STONE AGE
This period is known for hunting and gathering.
Paleolithic Age
This river valley civilization developed in China.
Huang He (Yellow River)
This form of government included elected officials.
Republic
This river valley civilization developed in India.
Indus River Valley
A source created during the time period being studied.
Primary source
Natural land features divided a civilization into isolated communities, preventing political unity.
Mountains of Greece
This major change involved humans settling down and farming.
Neolithic Revolution
These were used to communicate with ancestors.
Oracle bones
These were the wealthy landowning class.
Patricians
This religion began in India and includes karma and reincarnation.
Hinduism
The process historians use to determine if a source is trustworthy by examining its author, purpose, and context.
Sourcing
A ruler expanded his empire violently but later rejected further conquest after seeing the human cost of war.
Ashoka
This was a major advantage of farming over hunting and gathering.
Stable food supply
This social group held the most power in Shang society.
Kings / nobles
This set of laws was Rome’s first written legal code.
Twelve Tables
This system divided people into social classes.
Caste system
The Neolithic Revolution most directly led to this major economic change in early human societies.
Agriculture
A form of government in Rome struggled with internal conflict and corruption before eventually being replaced.
Roman Republic
Name one way life changed after the Neolithic Revolution.
Permanent settlements / job specialization / population growth
This belief system focused on respect for ancestors.
Ancestor worship
A Roman general crosses the Rubicon River, directly challenging the authority of the Senate and triggering a civil war. Who is this figure?
Julius Caesar
This religion was founded by Siddhartha Gautama.
Buddhism
The development of early civilizations along the Nile, Tigris-Euphrates, and Indus Rivers is best explained by this geographic factor.
Fertile soil
A newly unified Chinese state collapsed quickly after its ruler used extremely harsh laws and forced labor to maintain control.
Qin Dynasty
This type of society existed before farming and required constant movement.
Nomadic society
This technology helped the Shang create strong weapons.
Bronze
This figure was not the sole leader of Caesar’s assassination, but is most remembered because of his perceived loyalty before turning against him.
Brutus
A student explains that suffering is caused by desire and can be ended. However, they cannot explain how to actually achieve this. Which specific Buddhist teaching are they missing?
Eightfold Path
The caste system in India is an example of this type of social structure, where people are born into a fixed social class.
Rigid social hierarchy
A long period of instability and warfare between rival states in China created the conditions for unification under a single ruler.
Warring States Period