Egypt
Who was the sun god?
Amon Re
What was the system of writing created by the Sumerians?
Cuneiform
What was China's main export at the time of the Han Dynasty?
Silk
What were the two empires?
Gupta and Maurya
Why did city-states form?
The geography kept them isolated and forced the cities to create their own governments and cultures.
How can we decipher hieroglyphics?
Rosetta Stone
Why did the cities develop around the Tigris and Euphrates?
Because the rivers create fertile which in turn create good farmland.
Why was the Silk Road significant between 300 to 1500?
Biggest land trade route during that period and created a lot of cultural diffusion.
Where did Hinduism begin? Where is it most popular today?
India
What type of government did Athens have
Direct Democracy
During what kingdom were the pyramids built?
The old kingdom
How did the Sumerians learn how to farm?
They kept seeds from the year prior and buried them to see what would happen.
What dynasty started to build the Great Wall? Why did the Build it? Did it work?
The Qin Dynasty, keep invaders of the north out. It worked for the most part until the Huns.
What physical barrier shielded India from foreign invaders from the north?
Himalaya Mountains
What were the two main roles of Athenian women?
To childbear and to take care of household duties
What were the three time periods.
Old kingdom, Middle Kingdom, New Kingdom
Why do you think the first civilization started outside of Africa?
They migrated to a place with more resources and less dangerous animals and plants.
How did the invention of the rudder change Chinese trade?
They could go against the current to travel and trade in different directions.
What region of the Indian subcontinent remained separate from both the Mauryan and Gupta Empire?
Deccan Plateau because it was a desert
Where Spartan women considered citizens?
No, but they had many rights of a citizen
What was the system of writing created by the Egyptians?
Hieroglyphics
Why was developing a form of government crucial to creating a civilization?
Without a leader, a large group of people would create mass chaos and anarchy.
What were the two main rivers that early Chinese Society civilizations were centered around?
The Yellow and Yangtze Rivers
What kind of religion is Hinduism?
Polytheism
What was Alexander the Great biggest goal? Did he achieve it?
To conquer Persia, he only achieved this halfway until his army made him turned back. He died before he could work on replanning on how to continue his conquering.