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Who were the earliest people who came from Africa, and traveled in bands?
Hunter-gatherers
Name the time period people migrated across the Bering Strait into North America?
Ice Age
What does agriculture mean?
Farming
An object that is human made from long ago is called an _________.
artifact
A way of life that includes food, language, religion, clothes, and hobbies is called ____.
culture
Which civilization is a part of the Fertile Crescent, located between 2 rivers, and is located on the continent of Asia?
Mesopotamia
Which 2 rivers is Mesopotamia located between?
Tigris and Euphrates
A way of supplying water to an area of land is called?
Irrigation
Located in the countryside is called?
Rural
Located in the city is called?
Urban
Worshipping many gods is called?
Polytheism
Worshipping one god is called?
Monotheism
A long story poem about Sumer’s first king is called?
Epic of Gilgamesh
The world’s first writing system with wedge-shaped symbols on clay tablets is called?
Cuneiform
The first set of written laws that is known by the quote, “an eye for an eye” is?
Hammurabi’s Code
The longest river in the world that flows from south to north is the?
Nile River
A series of rulers from the same family is called a ______.
dynasty
Egypt is located on the continent of ______.
Africa
A ruler of Egypt is called a ________.
pharaoh
What is the name of Egyptian writing?
Hieroglyphics
What is the name of the finding that helped translate Egyptian hieroglyphics?
Rosetta Stone
China is on the continent of _____.
Asia
Name the major body of water east of China.
Pacific Ocean
Which mountain range is to the south of China?
Himalaya Mountains
Farmers with small farms are called ______.
Peasants
Name the person who wanted the Chinese to return to ethics.
Confucius
What was built during the Qin dynasty to help keep out invaders from the north of China?
Great Wall
A 4,000 mile long network of trade routes from China to Europe is called the ____ ______.
Silk Road
The spread of ideas from one culture to another is called _______.
Diffusion
Which religion is the largest religion in India today, believes in reincarnation, and the caste system?
Hinduism
Name the founder of Buddhism.
Siddhartha Gautama “The Buddha”
Name the founder of Judaism.
Abraham
What is the name of the journey where Moses led his people out of Egypt.
Exodus
Followers of Judaism are called ____.
Jews
Name the holy book of Judaism.
Torah
What is the name of the holy book of Christianity?
Bible
Jesus’s rise from the dead is called?
The Resurrection
Name the founder of Islam.
Muhammad
Followers of Islam are called?
Muslims
The holy book of Islam is called?
Qur’an
The name for the god of Islam is called?
Allah
Slaves in the Spartan society are called?
Helots
Who was the military commander who was the son of Philip of Macedonia, conquered most of the entire known world, and helped spread Greek culture?
Alexander the Great
Who was the king of the gods and god of the sky?
Zeus
Italy is located on the continent of?
Europe
What geographic form does Italy represent?
Peninsula
What is the name of the 2 brothers who helped found the city of Rome?
Romulus and Remus
Name the Roman dictator who was killed on the Ides of March.
Julius Caesar
Which part of a map shows what the map is about? *1st thing you should look at
title
Which part of a map shows what direction north, south, east, and west lie on the map?
Compass rose
Which part of a map gives the distance between 2 points on the map?
Scale
Which part of a map displays what the symbols on the map represent?
Map key or legend
Name the form of government where it began in Athens, and people rule themselves.
Democracy
Name the type of government where a king or queen is in charge, and the position is inherited.
Monarchy
This type of government only has a few people in power, and Sparta is an example.
Oligarchy
This form of government is religious, and is led by religious leaders.
Theocracy
During the Middle Ages, the ____ was everything.
Church
Name the empress who married Justinian I, and helped give more rights to women.
Theodora
Who was the leader of the Franks that believed greatly in education?
Charlemagne
Which set of laws forced the king to obey the laws like everyone else?
Magna Carta
Name the event that was caused by the fleas on rats and killed ¼ of Europe.
Black Death
Name the great seafaring people who traveled by longships, and traveled to Europe and Asia.
Vikings
Name the person who helped establish feudalism in England, and became king of England in 1066?
William the Conqueror
Name the woman who helped rally the French troops against the English in the Hundred Years’ War. She eventually was burned to death.
Joan of Arc