Pre-History
Hunted animals and picked wild grown foods as their main food Source
Hunter-gatherers
The fertile crescent is also referred to as
Mesopotamia
What is Filial Piety?
Core Confucian principal the emphasizes loyalty and respect.
Belief in one god
Monotheistic
Planned cities were first build in which civilization?
Indus
The most important turniing point in human history
Neolitic Revolution
What was the first city called
Ur
System of government that created strict laws and strict cruel punishments
Legalism
Belief in many gods
Polytheistic
A term describing a kind and caring ruler
Benevolent
Which date is the furthest away from today?
100 AD, 100 BC, 739 AD, 15BC, 1432 AD, 765 BC, 823 AD
765 BC
Name the first 4 civilizations
Mesopotamia, Egypt, Indus, China
Emphasized living in harmony, All living things are connected by a universal force
Daoism
Type of government where the ruler is also the religious leader
Theocracy
Allowed early civilizations to farm farther away from rivers
Irrigation
The first Humans were from which continent?
Africa
Most important common geographic feature shared by the first civilizations
Rivers
This person believed that people who work for the government should have to pass a civil service test
Confucius
Belief that god has chosen a specific person to rule
Mandate of heaven
What military advantage allowed the Assyrians to build a large empire
Used Iron weapons
When did the last Ice age end.
10,000 years ago
Name the 2 Rivers in Mesopotamia
Tigris and Euphrates
Connected China to other parts of the world
Silk Roads
Founded the first monotheistic religion
Abraham
A term that describes a cruel ruler
Despotic