Early Man
What does paleolithic mean?
Old Stone Age.
What continent was Mesopotamia on?
Asia.
What is theocracy?
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, and Lower class.
What is a nomad?
People who move place to place in a group in search of food.
What does the word Polytheistic mean?
The belief in many gods.
Name some Sumerian inventions?
Cuneiform, wheel, sailboat, wooden plow, bronze.
What kept China isolated?
Mountains, deserts, and seas.
Why did Julius Ceaser die?
The Senate thought that he would take too much power.
Describe how New Stone Age people got food?
They learned how to produce food by growing it.
How did the flooding of the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers help the people of Mesopotamia?
The flooding provided silt creating fertile soil for farming.
What continent is Egypt located on?
Africa.
What introduced China to trade?
The Silk Route.
What were some achievements in Rome?
The aqueducts, concrete, the Colosseum, and Vaults.
What is systematic agriculture?
The organized growing of food on a regular basis.
What does the acronym G.R.A.P.E.S. stand for?
G- Geography
R- Religion
A- Achievements
P- Politics
E- Economy(Economics)
S- Social Structure(Society)
What geographic feature protected Egypt in the south, north, and east and west
South: The rough, dangerous cataracts
North: The marshy land of the Nile Delta
East and West: The hot, sandy deserts
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?
By irrigating crops and land used for farming, also for bathing, drinking, travel, and protection.
What is specialization?
The act of training for a particular job.
What was the area between the Tigris and Euphrates River called? Why?
The Fertile Cresent, because when the rivers flooded, silt washed onto the land in this area created rich soil good for farming.
How were the Israelites and Mesopotamia different?
The Israelites were monotheistic and Mesopotamia was Polytheistic.
What kept India so isolated?
Rugged mountains and seas.
Greece believed in many gods and goddesses. How many this effect their daily lives?
They used it for designing things and to use it in their jobs.