Early Humans | Mesopotamia | Ancient Egypt | Ancient China | Ancient Greece |
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What is Nomadic?
Constantly moving from one location to another
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Who are Sumerians
The citizens of Mesopotamia are called this
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What are Pharaohs
Leaders in Ancient Egypt are called this
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What is Diffusion
The spread of ideas from one civilization to another
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What is a peninsula
A landform surrounded by water on three sides
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What is Paleolithic
The "Old" Stone Age
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What are the Tigres and Euphrates
The two rivers that Mesopotamia is located between
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What is the Nile River
The most important river to Ancient Egypt
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Who is Confucius
Famous Chinese philosopher
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What are Sparta and Athens
The two city-states involved in the Peloponnesian War
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What is Neolithic
The "New" Stone Age
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What is Farming
Mesopotamia was best known for being amazing at this
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What is Old Kingdom, Middle Kingdom, New Kingdom
The three different time periods or "kingdoms" of Ancient Egpyt
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What is Daoism/Taoism
A commonly practiced religion and philosophy in China. The yin and yang symbol is associated with this as well.
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What is Democracy
Ancient Greece is known as the birthplace of this form of Government
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What is cave paintings
Form of communication when spoken language did not exist
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What is mud bricks
Those living in Mesopotamia made their houses out of this
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What is Papyrus
The first ships in Egpyt were made out of this plant commonly found on the Nile River
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What is Caligophry
The artistic form of ancient Chinese writing using characters
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Who is Zeus
The Greek God of the Sky
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What is a land bridge
This allowed for early humans to move from one continent to another
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What is Cuneiform
The written language of Mesopotamia
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What is Herioglyhics
Pictures and Symbols used as a written language in Ancient Egypt
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What is the Mandate of Heaven
The belief that the Emperor was chosen by a higher power to rule.
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Who is Alexander the Great
After the Peloponessian War, this general from Macedonia conquered Greece
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