Prehistory
The term prehistory refers to a time period before this thing existed
What is writing?
Attempting to answer the questions we don't have answers to gave rise to this characteristic of a civilization?
What is religion?
The term Mesopotamia translates to this
What is the land between two rivers?
The Indus River Valley is where these two modern countries are located
What are India and Pakistan?
This river is the main reason why Ancient Egypt existed in the first place
What is the Nile River?
When thinking about the different ways to label a timeline, BC is to BCE as ____ is to CE
What is AD?
This characteristic of a civilization explains why a particular civilization is located where it is and how the people interact with their environment
What is geography?
This King of Babylon is credited with creating the first code of law
Who is King Hammurabi?
This religion, also the oldest still practiced religion in the world, began in the Indus River Valley?
What is Hinduism?
Ancient Egyptians had a pictographic written language that was called this
What are hieroglyphics?
It is widely believed that writing did not exist until after this year
What is 3500 BC/BCE? (+/- 100)
These examples of Acheivements of a civilization that Mr. Freimanis has mentioned in class numerous times also begin with A (must have all 3)
What are art, architecture, and agriculture?
This acheivement of Mesopotamian culture is, arguably, the most influential in all of human history because it actually allowed us to record history for the first time
What is cuneiform (writing system)?
Harappa and Mohenjo Daro are some of the oldest examples of civilization on the planet and this is credited with their demise (why they fell apart)
What is it's still a mystery/nobody knows?
Ancient Egyptians' belief in this created the need for servants, gold, and even protection after someone of royalty died
What is the after-life?
This is the initial reason why writing systems came into existence
What is to keep track of wealth/money/debts/etc.?
Politics is the way in which we create law, what is another name for this characteristic?
What is Government?
Having this helps to shape a civilization into one where rules and laws create structure (social order) in society
What is a strong leader?
This (usually) annual event makes it possible to grow crops in very dry arid areas because it gives the soil much needed nutrients
What is flooding?
This characteristic of the Nile River made it possible for the Ancient Egyptian civilization to exist in the northern part of Egypt instead of the south
What is that the Nile flows from south to north?
Looking at the 2 main timeline formats, BC/AD and BCE/CE, they both use this event as its "Year Zero"?
Enforcing the law is very important for a society to protect its citizens and promote safety for all inhabitants. This is also known as this
What is social order?
The earliest civilizations in Mesopotami were located in this modern day country
What is Iraq?
This term refers to the unintended consequence of cultures interacting with one another and adopting certain traditions/beliefs of a different culture
What is cultural exchange?
Ancient Egypt's pharoahs took their power becasue of this concept, which means they were given their power from the gods
What is Divine Right?