Early Humans
River Valley Civilizations
World Religions
Ancient Rome
Punic War
100

Early humans were hunter and gatherers whose survival depended on the availability of wild plants and ____________.

What is ANIMALS?

100

“What religious traditions was practiced by most early civilizations?”

What is POLYTHEISM?

100

“Siddhartha Gautama was the founder for

what world religion?”

What is “Buddhism”

100

“What was the source of

Roman mythology?

What is “Greek Mythology”

100

The most powerful nation in western Mediterranean

What is Carthage?

200

Two characteristics of Hunter-gatherer societies during the Paleolithic Era ("Old Stone Age"?)

What is NOMADIC, INVENTED FIRST TOOLS, USED FIRE, LIVED IN CLANS, DEVELOPED ORAL LANGUAGE, AND CREATED CAVE ART?

200

“Name two beliefs, traditions, and/or customs of Judaism?”

What is MONOTHEISM, THE TORAH AND THE TEN COMMANDMENTS?

200

“What are two characteristics of the Hindu religion?”

What is “Belief in many forms of one God

-Reincarnation:

 -Rebirth based upon karma

• Karma: Knowledge that all thoughts

and actions result in future consequences

• Vedas and Upanishads: Sacred writings

• Spread along major trade routes”

200

WHAT ARE THREE CLASSES FOR THE ROMAN REPUBLIC SOCIAL STRUCTURE?

Whar are 

Patricians—Powerful nobility (few in number)

• Plebeians—Majority of population

• Slaves—Not based on race

200

A Carthaginian general.

What is Hannibal?

300

Three characteristics of societies during the Neolithic Era (New Stone Age)?

What is AGRICULTURE, ADVANCED TOOLS, POTTERY AND WEAVING?

300

“Name three social patterns of early river valley civilizations.”

What is HEREDITARY RULERS, RIGID CLASS SYSTEMS, WRITTEN LAW CODES, INCREASED AGRICULTURE, METAL TGOOLS, INCREASED TRADE, FIRST CITIES AND PRACTICE OF SLAVERY?

300

“What are three beliefs, traditions, and customs of

Judaism?”

What is  Belief in one God (monotheism)

• Torah, which contains

written records and beliefs of Jews

• Ten Commandments, which

state moral and religious conduct

300

What was the impact of the Pax Romana on the Roman Empire?

What is 

Economic impact of the Pax Romana

• Established uniform system of money,

which helped to expand trade

• Guaranteed safe travel and trade on Roman roads

• Promoted prosperity and stability

Social impact of the Pax Romana

• returned stability to social classes


• Increased emphasis on the family


Political impact of the Pax Romana


• Created a civil service


• Developed a uniform rule of law

300

A Roman general named Scipio Africanus defeated Hannibal in the Battle of ________.

What is Zama

400

Archeaologists apply scientific test such as c_______ d_______ to analyze fossils and artifacts.

What is Carbon Dating?

400

“Where were the earliest four river valley civilizations located?

What is  “Egyptian civilization

• Mesopotamian civilization

• Indian civilization

• Chinese”

400

“How and why did Christianity spread?”



What is 

Carried by the Apostles, including

Paul, throughout the Roman Empire

• Slowed as a result of persecution

by Roman authorities

• Adopted and legalized by Emperor

Constantine

400

What are four contributions

of ancient Rome?

What is 

Art/architecture: Pantheon, Colosseum, Forum

• Technology: Roads, aqueducts, Roman arches

• Science: Ptolemy

• Medicine: Emphasis on public health (public

baths; public water system; medical schools)

• Language: Latin, Romance languages

literature: Virgil’s Aeneid

• Religion: Roman mythology; adoption of

Christianity as the imperial religion

• Law: The principle of ―innocent until proven

guilty‖ (from the Twelve Tables)

400

By the end of the Third Punic War, the Roman controlled __________  ___________  ________.

What is Spain, North Africa and Greece?

500

What two cities are examples of early cities in the Fertile Crecent studied by archeaologists?

What are ALEPPO AND JERICHO?

500

“What forms of language and writing existed in early civilizations?”

What is 

Language and writing

• Pictograms (earliest

written symbols)

• Hieroglyphics (Egypt)

Cueiform (Sumer)

• Alphabet (Phoenicians)

500

“What are the text/holy books for all 5 world

religions?

What are 

The Bible

The Quran(Koran)

The Torah

Vedas and Upanishads

The Four noble truths & the

Eightfold paths

500

Why did the Western Roman

Empire decline??

What is 

Over a 300-year period, the western part of the

Roman Empire steadily declined because of internal and external problems.

• Geographic size – difficulty of defense and

administration

• Economy—The cost of defense and devaluation of Roman currency

• Military—Army membership starting to include

nonRomans, resulting in decline of discipline

• Moral decay—People’s loss of faith in Rome and the family

• Political problems—Civil conflict and weak

administration

• Invasion—Attacks on borders


500

The number of Punic Wars

What is three?

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