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Why do archaeologists call prehistoric period
People used stone to make tools and
of human history the Stone Age?
weapons during this time.
Using these three things helped Paleolithic
Spears, traps, and bows and arrows
hunter-gathers become more successful at
acquiring food.
People who lived during the Ice Age had
1. Using animal fur to make clothing
to adapt to their environment by what
2. Eating different foods
three things?
3. Building stronger shelters
What effect did the domestication of
The people began to settle in one place.
plants have on the Neolithic people?
What is one way the Mesopotamia,
They were located along rivers.
Egypt, and Kush were alike?
The earliest-known civilization
developed in
Mesopotamia
What allowed Mesopotamia farmers to grow
irrigation techniques
crops in a hot, dry climate?
What common belief did the Mesopotamians
They controlled the forces of nature
and the Egyptians hold about their gods?
and human activities.
Why was Hammurabi’s Code important?
It established a system of law.
Egyptians built pyramids to ________
Protect the bodies of pharaohs.
During the Hatshepsut’s rule, what did
wood
Egyptians obtain through trade?
What two things did Ramses II accomplish?
He regained land the empire had lost and
built major temples.
Along which physical feature was Kush located?
The upper Nile River
The world’s first form of writing was called _____
cuneiform
What city was considered to be the center of Judaism?
Jerusalem
The religion that became known as Judaism began in
what city?
Canaan
What was an important belief of the Pharisees?
All Jews should obey the Torah.
What does the Bible say that Moses gave to
the Torah
the Israelites?
The Israelites moved to Egypt because _____
a drought hit their homeland
What helped the Jews survive after they were
Rabbis taught the Torah
banished from Jerusalem by the Romans?
What is a polis?
A city-state
What two geographic features divided the
mountains and seas
people of ancient Greece?
What changes did Pericles make to the
He let lower-class citizens hold office.
government of Athens?
What is a feature of
Citizens voted on laws at mass meetings.
Athenian direct democracy?
Through myths, people in ancient Greece
expressed their _______
religious beliefs
How did King Darius change the Persian
He divided the empire into 20 states.
government?
While Sparta built a strong military, Athens
democracy
built a strong ________
What effect did Alexander’s conquest have
Greek culture spread to southwest
on the ancient world?
Asia and Egypt.
Who wrote a book about plane geometry?
Euclid
In what way were the Mauryan and
They ruled from Pataliputra.
Gupta empires alike?
Where did the first Indian civilizations
in the Indus River valley
develop?
Which of the following did the Aryans
iron plows
introduce to India?
Followers of both Brahmanism and
Hinduism believed in ______
the universal spirit
What is the highest varna in the
Brahman
caste system?
Who was the Buddha?
Siddhartha Gautama
As a leader, Emperor Asoka was a
Buddhist but let people practice Hinduism
How did Sanskrit change life in ancient India?
It allowed people to write down prayers
and poems.
During most of China’s early history,
dynasties
the region was ruled by _______
Why did the first Chinese civilization
develop in the Huang He valley?
The flooding of the river made the land rich.
What two geographic feature or features isolated
mountains and deserts
China from other peoples?
Give an example of a Daoist belief?
People should give up their worldly desires.
What problem took hold of China after the
States went to war and people were killed.
fall of the Zhou dynasty?
How did Qin Shihuangdi unite China?
By building roads and a canal
What changes did Han Wudi introduce
into the government?
Civil service examinations
How did the Silk Road change life in China?
It brought China into contact with other
civilizations.
Buddhism was introduced into China by
what two kinds of people?
merchants and teachers
In the early days of the Roman Republic,
nobles who served as the top government officials
who were the patricians?
Where and why did Rome’s founders choose
The Tiber River because it offered a source of water
to locate their new settlement where it was?
and a way to get to the sea
What did the government of the Roman
three branches of government
Republic have in common with the U.S.
government today?
________ was never part of the Roman Empire.
India
Who transformed Rome into an empire?
Augustus
The Jews were forced to leave Jerusalem by ____
the Romans
How did Paul contribute to the spread of Christianity?
He founded churches throughout the eastern
Mediterranean.
______ brought Christianity to Ireland.
Patrick
The Romans were the first people to
concrete
invent and use _____
What three things contributed to the
1. Poor leadership
division of the Roman Empire?
2. A weak economy
3. the breakdown of law and order
What three architectural features did the
Romans give the world?
The dome, arches, columns
At its height, the Roman Empire was
1. North Africa
made up of what three regions?
2. Much of Europe
3. Mesopotamia
What was one major difference between
The Eastern Orthodox believed that the
the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Roman
patriarch and the pope were equals.
Catholic Church?
What did the Olmec, Moche, and Maya
They built early civilizations in the
have in common?
Americas.
Why did early civilizations develop in
The land had rich soil and a mild climate
Mesoamerica?
for farming
What was the main reason the Maya went
to obtain captives for sacrifice
to war?
