Early Man
What is another name for Old Stone Age?
Paleolithic Age
What continent is Mesopotamia located on?
Asia
What continent is Egypt located on?
On Africa
What kept India isolated(separated) from others?
Rugged mountains along the northern borders and seas along the southern borders kept India separated from the rest of the continent.
Discuss the contributions of Augustus and how people felt about him.
Augustus was a good ruler. He made peace, built roads and buildings, and encoura-there arts and science so he was a good ruler. He rebuilt the city of Rome and people were grateful for it and the peace he made.
What is a nomad? Why were the Paleolithic people nomads?
A member of people having no place to stay. They had to go where they could find food.
What was the area between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers called? Why was it called this?
The Fertile Crescent. It was called that because it was fertile there because it would flood and make silt.
Describe how the Nile River affected life in ancient Egypt.
It affected life for ancient Egypt because it helped them get water, take baths, and plant crops, the ability to trade transportation.
Explain the Silk Route and its importance to China.
-It opened up China to trade with the west.
-Goods, religion, culture, and ideas were spread along the Silk road.
What were the Greeks religious beliefs? How did these beliefs affect their daily lives?
The people were deeply religlous people. They couldn't do something to make the gods mad or something bad would happen to them. They built many temples to honor their gods.
What is surplus? How did surplus affect the lives of the Neolithic people?
Surplus is a lot of extra food they farm. It helped them when they didn't need to get/make food. They also trade for crops.
How did the flooding of the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers help the people of Mesopotamia?
It helped with farming because the water had something called silt in it.
Describe details about the ancient Egyptian belief in the afterlife.
They think that when they die, they can come back alive, so they put things that they will need to live off of when they come back alive.
Explain the importance of monsoons in ancient India.
Winter monsoons brought cold, dry air and the summer monsoons brought warm, wet air and rain needed to grow their crops.
Tell why Julius Caesar was killed.
He was too powerful because of the things he built and several senators decided to kill him.
What is Domestication? How did it help the Neolithic people survive?
Domestication means animals that are a wooden tool for food. It helped them farm.
Who was responsible for the first written law code? Describe what these laws and their punishments were like?
Harberobe. Two of his rules were " an eye for an eye" or a " tooth for an tooth"
How were the Israelites different from the Mesopotamians and other people from ancient civilizations?
The Israelites were different from the Mesopotamimias and other people because of there ideas of monotheim.
Discuss Confucian beliefs and teachings. Explain the impact on Chinese society.
-Believed that respect within the family would lead to respect within society(filial piety)
Describe public life in Athens. What role did men play in government? What role did women play in daily life? Did women have the same rights as men?
-Men would go to the agora and participate in government, boys, women, and slaves did not.
-Women did household duties and had little rights.
What is systematic agriculture(farming)? Describe how this great revolution changed their lives?
A systematic agriculture is a deliberate planting and growing of crops. This great revolution by staying in one place to cultivate crops and tend to domesticed animal.
Name some Sumerian inventions.
The wheel, plow, cuneiform, Mathematics, sal boats, Cylinderseals and envelopes, writing, copper fabrication, and Mass-produced bricks.
Describe the ancient Egyptian social class pyramid.
The Phanaohs and his family at the top. Then Priest, and nobles. in the middle class are Traders, artisans, shopkeepers, and scribes. On the lower class is farmers and unskilled workers.
Share details about Buddha and his teachings. Include details about Buddhism, its teachings, and how the religion spread to other parts of the world.
-Siddhartha Gautama( the Buddha or enlightenedone) was the founder.
-Buddha was once a prime who thought the people should give up selfish wants and desires in order to find peace. Follow the Eightfold Path to help you do this.
What was the role of the Senate during the Roman Republic?
The Senate was the assembly of aristocrats public jobs, Made up of wealthy Romans, and proposed and voted on new laws.