Pre- and Ancient History

Where did humans first practise farming?

• China

• Mesopotamia (两河流域)

• India

• Egypt

• North America

All early civilisations...

• lived near rivers

• grew rice

• built pyramids (金字塔)

• moved to a new place every year

What was the world's first city?

• Harappa (Indus Valley 印度河流域)

• Banpo (Yellow River Valley)

• Ur (两河流域)

• Rome

• New York

What does an archaeologist (考古家) NOT do?

• Dig in the ground

• Examine (检查) animal bones

• Write about the past

• Look at old buildings

• Talk to ancient people

What happened during the Agricultural Revolution?

• People stopped hunting animals for food

• People started using machines to farm

• People created new food to farm

• People started farming systematically (有条有理地)

During the Bronze Age (青铜器时代)...

• everything was made of bronze

• bronze was the most advanced (最先进的) metal humans were capable of using

• bronze was the most valuable material

• everyone used bronze as money

Why did human populations grow after the Agricultural Revolution?

• They had safer houses

• They stopped fighting each other

• There was a food surplus (extra food)?

• They discovered medicine

Many early civilisations built...

• Castles

• Large monuments (纪念碑)

• Stone houses

• Ships

Which early invention changed trade and warfare?

• Writing

• Religion

• The wheel

• Money

When did people first start practising agriculture in China?

• 20,000 BC

• 9000 BC

• 5000 BC

• 221 BC