Paleolithic Age River Valley Civilization River Valley Civ 2 Ancient Religions Vocab

Question Homo Sapien Sapiens (Modern Humans) were first found on this continent.

Answer 1 – 10 Africa

Question Early humans were nomadic, which means….

Answer 1 – 20 They traveled around living in different places, often times in search of food.

Question Farmers cleared land by cutting trees or grasses and then lighting them on fire and burning them:

Answer 1 – 30 Slash and Burn Farming

Question What was the Neolithic Revolution?

Answer 1 – 40 When humans stopped being nomadic and settled down in small villages. This was due to their new found ability to farm.

Question Cave paintings, and stone tools where most likely found during what time period?

Answer 1 – 50 The Paleolithic Age

Question This river was essential to the survival of the Ancient Egyptians

Answer 2 – 10 The Nile

Question The Tigerus and Euphrates Rivers flowed through this ancient civilization.

Answer 2 – 20 Mesopotamia

Question The Gangues River was the center of live for the people of the…

Answer 2 – 30 Indus River Valley

Question The Fertile Crescent refers to the land around what ancient culture?

Answer 2 – 40 Mesopotamia

Question The writing of Mesopotamia is called…

Answer 2 – 50 Cuneiform

Question The law of an “eye for an eye,” came from this ancient set of laws…

Answer 3 – 10 The Code of Hammurabi

Question The writing of the Ancient Egyptians was called

Answer 3 – 20 Hieroglyphics

Question Cities in the Indus River Valley were set up in this fashion…

Answer 3 – 30 A grid system

Question This was the actual function of the Ancient Egyptian Pyramids…

Answer 3 – 40 They were tombs

Question This story from Mesopotamia is about a king and his search for immortality.

Answer 3 – 50 The Epic of Gilgamesh

Question This ancient religion came from India, but did not flourished until it reached Asia

Answer 4 – 10 Buddhism

Question The caste system became an important part of this Indian religion

Answer 4 – 20 Hinduism

Question This is the name of the Hebrew bible, also known as the Old Testament to Christians

Answer 4 – 30 The Torah

Question The Upanishads are a major part of what religion?

Answer 4 – 40 Hinduism

Question Heaven in Buddhism is called … While heaven in Hinduism is called...

Answer 4 – 50 Nirvana Moksha

Question Remains, such as tools jewelry, pottery, and other things made by humans

Answer 5 – 10 Artifacts

Question The belief in one god is called…

Answer 5 – 20 Monotheism

Question The belief in many gods is called

Answer 5 – 30 Polytheism

Question They Dynastic Cycle was dictated by…

Answer 5 – 40 The Mandate of Heaven

Question What is a Minotaur?

Answer 5 – 50 A monster from ancient Greece which had the head of a Bull and the body of a man. Said to have eaten human flesh.