Neolithic
Small groups of Hunter-Gatherers participated in this lifestyle, constantly moving from place to place.
What is a nomadic lifestyle?
The rise of farming led to this type of lifestyle, where you stay in one place permanently.
What is a sedentary lifestyle?
A form of government in which the head is a King or Queen.
What is a Monarchy?
This luxurious Chinese Textile dominated trade, eventually getting its' own road named after it.
What is Silk?
This new take on an ancient religion has two books, known as the Old and New Testaments.
What is Christianity?
The taming of plants and animals for use.
What is Domestication?
Technology developed to water crops whenever there is no rainfall.
What is Irrigation?
A government in which the people select representatives to govern them and make laws.
What is a Republic?
A basic principle of Hinduism, this level of organization gives their society structure based around their principles of Karma and Dharma.
What is the Caste System?
The Prophet Muhammad started this religion in the Arabian Peninsula.
What is Islam?
When a group of people have more than enough compared to what they need.
What is a Food Surplus?
List 5 of the 8 characteristics of civilizations.
Cities, Shared Beliefs, Writing, Specialization of Labor, Technology, Social Classes, Stable Food Supply, Government
One of the first written law codes, known for the phrase "an eye for an eye".
What is Hammurabi's Code?
What are some inventions of the Maurya and Gupta (Indian) Empires?
Concept of Zero, Buddhism, Surgery with Anesthesia
This philosophical tradition hails from The East. Created by a man named Kongfuzi, it never took hold until generations after his death.
What is Confucianism?
The men and women in hunter-gatherer communities had what roles?
Men - Primarily Hunting
Women - Primarily Gathering
Name the 4 River Valley Civilizations and their rivers.
Indus River Valley - Indus River
Yellow River Valley (Huang He) - Yellow River
Mesopotamia - Tigris and Euphrates
Nile River Valley - Nile River
A form of government in which the people choose their leaders by voting.
What is a Democracy?
These two Persian Kings preached "Religious Tolerance," allowing them to expand and hold their empire over a large amount of land and Kingdoms.
Who are King Cyrus and King Darius?
The first of the "Abrahamic" Religions, this religion came from Mesopotamia over 3,500 years ago.
What is Judaism?
The Big Idea; the whole reason that the Neolithic Revolution kicks off.
What is Agriculture?
As cities grew and interacted with other cities' economies, they became known as this.
What is a Trade Center?
A country or region ruled by a family over a long period of time.
What is an Dynasty?
With this one simple trick, the Persians were able to simplify trade across the empire by doing this with their money.
What is Standardizing Currency?
This religion originated in India, and spread as far as China and Southeast Asia.
What is Buddhism?