Vocabulary
General Knowledge
Government Systems & Religion
Ancient River Valley Civilizations
Geography of (A.R.V.C.)
100

This person studies written records of past events.

Historian 

100

prehistorical shift in human activity from hunting and gathering to agriculture resulting in human settlements

Neolithic Revolution

100

These are the trials where your heart is weighed against an ostrich feather to determine its purity and whether you get to go on to the afterlife. 

Trials of Osiris

100

a) Developed hieroglyphics- Writing using picture symbols. 

b) Constructed pyramids- Massive structures used to bury Pharaohs (kings). 

c) Social classes

Ancient Egypt  

100

The land between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers

Fertile Crescent

200

A secondhand record of a historical event created by a person who did NOT actually experience the event (Examples- Textbooks, encyclopedias, biographies).

Secondary Source Document 

200

led his army from Akkad to conquer the city-state of Sumer to the south. His conquest help spread Sumerian culture and ideas beyond the Tigris/Euphrates valley

Sargon 

200

This was the worlds first Monotheistic Religion; The founder of this religion was Abraham 

Judaism 

200

Who was the second confirmed female pharaoh of Egypt

Hatshepsut 

200

Lifeblood of ancient Egypt

flows from Lake Victoria in Uganda to the Mediterranean Sea

Floods once a year

The Nile River

300

The scientific study of human beings; such as behavior, culture, society, linguistics, & biology.

How people (our ancestors) behaved.

Anthropology

300

first emperor of a unified China

Emperor Qin Shi Huangdi

300

 A form of government in which one or more deities of some type are recognized as supreme ruling authorities/spiritual leaders

 Theocracy

300

Oldest written set of laws in the world that is known for its strict (harsh) punishments of crimes

Hammurabi Code 

300

 blows moist air eastward across India, causing severe flooding in many regions.

Summer Monsoon 

400

Is this a primary or secondary source?

Primary 

400

Name at least 3 of the 5 city-states of Ancient Sumeria

  • Uruk

  • Kisk

  • Lagash

  • Umma

  • Ur

400

A type of social and political system in which landholders provide land to tenants in exchange for their loyalty and service.

Feudalism 

400

Name 5 inventions of Ancient China

  • Gun Powder

  • Fireworks

  • Rockets

  • Crossbows

  • Kites

  • Paper Making

  • Printed Word

400

What are the 3 mountain ranges of the Indus Valley 

Hindu Kush, Karakoram, Himalayas

500

Critically examining significant details and language patterns of a text in order to develop a deep understanding of the author’s claims or point of view

Close Reading

500

A Babylonian ruler developed a code of laws that were unified and would serve to control the different groups within his empire. (282 specific laws)

Hammurabi

500

Ancient China had this type of government with their family dynasties ruling.  

Monarchy

500

one of the largest and best-preserved Neolithic settlements known to archaeologists. Located in southern Anatolia, in modern day Turkey, was inhabited between 7500 and 5700 BCE

Catal Huyuk

500

Why most civilizations begin by rivers/water

Trade

agriculture/fertile soil

Transportation