HISTORY & GEOGRAPHY
This is the study of past events based on written records and reliable evidence.
History
Early civilizations developed near these because they provided water and fertile soil.
Rivers
Mesopotamia literally means this.
What is the Land Between Two Rivers?
These are the two major cities of the Indus Valley Civilization.
Harappa and Mohenjo-daro
This writing system was developed by the Sumerians.
Cuneiform
This type of source is an original document or evidence created during the event.
Primary Source
This discovery allowed humans to settle permanently and build civilizations.
Agriculture
This Babylonian king created one of the earliest written law codes.
Who is Hammurabi?
This language was introduced by the Aryans.
Sanskrit
This Egyptian writing system was carved on monuments and written on papyrus.
Heiroglyphics
This theme of geography answers the question, "Where is it?"
What is Location?
This civilization is known as the First Civilization.
Sumer
This Egyptian ruler unified Upper and Lower Egypt and became the first Pharaoh.
Who is King Narmer?
This Hindu concept teaches that actions have consequences
Karma
This is the way Egyptians preserve their dead
Mummification
Name the Five Themes of Geography.
Location, Place, Human-Environment Interaction, Movement, and Region
Name the rivers of Mesopotamia
Tigris and Euphrates
This Persian ruler is remembered for religious tolerance and creating a vast empire.
Who is Cyrus the Great?
This religion was founded by Siddhartha Gautama.
Buddhism
Name any three contributions of Mesopotamian Civilizations
• Cuneiform
• Wheel
• Bronze tools
• 12-month calendar
• Astronomy
• Sexagesimal (Base-60) System
A diary written during World War II is found and used by historians. What type of historical source is it?
Primary Source?
Name 2 of the five characteristics of a civilization.
Surplus food, Government, Social classes, Division of labor, and Writing system?
Put these empires in the correct order:
Persia, Assyria, Babylon, Akkad, Neo-Babylon, Sumer.
Sumer → Akkad → Babylon → Assyria → Neo-Babylon → Persia
This is the concept of reincarnation for Hinduism
Samsara
What is the famous quote that summarizes the the Code of Hammurabi
An Eye for an Eye a Tooth for a Tooth