This is when almost five generations all live in one house together. What is this called?
Extended Family
100
The iceman was found in which country and where in that country?
Found in Italy in alps.
100
What is a subcontinent?
A large landmass that juts out from a continent.
100
What is a delta?
An area made up of many streams that looks like a triangle.
100
Describe what a city-state is.
A city acting as a state with its own government, its own special god or goddess, and, eventually, its own king.
200
Who are the three leaders that we learned about in China?
Shi Huangdi, Liu Bang, and Wudi
200
What does the word archeologist mean?
Archeologist means a scientist who examines bones, tools, structures, and other objects to learn about past peoples and/or cultures
200
Who were the invaders called that invaded the Indus River Valley?
The Aryans
200
Why is Upper Egypt called Upper Egypt?
Because it is very mountainous.
200
What was the Fertile Crescent?
A region in Southwest Asia; site of the world's first civilization.
300
What is a protective wall that holds back flowing waters?
Dike
300
Oral traditions are...?
Stories passed down by word or mouth.
300
Monsoons are...
Strong winds that blow across the region at certain times of year.
300
Who was Herodotus?
A Greek author who traveled about the known world; wrote about the wars between Greece and Persia in the History, the first major historical work of ancient times.
300
Describe what monotheistic and polytheistic religions are.
Polytheistic: Belief in many gods/goddesses
Monotheistic: Belief in only one god/goddess
400
Who was the ancient Chinese teacher we learned about and what did he/she teach(in general?)
Confucius taught everybody about the Golden Rule, and to respect people.
400
What was the Stone Age known for?
It was known for crafting stone tools, hunting, gathering, and farming.
400
What was the city called that was located on the banks of the Indus River in Southern Pakistan called?
Mohenjo- Daro
400
What ancient writing system did the Egyptians use?
Hieroglyphs.
400
Which king ruled the Babylonian empire?
Hammurabi
500
What were 4 Chinese inventions?
silk, toilet paper, wheelbarrow, porcelain, paper, fishing reel, rudder, and the collar and harness
500
Domesticating animals means to...
Tame them
500
What are the two main religions of India and what do each religion believe in?
Hinduism and Buddhism.
Hinduism: All share certain central beliefs all written in sacred books.
Buddhism: Believe in right thinking and self-denial, not in worshipping gods.
500
Name three steps of the mummification process
Embalming, cutting the body open, storing parts in the jars, removing the brain, wrapping the mummy, 40 days of lying there in a chair, and the placement in the mummy tomb.
500
Name the two leaders of Mesopotamia that we learned about in class.