History Midtems Freshman

Paleolithic (select all that apply)

• nomads

• men hunted, women gathered

• farming and domestication

• spoken language began, adapted

Neolithic

• Stone tools

• small groups

• Farming and domestication

• nomads

Characteristics of a Civilization(select all that apply)

• cities/

  government

• Art/architecture

• Religions /

  social class

• Population

• job specialization/

  writing systems

What are the first four civilizations?

• Mesopotamia

• Greece

• Egypt

• India

• China

What do all the first four civilizations have in common?

• In Europe

• Controlled by Alexander the Great

• All started around rivers

• All participated in the Peloponnesian War

What are the Geographic regions/ physical features of India?

• Mountians (Himalayas)

• Rivers (Indus and Gangees)

• Hindu Kush/ Deccan Plateau

• Northern and Westers Ghats

• is a peninsula

What is the Caste system?

• a way to reach enlightenment

• One of Buddas teachings

• a social hierachy used as way to keep the Aryans and Conquered seperate

• Alexander the Greats religion he spread

Where did the Caste system come from?

• India

• Greece

• China

• Rome

Which religion is the caste system from?

• Buddihism

• Hellinstic

• Hinduism

• Christianity

What is Reincarnation?

• The way to reach Nirvana

• all actions in a persons life that affect his/hers fate in the next life

• Confucianism beliefs

• to be born into a higher/lower caste