Big History/Early Humans
Modern humans evolved/originated in this area
Where is Africa?
These two rivers "frame" Mesopotamia. Double points if you can tell me what Mesopotamia means
What are the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers?
Mesopotamia means the land between the rivers.
This time period of ancient Egypt is known for its great architecture and political stability.
What is the Old Kingdom
The Mesopotamians used this to control the unpredictable flooding of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers.
What are irrigation canals and ponds.
Cities of the Harappan civilization were known for this
What is very organized city planning?
Agriculture started in this area, and spread worldwide
Where is nowhere!
This city state was ruled by Gilgamesh.
What/Where is Uruk.
This early Pharaoh consolidated Egypt and founded the first dynasty.
Who is Narmer (not a farmer).
This early type of paper was used by scribes, and was made out of aquatic reeds.
What is papyrus
What is a ceremonial state?
This method of food collection was unable to sustain large groups of people in the same place
What is foraging?
The Hebrew religion blossomed under the rule of this empire.
What is the Neo-Babylonian empire.
This attribute of the Nile river was instrumental to the agricultural ability of ancient Egyptians.
What is the process of predictable flooding.
This is the first piece of literature known to mankind
What is the Epic of Gilgamesh.
This text is the foundational holy text for Hinduism and the Vedic religion.
What is the Rig Veda?
This was allowed to occur because of agriculture, and is essential to the development of complex civilizations.
What is diversity of labor/ specialization.
This development revolutionized life in Mesopotamia, from record-keeping to entertainment
What is Cuneiform?
The Pharaoh's "right hand man"
Who/What is a Vizier.
One of the two theories used to better understand Big History (name one)
What are the theories of Complex Thresholds and the Improbable Journey in Four Moments
This person is a ruler, and adheres to buddhist principles rigidly, but is not a monk.
What is a Chakravartin?
The Big Bang happened this many years ago
What is 13.8 billion years ago
These professions were specifically controlled by the Code of Hammurabi. (Need at least 3)
What are Doctors, Builders, and Government Officials.
This group of people from Anatolia invaded Egypt during the New Kingdom using superior iron weapons.
Who are the Hitties
This region was a network of city states in Southern Mesopotamia
What is Sumer
This "heavenly person" from the Rig Veda was divided, and the divided parts became the different castes.
Who is Purusa?