Paleolithic & Neolithic
Ancient Egypt
Ancient China
Ancient India
Ancient Greece
100

What group of people came first, Paleolithic or Neolithic?

Paleolithic

100

Define Topography

The top or shape of the land.

100

What is the most famous tourist attraction in China?

Great Wall

100

True or False? India is a peninsula.

True

100

What city-state did the Olympics start in?

Olympia 

200

What is prehistory?

History that happened before writing.

200

Why is the social class pyramid in the shape of a triangle?

There was less people and more power at the top, and more people with less power at the bottom.

200

Name three Chinese philosophies.

Confucianism, Legalism, and Daoism

200

What river is majorly polluted in India?

The Ganges.

200

List the four governments that Ancient Greece had.

Monarchy, Oligarchy, Tyranny & Democracy

300

How did humans communicate before writing?

Cave paintings.

300

What did Ancient Egyptians think the heart was used for?

Thinking.

300

What are three inventions from the Han Dynasty?

Chain Pump, Iron Plow, Fireworks, Kite, Wheelbarrow, Crossbow, Paper, Compass, Seismograph

300

Why did the people of Ancient India wear seals around their necks?

To protect them from evil spirits.

300

What is a major tourist attraction in Greece today?

Parthenon, Delphi, Agora

400

What is a person who travels looking for food and water called?

Nomad

400

What was a scribe's job?

Writing

400

What was the westernmost empire that traded along the Silk Road?

Romans

400

What commonly played game was invented in Ancient India.

Chess.

400

What is one major difference between Ancient Athens and Sparta?

Women had more rights in Sparta, Spartan babies were left to die if they were weak, physical education in Sparta vs. overall education in Athens

500

What are two major differences between Paleolithic and Neolithic people?

Paleolithic: Hunter/Gathers; Lived in caves

Neolithic: Farmers; lived in permanent shelters 

500

Who was the pharaoh who had a passport?

Pharaoh Ramses II

500

List one good thing and one bad thing that Emperor Qin did for China.

Good- Standardized Money, Unified China, Standardized weights and measures, Simplified the writing system, Protected the Northern Border

Bad - Exiled people, burned Confucian texts, killed Confucian scholars, forced labor as a punishment

500

What are the two main religions of India?

Hinduism & Buddhism

500

What does the word philosophy translate to?

Love of wisdom

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