Neolithic
During the Stone Age, hunter
gatherers moved from place to
place which is a characteristic of
what kind of lifestyle?
Nomadic
What is the name of the river in Egypt?
Nile River
The rulers of Ancient Egypt
were called what?
Pharaohs
The belief in more than one god
Polytheism
When a species becomes
better suited to its
environment
Adaptation
The Neolithic Revolution marks
the transition from hunting
gathering to _________?
Agriculture
What are the names
of the 2 rivers
located in
Mesopotamia?
Tigris & Euphrates Rivers
Temples built in Sumerian civilization in
Mesopotamia are called what?
ziggurats
The spread of culture
Cultural Diffusion
Chinese emperors claimed
to rule with the blessing of
ancestral spirits because of
this…
Mandate of Heaven
This process includes taming
and altering wild plants and
animals over time
Domestication
In which modern day
country is the
Tigris/Euphrates river
valley located?
Iraq
A system of government in which priests
rule in the name of God or a god
Theocracy
What is the name of the mythic Chinese Dynasty that lead to the name of the Asia?
Xia Dynasty
Triangle-shaped characters used
in the ancient writing systems
of Mesopotamia
Cuneiform
When Neolithic farmers settled
down in one place, then they
became ____________?
Sedentary
What is the name of the product made from insects that and what country had this as national secret?
The royal families that ruled Ancient
China were called what?
Dynasties
The only monotheistic culture in
the ancient world
The Hebrews
What is the name of the most famous Egyptian pharaoh in the New Kingdom
Hashepsut
The Neolithic Revolution
occurred around this date
8,000 BC
What is the name for
the ancient
civilization located
in the Indus river
valley?
Harappan Civilization
The 1st recorded set of
laws discovered from
Babylon
Code of Hammurabi
This civilization discovered how to
make bronze. This is the same of the first PROVEN dynasty in China
Shang Dynasty
Supplying dry land with
water by means of ditches or
canals
Irrigation