Based on this map, which direction would you travel if you wanted to go from Caspian Sea to the Persian Gulf?

Based on this map, how many miles is it from Uruk to Ninevah?

Based on this map,which direction would you travel to get from Jerusalem to Nineveh?

These dinosaur bones are 72 million years old.  
Would they be considered a primary source or a secondary source?

A Primary Source is...

This poster was printed in early 1942, right after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.  
Would it be a primary source or a secondary source?

A secondary source is..

What do we call the period of time when early people stopped living a nomadic lifestyle and started growing crops?

Hunter-Gatherer tribes would hunt animals for food.
Early Agricultural people brought their animals into their communities.  What word best describes this process?

Stone tools, fire, and needles made from animal bones are all examples of what?  
(Tools that people use to make their lives easier.)

A large food supply allows people to do work that is different from farming.  What do we call it when people in a civilization do different types of work?

This monotheistic religion believed that they could have a personal relationship with their God and that God sent prophets, or messengers, to share God's word with the people.

This monotheistic religion believes in the divinity of Jesus of Nazareth.  They believe he rose from the dead and will return to earth one day.

This polytheistic religion believes that a person can reach spiritual enlightenment, or nirvana, in a single lifetime by meditating and following the eight-fold path.

This polytheistic religion believes that if people follow their dharma, they will gain good karma and achieve a higher plane of existence in their next life, when they are reincarnated.

What is the belief in many gods?

What is the belief in many gods?

What is the belief in one god?

What is the belief in one god?

How could a civilization's geographical features limit its ability to communicate effectively with its neighbors?

Which geological feature did most early civilizations choose to settle near?

Which of these was NOT a contributing factor to the spread of ideas and religions?

Based on this timeline, what was the first Chinese dynasty?

Based on this timeline, how many years were there between the start of the Qin dynasty and start of the Song dynastie?

What is a fan-shaped area of fertile marshland found at the end of a river like the Nile?

Ancient river valley civilizations saw many advantages and disadvantages to living near a river.  Which of the following is NOT associated with river civilizations?

What is the word we use to describe soil that is left behind after a river floods its' banks?  
This soil is excellent for farming.

What is the system of wedge-shaped writing that was developed by the Sumerians in Mesopotamia?

After years of training, some Sumerian men were able to write in cuneiform, and they became official record keepers.  What were they called?

What is another way to describe an "extra amount" of something?

Mesopotamians dug canals that let water flow from a water source to their fields.
This method of watering crops is called what?

Which choice describes a city that governs itself and its surrounding territory?

The Babylonian king Hammurabi was best known for creating a set of laws and punishments for each crime.
What was did this set of laws become known as?

What is the ancient Egyptian practice of wrapping a dead body in white linen in order to preserve it for the afterlife?

What is the ancient Egyptian process of treating a body to keep it from decaying so that it could pass into the afterlife?

What is the Egyptian system of writing which uses pictographs to represent words and phrases?

What person had the top social status in ancient Egypt?

Which of these was ranked higher in the social structure of ancient Egypt?

Which of these was the lowest social class in ancient Indian caste system?
(varna system)

Founded by the Romans, this form of government happens when the people elect their rulers.

The Roman ruling class, made up of wealthy families.

An ordinary Roman citizen, often a poor person who was kept out of government affairs.

A concept of  Roman government where one governing body can reject another governing body's proposal.

200 years of Roman peace ushered in by Emperor Augustus.

A key design feature in Roman architecture where a supporting structure would be curved in order to add support.

The Roman ideal  that laws apply to everyone equally. 

Many Chinese dynasties, over several hundred years, built this structure to protect China's northern border.

The Silk Road was a series of trade routes.
What things were traded along these routes?

China's main export was what?
(They invented the process of making this item and guarded it's production fiercely.)

The Chinese developed a new way to print books with a machine that had independent, moveable characters on the printing press. What was it called?

Which of the following Greek city-states would have been most likely described as "war-like"?

Which of these Greek city-states was most likely to favor philosophy and education over war and conquest?

This Greek philosopher believed in absolute truth and developed a way to get his students to find their own answers to meaningful questions.

This philosopher was one of Socrates' students and wrote a book called "The Republic" which laid out his plan for a perfect government.

This philosopher was a master of many subjects and started a school called the Lyceum.  
He taught his students about the "Golden Mean."

This Macedonian king conquered all of Greece and spread Greek culture throughout the ancient world as he and his army pressed further and further east in to central Asia.