What is a long-lasting pattern of organization within a community, like government, religion or education.
200
The study of culture.
What is anthropology?
200
Meaning of the term "Neolithic".
What is new stone age?
200
Three inventions of the Mesopotamians.
What is the wheel, the plow and the sail?
200
Definition of monsoons.
What is seasonal winds that dominate India's climate.
200
Name of a professional record keeper.
What is a scribe?
300
The job of an archaeologist.
What is excavating or digging for artifacts and examining them.
300
Definition of artisan.
What is a worker who makes goods by hand.
300
Egyptian god-kings.
What is a pharaoh?
300
Had well planned cities and an advanced plumbing system.
What is the Indus Valley?
300
The connection between artifacts and culture.
What is artifacts can show what was important to a culture, show what was valued, daily lifestyle, materials available, level of technology, etc.
400
Definitions of BCE and CE
What is before the common era and common era.
400
The Neolithic Revolution.
What is the beginning of farming?
400
The government style of Ancient Egypt.
What is a theocracy?
400
The names of the three Chinese dynasties.
What is Xia, Shang and Zhou?
400
One thing every advanced city needs.
What is a trading center, a large population, an organized government, etc.
500
The evolution of hominids.
What is hominids originated in Africa and migrated throughout the world. As they evolved, their brains grew and their technology improved and became more complex.
500
Three differences between Paleolithic and Neolithic life?
What is:
Hunting and gathering vs. Farming; Nomadic vs settled life; sharing everything vs. personal ownership; equality among the group vs. social classes and wealth; groups of 25-40 vs. cities of thousands, etc.
500
Significance of Hammurabi's Code.
What is:
the first written law code, protected women and children, unified the people, made the government responsible for how people acted towards each other, etc.
500
Unique aspect of ancient Chinese writing.
What is the written language was not connected to the spoken language, so people who spoke completely different dialects of Chinese could communicate through writing.
500
Something that all four early civilizations had in common.
What is:
all are near rivers, all had organized governments; all developed a written language; advanced long distance trading; the five characteristics of civilization, etc.