Early Humans
This term describes people who moved from place to place following food sources and did not live in permanent homes.
Nomads (or hunter-gatherers)
What name is given to the writing system using pictures and symbols used by ancient Egyptians?
Hieroglyphics
The ancient civilization that developed in the Indus River Valley is often called this.
Indus Valley (Indus) Civilization
This invention helped Chinese rulers keep records and pass on laws; it uses pressed plant fibers.
Paper
The name of the continent east of Asia
The period when humans began farming, building permanent homes, and keeping animals.
What is the Neolithic Revolution (or Neolithic Age)
Who was considered both a political leader and a god-king in ancient Egypt?
The Pharaoh
The name of the mountain range to the north that protected and shaped India's climate.
The Himalayas
Name the philosophy associated with order, duty, and respect for hierarchy that influenced Chinese government and family life.
Confucianism
What continent is also a country
Australia
The tool-making technique involved striking flakes off a stone core to make sharp edges.
What is flaking / knapping (stone tool flaking)
What structure served as a tomb for many pharaohs and shows Egyptian advances in engineering?
Pyramids
The earliest record of ancient Chinese writing was found on these
Oracle Bones
Where is the largest volcano located?
Hawaii
What was one major effect that the development of agriculture had on human societies.
Led to settled communities, population growth, job specialization, social classes, and rise of towns.
Middle Kingdom
This game originated here.
Chess
What large project was begun by several Chinese dynasties to protect against invasions from the north?
The Great Wall of China
Which country has the most islands (267,570)?
Sweden
Archaeologists study ancient people by examining objects left behind. What are two types of artifacts they commonly study?
stone tools, pottery, jewelry, bones, ruins of homes, food remains.
The Pharaoh known for changing the religion of ancient Egypt to monotheism. This was not a good idea
Amenhotep (Ankhanaten)
He is known for uniting almost the entire Indian subcontinent
Ashoka
This invention of ancient China will still be used next month in the United States
Firecrackers (gunpowder)
What natural wonder of the world is located in the United States and is continuously being carved and changed by the Colorado River?