Early Societies & Agriculture
The tool made of stone or metal that early farmers used to help grow crops and clear land.
What is Plow?
The ancient Egyptian belief in life after death led them to build these large stone tombs.
What are Pyramids?
A society’s categorization of its people into groups based on power.
What is Social Pyramid?
A large temple tower built by the ancient Mesopotamians, often with steps leading to the top.
What is Ziggurat?
This animal was essential for trade caravans crossing deserts, especially on the Silk Road.
What is Camel?
The time period before written records, when people used simple tools and lived as hunters and gatherers.
What is Paleolithic Era?
The writing system invented by the ancient Sumerians using wedge-shaped marks on clay tablets.
What is Cuneiform?
A form of government in which the people hold the power to make decisions either directly or through elected representatives.
What is Democracy?
This man-made barrier was built by the Chinese to protect against invasions from northern tribes.
What is The Great Wall of China?
This valuable spice, often traded along ancient routes, was prized for flavoring food and medicine.
What is Cinnamon?
The Nile River was the lifeline of this ancient civilization, providing water, transportation, and fertile soil for crops.
What is Ancient Egypt?
This important tool was used by ancient farmers to water their crops from rivers or canals.
What is Irrigation?
Rome, Greece, and China were considered _____________ civilizations because of advancements in politics, philosophy, religion, and art.
What is Classical?
The giant statue with the body of a lion and the head of a human, guarding the pyramids of Egypt.
What is The Great Sphinx?
This precious metal was widely used in trade and as currency in ancient times.
What is Gold?
This fertile area in the Middle East, located between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers, was home to early civilizations.
What is Mesopotamia or the Fertile Crescent?
In ancient Rome, people gathered in this large arena to watch chariot races and gladiator battles.
What is Colosseum?
A social and political system in Europe where vassals held land from nobles and kings in exchange for protection and military service.
What is Feudalism?
The famous temple in Athens dedicated to the goddess Athena.
What is Parthenon?
The trade route that went from China to Eastern Europe which led to the spread of cultures, ideas, religion, and products and materials.
What is The Silk Road?
A time in history when the development of agriculture and the domestication of animals led to the settlement of farming villages.
What is Neolithic Age?
The profession of people who copied important texts by hand in ancient civilizations.
What are scribes?
A series of holy wars where the Christians of Europe fought to retake control of Jerusalem and the Holy Land from the Muslims.
What are The Crusades?
The massive ancient tomb in China guarded by thousands of life-sized clay soldiers.
What is Terracotta Army or Silent Army?
This famous ancient maritime trading network connected ports along the Indian Ocean and Eastern Africa.
What is The Indian Ocean Trade Network?