What structures did Maya architects and
engineers build?
Huge pyramids
The Maya used their 365-day
1. Predict eclipses
calendar to _____
2. Schedule religious festivals
3. decide when to plant and harvest crops
The Paleolithic people were able to survive
Because they learned how to use
fire
One of the most important technologies
tools
used by the Paleolithic people was ____
______ was the revolutionary change that took
Place during the Neolithic Age.
farming
Mesopotamia, the cradle of civilization, lay
Tigris and Euphrates rivers
between which two rivers?
What did Egyptians trade for in the
wood
Eastern Mediterranean?
What ruler avoided military conquests
Hatshepsut
and expanded Egypt’s economy?
Both Kushites and Egyptians believed that
gods
their rulers were related to _____
Judaism is based on monotheism, which
one god
is the belief in __________
What was the Israelite code of laws that shaped
the Ten Commandments
the moral laws of many peoples?
The Israelites believed that they were
Descended from what man?
Abraham
What is the name given to the Israelites’
Exodus
Escape from slavery in Egypt?
Through mythology, the Greek people
expressed their _____________
religious beliefs
The Persian king Darius’ power depended
army
on his _______
The people of Athens prized education, while
military skills
the people of Sparta valued ________
The spread of Greek culture to southwest Asia
Alexander the Great
is a legacy of what man?
What standard did the Greeks use to decide
who should hold public office?
Ability not royal blood or wealth
India’s earliest civilizations developed in the ___
Indus River Valley
In early India’s social system, the Kshatriyas
the warriors
Class contained these people ______
The Buddha believed that the only way to find
desires
truth was by renouncing all ____
Who was the Indian ruler who became Buddhist,
Asoka
renounced war, and worked for his people’s
welfare?
Souls passing through many lives to unite with the
universal spirit is a belief about life after death from ___
Krishna
The belief that peace would come to society if people
Confucius
put the needs of family and community above their
personal needs comes from what man?
To select the most talented people for government jobs,
civil service exams
Hans Wudi used what test?
What brought China into contact with many
the Silk Road
other civilizations?
What two groups brought Buddhism to China?
Merchants and teachers
Who was the ruling class and top officials of the
Roman Republic?
Patricians
Who helped end the Roman Republic by declaring
Julius Caesar
himself dictator for life?
Roman peace and order allowed people to travel
Christianity
In safety was the one reason why _______ spread.
One of Rome’s most significant influences on the
system of law
world is its _____
In the Paleolithic Age, who would look after children
and search for berries, nuts, and grains?
women
_________ as an economic activity developed in
farming
different areas of the world at the same time.
Domestication of animals and plants began
Neolithic
during what age period?
This development of the Neolithic Age
farming
was called a revolution.
A Sumerian invention was the _____
plow
The chief purpose of the pyramids was to
serve as ______
warehouses to store grain
The Code of Hammurabi marked an important
absolute monarchy (Kings ruling the people)
step toward the growth of ____________
The Nile River was important to ancient Egypt because
floods; soil; crops
the Nile ________ and ______ deposits helped in growing
_______.
The Torah, or the laws of the Israelites, became the first
Hebrew Bible
part of the ____________.
Who was successful at writing many of the Psalms?
King David
Moses helped the Israelites escape from slavery in ____
Egypt
The Iliad and the Odyssey describe the heroic
deeds or______
warriors
Who was the Persian ruler who began building
Cyrus
a large empire in the Middle East?
_________ was a democracy (people rule) whereas
Athens; Sparta
_________ was an oligarchy (ruled by only a small group
of people.
What did Alexander the Great build as a center
Alexandria
of business and trade?
This was a climatic factor that influenced early
monsoons
Indian civilizations.
These ancient writings primarily describe the search
for a universal spirit. What are they called?
The Upanishads
Buddhism became popular in part because it
caste system
rejected the __________.
A major achievement of emperor Shi Huang Di
Was the beginnings of the ________________.
Great Wall of China
What three things were the civil service exams
1. Law 2. History 3. Teachings of Confucius
During the Han Dynasty based on?
What religion became popular in China after the
Buddhism
fall of the Han Dynasty?
What was Confucius’ major concern?
Good behavior
Who founded the city of Rome,
Romulus and Remus
according to a traditional legend?
Who could hold political office in early Rome?
Only Patricians
The reign of Augustus began a period of
200 years that was known for _______.
Peace
The apostles whom were important founders of
Early Christian churches were _________?
Peter and Paul
In Jewish tradition, who led the ancient Hebrews
Moses
out of slavery in Egypt?
Many historians consider Hammurabi’s Code to be
set up a democratic system of
important because it is one of the first attempts to ____.
Government
What did John Locke’s philosophy have the biggest
spreading of Renaissance ideas
influence on?
Hatsheput is remembered in ancient Egypt
because she was one of the first ________.
female rulers