This geographic factor likely caused the Neolithic Revolution.
What is Climate Change?
100
Two features of civilization are
Answers can include- stable food supply, social structure, system of government, religious system, highly developed culture, advances in technology, written language
100
This ancient river valley civilization was the first to use geometry, use stone columns in their buildings, and the first to create a solar calendar.
What is the Nile river valley civilization, or Egypt?
100
These two religions were both founded in the modern day country of India.
What are Hinduism and Buddism?
100
This river valley civilization is located between two rivers.
What is Mesopotamia?
200
This effect of the Neolithic Revolution changed humans' social pattern of nomad-ism. (Moving around a lot)
What is the creation of settled (permanent) communities?
200
This civilization developed an early form of writing using clay tablets, called cuneiform.
What is Sumerian (Mesopotamia) ?
200
This word means that a god is the ruler of a civilization. The pharaoh of ancient Eygypt, because he was considered a god, is an example of it.
What is theocracy?
200
The Indus River occasionally changed course, resulting in (this) for the people living the ancient Indus River Valley.
What is the people had to move their settlements to new locations?
200
These 5 rivers are all sites of ancient civilizations.
What are the Euphrates River, Huang River, Indus River, Nile River and the Tigris River?
300
This is a system of moving water from it's source (river) to the plots of land in which crops grow.
What is irrigation?
300
A clay tablet with writing, a metal coin and a piece of silk cloth are all evidences of this.
What is Civilization?
300
Laws were made more consistent and predictable as a direct result of these Babylonian laws. (Babylon was in Mesopotamia)
What is Hammurabi's Code
300
This word means - a family maintains power, or rules, for several generations.
What is a dynasty?
300
This a term that means the spreading of languages or styles of goods. (like a types of baskets, pottery, clothing etc.)
What is cultural diffusion?
400
Early settlements were established near rivers primarly due to these two factors.
What is fresh water to drink and water crops and means of transportation?
400
Governments were needed to organize large community projects, (like the Great Bath of Mohenjo Daro, and the Pyramids) as result of this change.
What is the change to farming or the Neolithic Revolution?
400
Ancient Egypt was ruled by...
Pharaohs
400
This ancient river valley civilization was the first to use city planning and sewer systems. Hint: The GREAT BATH of Mojenjo Daro
What is Indus River Valley Civilization?
400
The Egyptians used chariots, (technolgy that was invented someplace else) is an example of this type of "spreading."
What is technological diffusion.
500
The first use of these simple tools were not an effect of the Neolithic Revolution.
What are bone and stone tools? (like a fish hook made from bone which were used PRIOR to the development of farming)
500
Religion, Organized Government, and Economy are all examples of this characteristic of civilizations.
What are complex institutions?
500
This nick-name was given to Egypt because irrigation (moving of water, so that one can water crops) from the Nile allowed for farming in a desert region.
What is the "Gift of the Nile?"
500
The goal of restoring social order through proper behavior is a huge part of this religion.
What is Confucianism?
500
This first type of historian looks for artifacts in excavations. The 2nd uses artifacts and new technology to draw conclusions about the ancient peoples.