| 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. |
