Paleolithic
The Out of Africa Theory
Is the process of adapting wild plants and animals for human use. Species are raised for food, work, clothing, medicine, and many other uses.
Domestic
Unified Upper and Lower Egypt
King Menes
A massive stepped tower which was dedicated to the chief god or goddess.
Ziggurat
Sanskrit for "yoke" or "union", is a group of physical, mental, and spiritual practices or disciplines that originated in ancient India, aimed at controlling and stilling the mind
Yoga
Hypothesis or unproved assumption.
Theory
The practice of cultivating plants for food.
Agriculture
What is the major river located in Egypt
The Nile River
Believed in many different god.
Polytheistic
Rebirth in Buddhism refers to the teaching that the actions of a person lead to a new existence after death
Reincarnation
Paleolithic Age started_____, and ended_____ ago.
2.5 million years ago to 10,000 bc.
Name 3 river valley civilizations
Egypt
Mesopotamia
Indus Valley
The first form of paper
Papyrus
It is the longest, best-organized, and best-preserved legal text from the ancient Near East. It is written in the Old Babylonian
The Code of Hammurabi
The state to which all Buddhists aspire, is the end of desire and hence the end of suffering.
Nirvana
Why were they constantly on the move?
In search of prey
What are the 8 key features of all ancient civilizations?
Writing
Cities
Specialized jobs
Complex Religion
Art
Government
Public works
Social Classes
Sacred writings. A complex system of writing that used both pictures and abstract forms.
Hieroglyphics
What was the name of the ancient civilization that God burned down?
Babylon
What are the four Noble Truths
1) All is suffering. 2) Suffering has a cause, which is desire. 3) Suffering can be overcome. 4) The way to end desire is to follow the Eightfold Path.