A time before events were recorded, because people did not yet have a written language
What is Pre-History
100
Two rivers that allowed the development of Mesopotamia
What are the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
100
The name of the king leadership role in Egypt; had a godlike status
Who is Pharaoh
100
Two rivers that allowed for the development of the China Civilization
What are the Yellow (Huang He) & Yangtze Rivers
100
Two rivers that were important to the Indus Valley Civilization?
What are the Indus & Ganges Rivers
200
Old Stone Age; people were hunters and gatherers
What is the Paleolithic Age
200
Sumerians developed it; based on wedge like characters; societies w/ writing can organize more elaborate political structures because of their ability to keep records & send messages
What is Cuneiform
200
Developed along this river
What is the Nile River
200
A gigantic fortress stretching along North China's borders. Built by the Qin Dynasty to keep out northern invaders
What is The Great Wall of China
200
These cities were set up in a grid structure and HAD PLUMBING.
What are Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa
300
People who move from place to place
What are nomads
300
Fertile land east of the Mediterranean Sea
What is the Fertile Crescent
300
System of writing made up of thousands of picture symbols developed by the ancient Egyptians
What is Hieroglyphics
300
Protected & isolated China with these natural barriers
What are the Himalayan Mountains
300
A system dividing people into social ranks
What is the Caste System
400
New Stone Age; Agriculture introduced (farming)
Farming lead to a surplus of food which lead to domestication of animals and permanent settlements
What is the Neolithic Revolution
400
Massive towers to patron gods to please and honor the deities; 1st monumental architecture of this civilization; priests operated the temples & conducted rituals
What are Ziggurats
400
Large cities that dominate the countryside around them; public building projects, written language, complex institutions, specialized workers
What are characteristics of a civilization
400
Ethical system that served as a school of Chinese thought. Relied on five relationships and extolled the benefits of virtue through obedience in a good state of government.
What is Confusianism
400
Polytheistic religion based primarily in South Asia. Known for its use of the caste system.
What is Hinduism
500
Massive towers to patron gods to please and honor the deities; 1st monumental architecture of this civilization; priests operated the temples & conducted rituals
What are Ziggurats
500
Devised a simple alphabet w/ only 22 letters in 1300 BCE; became the predecessor of the Greek & Latin alphabets; improved Egyptian numbering system; set up colony cities in North Africa and on the coasts of Europe
Who are the Phoenicians
500
Predictable flooding of the Nile River led to this invention
What is the 365 day calendar
500
1. the right to rule is granted by heaven
2. there is only one heaven, so there can be only one ruler
3. the right to rule is based on the virtue of the ruler
4. the right to rule is not limited to one dynasty. the right to rule is passed from one dynasty to the the next. powers that take over other powers can be granted this power to rule
What is the Mandate of Heaven
500
Ancient Sanskrit writings that are the earliest sacred texts of Hinduism