A | B |
The first humans appeared in | Africa |
The first humans moved to these two continents after living in Africa | Eurasia and Americas |
Advancements of the Old Stone Age (Paleolithic Era) | Cave Art, Fire, Nomadic Hunter Gatherers, Lived in Clans. |
Advancements of the New Stone Age (Neolithic Era) | Pottery, Advanced Tools and weapons, Agriculture, Domsticated Animals, Began Permanent Settlements. |
Agriculture | Allowed people to live in permanent areas. |
Artifacts and Radio Carbon Dating | How archaeologists study the past. |
Fertile Soil and Natural Barriers for protection | Why people settle in River Valleys |
Egypt/Kush | Nile |
Mesopotamia | Tigris and Euphrates |
India | Indus |
China | Huange He |
Poytheism | The worshipping of many gods (most early religions) |
Monotheism | Worship of one god (Judaism) |
Code of Hammurabi | Earliest Law Code, developed by the Babylonians, "an eye for an eye" |
Ten Commandments | Developed by the hebrew Moses. |
Pictograms | Pictures that represent words. Most early writing was based on this. |
Cuneiform | Earliest form of writing. |
Hieroglyphics | Egyptian writing |
Phoenicians | Developed the first alphabet where symbols represent sounds |
Persians maintained thier large empire by... | Being tolerant to those they conquered, Dividing it into provinces, building roads |
Zoroastrianism | Persian religion based on the struggle between good and evil |
India was protected from the rest of the world by | Hindu Kush and Himalaya Mountains. |
Caste System | A rigid class structure developed by the Aryans |
Gupta | Ruled during India's Golden Age |
Hinduism | The main religion that influenced Indian Culture and is still practiced today. |
Hinduism influenced Indian Culture by... | reinforcing the caste system by focusing on reincarnation. |
Buddhism | Indian religion founded by Siddhartha Guatama |
The key principles of Buddhism are... | 4 Noble truths |
One can reach Nirvana by... | 8 fold path to enlightenment. |
Asoka | Spread religion of Buddhism and sent missionaries into Asia. |