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Early Man
Mesopotamia
Egypt
Indus Valley/ Harrapan Society
China
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Why did Cro-Magnons have larger heads than the Neanderthals that came before them?
What is because they had larger brains and needed the space!
100
The two rivers that run on either side of the fertile crescent of Mesopotamia.
What are the Tigris and the Euphrates?
100
Why is part of Egypt able to remain fertile even though it is surrounded by desert?
Because of the fertile soil in the Nile River Delta, caused by regular floods.
100
In what modern day country is the Indus Valley located?
What is Pakistan.
100
What is an oracle bone?
Divining or fortune telling devices made from turtle bones.
200
From what area of the world is man thought to have originated? Be specific!
What is The Rift Valley of Africa.
200
This is form of complex institutions and government that the Sumerians had, where each area is its own separate entity united by only a common language and supreme god.
What is a city-state?
200
What do the burial practices of ancient Egyptians tell us about their thoughts on death and the afterlife? Give at least two examples.
Pyramids, mummies, burying the dead with jewels and riches for use in the afterlife, complex spirits of the underworld
200
This is a word for a large, often walled protective structure in or surrounding a city.
What is a citadel.
200
Why is Chinese writing during the Shang Dynasty significant?
Because it moved from pictures into symbols still used today.
300
What did archaeologists name the oldest skeleton ever discovered?
What is Lucy?
300
Name two challenges that Mesopotamia faced due to their physical landscape.
1. Unpredictable river flooding. 2. No natural barriers for protection. 3. Long dry season. 4. Incredible heat.
300
Name the system of cuneiform writing that Egyptians used and the type of parchment they used to write on.
What is hieroglyphics and papyrus.
300
This is the major Harrapan city, known in English as "Mound of the Dead."
What is Mohenjo-Daro
300
This is the pattern of rulers coming into and falling out of power.
What is the Dynastic Cycle.
400
The first known early man to bury their dead were..
What is the Neaderthals?
400
To what civilization of Mesopotamia did Hammurabi, author of the code, belong?
What is Babylonian?
400
The pyramids built in Egypt that are influenced by the ziggurats of Mesopotamia are an example of this.
What is cultural diffusion.
400
Why are historians not confident that they know the full story about Indus Valley civilizations?
Because they have been unable to decipher their written records.
400
What is T'ien Ming, the Mandate of Heaven?
What is the idea that heaven grants rulers the right to rule based on ability and virtue.
500
Name three possible reasons why early man chose to record keep inside of caves.
1. Safe from weather and damage 2. Decoration of a living area 3. Spent much of their time in caves 4. They also recorded in other areas, but they are no longer visible.
500
What are two concepts addressed in Hammurabi's code that are still used today?
1. Innocent until proven guilty. 2. And eye for an eye (capital punishment)
500
Describe how religion played a role in the ancient Egyptian government. Use at least TWO vocab words.
Pharaohs were gods, polytheism, theocracy
500
Why do most historians believe that the major Harrapan societies were abandoned?
What is climate change, lack of water, intense winds and sand, baking hot heat...
500
What is both the first and last step in the Dynastic Cycle?
What is a new leader comes into power?