Prehistory
P.E.R.S.I.A.
Mesopotamia
China
100

What is the name of the cave full of prehistoric art that we looked at towards the beginning of the year?

Lascaux

100

The Tigris and Euphrates rivers fit the best under this letter of P.E.R.S.I.A.

A for Area

100

What is the other name for the area Mesopotamia is in?

The Fertile Crescent

100

What method of divination did the Shang dynasty use the most? 

Oracle Bones

200

We defined Prehistory as being before which two things?

Written language and farming

200

The P in P.E.R.S.I.A. stands for Politics. In terms of Unit 1, it would include THIS term for a period of time ruled by one family. 

Dynasties

200

What two rivers allowed Mesopotamia to advance so quickly as a Civilization?

The Tigris and Euphrates

200

What dynasty took over after the Zhou?

The Qin

300

Prehistoric people often lived this lifestyle of living off the land through animals and plants. 

Hunting and Gathering (or hunter-gatherer lifestyle)

300

Oracle Bones being used by the Shang Dynasty to try predicting the future would best fit under what letter of P.E.R.S.I.A.?

R for Religious

300

Sargon I created the first empire, what was it called?

The Akkadians

300

What two rivers shaped ancient Chinese civilization the most?

The Yangtze and the Huang He (or yellow river)

400
Prehistoric people often moved around a lot. What is the word for a society that does not stay in one place? 

Nomads OR Nomadic

400

Economic businesses normally fit under the E in P.E.R.S.I.A., but oftentimes business deals between people can also fit under which other letter?

S for Social

400

Hammurabi believed that he got his famous code from one of the Mesopotamian gods, which one was it?

Marduk

400

Which Dynasty started belief in the Mandate of Heaven? 

The Zhou

500

This is the best assumption we can make for what year Lascaux was painted. 

15,000 B.C.

500

How many letters of P.E.R.S.I.A. does Hammurabi's code DIRECTLY tie in to?

P for Political, S for Social, R for Religious, E for Economic, and I for Intellectual/Arts

500

What city-state was Hammurabi the king of?

Babylon (and then all of them)

500

Explain how the Mandate of Heaven worked. 

full explanation, teacher's discretion.

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