During the Neolithic Age, or New Stone Age, the development of this allowed people to have a stable food supply. Pg. 47
What is agriculture, or farming?
100
The Hindu cycle of rebirth is known as this?
What is reincarnation?
100
A set of laws that was carved into stone steles around the Babylonian empire so that people would know their rights and responsibilities. pg. 58
What is Hammurabi's Code?
100
The Egyptians settled along this river. pg. 69
What is the Nile River?
100
Rome and the U.S.A. both have forms of this type of government.
Bonus: What defines this type of government?
What is Republic?
200
Cuneiform, Hieroglyphics, and Latin all represent which characteristic of civilization? Pg. 53
What is writing?
200
The Buddha taught that the way to end suffering was to follow this set of teachings. Examples include Right Understanding (knowing the four noble truths) and Right Concentration (meditation). pg. 175
What is the Eightfold Path?
200
During the Neolithic Age, agriculture allowed people to settle down and build this type of shelter. pg. 28
What are permanent shelters?
200
The process of preparing a body for the after life in ancient Egypt.
What is mummification?
200
This large building was used for gladiator fights and chariot races in Rome.
What is the Colosseum?
300
Using tools and other inventions for practical purposes. The wheel and plow would be an example of this from Mesopotamia. Pg. 52
What is technology?
300
Judaism was the first religion to believe in this. pg. 122
What is monotheism, or the belief in one god?
300
This type of land is best for growing crops.
What is fertile?
300
At time of prosperity and achievement in India. Their achievements in mathematics include the development of the decimal system and using zero as a number for the first time.
Who is the Golden Age?
300
The spreading of culture and ideas is called this.
What is cultural diffusion?
400
This characteristic of civilization explains how people are organized in society based on factors such as wealth and status. The Caste System, Plebians and Patricians, and the Social Pyramid are examples. Pg. 442
What is Social Structure?
400
The Ten Commandments provide a code of conduct for followers of two religions? pg. 117
What are Chritianity and Judaism?
400
This is how the Sumerians solved the problem of unpredictable flooding and extreme droughts. It is used in all river civilizations. pg. 36
What is irrigation?
400
This dynasty continued to bulid the Great Wall to protect the silk road.
What is the Han Dynasty?
400
Ancient Athens biggest contribution to our modern government would be this.
What is direct democracy?
500
This characteristic shows that the Mesopotamians were no longer Pre-Historic.
Bonus: What was the name for this form?
What is writing?
Bonus: Cuneiform
500
Besides religion, the Torah and The Bible have this characteristic of civilization in common. Pg. 122
What is writing?
500
Before agriculture and domestication, people followed their food. This is known as what type of lifestyle?
What is Nomadic?
500
This harsh philosophy helped Emperor Qin control his people and build the great wall during the Qin Dynasty.
What is Legalism?
500
Alexander the Great spread Greek culture and combined it with many other cultures in his empire. This is known as what?