Early Humans
What is another name for the Old Stone Age?
Paleolithic
Mesopotamia, India, China, Africa
What were the two main city-states of Greece?
Sparta and Athens
Who created the Hellenistic culture?
Alexander the Great
Who is the father of the 3 monotheistic religions?
Abraham
What is another name for the New Stone Age?
Neolithic
What is the name of the area where the 4 early river civilizations started?
Fertile Crescent
What is the name of the peninsula where Greece is located?
Balkan Peninsula
Who split the Roman empire into east and west?
Emperor Diocletian
Who is the prophet of Islam?
Muhammad
The first early humans appeared how long ago?
100,000 to 400,000 years ago
What did the river valleys provide for the 4 early river civilizations?
Water for good soil and protection from nomadic invaders.
Sparta versus Greece
Who moved the Roman capital to the Byzantine Empire and renamed it?
Emperor Constantine
Who is the founder of Buddhism?
Siddhartha Gautama
The first early humans came from where?
East Africa
What was a god-king called in Egypt?
Pharaoh
What war caused Sparta and Athens to Join forces and work together?
Persian War
Who made Christianity legal in the Roman Empire?
Constantine
Buddhism started in India and spread where?
China and Japan
What is the correct migration pattern for the early humans?
Africa, Eurasia, Australia, and the Americas
Name the earliest writing for Mesopotamia and the writing for the Sumerians from Mesopotamia?
What type of government was created in Athens, Greece that we use here in the U.S.?
Democracy
The Roman religion, "Roman Mythology" was based on what?
Greek Mythology
Who were the first group of people to practice a monotheistic religion?
Jews/Hebrews/Israelites