Unit 2 Ancient Culture Hearths

Which describes a culture hearth?

This innovation allowed us to settle down and build civilizations because we had extra food

Which civilization developed cuneiform, one of the first forms of writing ?

The Great Pyramids of Giza are located

This first long story-poem told of a great flood and a man who wanted immortality.

A ruling family can also be called a...

A cultural hearth is where things/ ideas came from/ started out from

Many city-states were 'meso' these two 'potamias'.

Egypt is known for

Ancient Egypt, as well as other ancient civs had specialists who could read & write called ____

In order to be considered a great civilization, an ancient area must have had one or more

The priests in Mesopotamia watched the constellations to figure out

Mesopotamia was a smaller region within Sumer

China is known for

plant used to make paper-like material for writing

What concept is shown below?

How does irrigation help a civilization?

This served as a defensive protector against enemies

Which culture hearth is located here?

This area has its name because of the rich soil, easy for growing

Who invented the sickle, hoe, & plow for farming?

Each ancient civilization found a way to get water to where it was needed

Ancient culture that started along the Nile River.

The way we live our lives can be called our..?

One common feature of all early culture hearths is that each had a unifying religion

The very first armies were to

Which civilization gave us the art of philosophy, or the pursuit of wisdom?

The spread of ideas, people, technology,and products is called

The earliest Chinese script was written on

Which of these was a city in Sumer?

A group that shares geographic region, identity, and culture?

Which of these inventions is credited to the Sumerians?

Which ancient civilization grew wheat, barley, peas, melon, & sesame?

This ancient wonder contained the bodies of great leaders and their possessions.

What piece of architecture was primarily built to protect a culture hearth or city?

Which of the following are expressions of culture?

Archaeological sites of the Indus River Valley have been found in present day

Who was a great ruler of Babylon?

What is Hammurabi's code?

Where do many geographers believe the the first civilized culture was created?

These buildings housed the Mesopotamian religion.

Which of these was NOT an ancient culture hearth location?

Which of these changes did NOT occur over time in ancient civilizations?

Which civilization was the first to grow cotton to make cloth?