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
This Hindu belief means following ones duties and living in an honorable way. Living according to this will provide a higher caste when reborn in the next life. pg. 164
What is Dharma?
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
The mountain range that forms a barrier on the northern border of India and contains the highest mountain in the world. pg. 139
What are the Himalayan Mountains?
200
Cuneiform, Hieroglyphics, and Sanskrit 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
A great monument that was built as a tomb for the Pharoah Khufu. pg. 81
What is the Great Pyramid of Giza?
200
This symbol on the Indian flag represents the cycle of rebirth. It is named after a Mauryan King who was famous for writing laws that spread Buddhist beliefs. Pg. 180
What is the Asoka Chakra?
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
The flooding seasons determined when this group of people would be planting, harvesting crops, or working on building projects. They had the least status in Egyptian society. Pg. 102
Who are the peasants?
300
Many people go on a religious journey called a pilgrimage to bathe in the holy waters of this important river in India. pg. 144
What is the Ganges River?
400
This characteristic of civilization explains how people are organized in society based on factors such as wealth and status. The Caste System and the Social Pyramid are examples. Pg. 442
What is Social Structure?
400
The Ten Commandments provide a code of conduct for followers of this religion. pg. 117
What is Judaism?
400
This is how the Sumerians solved the problem of unpredictable flooding and extreme droughts. pg. 36
What is irrigation?
400
In ancient Egypt, priests had a special role in burial practices. These mummification rituals provide evidence that ancient Egyptians had a strong belief in this. pg. 96
What is an afterlife?
400
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. Pg. 190
What is the Gupta Empire, or the "Golden Age" of India?
500
In Ancient Egypt the Pharaohs were the supreme rulers and were thought to be gods. This statement shows these three characteristics of civilization.
What are government, social structure, and religion?
500
Besides religion, the Torah and The Vedas have this characteristic of civilization in common. Pg. 122
What is writing?
500
Mesopotamia, meaning "the land between the rivers" is located between these two rivers. pg. 33
What are the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers?
500
Although the social structure of ancient Egypt was fairly rigid, it was possible to move up. Young men could attend school to learn hieroglyphics and become this. Pg. 98
What is a scribe?
500
In the caste system of ancient India, social status was permanent, and Hindus believed that it was determined by this. Pg. 165