Ealry Man
What does paleolithic mean?
Old Stone
What continent is Egypt located on?
Africa
What continent is Mesopotamia on?
Asia
What kept India isolated from others?
Rugged mountains along the northern border, seas along the southern border.
What was the role of the Senate during the Roman Republic?
Aristocrats
What is a nomad?
Someone who move place to place to survive and searched for food.
What natural barrier protected Egypt from invasions in the north, south, east and west?
North: Delta Marshes
South: Cataracts
East/West: Deserts
Were Israelites Monotheistic or Polythestic?
Monothestic
How did the geography of China effect their living?
Mountains, Deserts and Seas kept them isolated making only half of China good for farming
What were the Greeks religious beliefs?
Polythiestic, beloved that all things in nature were a result of the gods.
How did the Old Stone Age get food?
Moved around and hunted to search for food
What did the Nile River provide?
Fertile Soil, Water and Seafood
What are some Sumerian inventions?
Cuneiforms and Writings.
How did the grid systems in Mesopotamia helped the Indians?
Brought waste outside
How did people in Rome feel about Augustus?
Was a great ruler who brought peace, built roads, buildings and encouraged arts and science in Rome.
What are some examples of specializations?
Artisans, Skilled workers
What did the Egyptians believe in the afterlife?
In the afterlife you would live in the Field of Reeds.
How did flooding help people in Mesopotamia?
Provided fertile soil to grow crops.
How was the city planned in Mohenjo-Daro?
Grid systems in neat rows that are parallel that go horizontally and vertically.
Why was Julius Ceaser killed?
The patricians didn't like him and several senators decided to kill him soon after.
What is systematic agriculture?
Growing food on a regular basis and kept having to switch between hunting and gathering.
Who was in each parts of the social class?
Top: Pharaoh, King, Government Officials
Middle: Nobles, Priests, Scribes, Soldiers
Bottom: Unslaved Workers
Describe Greece's geography in its early civilizations?
Mountains, Rocky Soil (Not farm able), surrounded by sea (became fisherman)
How was the Silk Road helpfully to people in China?
Opened up to the west and brought good religion, culture and ideas through this road.
What rights did the Spartan women of Greece have?
Could take part in athlete training, Raised strong children and could own land