When you move, what do you take with you besides your stuff?
Thoughts, beliefs (think: cultural diffusion)
List the important river of Egypt.
Nile River
The Hebrews and Phoenicians were located on which continent?
Asia
List the 2 important rivers of India.
Indus and Ganges Rivers
Around which river did the Chinese civilization begin?
Huang He/Yellow River
Would a hunter-gatherer be found in the Paleolithic or Neolithic Era?
Paleolithic Era
List the important rivers of Mesopotamia
Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
Nubia was located on which continent?
Africa
Which civilization had the Royal Road?
Persia
Which religion spread from India to China due to Asoka and his missionaries?
Buddhism
How long ago did the homosapiens appear on earth and where did they first appear?
100,000-400,000 years ago Africa
What was the name of the law code of Babylon? (first written laws)
Code of Hammurabi.
What were the laws of the Jews/Hebrews called?
Ten Commandments
List the 2 religions of India.
Hinduism and Buddhism
What was the major trade route that linked China to the west?
Silk Roads
What was the name of the time period of advanced agriculture (think Movement from hunting and gathering to settled agriculture)?
Neolithic Revolution
What was the name of the Mesopotamian temple?
Ziggurat
What was the greatest achievement of the Phoenicians?
What was the greatest achievement of the Phoenicians?
What was the name of the rigid class system of India?
Caste system
List 3 religions of ancient China.
Buddhism, Confucianism, Daoism
List 4 reasons why early civilizations would settle around a river (water source).
Trade, transportation, water for crops, food
Define the word dynasty.
Family of rulers
What made Judaism different from any other religion we have discussed in class?
They were monotheistic
True/False: The struggle between good and evil
and the idea of final judgment were the major
beliefs of Zoroastrianism.
True
What was the major achievement of Emperor Qin Shi Huangdi?
Great Wall of China