Early Civilizations 2
Vocabulary
Early Civilizations
Early Civilizations 3
Vocabulary Con't
100
Agricultural method to grow food
Slash and burn
100
Raised roads made of packed earth
What is a causeway
100
Greeks explosion of sculpture and art
The Golden Age of Greece
100
He became king at an early age and united the Macedonian army into one, was the father of a famous military fighter
Who is Phillip II
100
When people move from place to another
What is migration
200
He rode elephants into Rome in the last Punic War.
Hannibal
200
A bridge of ice used by the early people
Bering Strait
200
What are 5 basic features civilizations have?
What are
cities, a well organized government, different social classes, a complex religion, a method of record keeping
200
He wrote the Republic
Who is Plato
200
Entire way of life developed by people
What is culture
300
Birthplace of democracy
Athens
300
A device made of cord or string with knots that stood for quantities.
What is a quipu
300
Founders of Rome
Romulus and Remus
300
Narrative poems celebrating heroic deeds
What are epics
300
The name for various North American cultures that built large earth mounds beginning about 3,000 years ago
What are Mound Builders
400
Paper currency was created by
Sumerians
400
A way of trading products without using money
What is barter
400
An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth
Code of Hammurabi
400
A government formed by a small group of noble, land owning families
What is aristocracy
400
Three most important Egyptians Gods and Goddesses
RE - God of the Sun
Osiris - God of the Dead
Isis- represented ideal mother and wife
500
Used for
storage of food or to house the leader of village/community
500
He wrote the Illiad
Who was Homer
500
A leader believes he/she was chosen by God to lead
King or Queen
500
A surplus of food, will lead to an increase in what
An increase in population
500
A society that has certain basic features
What is a civilization