Early Man
What does polytheistic mean?
What is a belief in many gods or goddesses?
What does silt men?
Silt is a moist soil that is very good for farming.
What is theocracy?
Is a government where the same person is both the political and religious leader.
Who was the main god of Hinduism?
Brahman.
What order did the social class pyramid go in?
Upper class, middle class, lower class.
What was a nomad?
What is a person who wonders place to place?
How was bronze made?
By combining copper and tin together.
Name some Sumerian inventions?
Cuneiform, wheel, sailboat, wooden plow, bronze.
What kept China isolated?
Mountains, deserts, and seas.
What were some achievements in Rome?
Some achievements were the aqueducts, concrete, the Colosseum, and Vaults.
Describe the Old Stone Age?
What was an age where people hunted and gathered food?
1) Who was responsible for the first written law code in Mesopotamia?
2) What was the law about?
1) Hammurabi.
2) It was an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.
Was Egypt polytheistic or monotheistic?
They were polytheistic.
What introduced China to trade?
The Silk Route.
Why was Julius Caesar killed?
He was killed because the Senate thought he would get more power that them.
Describe the New Stone Age?
What was an age where people grew crops (farming), and systematic agriculture?
How were Mesopotamia and Israelite's different from each other?
Israelite's believed in one god and Mesopotamia did not, they were polytheistic.
What did Egypt believe about the dead?
They believed that people can come back to life into another person.
What is reincarnation?
It is used when people who practice Hinduism to reach a higher caste or jati/job.
How did the Nile River affect the people living in Egypt? Give at least TWO examples.
The Nile River affected them by irrigating crops and land used for farming, also for bathing, drinking, travel and protection.
How did systematic agriculture affect the Early Man's life?
Systematic agriculture affected the Early Man's life by farming instead of hunting and gathering and also had free time to do things.
1) What was the area between the Euphrates and Tigris Rivers called?
2) Why was it called this?
1) It was called Mesopotamia.
2) It was called that because it meant "the land between the two Rivers" and it had good soil (silt) for farming.
Why was the Great Pyramid of Giza built?
It was built to honor (protect) the dead that was buried under or in the pyramid, and dead emperors or kings of Egypt.
What kept India so isolated?
Rugged mountains and seas.
Greece believed in many gods and goddesses. How may this effected their daily lives?
They used it for deciding things and to use it in their jobs.