Early Humans
True or false: Humans were originally nomads
True
Why were early valleys near rivers?
Drinking water, farming-plants need water, soil around rivers are fertile, easy way to travel, can fish
What kind of government did the Roman Empire have?
A Republic
What kind of government developed in Greece?
Democracy
What are the two religions in India?
Hinduism and Buddhism
What are key aspects of the Paleolithic Age?
Use of stone tools, use of fire, nomads, hunters/gatherers
What rivers did the first civilizations appeared?
Tigris, Euphrates, Nile River
What is a triumvirate?
A government with three leaders
Finish the sentence. "Greece was made up of individual..."
City-states
What is the Gupta Golden Age?
A golden age of Indian history, marked by flourishing arts, science, mathematics and literature.
What belief/religion did they follow in the Paleolithic Age?
Animism.
What are irrigation systems?
Practice of applying controlled amounts of water to land to help grow crops
Who is Julius Caesar?
Overthrew the Roman government and established a dictatorship.
What kind of religion did Greece practice/believe?
Polytheistic, believed in Greek mythology
What religion did China practice (mainly)?
Confucianism
What caused the Paleolithic Age to shift to the Neolithic Revolution?
The use of farming
What is important about Hammurabi's Code?
First code of law written down
What was the Colosseum used for?
Entertainment
Who was Alexander the Great? Why was he important?
What was the Great Wall of China?
A wall created to protect against invasions from nomadic tribes to the north
What makes a civilization? Hint: There are multiple!!!
Religion, job specialization, cities, government, language/writing system, technology, social hierarchy
Name the civilizations that resided near these rivers:
Nile River:
Tigris and Euphrates River:
Indus River:
Yellow River:
Nile: Ancient Egypt
Tigris and Euphrates: Ancient Mesopotamia
Indus: Ancient Indus
Yellow River: Yellow River
Why did the Roman Empire decline?
What are the reasons for Greece's decline?
Internal conflicts, external invasions, and the rise of the Roman Empire
What was the Silk Road?
Trade routes, including cultural and economic exchanges with other civilizations