Pre-History
Religion, Laws, and Growth
Ancient Civ Africa
Ancient Civ Asia
Ancient Civ Europe
100
How did Old Stone Age people get their food?
By hunting wild animals and gathering resources from nature. HUNTING and GATHERING
100
What is the belief in many gods called?
Polytheism.
Remember Monotheism is one.
100
How did the Ancient Egyptians honor their deceased Pharaohs?
Preserve the body through the process of MUMMIFICATION.
100
What important route helps Ancient China prosper?
The Silk Road
Mr. Behling note:
I could only find meme pictures of the highly illegal dark web trade network. Soz.
100
Write down how many points you would like to wager
You can then either WIN or LOSE that many points.
In Ancient Sparta, women could own land and take part in business.
TRUE or FALSE
200
What did people do in the New Stone Age to acquire their food?
They began farming their own food, instead of following around wild herds.
200
What made Judaism unique for its time?
It was the first
200
Most people belonged to what social class in Ancient Egypt?
Servants and slaves
200
Reincarnation is a major belief in which religion?
Hinduism & Buddhism
BONUS!
What is one difference between the two?
200
How did the geography of Ancient Greece effect how governments were created
Many islands and peninsulas made it hard to create one unified government. Most islands became their own city-state.
Bro, Έχετε και ελληνικά?.
-Mr. Behling
300
What did the surplus of food in the New Stone Age allow people to become?
Artisans. Specialists in making unique items because they didn't have to worry about finding food.
300
What was significant about Hammurabi's Code?
It was the first time that laws for the people were written down.
300
This plant was used to make a type of paper.
What is papyrus?
The Egyptian God Medjed.
"I know the name of that Smiter among them, who belongs to the House of Osiris, who shoots with his eye, yet is unseen." -Book of the Dead
300
What statement about Buddhism is best supported by the map below?
Buddhism started in India and spread throughout Asia.
Buddha's full name is Gautama Buddha, and he once was a very wealthy prince who's father kept him shielded away in huge palace...
300
How was Greece different that Egypt, China, or Mesopotamia?
They were not a river civilization.
Mr. Behling note:
One river valley meme is enough for this game.
400
What group of people most likely helped spread around new ideas from one group to another?
Traders. They naturally learned about new ideas, goods, and tools from their travels.
400
How did the Phoenician alphabet help people to do?
It allowed everyone to be able to read and write.
400
How would deserts and mountains influence the development of a civilization?
It would limit where people could travel, produce food, and live.
400
When Shi Huangdi said,
"I have collected all the writings of the empire and burnt those which were of no use"\."
What did he do?
He burnt the books written by Confucius, to control what people thought.
400
What event lead to the downfall of Augustus Caesar?
Declaring he was a dictator for life.
500
How did farming change the lives of how early people lived?
They could stay in one place and not have to be Nomads.
500
What did many Ancient Civilizations develop around?
River valleys!
500
To keep track of the growing wealth in Ancient Egypt, what did people begin to use?
Hieroglyphics and other forms of writing.
500
What did the people of India rely on to help them in the summer time?
Monsoon season rains that provided moisture/water for their crops.
500
"Let's surround our enemy and prevent them from leaving their city-state. We will guard their harbors and cut off all supplies coming into their city. We are sure to be victorious!"
What military technique does this quote describe?
A blockade.