of this Egyptian monument?
Sphinx
100
Who created the first empire of India?
Chandragupta Maurya
200
What terms describes the lifestyle of early humans before the invention of agriculture?
hunter-gatherers
200
What did human societies do after they learned to farm?
Settle in villages/towns
200
What resource is most important for the survival of a civilization?
water
200
What term in Hinduism describes the belief that one's actions in this life determine one's place in their next life?
Karma
200
Which new development had a major impact on the population growth of Mesopotamia?
Irrigation (system)
200
The discovery of his tomb in 1922 helped us learn a lot about ancient Egyptian culture.
King Tut/Tutankhamen
200
What was the greatest mathematical contribution of ancient Indian civilization?
Zero/the use of zero as a number
300
Archaeologists believe that the first humans arrived in North America from which continent?
Asia
300
Why did early societies settle along rivers during the Neolithic Era?
water/irrigation for farming
300
Once civilizations could grow excess food thousands of years ago, people in those societies soon learned to __________________________
job specialization/ division of labor
300
In Hinduism, what social structure did not allow individuals to move up in society regardless of their individual abilities?
Caste System
300
What is the name of these religious and civic centers of ancient Mesopotamia? 
Ziggurat
300
Why were the pyramids built in ancient Egypt?
burial tombs/tombs for Pharaohs
300
Which language did the Aryans bring with them into India?
Sanskrit
400
Early hunter-gatherer societies were highly mobile and likely followed herds of _____________ as they moved from place to place.
animals
400
What is the period of time before written historical records called?
Prehistory
400
List at least 3 characteristics of a civilization.
- Stable food supply
- Social structure/ job specialization
- Religion
- Culture/Arts
- Technology
- Government/law
- Writing
- Cities
400
In Ancient Egypt, the ___ was a both the head of governmental and religious life.
Pharaoh (God/King)
400
What is Hammurabi most famous for?
Hammurabi's Code/ first written laws
400
What was the writing system of ancient Egypt called?
Hieroglyphics
400
Why do we know so little about the Indus Valley civilization?
Can't read their writing/writing undeciphered
500
What are objects called that were made and used by people of the past called?
Artifacts
500
What term is used to describe the process of making animals useful to humans?
domestication
500
Which belief is common to BOTH Hinduism and Buddhism?
Reincarnation
500
What did the Egyptians do to make sure the body and soul could reunite together in the afterlife?
Mummify the body/Mummification
500
Which pharaoh of Ancient Egypt defied tradition and ruled as a woman for over twenty years in the 1400s BCE?
Hatshepsut
500
In ancient Egypt, the word ___ was used to describe a series of rulers who shared a common family.
Dynasty
500
The caste system developed as a result of new rules and laws brought on by the invasion of WHICH nomadic society?
Aryans