Ancient Humans
Early humans first emerged on this continent around 2.8 million years ago.
What is Africa?
Mesopotamia was located between these two rivers.
What is the Tigris & Euphrates?
Ancient Egyptian civilization developed a long the banks of this major river?
What is the Nile River?
These seasonal winds bring heavy rains and annual flooding to the Indian subcontinent.
What are monsoons?
Early Chinese civilization settled along the Huang He River, also commonly known as this.
What is the Yellow River?
This major historical shift saw humans go from hunter-gatherer to farming
What is the Neolithic Revolution?
Ancient Mesopotamians created this writing system, considered the first written language.
What is Cuneiform?
This plant was harvested by Egyptians a long the river banks and used to make early paper.
What is papyrus?
These two major planned cities were built in the Indus River Valley with grid play outs and advanced plumbing.
What are Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro?
Ancient Chinese priest wrote questions on animal bones and headed them to precited the future, known as these.
What are oracle bones?
Paleolithic societies were described as this, meaning all people were treated equally WITHOUT fixed social classes.
What is egalitarian?
These massive stepped temple towers were built in Mesopotamian city-states to honor local gods.
What are Ziggurats?
The picture-based writing system used by ancient Egyprians for official records/
What are hieroglyphics?
The belief that the cosmos granted divine permission for an emperor to rule China.
What is the Mandate of Heaven?
Because farming created a surplus of food, not everyone had to work as a farmer, leading to more jobs such as potter and weaver.
What is job specialization?
Ancient Israelites practiced this form of religion centered on the belief in one god?
What is monotheism?
Serving directly beneath the Pharaoh with total administrative control, this official acted as the monarch's right-hand man.
What is the vizier?
The uniform layout and urban planning of Indus cities suggests they were governed with this type of authority.
What is a strong/centralized government?
Under the Zhou Dynasty, kings used this political system, granting land to local lords in exchange for military loyalty.
What is feudalism?
Wealth and social hierarchy first began to form when people started owning these specific things.
This binding religious agreement between the Isaelites and their God served as the foundatiion of their faith.
What is the Covenant?
Geographic feature surrounding Egypt that acted as a natural barrier against foreign invaders.
What are deserts?
Archeologist infer that the Indus were peacful due to a surprising lack of this artifact
What are Weapons?
During the Shang Dynasty, artesians mastered the casting of this specific metal to make weapons and statues.
What is bronze?