Ancient Egypt
What were the pyramids used for?
To bury pharoahs.
What physical feature separates India and China?
Himalayas
Why is Mesopotamia called the cradle of civilization?
The rich soil led to a stable food supply, which allowed people to live in one place
Moses
Where did the first humans live?
Africa
Who had the most power in Egyptian society?
Pharaohs
Near the Huang He.
How did river flooding in Mesopotamia benefit farmers?
Flooding left a layer of fine, rich silt on fields.
Why did the Israelites want to live in Canaan?
To be near the Mediterranean Sea and Jordan River.
Why were hunter-gatherers nomadic?
They followed migrating animals.
Where did most people in Ancient Egypt live?
Near the Nile River.
Which concept was introduced by the rulers of the Zhou dynasty?
Mandate of Heaven
What did the Mesopotamian people build to prevent flooding?
Levees
What is the Hebrew Bible called?
The Tanakh
Why did early humans find crops growing in the camps they returned to?
They had dropped seeds of grains the previous year.
Difficult travel
How was the Zhou society organized?
By a feudal system.
What changed after people in Mesopotamia achieved a stable food supply and food surpluses?
People began to specialize in certain jobs.
Why did the Israelites build the Ark of the Covenant?
To store the Ten Commandments.
What happened when farmers grew more crops than they could use in a season?
They built ways to store the surplus.
Why was Hatshepsut an unusual pharaoh?
She was a woman.
What role did Confucious play in Ancient China?
Philosopher
What did scribes in Mesopotamia use to write on clay tablets?
Reeds
When Moses led the Israelites out of Egypt, it was called the ________.
Exodus
What are the three characteristics of civilization?