Paleolithic/Neolithic People
What was the term used for the nomadic peoples prior to the Neolithic Revolution?
Paleolithic Peoples
Whihch early civilization developed along the Nile River
Egypt
Polytheism
Athens and Sparta were examples of these types of government centers.
city-states
Who were the poorer citizens in Rome called?
Plebians
What was the name of the time period when people started to farm and settle in villages?
Neolithic Revolution
What is the region known as the land between two rivers?
Mesopotamia
These were built in Egypt as a resting place for the Pharaoh.
Pyramids
Greece fought many wars with the its neighbor to the east. What was the name of this great civilization?
Persia
What religion began during the Roman Empire and became the official religion under Emperor Constantine?
Christianity
This is where many Paleolithic peoples expressed and showed aspects of their daily life.
Caves
What civilization developed near the Shang and Yangtze Rivers?
China
Early Mesopotamians worshipped in temples called what?
Ziggurats
Which Greek Philosopher was forced to drink hemlock because he wanted his students to think for themselves?
Socrates
Assassination of Julius Caesar
This caused many diseases to be spread amongst villagers because of them living in close proximity to these.....
domesticated animals
Sumeria was a part of what early civilization region?
Mesopotamia
This Babylonian leader created these laws given to him by the gods.
Hammurabi
What political influence from early Athens do we still see in modern society today?
Democracy
What was the representative government that was adopted in Rome after the end of the Etruscan Monarchy?
Republic
How did the Paleolithic people survive?
Hunting and gathering
What early river civilization disappeared from the Indus River Valley?
Harappa
What religion formed in the Indus River Valley after the Aryan invasion and brought with it the caste system?
Hinduism
What early philosopher was able to move water from a lower elevation to a higher elevation with this invention? What is the name of this invention?
Archimedes Screw
These first monotheistic religion believers were annihilated in 70AD and sent as slaves throughout the Roman Empire.
Jewish