Ancient Civilization Origins
This discovery allowed early hunters to cook meat for food.
What is fire?
It is a tomb visible from great distances. It is a reminder to all who see it of the wealth and power of the leader of the people who built it and of his glory and greatness as a god here on earth. The speaker of this passage above is referring to the _____________________.
What is an Egyptian Pharaoh and his Pyramids?
The earliest civilizations in Egypt, India, and China have this geographic feature in common that provided protections from invasion.
What are mountains or deserts? you won a fruit
This is how the ancient Mesopotamian used the 2 rivers to increase food production.
What is digging irrigation canals? you won a fruit
The contacts between civilizations were primarily made by these types of people.
Who are merchants/traders? YOU WON A CHEESE SNACK
This is one of the three civilizations of ancient Mesopotamia.
What is Sumer, Babylon, or Assyria? you won a fruit
This development most enabled early people to form permanent settlements and move away from a nomadic lifestyle?
What is advances in agriculture production? AKA FARMING
The concept of zero, the expansion of the caste system, and the creation of the decimal system are most closely associated with this civilization.
What is Gupta Empire (Ancient India)?
Name THE FOUR Ancient Civilizations we have studied in class.
What are Ancient Egypt, Ancient Mesopotamia, Ancient China, Ancient India ? YOU WON A CHEESE SNACK
This Chinese belief system best exemplifies having good relationships.
What is Confucianism?
These are the 2 rivers of ancient India.
What are the Ganges and Indus Rivers? YOU WON A CHEESE SNACK
Pharaohs in ancient Egypt were mummified based on this belief.
What is the afterlife? YOU WON A TAKIS
The term Before Common Era (BCE) replaced what designation?
What is Before Christ (BC)? YOU WON A TAKIS
Cities / Complex government / Job specialization / Writing systems are all labeled as this.
What are 'achievements of a civilization'?
This King established Memphis as the capital of Egypt.
Who was King Menes? you won a fruit
The ancient Israelites were forced to leave their country several times because of this.
What is slavery, being conquered, or having a religion that is different than others?
This belief system of ancient China viewed people as inherently bad and needed to be harshly ruled.
What is legalism?
Which Pharaoh expanded Egypt's economy?
Who is Queen Hatshepsut?
What allowed barter economies to grow during the Agricultural Revolution?
What is a surplus of food? YOU WON A CHEESE SNACK
This road led to wealth for various countries and the exchange of culture, goods, and diseases.
What is the Silk Road? YOU WON A TAKIS
This belief told people that all things in nature have a soul or spirit.
What is animism? you won a fruit
This geographic factor brought rain to ancient India for 90 days every summer.
What are monsoon winds? YOU WON A TAKIS
This country has the geographic features of the Thar Desert, Ganges River, Deccan Plateau which contributed to its unique landscape and agriculture.
What is India? YOU WON A CHEESE SNACK
For this reason, did Ancient India build their house on dikes.
What is to avoid flooding?
This is the primary reason Ancient civilizations used myths about their gods.
What is to explain events in the natural world?
What is a place and its surrounding territory that forms an independent state and might have its own deity and identity.
What is a city-state? YOU WON A CHEESE SNACK
Why was Hammurabi's code of ancient Mesopotamian important?
What is "established the first set of legal codes?" YOU WON A CHEESE SNACK
Cuneiform and hieroglyphics were important achievements in the development of this achievement.
What is written language? YOU WON A TAKIS
This is the use of metals to make weapons or tools.
What is metallurgy?
This civilization had a grid layout for their cities, flushing toilets, and oven baked bricks.
What is Harappa? YOU WON A CHEESE SNACK