Ancient Civilizations Study Guide

September 24, 2013

Ancient Civilizations Study Guide

1. Map #1-Egypt(Nile River) Map#2-Mesopotamia Ma(Tigris and Euphrates)p#3-Indus River Valley Map Indus and Ganges and #4-China(Huang He)

2. Tigris and Euphrates Rivers3. Nile4. Indus and Ganges5. China6. Rich Soil, Irrigation and Water7. Nomadic Invasions

8. Ancient Civilization that settled between the Mediterranean sea and Jordan River Valley• 9. Great Sailors and traders settled along the Mediterranean

coast (part of Fertile Crescent in Southwest Asia). • 10. Ancient Civilization that located on the upper (southern)

Nile River (Africa).11. (of a title, office, or right) conferred by or based on inheritance.12. Mesopotamia=Kings, Egypt=Pharaoh and China=Emperors and Dynasties13. Slavery14. Centralized government, often based on religious authority

15. Heart of Judaism, state moral and Religious conduct16.Listed 282 specific laws dealing with everything

from family relationships to business17. Bronze and Iron18.Better tools, plows and irrigation19. Phoenicians20. Belief in one God, Hebrews

21. Belief in Many Gods, Ancient Civilizations22. He is considered the founder of Judaism23. He led the Israelites out of Egypt to Canaan24. Capital of Kingdom of Israel25. Contains written records and Beliefs of Hebrews26. Exile=The state of being barred from one’s nature

country typically for political reasons, Diaspora=Jews living outside of Israel

27. A simplified picture used in early forms of writing

28. Sumerian(Mesopotamia) need to keep records29.Egyptians need to keep records and laws30. Phoenicians, need to keep records31. Anatolia, Turkey32. England32. Fertile Crescent• 34. developed agriculture (domesticated • plants) • domesticated animals • used advanced tools • made pottery • developed weaving skills.

• 35. were nomadic, migrating in search of • food, water, shelter • invented the first tools, including • simple weapons • learned how to make and use fire • lived in clans • developed oral language • created “cave art.”

36. 400,000 to 100,000 37. Australia, the Americas and Eurasia38. Hunted and Gathered39. Africa40. Archaeologists study past cultures by locating and analyzing human remains, settlements, fossils, and artifacts.

41. Anthropology is the study of the origins and development of people and their societies.

42. Geography-The study of the earth and its features and of the distribution of life on the earth, including human life and the effects of human activity.

43. Mercator44. Lines that run east and west but measure north and south, Lines that run North and south but measure east and west44. Artifacts