HG's and Mesopotamia
Heat, Light, Cooking, Protection
What was fire used for?
known for trade and building the economy
Who is Queen Hatshepsut?
winds that bring rain and flooding
What are monsoons?
also known as the Yellow River
What is the Huang He River?
What is Mesopotamia?
In order to hunt food or gather food for survival
Why were hunter gatherers nomadic?
allowed for agriculture to thrive due to depositing silt and its predictability
What is flooding in Egypt?
built with bricks, arranged roads in a grid pattern, and had sewer systems
What is the Harrapan Civilization in the Indus River Valley?
the reason China had a diverse cultural identity with different people living different ways of life (before the major dynasties began)
What is China's distinct geography?
The Mediterranean is located south of this sea
What is the Black Sea?
an increase in growing crops that allowed hunter gatherers to settle and farming groups to create a barter economy
What is the agricultural revolution?
Reigned more than 60 years and was known for not only military achievements but also for peace treaties
Who is Ramses II?
a rigid system that had an effect on everyday life because one was "stuck" in his or her social class (varna) and could not move from it unless reincarnated in another life
What is the caste system?
the compass, paper, porcelain, silk, and woodblock printing
What are the achievements of the Han Dynasty?
the ocean closest to the eastern coast of China
What is the Pacific Ocean?
this allowed economies to grow and empires to begin because people could worry about things other than surviving
What is stable food supply?
Farmers, peasants and slaves
Who is at the bottom of the social pyramid?
individualized individual worth, began the idea of monotheism, and followed the Ten Commandments
What is Judaism?
What is The Silk Road?
also known as the Chiang Jiang, it's the 3rd largest river in the world
What is the Yangtze River?
the oldest code of laws that were strict but encouraged all people to follow them
What is Hammurabi's Code?
mummification and keeping special/valuable items in the pyramid/tomb
What is the process after death for Egyptian pharaohs?
led the Israelites out of Egypt and back to Canaan after the Egyptians enslaved his people
Who is Moses?
a book of sayings created by students and former students of Confucius
What is The Analects?
a mountain region that separates China and India, acting as both a barrier for crossing land and as protection from outside invaders
What are the Himalaya Mountains?