SOL Early Humans/River Valley Civilizations/India/China
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 On what continent did the first forms of man evolve? | Africa |
| What form of early man emerged about 100,000 to 400,000 years ago? | homo sapiens |
| The lives of hunter/gatherers depended on what? | animal migration, availibility of crops |
| Name 3 things which were developed during the Old Stone Age | fire, stone tools, cave art |
| Early man was able to overcome his physical environment because he developed what? | fire |
| What is another name for the Old Stone Age? | paleolithic |
| What does carbon dating do? | tells how old something is |
| A person who migrates in search of food, water and shelter is ______? | nomadic, hunter gatherer |
| Name 3 things which developed during the New Stone Age: | agriculture (Neolithic agricultural revolution), domestication of animald (tames, herd), specialization of labor |
| Who studies past cultures by locating and analyzing human remains, fossils, and artifacts? | archeologist |
| What is another name for the New Stone Age? | Neolithic |
| What effect did agriculture have on how early man lived? | stop being nomadic, permanent settlement, building of civilization |
| What archaeological site in England was built during the Neolithic period and Bronze Age? | Stonehenge |
| Egypt is located next to what river? | Nile |
| What area is located between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers? | Fertile Crescent; Mesopotamia |
| What river valley civilization was located in India? | Indus |
| On what river was China's river civilization located? | Huange He (Yellow River) |
| The Nile River is located on what continent? | Africa |
| On what continent is Mesopatamia located? | Middle East |
| Where did the first civilizations develop? | Rivers |
| Where were the "Cradles of Civilization" located? | Rivers |
| Who settled between the Mediterranean Sea and Jordan River Valley? | Hebrews |
| The government of early Mesopotamian civilizations often had a centralized government based on what? | Heredity |
| What group settled along the Eastern Mediterranean coast? | Phoenicians |
| What group traded throughout the Mediterranean Sea and on Middle Eastern rivers? | Phoenicians |
| Name two written law codes of the Fertile Crescent. | Hammurabi's Code, Ten Commandments |
| What type of religion did most people of the Fertile Crescent worship? | polytheistic |
| What type of religion did Hebrews follow? | monotheistic |
| Judaism is the foundation of what other religions? | Christians, Islam |
| Which civilization was the first to follow one God? | Hebrews |
| Who led the Hebrews out of the Mesopotamia and helped found the Jewish faith? | Abraham |
| What is the written records and beliefs of the Hebrews? | Torah |
| Who led the Jews out of Egypt? | Moses |
| What states the proper moral and religious conduct for Hebrews? | Ten Commandments |
| Where were the world's first cities located? | Rivers |
| When people do work according to their skills, this is what? | specialization of labor |
| What is the holy city of the Hebrews? | Jerusalem |
| The Hebrews were captured and taken to Babylon. What is this called? | Babylonian captivity |
| What civilization used hieroglyphics? | Egypt |
| Which civilization developed the alphabet as we know it? | Phoenicians |
| What civilization used cuneiform? What is cuneiform? | Sumerians; clay tablets, syllus carved |
| The earliest written symbols were called what? | pictograms |
| Where did the Persian civilization develop? | Middle East |
| How did the Persians treat the people they conquered? | fairly, tolerantly, good |
| What is bureaucracy? | government of many parts (levels) |
| What religion did the Persians follow? | Zorastrianism |
| What did the Persians do to improve communication and trade in their empire? | Roads |
| Who had the largest civilization in the ancient world before Alexander the Great? | Persians |
| Who invaded and conquered the original Indus River Valley civilization? | Indo-Aryans |
| What was India's rigidly structured social system based on occupation? | Caste System |
| Name 2 geographic barriers which made invading India harder. | mountains and oceans |
| What mountains are to the west of the Indian sub-continent? | Hindu Kush and Himalayas |
| During what empire was India's Golden Age of Culture? | Gupta |
| Name 2 non-religious contributions of India | textiles, algebra, spices |
| The Indian cycle of rebirth is called what? | reincarnation |
| Future reincarnation is based on present behavior is what? | kharma |
| What religion believes in one major deity who takes many forms? | Hinduism |
| What religion did Siddhartha Gautama found? | Buddhism |
| What are the 2 main rivers of the Indian subcontinent? | Indus and Greece |
| The Vedas and Upanishads are the sacred writings of which religion? | Hinduism |
| What religian did Siddhartha Gautama found? | Buddhism |
| What does a Buddhist have to do to gain Enlightment? | Follow the Eightfold Path |
| Who sent missionaries to spread Buddhism throughout Asia? | Asoka |
| What are the 2 basic beliefs of Buddhism | Four noble truths and Eightfold Path |
| Where was Buddhism founded? | India |
| What was the religion of classical India? | Hinduism |
| In what river valley was classical China's civilization located? | Huang He |
| From where did invaders enter China? | from the North |
| Why was the Great Wall built? | as a line of defense against invasions |
| Who built the Great Wall of China? | Qin Shi Huangdi |
| What is another name of the Huang He? | Yellow River |
| The ruling families of China were called what? | dynasties |
| Chinese rulers served under the authority of what? | Mandate of Heaven |
| What connected China to cultures as far away as Rome? | The Silk Road |
| What fabric did China contribute to the world? | silk |
| Chinese emperors were considered to be what? | gods |
| What religion believes that humans are good, not bad? | Daoism |
| What represents opposites in Daoism? | Yin and Yang |
| In what religion do citizens respect their elders and worship their ancestors? | Confucianism |
| What religion believes in a simple life and inner peace? | Daoism |
| Yin and Yang are beliefs from what religion? | Daoism |
| What 3 religions are practiced in China? | Buddhism, Confucianism, and Daoism |
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