| A | B |
|---|
| Homo Sapiens originated here. | Africa |
| How did early humans survive? | They were hunter gatherers that depended on wild plants & animals |
| Characteristics of hunter gatherer societies | Nomads, simple stone tools, made fire, lived in clans, devel. oral language, created cave art |
| This event began the neolithic Era. | Development of agriculture |
| scientist who studies past cultures by analyzing artifacts | Archaeologist |
| Paleolithic stone structure in England | Stonehenge |
| Why did the earliest civilizations develop on rivers | fertile soil, protection from invasion, source of food, transportation |
| Egyptian writing system | Hieroglyphics |
| Name of the area between the Tigris & Euphrates rivers | Mesopotamia |
| Religion that was 1st to develop monotheism | Judaism (Hebrew people) |
| King who wrote one of the 1st code of laws (an eye for an eye) | Hammurabi |
| These people developed the 1st alphabet | Phoenicians |
| Form of writing developed by the Sumerians that was composed on wedge-shaped clay pieces | Cunieform |
| This people group invaded the Indus River valley & began a strict caste system | Aryans |
| Rigid class system based on occupation that devel. in ancient India | Caste system |
| Cycle of rebirth that is a belief of both Hinduism and Buddhism | Reincarnation |
| He founded Buddhism | Siddhartha Gautama |
| The Four Noble Truths and the Eightfold Path are beliefs of this religion. | Buddhism |
| What was the purpose of the Great Wall of China? | Line of defense against invasion |
| This Chinese structure facilitated trade between China and Europe. | The silk road |
| 4 inventions/innovations of ancient China | Silk, porcelain, paper, civil service system |
| Chinese philosophy that encouraged social order by practicing respect for elders & politeness | Confucianism |
| Chinese philosophy that practiced humility, the simple life, & harmony with nature | Taoism |
| Yin | Female force - dark, cool, submissive |
| Yang | Male force - warm, bright, aggressive |
