Geography & River Valleys
What geographic feature did all four early human civilizations develop next to around 3000 B.C.?
What are River Valleys?
Which major river in Northeastern Africa supported the Ancient Egyptian civilization?
What is the Nile River?
What wedge-shaped writing system was created by the Mesopotamians in Sumer?
What is Cuneiform?
What term describes the belief in or worship of multiple gods associated with nature (like the Sun God or Rain God)?
What is Polytheism?
Which characteristic of a civilization keeps order and makes laws (like kings, pharaohs, or council leaders)?
What is Government?
What is the nutrient-rich soil deposited along riverbanks after annual flooding that helped farmers grow crops?
What is Fertile Silt?
Which TWO rivers in the Middle East supported the civilization of Mesopotamia (Sumer)?
What are the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers?
What writing system created by Ancient Egyptians used picture symbols?
What is Hieroglyphics?
What economic system is based on trading goods and services directly without using paper money or coins?
What is the Barter System?
Which characteristic happens when people perform different specific jobs (like farmers, builders, artisans, or soldiers)?
What is Job Specialization?
What is the process of supplying water to crops using artificial means like canals and ditches?
What is Irrigation?
Which river system supported the Harappan civilization in ancient India?
What is the Indus River?
What is the oldest written set of laws in the world, famous for strict punishments like "an eye for an eye"?
What is the Code of Hammurabi?
What type of farming produces just enough food to feed the farmer and their immediate family, with no surplus to sell?
What is Subsistence Farming (Subsistence Agriculture)?
Which characteristic ranks people in a society based on their wealth, power, or job?
What are Social Classes?
What seasonal winds in India bring rain needed for farming, but can cause dangerous flooding if there is too much rain?
What are Monsoons?
Which TWO rivers supported early civilizations in Ancient China?
What are the Yellow (Huang He) and Yangtze Rivers?
What massive stone structures were built in Ancient Egypt to serve as tombs for Pharaohs (kings)?
What are Pyramids?
In traditional economic systems of early societies, how did most people get their jobs?
What is having the same occupation (job) as their parents?
Which characteristic involves record-keeping systems like Cuneiform or Hieroglyphics?
What is a Writing System?
Which early civilization was geographically isolated from others because it was surrounded by mountains and deserts?
What is China?
What age in human history began when people discovered farming and settled down in permanent villages?
What is the Neolithic Age?
What achievement was the Harappan civilization in the Indus River Valley known for in their city areas?
What is organized and well-planned urban (city) areas?
What term describes having extra food left over after feeding your population, allowing cities to grow?
What is a Food Surplus?
Can you list all SIX core characteristics that make up a complex civilization?
What are Government, Social Classes, Job Specialization, Food Surplus, Writing, and Religious Beliefs?