What are the rivers that saw the beginnings of civilizations?
WH 1A
100
Was the first written language.
What is cuneiform?
WH 2B
100
One God and it was Abraham who started it.
What is monotheism and Judaism?
WH 3A
100
The gods have your back....bad crops....drought....famine and now they don't have you back, so out you go!
What is the mandate of heaven?
WH 19 A
100
Used as temples in Sumer.
What is a Ziggurat?
200
water, soil deposition, warm climates
What are some of the reasons civilizations were located by these rivers?
200
Division of labor
Surplus of food
Government
What are the characteristics of a civilization?
WH 2A
200
Pyramids= tomb
Ziggurats= temple
Citadels= city hall
What are some accomplishments of the river valley civilizations and uses?
200
a state that has its own government and consists of a city and the area around it
What is a city-state? WH 2A
200
Could be seen for miles away because it was the largest man made building for 3,800 years. Everybody was dying to see it...but some dead people were already there.
What are pyramids. The great Pyramid at Giza.
WH 26B
300
8000 BC to 500 BC
What is the time period of the Neolithic or agricultural revolution?
300
Nomadic, pastoral and based on people who are related.
What is a tribe?
WH 2A
300
Move from hunter gather society to an agricultural society
What is the primary change caused by the Neolithic Revolution?
300
Rule by religion or religious leaders
What is theocracy?
Wh 19B
300
Located in the center of these Indus River Valley cities they were where government had meetings. LOOKING FOR TWO ANSWERS
What is Harrapa and Mohenj-Daro and citadels?
400
Sumer location.
What is Mesopotamia?
400
Cultural diffusion, spontaneous development
What is how the development of farming spread?
WH 2A
400
Early peoples made greater cultural advancements than did people of later civilizations.
What is false and opinion?
400
Two examples of moral code & laws.
What are the Ten Commandments & Hammurabi's Code?
WH 20B
400
Thursday 9/12/13
What is the test date?
500
The rise of civilization, trade and government
What were some of the effects of the neolithic/Agricultural revolution?
WH 1A
500
Record keeping, trade, religion
What is why writing is important to a civilization?
WH 2B
500
a state that has its own government and consists of a city and the area around it
What is a city-state?
500
He lived in Sumeria then moved to Judea and created a religion that would morph into the three major monotheistic faiths of today.