Early Humans & Hunter Gatherers
This is the name for a person who has no settled home and travels from place to place
What is a nomad?
What 2 rivers are located in Mesopotamia
Tigris and Euphrates
The process of embalming a body and preparing it for afterlife was called
Mummification
This man brought the Israelites out of slavery from Egypt, and also presented the 10 commandments on Mount Sinai
Who is Moses?
What is the name of the open market place in Greek city-states
Agora
What is the other name for the Old Stone Age?
Paleolithic Era
Soldiers on horseback
Egyptians used this to write on
Papyrus
This is the day of rest and worship for the Jews
What is the Sabbath?
What is an extension of one's empire in faraway lands
Colonies
What does it mean to domesticate?
To tame an animal for human use
What is one positive and one negative of the flooding of the 2 rivers in Mesopotamia?
Positive: deposited silt, fertile for crops
Negative: destroyed homes, crops and killed people
Fast moving water rapids in the Nile are called...
These are sacred songs found in the Hebrew Bible
What are psalms?
What was the palace on Crete called?
Knossos
What is considered the start of the shift from Old Stone Age to New Stone Age?
When farming replaced hunting and gathering
What is the quote that refers to Hammurabi's Code
Eye for an eye
The Great Pyramid was build for this King
Khufu
These are 5 of the 10 commandments
1. Do not worship any god except me
2. Do not bow down and worship idols
3. Do not misuse my name
4. Remember the Sabbath Day and keep it holy
5. Honor your father and mother
6. Do not murder
7. Be faithful in marriage
8. Do not steal
9. Do not tell lies about others
10. Do not want anything that belongs to someone else
Which Greek ruler opened the assembly to all free men
Cleisthenes
Name 4 things fire provides
What is the name of the world's first book
Epic of Gilgamesh
This pharaoh conquered many lands, signed a peace treaty with the Hittites, and sponsored many architecture projects. The Karnak in Thebes was built under him and still stands today
This man conquered the Persians, introduced Greek culture to the Jews and allowed them to practice there religion
Who is Alexander the Great?
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