Ancient World History 2020 Spring Break

How did geography play a key role in the early development of civilizations?

• Societies developed near oceans.

• Societies developed in river valleys.

• Societies developed in the desert.

• Societies developed in the tundra.

What does polytheistic mean?

• Worshipping or believing in more than one god.

• A person who was able to read and write, allowing for the creation of written records and messages.

• Large groups of domesticated animals like sheep or goats.

• A series of rulers in a particular place considered members of the same family.

People developed better technology because they needed to solve new problems such as how to farm more efficiently, or how to better fight to defend a city.

• True

• False

What is cultural diffusion?

• The process of different cultures adopted ideas and technology from other cultures over time.

• A way of life where a group of people survives from the secondary products of herds. People follow patterns of grazing to keep their herds alive.

• Livestock, migrate in an established territory to find pasture for their animals.

• Worshipping or believing in more than one god.

Ancient Egyptians and Greeks were BOTH

• Monotheistic 
• Polytheistic 
• Of Japanese Descent 
• Of Arabian Descent

The earliest populations were 

• Farmers
• Herbivores
• Carnivores 
• Hunter-Gatherers 

The river that split Ancient Egypt was the 

• Tigris 
• Euphrates
• Babylon
• Nile

The land between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers is often referred to as the 

• Cradle of Civilization
• Fertile Crescent 
• Land of the Lost
• Assyrian Empire

The world's first democracy was created in 

• Greece
• Athens
• Sparta
• Thebes

Plato, Aristotle, and Socrates were all famous Greek

• Emperors
• Soldiers
• Architects
• Philosophers