Early Man
What is domestication?
Domestication is keeping an animal for taming and food use only.
What continent is Mesopotamia located on?
It is located in the continent of Asia.
What continent was Egypt located on?
Africa..
What kept India isolated (separated) form others?
The rugged mountains along the northern borders and seas along the southern borders kept India separated form the rest of the continent.
Where is ancient Greece located?
Ancient Greece was located in Europe.
How did the Old Stone Age people get food?
The old stone age people got food by hunting and gathering.
What area was between the Tigris and Euphrates river?
The Fertile Creaseant.
What does polytheistic mean?
Polytheistic means the belief in more than one god.
Decribe the geography of ancient China.
1. It opened up China to trade with the west (Europe)
2. Goods, religion, culture, and ideas were spread along the Slik Road.
Where is Ancient Rome located?
Ancient Rome is also located in Europe.
What is Systematic Agriculture?
Systematic Agriculture is farming.
How did the flooding of the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers help the people of Mesopotamia?
It provided fertile soil, also known as silt.
What geograhical feature (or natural barrier) protected Egypt invasions in the north,south, east and west?
1. Delta
2. Catracts
3. Deserts
Describe the carefully planned city of Mohenjo-Daro.
Grid-like streets or separated blocks of houses, sewer systems brought waste outside, indoor plumbing.
Know how Perciles helped people get involved with the government.
Helped Athens become more democratic. Gave jobs to people based on skill, not place in society.
What is another name for the New Stone Age?
The Neolithic Age.
Who was responsible for the first written law code?
Hammurabi was responsible for the first written law code.
Describe the ancient Egyptian social class pyramid.
The social class pyramid had (this is also in the correct order from upper to lower class.) pharaohs, family, army commanders, and priests.
How was China isolated from the rest of the world?
Mountains, deserts, and seas kept China isolated from the rest of the world.
What are some things that made ancient Romans like Augustas?
People were grateful for the peace he brought and the improvments that he made.
What is a nomad?
A nomad is people that moves place to place as a group to find food for themselves.
Name some Sumerian inventions.
Mathematics, Astronomy, the 12-day calender,etc.
Share the achievements of Narmer(also known as Menes.)
Narmer was the king of Upper Egypt, and he was the first king to rule all of Egypt after he unified both kingdoms. Narmer also began the first Dynasty.
Explain the importance of monsoons in ancient India.
Winter monsoons brought cold ,and dry air. The summer monsoons brought warm, and wet air and rain needed to grow their crops.
What years did the Peloponisian wars last?
431BC-404BC