Early Human History
True or False
Humans ALWAYS had a writing system
False
This civilization was the first to invent paper - keeping its process a secret for many years
Ancient China
All early civilizations developed near this geographical feature
river, rivers
These three religions share the same origins and roots
Judiasm, Christianity, and Islam
Name one EARLY major trade route that connected regions of the world.
Indian Ocean Complex, Sahara Trade Routes, The Silk Road, Mediteranean Sea Complex
True or False
Humans first moved around the world about 20,000 years ago
False
What are two innovations/strategy that humans used to control water?
irrigation, shaduf, terrrace farming, canals, stepwells
Name one of the first four civilizations
Indus Valley, Mesopotamia, China, Egypt
This religion/philosophy includes following the eightfold path and the four noble truths
Buddhism
What percentage of the population of Europe was killed by the Black Death?
more than 50% OR. less than 50%
MORE than 50%
What was the name of one of the earliest evidence of human writing ?
Cuneiform, Oracle Bones, ....
This ancient book was an early form of writing that offered a guide to the afterlife.
Name the book and the civilization
The Book of The Dead from Egypt
This early civilization left behind giant statue heads around the Americas
The Olmecs
This belief system is polytheistic and includes the belief in Darma and Karma
Hinduism
What was one food, plant or animal that DID NOT originate in Europe - BUT traveled there in the Columbian Exchange?
potatoes, peanuts, cacao, corn, tomatoes
What did humans do before they settled down in villages?
They hunted and gathered food
They wandered around following food
This is the name of one of the earliest PREHISTORY sites neolithic cities ever - where the doors were on the roof (rooves)
Çatalhöyük
This early ancient kingdom, near Egypt, has a complex writing system and a series of pyramids along with riches and complex society
In this religion Mohammad is a main prophet
Islam
What spices caused a big interest in Asia? (NAME 2)
cinnamon, clove, pepper, ginger, cardamom
What is the term(the word) used to describe HUMAN ability to share knowledge that combines over time.
collective learning
This device was important for navigating because it could help tell the time of day by measuring angles
The Astrolabe
These are the main four rivers where each of the first four world civilizations developed
Indus River,Yellow River, Nile River, Tigris/Eurphrates River
This is the name of the place where three major religions began ....
The Holy Land
Why did the Spanish travel across the Atlantic to the lands of the Americas, but the Portuguese did not?
Pope made an imaginary line - line of demarkation - Treaty of Tordesillas that gave Spain the right to explore on one side of the world and Portugal the other