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Turning Points
100
The continent where humans first appeared.
What is Africa?
100
This religion differs from other ancient religions because of its monotheistic beliefs.
What is Judaism?
100
The ancient civilization that had a rigid social class structure with Brahmins at the top and Pariah at the bottom.
What is Ancient India?
100
Olympic games, the poems of Homer, and dramatic plays are associated with this ancient civilization.
What is Ancient Greece?
100
The introduction of this technology and job led to the development of civilization.
What is agriculture/farming?
200
The river system that is found in Mesopotamia.
What is the Tigris and Euphrates?
200
The Ten Commandments, the Eightfold Path, the Four Noble Truths, and the Five Pillars of Faith are provided to followers.
What are examples of ancient guides for living?
200
The location of the ancient society that practiced direct democracy.
What is Athens,Greece?
200
The result of this war led to a golden age in ancient Greece.
What is the Persian War?
200
Considered a turning point in history because alternatives to hunting and gathering were developed.
What is the Neolithic Revolution?
300
The Greek term for a city-state.
What is a polis?
300
The location of the early civilization where oracle bones, Daoism, and the Mandate of Heaven are associated with.
What is China?
300
The document which contained this statement, "If a son has struck his father, they shall cut off his hand."
What is Hammurabi's Code?
300
The writing system developed by Ancient Sumerians.
What is cuneiform?
300
Ancient Sumerians modified their environment to increase food production by creating this technology.
What is irrigation?
400
This geographic factor contributed to the formation of independent city-states in ancient Greece.
What is mountainous topography?
400
The terms Brahma, dharma, and reincarnation are most closely associated with this religion.
What is Hinduism?
400
The type of government that was practiced in Sparta.
What is oligarchy?
400
The ancient civilizations of Egypt and China were similar because they both developed this cultural characteristic.
What is written forms of communication?
400
The spread of Buddhist ideas and customs to China and Southeast Asia was the result of this characteristic of civilization.
What is cultural diffusion?
500
The location where archaeological evidence was gathered by Louis and Mary Leakey, which suggests the earliest humans developed here.
What is the Great Rift Valley of Africa?
500
The relationship between individuals in a society were described as Superior and Inferior according to the ideas of this person.
What is Confucius?
500
An economic system based on traditional agriculture and self-sufficiency.
What is bartering?
500
The method of farming which produces only enough crops to meet family needs.
What is subsistence farming?
500
Development of a stable food supply, establishment of permanent settlements, and the development of writing systems and religions were all examples of this turning point.
What is the Neolithic Revolution?