Early Man
What does paleolithic mean??
Old Stone
What continent is Mesopotamia located on?
Asia
What continent is Egypt located on?
Africa (and parts of Asia)
1) What continent is China located on?
2) What continent is India located on?
1) Asia
2) Asia
1)What continent is Greece located on? 2) What continent is Rome located on?
1)Europe 2)Europe
How did the Old Stone Age people get food?
They hunted and gathered
2)How do you make bronze?
1)The wheel,cuneiform,ziggurat, sailboat, astronomy, irrigation, mathematics, wooden plow, bronze
2)Copper + tin
1) What made the Israelites(and Mesopotamians) different from the other ancient civilizations?
2) Who was on the top of the social pyramid? Bottom?
1)They were monotheistic
2) Top=Pharoahs+family+priests+army commanders+nobles+government officals Bottom=Farmers+enslaves people+unskilled people
1)The main god to Hinduism was.......
2)Shi Huangdi did what?
1) Brahman
2) Set up common system of measurement, currency($$$) and weights. Also, He joined together existing portions of the Great Wall to create a border round China
1)What did the Greek philosophers try to reason? 2)Who rebuilt the city of Rome and brought peace throughout the improvements he made?
1) They tried to reason that the gods/goddesses did not control everything-that things were logical 2) Augustus Ceaser
1)What is a nomad?
2)Why were paleolithic people nomads?
1)A nomad is a group who moved from place to place to gather food
2)The paleolithic people were nomads because they would run out of food, so they had to get more food
1)What does polytheistic mean?
2)What does monotheistic mean?
3)Were the Mesopotamian's polytheistic or monotheistic?
1) Belief in more than one god
2) Belief in one god
3) Polytheistic
1) What does the acronym G.R.A.P.E.S stand for?
2)How did the Nile river affect ancient Egypt?
2) By it gave them protection in the North and South and it gave them silt when it flooded+ a surplus of water for drinking, bathing, ect.
1)What was the system of reincarnation?
2)What was so important about the Silk Road?
1)Birth into jati->do your duty/dharma->create good karma->be born into a better life/jati
2) It opened up China to trade with the west and goods, religion, culture and ideas were spread along the Silk Road
1)Why was Julius Caesar killed? 2)How was public life in Athens?
1) The Senate thought he had too much power and he ruled like a king 2)Men would go the agora and participate in government; boys women and slaves didn't. Women did household duties and had little rights.
1)What is a surplus?
2)How did surplus affect the lives of the Neolithic people?
1)A surplus is more of a resource than needed to survive
2) The surplus affected the lives of the Neolithic people because they could specialize and they could stay in one place and they could trade
How does the flooding of the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers help the people of Mesopotamia?
By they left small amounts of dirt from the bottom of the rivers on the land called silt, which was very good for raising plants for food
What did Egyptians believe about the after life?
That Osiris greeted those who just died at the 'gate' to the next world. If the people led good lives and knew their spells, Osiris would give eternal life
1)What kept India isolated (separated) from others? 2)What were the monsoons like in different seasons? 3)What kept China isolated (separated) from others?
1)Rugged mountains along the northern borders 2)Winter monsoons=cold, dry air-Summer monsoons= warm, wet air and rain needed for crops 3)Mountains, deserts, and seas kept. 1/10 of China's land is good for farming
1) How did Greece's geography affect its abilities to communicate? 2)What were characteristics of Rome?
1) Had many mountains and rocky soil; not much farmable land and was located on a peninsula, so they became good fishermen and traders. 2)rivers, seas, mountains, climate/effects of weather(like monsoons in India), location in the world (like northern hemisphere, north of equator, ect)
1) What is Systematic Agriculture?
2)How did it change their lives/ the way they lived?
1)Systematic Agriculture is the organized growing of food on a regular basis; Farming
2) They could stay in one place instead of being nomads. Specialized/ surplus occured
1)Who was responsible for the first written law code?
2) What were the punishments?
1) Hammurabi was responsible for the first laws
2) The punishments were harsh
1) Was religion important to the Egyptian every day life?If so, explain.
2)What is theocracy?
3) What power did pharaohs possess and why were they so powerful and respected by all?
1) Yes. They were polytheistic- and believed that the gods controlled the natural every day activities. If gods happy= good. If gods unhappy=bad. They would be punished. Liked to keep gods happy/please them. 2) Theocracy is a government in which the person is both the political and religious leader.
3)They were so powerful/respected because they were thought to be the sons of the gods. Honored&respected. TOTAL POWER
1)Who was Buddha-What was his original name/role 2)What was the Confucius teachings?
1) Buddha=Enlightened one-original name=Siddhartha Gautama-he was a prince
2)Teachings on family, respect, honor, honesty, and wisdom- believed that respect within the family would lead to respect with society (filial piety)
1) What was the role of a Senate during the Roman Republic? 2) What did the Greeks think would happen to them if they disobeyed/obeyed the gods/goddesses?
1)Made up wealthy Romans and proposed/voted on new laws 2)If the Greeks obeyed the gods/goddesses, good would happen-like a good crop season. If they disobeyed the gods/goddesses, bad would happen-like punishment or bad weather