Neolithic Revolution
What term describes people who move from place to place to find food?
Nomadic
Mesopotamia was located mainly in which present-day country?
Iraq
The Indus River Valley Civilization was located mainly in which present-day country?
India
The Shang Dynasty ruled in which country?
China
A group of people within a society who possess the same socioeconomic status.
Social Class
What process involves breeding plants and animals to make them more useful to humans?
Domestication
Which river, along with the Euphrates, supported Mesopotamia?
Tigris
Which major Indus city’s name begins with “H”?
Harappa
The Shang Dynasty developed in the valley of which river
Yellow River
_____ are flat lands.
Farming allowed people to stay in one place and establish ________
Civilization
Which Babylonian king created a famous written code of laws?
King Hammurabi
What Indian social system assigned people to groups based on birth?
Caste System
A sequence of rulers all from the same family line, typically ruling for many hundreds of years at a time.
Dynasty
natural physical features on Earth’s surface that are created or changed by natural forces.
Geographical Features
The earliest and longest period of human history, lasting from about 3 million years to 11,000 years ago
Paleolithic Era
What word describes land that can produce crops?
Fertile
__________ ranked at the bottom of the Caste System
Dalits
Acted as a natural barrier, providing a degree of protection from external invasions throughout history.
The Himalayan Mountains
What term means prejudice against people because of their social class?
Classism
The Neolithic Revolution can be considered a major _____________ in human history
Turning Point
A set of laws from ancient Babylonia that was written to create justice and standards for his people.
Code of Hammurabi
What term means the ability to move from one social class to another?
Social Mobility
Posed challenges to China due to extreme temperatures and water scarcity
Gobi Desert
Social class position can not be changed. A system in which the circumstances of your birth determine the course of your life.
Rigid Class System