Unit 1: The Emergence of Early Civilizations
Paleolithic and Neolithic
What is a characteristic of a civilization?
Religion, Record Keeping & Scribes, Government, Improved Technology, Art, & Class Divisions
Was Ancient Egypt Polytheistic or Monotheistic?
Polytheistic (They believe in many gods)
What was the religion that emerged in Ancient Israel?
Judaism
Name one of the four philosophies of Ancient China.
Confucianism, Legalism, Daoism, and Buddhism
What does Paleolithic mean?
Old Stone Age
What was a benefit of living close to the water in Mesopotamia?
The soil was fertile so it was easy to grow crops
What is the name of the river that ran through Ancient Egypt and runs the length of the Country?
Nile River
Who was at the top of Ancient Israel's social structure?
Kings and High Priests
Ancient China is located in what continent?
Asia
What does Neolithic mean?
New Stone Age
What was one achievement of Mesopotamia?
Catapult, lock and key, handwriting, etc. (numerous answers allowed)
How many seasons did farmers split the Egyptian year into? Bonus points if you can name them
3: Akhet, Peret, and Shemu
Name one difference between Hinduism and Buddhism.
Multiple Answers are correct
Qin
A person who studies artifacts and lifestyles of ancient cultures.
An Archaeoligsts
What is the name of the King who created a set of laws such as "An Eye for an Eye a Tooth for a Tooth"?
Hammurabi
What was the process of preserving bodies of rich and high social classes known as?
Mummification
________ is the level of the Caste System in Ancient India where they were not to be seen and outcasts.
Untouchables
Who gave leaders power to rule in the Zhou Dynasty?
Gods
Hunter Gatherers
Who is at the top of the social classes for Mesopotamia?
The King
Name two achievements of Ancient Egypt.
Papyrus, Hieroglyphics, Pyramids, Mathematics, Fractions, Medicine, and Mummifcation.
_________ is followed in Buddhism and is a set of eight beliefs for Buddhists to follow.
Eightfold Path
What was constructed throughout numerous dynasties and was used to protect Ancient China from Mongol invaders?
The Great Wall of China