Early Man
what is surplus?
More of a resource than is needed to survive.
What continent is Mesopotamia located on?
Asia
What is polytheism?
belief in many gods.
Why is the silk route important to china?
it opened up china to trade with the west.
were Greeks monotheistic or polytheistic?
polytheistic
what is domestication?
the taming or training of an animal or plant for human use.
How did flooding help the people of Mesopatamia?
silt creating fertile soil.
What is monotheism?
Belief in one god.
What is china mostly covered with land form?
Mountains/deserts
describe the physical geography of Greece?
many mountains and rocky soil
What is specialization?
the act of training for a particular job?
What is the area between the Euphrates and Tigris river called?
The fertile cresent
what are some sumerian inventions?(name at least 2)
cuniform,wheel,sailboat,wooden plow,bronze.
who is the main god in india?
Brahman
Who was the early Greek philosophers?
socrates,plato,aristotle
What is a nomad?
A person that travels place to place in a group to search for food.
Why was the fertile crescent called that?
When the rivers flooded silt washed onto the land creating rich soil good for farming.
what continent is Egypt located on?
Africa
What kept India isolated?
rugged mountains and seas
what did Augustus do?
rebuild rome
Why were the paleolithic people nomads?
They needed to keep moving when their supply of animals or berries ran out.
was Mesopatamia people polytheistic or monotheistic?
polytheistic
What was narmers acheivments?
he united upper and lower Egypt and began dynastic rule.
What do the monsoons do?
winter monsoons make cold dry air,summer monsoons make warm wet air.
why was Julia's ceaser killed?
ruled for too long and ruled like a king.