True or False?
True or False: The P in P.E.G.G.S. stands for Politics?
False: P stands for Philosophy
The name of this civilization means "between two rivers".
What is Mesopotamia?
The definition for this term is: the belief in one god.
What is monotheistic?
The year 100 AD would be on the left or the right side of 0 on a timeline?
100 AD would be to the right of 0
Cause: Nomads in an area have run out of animals to hunt and natural resources to gather
Effect: The Nomads have to move to a new area to find a new food source
True or False? Cats were domesticated in Egypt
True: Cats were domesticated in Egypt around 8,500 BCE
This society highly valued cleanliness, developing indoor bathrooms and building large communal baths
What is the Indus Valley civilization?
The definition for this term is "the study of significant events in chronological order"
What is history?
The year 400 BCE would be on the left or the right of 0 on a timeline?
400 BCE would be to the left of 0
Cause: barley and sheep are domesticated in Mesopotamia
Effect: Mesopotamians transition to a sedentary lifestyle and create cities
True or False? Both men and women made decisions that affected the activities of the group in the Paleolithic era?
True
This society was separated from the rest of Southwest Asia, as they would not accept the gods of their conquerors and neighbors
Who are the Israelites?
The definition for this term is the belief in many gods
What is polytheism?
Right or Left of 0? 50 BC
50 BC is to the left of 0
Cause: The Indus people lacked many raw materials and relied on extensive trade networks.
Effect: The broad trading network brought a diversity of goods, including minerals from Central Asia and Persia, into urban workshops.
True or False? Only 30% of China is suitable for farming?
False: Only 10% of China is suitable for farming due to the differing types of terrain
This civilization believed their king ruled with a mandate from heaven
What is China?
The definition for this term is a government established by divine authority/religion
What is theocracy?
What does BCE stand for?
BCE stands for "Before the Common Era"
Effect: Egyptian farmers were able to achieve very high agricultural productivity from a single annual crop. This produced a surplus of food, supporting the growth of a wealthy and stable civilization.
Cause: The Nile's predictable annual flood cycle deposited fresh, fertile silt on the riverbanks.
True or False? Both Egypt and China divided their land into territories that were ruled by governors that reported to their king.
True, Egypt and China divided their land into territories that were governed by members of the aristocracy
The artisans in this civilization made wood furniture, gold, silver, copper tools, paper, rope, and linen clothes
What is Egypt?
The definition for this term is the process of adapting wild plants and animals for human use
What is domestication?
What does AD stand for?
AD stands for "Anno Domini" (year of our lord)
Cause: The Zhou victory over the Shang provided a powerful opportunity to redefine the concept of kingship. The Zhou needed a new ideological justification for their rule to replace the Shang's claim to divine right based on ancestral worship.
Effect: The Zhou established the Mandate of Heaven, a political and philosophical concept that asserted the right to rule was granted by a divine power (Heaven) to a just and wise ruler. This principle would influence Chinese governance for millennia.