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Prehistoric Times
Mesopotamia
Egypt
India
China
100
The basic needs of humans.
What are FOOD, WATER, AND SHELTER?
100
The reason river valleys were the location of early settlments like Mesopotamia.
They provided rich soil and water for farming.
100
The primary purpose of pyramids and the Valley of the Kings.
What are TOMBS? (Burial of pharoahs)
100
The two most important innovations or technologies from ancient India.
What are ARABIC NUMERALS (base ten numbers) and INNOCULATION (shots).
100
The two most important innovations or technologies from ancient China.
What are PAPER and SILK?
200
The primary reason early people migrated.
TO FOLLOW THEIR FOOD SOURCE.
200
Developed by the Lydians to help their ability to exchange goods with others.
What is COINED MONEY?
200
The unification of upper and lower Egypt created the first of this in the world.
What is a NATION-STATE?
200
The name for the social class system in ancient India.
What is the CASTE SYSTEM?
200
The dynasty that modern day China is named after.
What is the QIN DYNASTY (Chin)?
300
The way that the Paleolithic people survived and found food.
What is HUNTING and GATHERING?
300
Mesopotamians developed this to help with communication.
What is CUNEIFORM?
300
The main reason that ancient Egyptians mummified the dead.
What is TO PROVIDE THE BODY FOR THE AFTERLIFE.
300
A religion that believes in reincarnation.
What is HINDUISM?
300
The main reason that China has so many dialects.
What is GEOGRAPHIC ISOLATION?
400
The groups that hunter-gatherers organized to help meet their basic needs.
What are BANDS?
400
The first set of organized laws.
What is THE CODE OF HAMMURABI?
400
The key artifact that led to the translation of hieroglyphics.
What is THE ROSETTA STONE?
400
The primary water source for rivers in the southern part of India.
What are MONSOON RAINS?
400
One thing that was standardized in ancient China.
What are COINS, WEIGHTS, MEASURES, WRITING?
500
The development of agriculture led to people working different jobs to help the community and this is called
What is DIVISION OF LABOR?
500
A city and its surrounding farmlands in ancient Mesopotamia.
What is a CITY-STATE?
500
The seasons of the Egyptian calendar in order from first to last.
What are INUNDATION, EMERGENCE, AND HARVEST?
500
The two major religions of ancient India.
What are HINDUISM AND BUDDHISM?
500
The system of government that believed a ruler should rule by reward and punishment. (Legalism, Buddhism, Confuciansim, Daoism.)
What is LEGALISM?