Prehistory Review
When studying prehistoric people, cave drawings allow archaeologists to:
speculate about daily life
The people who led the Jewish people were known as
rabbis
What was the lowest group in the caste system..so low it was under the actual system?
Untouchables
Egypt is located on the continent of
Africa
China is on the continent of
Asia
Wolves were domesticated during the Neolithic Age. Domesticate means to
make tame
Christians and Jews both believe the Ten Commandments were
given to Moses by God
How many mountain ranges does India have?
2
Hatshepsut was a great female pharaoh who ruled as a regent for her stepson, Thutmose. What is a regent?
a person who rules for someone else, until that person is old enough to rule themselves
The Han Dynasty invented this, also known as the "wooden ox"
wheelbarrow
In the New Stone Age, it was the first time people began to _____________.
farm
Another name for the first five books of the Hebrew bible is
Torah
The Vedas are
a collection of sacred hymns
The Nile Delta is
at the end of the Nile River
During the Shang Dynasty, the Chinese created a form of writing in which each character represented a
word or idea
Why is it called Prehistory?
because it was before there was a form of writing
What does the word "Mesopotamia" mean?
land between two rivers
A citadel is a
a fortified (protected) area
The triangular- shaped area at the mouth of the Mediterranean Sea is called the
Delta
The Ancient Chinese structure that was originally built to protect the Chinese from invaders (like the Mongols) was
The Great Wall
Which came first, The Neolithic Era or the Paleolithic Era?
Paleolithic Era
Hammurabi's laws were created to show:
all members of society, even the rich and powerful must obey the law and deal with consequence
Jati members usually marry someone in the same jati. A jati is
A birth group
Papyrus was an important crop for the Egyptians. They used it to make
paper
Paper, kites, and __________________ were all created in Ancient China
gunpowder