Prehistory
What do we call people who move around in order to survive? What was their lifestyle?
Nomadic hunter gatherers
What type of religion did the people have?
polytheistic
Who was the father of the faith?
Abraham
Why does the Nile run north?
It runs from Upper Egypt to Lower Egypt.
Name the people who invaded the Indus Valley from the north.
Aryans
Name three materials that tools and weapons were made of during this time.
wood, stone, bone, antler
Name the rivers that ran along the region.
Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
Who led the people out of Egypt?
What was the great difference between the religion of the Mesopotamians and the Egyptians?
In Mesopotamia they focused on life on Earth. In Egypt they focused on the after-life.
Name two distinctive features of Harrappa.
streets in a grid system, sanitation and sewers
What was the key factor in people leaving hunting and gathering to settle together in one place?
surplus food
How were people of different social standing treated by the law?
Social status determined the punishment for crimes.
Name the law of God that was given to Moses after the Exodus.
Ten Commandments
Name three achievements of the Egyptian civilization.
shadoof, calendar, papyrus, hieroglyphics, pyramids and the Sphinx
Where do most Buddhists live today?
in China
Name the earliest time segment of this unit.
Paleolithic Era
What was the set of laws inscribed in a stele at the entrance to the city?
the Code of Hammurabi
Name the first three kings of Israel.
Saul, David, and Solomon
Name the nation located south of Egypt.
Nubia
What religion is most prevalent in India today?
Hinduism
What discovery led people into the next era of time?
planting grain/ Agricultural Revolution
Name the long story about a king and his search for eternal life.
Epic of Gilgamesh
Who released the Jewish people from exile in Babylon?
Cyrus the Great of Persia
Name three pharaohs that we studied.
Ramses II, Hatshepsut, King Tutankhamen
What is the primary teaching of Siddhartha Gautama?
Four Noble Truths