World History Unit 1

"Start of Something New"

100

“An advanced stage of human society marked by a well-organized government and high levels of culture, science, and industry.”

'What is a Civilization?'

200

"A period of time before written records."

'What is Prehistory?'

300

"A sudden change."

'What is a Revolution?'

400

"This is the keeping of animals and growing of food on a regular basis."

'What was the Systematic Agriculture?'

500

"Through domestication and revolutions, nomadic groups transitioned into these."

'What are settled communities?'

"Walk like an Egyptian"

100

"This structure protected Egyptian rulers as they made their transition into the afterlife."

'What are Pyramids?'

200

"This feature caused Ancient Egypt to label southern Egypt 'Upper' and northern Egypt 'Lower'.

"What is the Nile River?"

300

"This dynasty was known for its pyramids and the reunification of Upper and Lower Egypt."

'What was the Old Kingdom?'

400

"This Egyptian dynasty was ruled by Queen Hatshepsut and conquered the Hyksos."

'What was the New Kingdom?'

500

"Amon Ra, the chief Egyptian god, was known as this"

(What was he the ruler of?)

'What was the sun god?'

"What's my name?"

100

"An Egyptian Ruler."

'What was a Pharaoh?'

200

"The a religion with multiple gods."

'What is polytheism?'

300

"An area called the crossroads of the world."

'What was the Fertile Crescent?'

400

"The earliest form of writing."

'What was the Cuneiform?'

500

"The first major collection of laws. They were based on justice and social class punishment."

'What was the Code of Hammurabi?'

Ft. civilizations

100

"Cuneiform & Hieroglyphics"

'What is Writing?'

(#7)

200

"Artisans & Priests"

'What is Job Specialization?'

(#3)

300

"Pyramids, Ziggurats, & Hanging Gardens"

'What is Arts & Architecture?'

(#5)

400

"Torah, Osiris, & Amon Ra"

'What is Complex Religions?'

(#2)

500

"City-states, Code of Hammurabi, & bureaucracy." 

'What is a Well-Organized Government?'

(#1)

Collab

100

"Sumer, Egypt, Indus Valley, and Shang Dynasty were all constructed around this feature."

'What is water?' 

(or river)

200

"This collection of poems describes a hero who built a boat to save people from the angry gods."

'What is the Epic of Gilgamesh?'

300

"A group or region that is controlled by one ruler or government."

'What is an empire?'

400

"The majority of Hammurabi's laws pertained to this topic."

'What is marriage and the family?'

500

"Pharaoh Ahmose I drove out this group with their own technology to create the New Kingdom."

'Who are the Hyksos?'