Migration
River Valley Civilizations
Ancient Government
Belief Systems
Vocab
100
Where humanity originated from

Africa

100

Ancient Egypt location (river)

Nile

100

Codified Law

set of rules that everyone had to follow which defined social values and morals

100

Caste System

Hindu social classes in which a person is born and lives their entire life

100

polytheism

belief in many Gods/Goddesses

200

Push factor

Reasons why people leave their country of origin

200

Indus River Valley location (river)

Indus River

200

Scribe

highly educated person who recorded important government documents for the king/ruler

200

Ancient religion that emerged in China which focuses on yin and yang

Daoism/Taoism

200

monotheism

belief in one God

300

Pull factor

Reasons why people move to a new environment

300

Mesopotamia location (rivers)

Tigris and Euphrates
300

Where leaders got their power

God, through divine right passed down through generations of dynastic rule

300

Ancient Chinese philosophy that emphasized filial piety

Confucianism

300

Diaspora

Removal or spread of a people from their original homeland

400

Paleolithic Era

"Old Stone Age" characterized by a nomadic, or hunter/gatherer lifestyle

400

Ancient China location (river)

Huang He

400

First written set of laws

Hammurabi's Code

400

Four Noble Truths and Eightfold path belong to this religion

Buddhism

400

Nomadic lifestyle

People move from place to place to find resources, food, etc. (no permanent settlement)

500

Neolithic Era

"New Stone Age" characterized by the shift to agriculture and sedentary lifestyle (Agricultural Revolution)

500

First civilization to emerge

Mesopotamia, fertile cresent, land between two rivers

500

Punishments for crimes were based in this legal practice

Law of retaliation: If, then statements often dependent on one's identity

500

Five Pillars of Islam

1. Faith in one God, Allah (monotheism)

2. Five times daily prayer toward Mecca

3. Help for the poor

4. Fasting during Ramadan

5. Pilgrimage to Mecca (hajj)

500

Sedentary lifestyle

People live in permanent homes, or settlements and rely on agriculture