Vocab Words
Define the Paleolithic Era
"The old stone age" A time of hunter/gatheres between 2 million years ago to 800 BCE
What river is near the city Mohenjadaro?
The Indus river.
What is one physical feature in Egypt?
The Nile River
What is Mesopotamia called today?
Iraq
Name a Chinese dynasty
Xia
Shang
Zhou
Define Migrate
To move from one geographic region to another.
What's one mountain range in India?
Hindu Kush Mountains
Himalayas
What is one god from Egypt?
Osiris
Hatshepsut
Seht
What is one common job in Mesopotamia?
Farming
Hunter/Gatherers
Pottery
Traders
Scribes
Priests
Artisan
True or False: China invented paper.
True
Define Land Bridge Theory
Theory that early people traveled across a land bridge that was exposed during the ice age.
What is one country bordering India?
Nepal
China
Pakistan
What is a structure found only in Egypt?
The pyramids of Giza
True or false: The Code of Hammurabi was the first recorded civil and criminal law code.
True
Name a physical feature in or near China
Tibetan Plateau
The Yellow Sea
Huang He (Yellow river)
How is the social structure organized in Egypt??
Kings
Merchants
Fishers/Farmers
Slaves
Who was the first king/emperor of India?
Chandragupta Maurya (first emperer)
What would a shabti be used for?
A shabti would be buried in a dead person's casket and they were believed to turn into servants in the afterlife.
What was the writing system called??
Cuneiform
How many people did it take to build The Great Wall of China?
2-3 million workers were used
Describe the Seige Warfare tacktic
It is a war tacktic where an army camps out near a city and repeadetedly attacks untill they surrender.
What is one river in India?
Ganges River
Brahmaputra River
Indus River
How many people did it take to build the pyramids of Giza??
20,000-30,000 people were used to build the pyramids of Giza.
Name one Mesopotamia civilization
(varied responses)
Sumerians
Akkadians
Babylonians
Assyrians
What were the three systems in ancient China?
Confucianism
Daoism
Legalism