Early History
Before Christ
what is B.C?
This Venetian traveler spent 17 years in China and wrote a book that introduced Europeans to Asian culture and trade goods.
What is Marco Polo?
Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, and Judaism
what is religions?
This invention from China helped sailors navigate the seas.
What is the compass?
Ancient Egyptians preserved their dead using this process, which involved drying and wrapping bodies for the afterlife.
What is mummification?
before writing was invented.
after writing was invented.
What is Prehistory Vs. history?
This Mongol leader created the largest contiguous land empire in history.
what is Genghis Khan?
The Islamic caliphates helped preserve this group’s philosophy and science.
What is Greeks?
Gunpowder spread from China to Europe through this network of exchange.
What is Mongol trade routes (Silk Roads)?
These first major river valley civilizations developed along the Nile, Tigris-Euphrates, Indus, and Yangtze, and Yellow River.
What is river valley civilizations?
These early humans used simple tools and lived as hunter gatherers.
What is Paleolithic humans?
The Mali emperor famous for his pilgrimage to Mecca and generosity was named this.
Who is Mansa Musa?
This religion spread across South and Southeast Asia through trade and missionary work.
What is Buddhism
The Mali Empire became rich from gold and this other natural resource.
what is salt?
a family or lineage of rulers who hold power for an extended period, passing authority down through generations
what is Dynasties
Paleolithic
Mesolithic
Neolithic
This empire in West Africa grew wealthy from controlling gold and salt trade.
What is Mali?
This religion, founded in India, believes in karma and reincarnation.
What is Hinduism
The Romans developed this material, which allowed them to build strong roads, aqueducts, and buildings.
What is cement?
This civilization developed along the Nile River and is famous for pyramids and pharaohs.
What is Ancient Egypt?
Happened around 10,000 BCE. People shifted from being nomadic hunter gatherers to settled farmers.
They began domesticating plants and animals, growing crops, and raising livestock.
Permanent villages formed because people no longer had to move around in search of food.
What is neolithic revolution?
The Swahili city-states’ wealth depended on trading gold, ivory, and this common resource with the Middle East.
What is slaves?
This religion emphasizes respect for elders, proper behavior in society, and was influential in Song China.
What is Confucianism?
The Mayans created this system to track time and plan agriculture
What is the calendar?
Mesopotamian religion was polytheistic, meaning they believed in many of these.
What is gods or deities?