Writing/Communication
What was the first form of writing called?
Cuneiform
What river flows through Egypt?
Nile
What does Polytheistic mean?
Belief in multiple Gods
How was life different for males and females?
Patriarchal Society: Men=work Women=Care taker
Name of the first recorded set of laws.
Hammurabi's Code
What natural product in Mesopotamia did they write on? hint: They were tablets
Clay
What river flows through the ancient civilization in India?
Indus River
____________ is the belief in one God.
Monotheistic
Which people were usually at the bottom of the social class system in ancient civilizations?
slaves/peasants
What was the title of the leader of the Egyptian government?
Pharaoh
What was the name of the form of writing invented by ancient Egyptians?
hieroglyphics
What river is the ancient Chinese civilization located on?
Huang-He River
Ancient Pharos in Egypt were buried in these tombs called _________.
Pyramids.
What were people doing during the Old Stone age era?
Hunting and Gathering, Nomadic
There were usually two types of political/government leaders: Kings and ________. Hint: it relates to religion.
Priests
When is the difference between pre history and history?
History begins with "written" history
Which two rivers run through Mesopotamia and what does Mesopotamia mean?
Tigris and Euphrates, Land between two rivers
Christianity
What is the most important characteristic of civilization?
Food Surplus
What saying describes the type of punishments given in Hammurabi's Code?
"an eye for an eye"
What development allowed for the creation of writing?
Farming
What geographic feature isolates ancient Chinese civilizations?
The belief in multiple gods is _____________.
Polytheistic
People usually settled near ____________.
Freshwater, rivers.
What is the name of government where there is a religious leader in charge?
Theocracy