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Early History
First Wave Civilizations
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Civilizations
100

Humans originated on what continent, and spread out from there?

Africa

100

Name 4 of the first 6 civilizations that emerged

Mesopotamia / Egypt / Notre Chico (Andes) / Indus Valley (India) / China  / Olmec (Mexico)

100
What is the difference between monotheism v polytheism?
Belief in one god v. belief in many gods
100
Which second wave civilization was least reliant of slavery: Rome, Greece, Persia or China?
China
100

This empire was the largest of the Ancient world. 

Persian empire

200
95% of human history was spent in the ____________ age.
Paleolithic
200
What is "patriarchy"?
Male-dominated society.
200
Persian belief system that was monotheistic and introduced the idea of good v. evil and an afterlife
Zoroastrianism
200
What is the difference between a city-state and an empire?
City-State . . . Government is localized around one city. Empire . . . Government rules a wide area of land.
200

Ancient Nubia, the Nubians, "gold people"

Kingdom of Kush, the Kushites

300

Another name for the neolithic revolution would be the ____________ revolution

Agricultural

300
What was the basic idea of Hammurabi's Code?
An eye for an eye
300

Tell us anything about Confucius's teachings

Respect your elders, respecting hierarchy roles and relationships, treat others the way you want to be treated, morality, being a good person, ethical leadership, leader was viewed as a father figure, the philosophy was influential to Chinese government.  

300

What is a key difference between the Greek city states of Athens and Sparta?

Athens was a democracy ; Sparta was a military dictatorship

300

Where did the Greeks get their alphabet from?

Their neighbors, the Phoenicians 

400

What innovation made possible the neolithic revolution?

Domestication of plants and animals

400
Name 4 of the 6 characteristics that Strayer uses to define civilizations.
1. Larger populations, concentrated in CITIES 2. People were organized and controlled by states whose leaders could use force to compel obedience 3. Division of labor and SOCIAL CLASS hierarchy 4. Organized RELIGION 5. WRITING 6. Complex structures (ART & ARCHITECTURE)
400
What were the 4 noble truths of Buddhism?
1. Life is suffering 2. Suffering is caused by desire 3. The way to overcome suffering is to overcome desire 4. The way to overcome desire is to follow the 8-fold path
400
Why has India traditionally been difficult to unify?
It is very culturally diverse and politically fragmented
400

What was the first civilization? 

Mesopotamia, Sumer

500

What did Enheduanna do? 

Enheduanna was the first known author who helped unite different Mesopotamian city-states into the Akkadian Empire through her writings. 

500

Tell me about the geography of Mesopotamia or Egypt.

Tigris & Euphretes river flooded, flat, fertile land -->


Nile river flooded every year, fertile and green along the nile, surrounded by deserts, river delta 

500
What is the best basketball team in the NBA? 
The Minnesota Timberwolves
500

What were the two most powerful city-states in Ancient Greece?

Sparta and Athens

500

What is the name of the two empires we learned about in Ancient India? 

Gupta and Mauryan