Where was the first agricultural community in South America located?
the Andes Mountains
100
The river valleys of Mespotomia had no large trees, big stones nor metals so how were they able to develop agriculture so effectively?
Irrigation
100
In which religion is the caste system?
Hinduism
100
The rule of one territory and its people by an occupying population from a different territory, often for economic gain.
Colonisation
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Where exactly is the Fertile Crescent?
Mesopotamia
200
What is the geographic similarities between the six early agrarian civilizations .
Near a water source
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Why was it easier for the early civilisations in Afro-Eurasia to migrate compared to the early civilisations in the Americas?
East to west climate doesn't change dramatically.
200
What is the common theme of all religions?
That all human relations should be guided by kindness, selflessness & decency.
200
What is the similarity with the crops - peas and beans, and grains such as wheat, barley, and rice.
Suitable for long-term shortage.
300
When did Agriculture begin?
11,000 years ago
300
Sugarcane, bananas, dogs & pigs were used in agriculture in 6500BC in what region of the world.
Papua New Guinea
300
What civilisation was considered by many scholars to be the world’s first big city.
Uruk
300
What religion is Polytheism?
Hinduism
300
What are the four world zones?
Afro-Eurasia, the Americas, Australasia, and the Pacific.
400
What made agriculture possible & necessary?
Climate change & population growth
400
What is the advantage of domesticating cows compared to domesticating ducks?
Can be used for work as well as a food source.
400
What is cuneiform?
The world’s first known system of writing, written with reeds on wet clay in Mesopotamia (Sumer); the first written records date back a little more than 5,000 years.
400
What is 'dharma' within the Hindu religion?
living a virtuous life
400
What are the disadvantages of early agriculture in comparison to foraging?
Early farmers faced more disease, less nutrition, worse health, and greater vulnerability to climate and ecological disasters.
500
In Afro-Eurasia list in order the animals that were domesticated.
dogs, cows, sheep, goats, camels, horses, oxen, and other livestock.
500
Agrarian civilizations share the following eight characteristics:
Early Civilisations developed in the following order - Mesopotamia, Egypt, Sudan, Indus Valley, China, Central America & then the Andes in South America. True or False
True
500
What is the similarity between Christianity & Islam?
Monotheism
500
What is Pantheism? Include an example.
A belief that all is god. E.g. Buddhism, Confucianism, Taoism