Social scientists often hunt for clues, run experiments, and use a lab. Social scientists are often compared to....
What are detectives
100
This King was famous for his set of laws, written in stone.
Who is King Hammurabi.
100
Why was silk so valuable in the world?
What is because only the Chinese knew how to make it
100
Egypt was protected by natural landforms. What type of land was on either side of Egypt to protect it?
What is desert.
100
The most important idea that America adopted from ancient Greece was this form of government.
What is a democracy
200
Items or objectives made and used by people in the past.
What are artifacts
200
In ancient Greece, why did the Plebeians want the Patricians to write down laws and have them displayed?
What is
so they can't change the laws and so they're equally applied
200
Why did the Roman emperor ask the Romans to stop wearing silk?
What is
He was afraid it would make them look weak
they didn't have enough gold
200
Because Greece had such rocky, mountainous land the Greeks had to sail to other countries to create _____________ because of a lack of farmland.
What are colonies
200
In a ________________, the ruler is usually a king who inherited his power.
What is a monarchy
300
Cave paintings are important in history and we can learn many things, such as:
where they lived
how they lived
and what ____________ lived in the area
What are animals
300
A democracy give the power to the __________ who are allowed to _________
What is to the people who are allowed to vote
300
The spreading of cultural traits, such as goods and ideas, from one culture to another or within one culture.
What is cultural diffusion
300
This term describes China's many natural landforms which led to lack of trade and cultural diffusion before the Silk Road
What is isolation
300
In an oligarchy, a small group of citizens called __________, held the power.
What are aristocrats
400
Using spears and bows were important because the hominids ____________
could hunt more safely
could hunt from a distance
400
King Hammurabi made many laws based on this saying "____ for an _____"
What is eye for an eye
400
Describe why silk and buddhism were important on the Silk Road?
What is cultural diffusion and spreading new ideas.
400
What major rivers are important to these civilizations?
Mesopotamia
Egypt
China
What is
Tigris-Euphrates
Nile
Yellow, Yangzte, Huang He
400
One of the most important concepts we've learned from ancient Greece involves voting and the right of the people to rule who?
What is themselves.
500
Lucy was different from other early humans because she had the abilities to use her hands to defend herself, and to walk upright on two legs which made Lucy a ________
What is a biped
500
This form of government made promises to help the poor. They used military force to illegally take power.
What is a tryanny
500
Describe the connection between the Silk Road and cultural diffusion.
What is the Silk Road helped end China's isolation and bring new items and ideas to and from China, such as buddhism and silk
500
This area of green land suitable for farming was the home to many early civilizations.
What is the nickname of the land and the two rivers it sits between
What is The Fertile Crescent between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
500
A _______________ government is one where citizens vote for people to vote and pass laws on their behalf.