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Geography
100
Archaeologists help historians by uncovering these, which can provide clues about life in early civilizations.
What are artifacts?
100
This was the title for Egyptian rulers
What is a Pharaoh
100
The Chinese built this to help keep invaders out.
What is the Great Wall of China?
100
Era 2 was also characterized by steady _____________?
population growth
100
All early civilizations were located near these.
What are rivers?
200
A series of rulers from one family.
Dynasty
200
The Fertile Crescent / Mesopotamia / Cradle of civilization arose in between these two rivers.
What are the Tigris and Euphrates?
200
The Egyptians and Mesopotamians used this to bring water from the river to their crops.
What is irrigation?
200
Reasons societies would fight
acquiring land and resources
200
Egyptian civilization depended on the flooding and irrigation of this river.
What is the Nile.
300
– A gift or payment demanded from those in power to show respect and obedience.
Tribute
300
This was the first form of writing, and used wedge shaped marks on clay tablets.
What is cunieform?
300
This was invented to help with farming and making planting seeds easier. It was usually pulled by animals
Plow
300
two groups that fought on the edges of civilization
nomads vs farmers
300
This civilization was located near the Nile River
Egyptian
400
These sources are particularly useful to historians because they provide a first hand account of events.
What are primary sources?
400
These civilization was set up in China near this river
Yellow River
400
This was invented to help with pottery
potters wheel
400
These were the original farmer vs nomad
Cain vs Abel
400
This city was built between two rivers and it names means between two rivers
Mesopotamia
500
The spread of culture (ideas, beliefs, technology, etc.) from one region to another, often through trade or war.
cultural diffusion
500
Most early civilizations had this type of belief system.
What is polytheistic?
500
The first written code of laws was codified by this Babylonian King.
What is Hammurabi?
500
Technology and ideas were spread over large areas and expanses of time through the process of _____________?
cultural diffusion.
500
This mountain range serves as a natural boundary between India and China.
What are the Himalayas?