Unit 1: Ancient Worlds

Vocab: The cultivation of plant goods and domestication of animals

Who were the first group of people between Egypt & Mesopotamia to practice monotheism?

Vocab: To move from one region to another

The boomerang-shaped region of the present day Middle East, named for its rich soil

What was the most common reason in which ancient people chose to migrate?

Early Chinese government used irrigation techniques to lessen the damage that came w/ the flooding of the Huang He river

Ancient Chinese did NOT value their ancestors

Most important & long-lasting effect that the Agricultural Revolution (Neolithic Revolution) had on people’s lives?

True or False: The Sumerians of Ancient Mesopotamia were monotheistic

The belief that the Chinese emperor had a divine right to rule given him by the god or divine force known as Heaven

"Mesopotamia" literally means between two rivers; which rivers was this civilization between? Pick 2

Egyptian religion was centered around the idea of the...

Vocab: A person who survives by hunting game and gathering wild plants

Vocab: An amount of food leftover after requirements have been met

Vocab: A picture representing an object, sound, or idea that was part of the ancient Egyptian writing system.

Which of the following characteristics made Indus River Valley communities so well known?

In Chinese philosophy, what symbolizes a balance of two forces?

What describes the harsh "eye for an eye" law code developed in Babylon?

Vocab: A series of rulers from the same family

Which was a major city in the Indus River valley region?

Which of these were a valuable resource to ancient China's economy?

The period of time where people settled in permament communities & planted crops

What was the result of the Ancient China’s isolation by natural barriers?

Vocab: System in which people are grouped according to rank and power

The period of time where nomads moved place to place to find food

This artifact from the Shang Dynasty in Ancient China depicts pictographic language written on a(n)

What geographic feature protected the Indus River Valley’s Northern region?

Vocab: An object of historical value made by human beings

The Egyptians were very isolated and never traded

Which of the following would you most likely find in the Paleolithic Era?

True or False: Artisans making pottery was part of Neolithic society?

Vocab: A King of Ancient Egypt

What was something that was necessary for the development of early civilizations?

Vocab: A professional writer who recorded official information in ancient societies.

Which of the following groups made up the lowest level of the caste system?

Most ancient Egyptian pyramids were built as _______ for pharaohs and their families.

The system of writing developed by Sumerians

Ancient Egypt sat along which river

Vocab: A form of government in which the legal system is based on religious law.

We don't know what caused the disappearance of the Indus River Valley civilization- but what causes are hypothesized?