Early Peoples
What effect did the ice age have on early humans?
Early humans were forced to migrate to a new environment.
Egypt's written language is called...
Hieroglyphics
What was the highest in the social hierarchy of ancient India?
priest
Besides providing a stable diet, what other advantages did China's location provide for early Chinese?
It has natural barriers to protect against invaders
What was one of the most significant technological contributions of the Mesopotamians?
Wheel
Which statement best defines the emergence of agriculture?
the change from food gathering to food producing
Why were the pyramids built?
burial place
What may be considered one of the greatest inventions of the Indus River Valley?
a plumbing system
Why was trading difficult for the Chinese River Valley Civilizations?
They were isolated from others because of natural barriers
Which of the following best describes cuneiform?
a form of writing that uses edge-shaped pictograph
What allowed agricultural (farming) communities to have a division of labor?
a surplus of food
In Ancient Egypt, which group had the largest population?
farmers/slaves
What river valley did Hinduism begin in?
Indus
What did the Zhou Dynasty believe that allowed them to continue to have power and control?
Mandate of heaven
Who was the lawgiver of the Jewish people? This person received the 10 Commandments from God on Mt. Sinai.
Moses
How did the civilizations of Mesopotamia, Egypt, China, and Indus use water to meet their basic needs?
- to provide hydration to people, animals, and plants
- to travel and trade goods and resources
- to provide food such as fish
Like the Mesopotamians, the Egyptians believed in god/goddesses centered around...
nature
In Hinduism they believe in a cycle of birth, death, and rebirth this is called?
Reincarnation
What Chinese philosophy believes that the world is made up of balanced opposites?
Taoism
Who do the Jews believe is their founding leader (the person who began the religion)?
Abraham
What did civilizations do to get items they did not have?
Trade or barter for them with others
Egypt and China were ruled by dynasties. What is a dynasty?
Rule passed down through generations of one family.
What Prince gave up his power in his search for Enlightenment, that began the foundation of Buddhism?
Siddhartha Gautama
Why are Buddhism, Confucianism, and Taoism considered philosophies and not religions?
They are not considered a religion because they do not focus on a god/goddess/or God
Both Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro were well-planned cities. What inference can you make about these two cities based on this statement?
They planned their city prior to building it.