Stone Age
technology that had the biggest impact on the civilization
What is fire?
famous rivers in the area
What is the Tigris and Euphrates?
Egyptian ruler
What is a pharoh?
a collection of sacred hymns
What is a Veda?
belief in only 1 god
What is Monotheism?
a person who moves from place to place without a permanent home
What is a nomad?
canals for water
What is an irrigation system?
the sun god
Who was Ra?
effect of a person's actions
What is Karma?
belief in more than 1 god
What is Polytheism?
another name for the stone age
What is the Paleolithic Era?
trading system
What is barter?
Narmer
Who was the first pharoh of united Egypt?
landowners, bankers, and merchants
Who were Vaishyas?
the goal of Buddhists
What is Nirvana?
lived in small groups, hunted, and gathered food
What is a hunter-gatherer?
their writing
What is Cuneiform?
the jars that held the internal organs during mummification
What are Canopic jars?
river used for religious ceremonies
What is the Indus river?
reach moshka
What is the goal of Hindus?
the belief that the natural world was filled with spirits
What is Animism?
drawings in caves from long ago
What are cave paintings?
40 day journey
What is an Exodus?
describe the caste system
What is a social class that you are born into?
a jewish teacher
What is a Rabbi?