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• Historians believe that human life started in
this continent.
10 points
• What is Africa?
• During this time in history, people lived in
caves, they used simple tools to hunt animals
for food and to make clothing. They also
gathered wild plants and berries to eat.
20 points
• What is The Paleolithic Era/Old
Stone Age??
• This means that animals could be tamed and
plants could be grown for human use. The
animals and plants were no longer considered
wild.
30 points
• What is domestication?
• During the Neolithic Era/New Stone Age early
people created a new technology, so they
would have food. This new idea allowed them
to settle in one place. They no longer had to
move place to place (migrate) like people did
during the Paleolithic Era/Old Stone Age did.
40 points
• What is agriculture?
• During the Stone Age, early people made tools
from only three types of natural resources.
50 points
• What are wood, stone & bones?
• These two inventions were used by the
Mesopotamian farmers to control the waters
of the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers.
10 points
• What are canals and levees?
• This form of writing was invented by the
Sumerians. It greatly improved
communication throughout the region.
20 points
• What is cunnieform?
• The Sumerians believed in many gods and
goddesses. Each city and each family
worshipped the gods that they believed
protected them. A belief in many gods is also
called something else.
30 points
• What is polytheism?
• This king created the first great empire by
uniting different city-states of Sumer.
40 points
• Who is King Sargon?
• In Babylon, the king used traditional Sumerian
laws to make his legal decisions and control
the people in his empire. Today, many feel
that these laws were extremely cruel.
50 points
• What is the Code of Hammurabi?
• The Egyptians built their civilization along this
river, so they could use the water for irrigating
their fields and for transportation.
10 points
• What is the Nile River?
• Egyptians believed that they needed their
bodies in the afterlife, so they preserved their
bodies with this process.
20 points
• What is mummification?
• These huge stone structures were built as
tombs, or burial places, for the pharaohs.
30 points
• What are pyramids?
• Scribes wrote on this type of paper. It was
made from a reed plant. The reeds were
pressed together to form this type of paper.
40 points
• What is papyrus?
• The first pharaoh of Egypt, Menes, created a
double crown to represent the combination of
Upper Egypt and Lower Egypt.
50 points
• What is unification?
• Some city-states in ancient Greece were ruled
by a single ruler.
10 points
• What is a monarchy?
• This was considered the “City of the Soldiers”.
Its’ leaders decided to make its’ military the
most powerful military in all of Ancient
Greece.
20 points
• What is Sparta?
• This form of Athenian government is what
today’s government is based on. It means
that the people have a say and have the right
to vote.
30 points
• What is democracy?
• Athletes competed in sports, such as javelin
throwing, foot races, weight lifting and
wresting. Every 4 years, we still celebrate the
best athletes in the world at this event.
40 points
• What are the Olympics?
• This emperor was responsible for making
Christianity one of the official religions of the
Roman Empire.
50 points
• Who is Constantine?
• This type of new government brought order to
Europe. The more powerful people protected
the less powerful people.
10 points
• What is feudalism?
• The Ancient Roman engineers invented many
new forms of technology. This type of
technology allowed running water to come
into cities, so the Romans could have public
baths, fountains and toilets .
20 points
• What is an aqueduct?
• Judaism is the oldest religion. Its’ founder is
Abraham. Historians believe that God gave
Moses laws for Jewish people to follow.
30 points
• What are the Ten
Commandments?
• What religious belief does Judaism,
Christianity & Islam all have in common?
40 points
• What is monotheism?
• A village that usually included a castle, church,
fields, woods, manor house and huts. They
were an important part of life during the
Middle Ages.
50 points
• What is a manor?