Neolithic Revolution
The earliest humans emerged, and spread out, from what region of the world?
What is Africa?
This occurred in many river valleys where civilizations first developed. The result was rich soil, and fertile farmland.
What is flooding?
This is the term for seasonal winds; winter winds bring drought and dry weather, and summer winds bring frequent rain and flooding.
What are Monsoons?
During this process, which included using salts and herbs, ancient Egyptian bodies were prepared for their journey to the afterlife.
What is mummification?
What is Buddhism?
Many civilizations, in their early development, adopted this type of belief system. It is one that incorporates many gods.
What is polytheistic?
This was developed by ancient Sumerians in order to redirect water to farm fields, and to prevent damage from flooding.
What is irrigation? OR What are irrigation canals?
Ancient Indian civilizations first developed in this river valley.
What is the Indus River Valley.
Pharaohs of the Old Kingdom had these built to serve as tombs.
What are pyramids?
These artifacts were used by ancient Chinese priests to divine the future; they did so by communicating with the ancestors.
What are oracle bones?
This terms means to have more food than one can use at a time; this led to job specialization, the development of new technologies, and class inequality.
What is food surplus?
Historians and anthropologists credit Sumerians with developing these; they were first used to create pottery.
What is the wheel? OR What are wheels?
This ancient Indian social system has connections with Hinduism, and has historically perpetuated class inequality in this region.
What is the caste system?
Ancient Egypt developed along the delta of this river. This river was significant in terms of agriculture, religion, and trade.
What is the Nile River?
This ancient Chinese philosophy advises that life is a series of 'ups and downs,' and that ultimately, nature will balance out all things.
What is Taoism?
The term for a member of a nomadic people who live chiefly by hunting and fishing, and harvesting wild food. (2 words)
What is a hunter-gatherer?
This early law code is significant because it first recorded existing laws for all to see, and follow.
What is Hammurabi's Code?
These ancient Indian cities showed evidence of advanced city planning; this included public baths, indoor plumbing and paved roadways. (Both names)
What are Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro?
Both ancient Egypt, and ancient China, were ruled by these. The term means 'ruling families.'
What is dynasties.
This philosophy, which incorporates respect for elders, and morally right leadership, greatly influenced political organization in ancient China.
What is Confucianism?
This factor led to the development of permanent settlements, job specialization, and ultimately, the growth of civilizations? (3 possible answers)
What is domestication (of plants and animals)?
OR What is agriculture? OR What is food surplus?
These first developed in the Fertile Crescent that lies between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers. There are 8 characteristics common to all of them.
What is civilizations? OR What is ancient civilizations?
This script, which was found on Indus Stamp Seals, still has not been deciphered (decoded).
What is Indus Script?
This type of religion was practiced in ancient Egypt; we know this because artifacts such as Books of the Dead show depictions of various gods, such as Horus, Isis and Osiris.
What is polytheistic?
Like Hammurabi's code, this legal philosophy of ancient China promoted the idea that strict laws and punishments would lead to social order.
Legalism