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Religion
Early Civilization
Early Humans
Greece/Rome
Geography/SS terms
100
Who is the prophet of the Islamic faith
Muhammad
100
What does Mesopotamia mean?
Land between two rivers
100
What is a characteristic of hunter-gather communities?
They had to keep moving to find food
100
Which society developed democracy?
Athens, Greece
200
What is the holy book of Judaism?
Torah
200
Why did civilizations develop along river systems?
Rivers provided water, fertile soil, and transportation routes
200
What is agriculture?
The raising of plants and animals
200
Which society had an emperor, a dictator, and a senate?
Rome
300
the most important religious text for Hindus
Vedas
300
How did desert regions in surrounding the Nile River helped the ancient Egyptian civilization develop?
They were barriers that prevented enemy invasions
300
How did agriculture change the way people lived?
It allowed them to live in one place
300
Name the 4 types of Greek government
Monarchy, Oligarchy, Tyranny, Democracy
400
Which religion did Siddhartha Gautama found?
Buddhism
400
Which was the first civilization to have a written language?
Sumerian
400
What is irrigation?
The process of supplying water to crops
400
The Illiad and Odyssey was written about this civilization
Greece
400
Historians study the ___________, Archaeologists study ________
What is the past and artifacts
500
What do the religions Judaism, Christianity, and Islam have in common?
All are monotheistic
500
As ancient societies became more complex, which invention helped people organize and keep track of their activities?
What is writing.
500
Early people went from being nomadic to settling in one place. What was another new practice that happened with permanent civilizations?
Domesticating plants and animals
500
Where you would find the Coliseum, Tiber River, and the aqueducts
Rome
500
What is the passing of cultural practices from one culture to another
cultural diffusion