Prehistory
The name of the Ice mummy found in the Alps
Who is Otzi
This king would have someones hand chopped off for slapping their father
Who is Hammurabi
The name of the river in Egypt
What is the Nile
The first Emperor of China
Who is Emperor Qin
You need this in order to form a good argument
What is evidence
The definition of prehistory
What is the time before people could write?
These two rivers are known as
What is the Tigris and Euphrates
The process of preserving a body
What is mummification
To make the same, such as money, language, weights and measures
What is standardization
To make an educated guess based on evidence
What is an inference
Before the invention of farming, people had to do the following
What is hunting and gathering
The name of the writing that was invented in Mesopotamia
What is cuneifrom
This individual helped establish the pharaoh as a central authority. For example, he kept strict control over Egypt's food supply
Who is pharaoh Khufu
To enforce harsh laws and punishments
What is legalism
The purpose of this is to state your claim/argument. This sentence tells the reader what you will be covering in your essay.
What is a thesis
People moving from place to place in search of food/shelter
What is migrate/migration
The name of the religious temples that were built in Mesopotamia
What is a ziggurat
This ceremony determined who would move on in the Egyptian afterlife
What is the weighing of the heart ceremony
The builders of the Great Wall of China
Who were the conscripts and criminals (peasants, musicians, teachers...)
The sea that borders Egypt, Mesopotamia and other civilizations we will cover including Greece and Italy. This sea was very important for traders/colonists who wanted to travel from Europe to Africa and even parts of the Middle East
What is the Mediterranean Sea
Due to the invention of farming, people were able to have a stable food supply. This gave them the following opportunities (name two)
What is trading, specialized jobs, permanent shelters
This job allowed people to create things like lyres, pottery, and jewelry
What is an artisan
Egyptians took out these organs and put them in canopic jars
What is the liver, stomach, intestines, lungs
The reason for Emperor Qin's death
What is mercury poisoning
The seven characteristics that make up a civilization are
What is: religion, writing, government, technology, food supply, jobs, art/culture