8th Grade World History SGO REVIEW

Using artificial means of bringing water to crops is called 

Mesopotamia, the cradle of civilization, lay between the 

Government in which citizens vote to elect leaders

A place where tombs for the pharaohs were cut into the rock walls

The long era of peace that began with Augustus is called the

The reason why all Africans share some common traditions

The mountain ranges of Italy

In the History of Herodotus, who did the Greeks kidnap?

The world's longest river is the

Which Greek scientist said the Earth is round?

A plan of government

The first humans were

Who was the Israelite king known for his wise sayings, or proverbs?

Idea that laws should apply equally to everyone

Wedge-shaped Sumerian writing

The Egyptians believed that the pharaoh was the son of 

Early humans spread  to which continent first?

People who study how humans developed and how they relate to each other

The Egyptians used this for baskets and for papermaking

A family of rulers who pass power down through the family

Concept explained by Indian mathematicians

The __________ separate India from the rest of Asia

Hammurabi's ideas for his legal code came from

The weekly day of worship and rest is called the 

Life in ancient Egypt depended heavily on the

Called this because people made their tools from stone during this time

What do Aristarchus and Eratosthenes have in common?

The Jews who lived scattered around outside of Judah are called the

Which two scientists made advances in geometry?

The Greek peninsula is 

Twenty-five thousand years ago, humans moved in which direction  across Asia?

The Greeks wanted their art to reflect their ideals of

Sumerian women had the rights to buy and sell property and

A system based on a shift of power from kings to nobles

The king of _______ sent a herald into Greece to demand his daughter back.