Neolithic Revolution
Before the Neolithic Revolution, how did humans obtain their food?
Hunting & Gathering
Next to what geographic feature did early civilizations occur?
River valleys
What rivers flow through Mesopotamia
Tigris & Euphrates
Along what river was ancient China's civilization?
Yellow River (Hwang He)
What term means worshiping one god?
Monotheism
What is a nomadic lifestyle like?
No permanent settlement; moving from place to place
What did many ancient civilizations develop along the river to water their crops?
Irrigation system
What is Mesopotamia also known as?
Fertile Crescent
Name a city of the Indus River.
Harappa, Mohenjo-Daro
What term means worshiping multiple gods?
Polytheism
What was the Neolithic Revolution?
When people began to farm
What ancient civilization developed the first form of writing?
Sumer
What was the name of the writing system ancient Sumer developed?
Cuneiform
What did the people of China build to extend the amount of land available for agriculture
Terraces
What term means a great change from things in the past?
Revolution
When humans began to farm, how did their lifestyle change?
Settled in permanent settlements
What environmental issue faced the early civilizations of Mesopotamia, Egypt, and China?
Catastrophic floods
What code of laws was created in ancient Babylonia?
Hammurabi's Code
What major geographic feature is known for hindering cultural diffusion between India & China?
Himalaya Mountains
Why does a historian research many sources to gain a complete understanding of an event?
To consider a variety of points of view
Where did the Neolithic Revolution first occur?
Fertile Crescent/Mesopotamia
What are the eight features of civilization?
Cities, Religion, Public Works, Government, Art & Architecture, Job Specialization, Social Classes, System of Writing
What paper-like material did the Egyptians use?
Papyrus
What are the seasonal rains that affect India and China?
Monsoons
What type of map shows boundaries?
Political map