Early History
How do you figure out how much time has passed since 492 B.C.?
How much time has passed between 2019 A.D. and 492 B.C.?
What is
You have to add 2019 A.D. and 492 B.C. together?
It has been 2,511 years between 2019 and 492 B.C.
What civilization was along the Nile River?
What is Ancient Egypt
Who created Confucianism?
What is
Confucius
Name one invention spread over the Silk Road?
1. Gun powder
2. Papermaking
3. Paper money
4. Compass
5. Playing cards
What year did Columbus "discover" the Americas?
1492
What does B.C. stand for?
What is Before Christ
What rivers surrounded Ancient China?
What is Yellow and Huang He river?
Name the three Abrahamic Religions?
What is
1. Christianity
2. Judaism
3. Islam
What are the names of the two trade routes that made Land-Based empires possible?
1. Silk Road
2. Trans-Saharan Trade Routes
George Washington
Name the "lithic periods" in order from farthest to closest
What is
1. Paleolithic
2. Mesolithic
3. Neolithic
Name the FOUR early river valley civilizations
What is
Indus River Valley Civilization (Ancient India)
Ancient China
Mesopotamia
Ancient Egypt
In which religion would you find the religious book of the Quran and the holiday of Ramadan?
What is Islam?
Define cultural diffusion
the process by which beliefs, ideas, customs, and cultural traits spread from one group or society to another
What year did WW1 begin?
1914
During what period does the domestication of animals, building of communities and advancements in agriculture take place?
What is the Neolithic Period
Which early river valley civilization was home to one of the first law codes in history AND what was it called?
What is Mesopotamia and the Code of Hammurabi
In which philosophy can you find the idea of "Yin & Yang"?
Dao/Taoism
Name FOUR technological innovations that are credited to sea-based trade
1. Caravel
2. Magnetic Compass
3. Fluyt
4. Astrolabe
5. Lateen Sail
6. The Carrack
What was the Great Depression?
a severe, decade-long worldwide economic downturn that began with the 1929 stock market crash in the U.S
What does the term "A.D" AKA After Death translate to?
What is Anno Domini
In what ancient civilization will you find the "Mandate of Heaven" which was a concept that rulers were given the right to rule through divine power?
What is Ancient China?
What region of the world do ALL THREE Abrahamic religions begin?
-Middle East
-SW Asia
-Judea
Where did the plague first begin?
How did it spread?
2. (Fleas) Infested Rodents->Humans
What year was Martin Luther King Jr. assassinated?
April 4th, 1968