2. Who were the earliest people who came from Africa, and traveled in bands? Hunter-gatherers

3. Name the time period people migrated across the Bering Strait into North America? Ice Age

4. What does agriculture mean? Farming

5. An object that is human made from long ago is called an _________. artifact

6. A way of life that includes food, language, religion, clothes, and hobbies is called ____. culture

7. Which civilization is a part of the Fertile Crescent, located between 2 rivers, and is located on the continent of Asia? Mesopotamia

8. Which 2 rivers is Mesopotamia located between? Tigris and Euphrates

9. A way of supplying water to an area of land is called? Irrigation

10. Located in the countryside is called? Rural Located in the city is called? Urban

11. Worshipping many gods is called? Polytheism Worshipping one god is called? Monotheism

12. A long story poem about Sumer’s first king is called? Epic of Gilgamesh

13. The world’s first writing system with wedge-shaped symbols on clay tablets is called? Cuneiform

14. The first set of written laws that is known by the quote, “an eye for an eye” is? Hammurabi’s Code

15. The longest river in the world that flows from south to north is the? Nile River

16. A series of rulers from the same family is called a ______. dynasty

17. Egypt is located on the continent of ______. Africa

18. A ruler of Egypt is called a ________. pharaoh

19. What is the name of Egyptian writing? Hieroglyphics What is the name of the finding that helped translate Egyptian hieroglyphics? Rosetta Stone

20. China is on the continent of _____. Asia Name the major body of water east of China. Pacific Ocean Which mountain range is to the south of China? Himalaya Mountains

21. Farmers with small farms are called ______. Peasants Name the person who wanted the Chinese to return to ethics. Confucius

22. What was built during the Qin dynasty to help keep out invaders from the north of China? Great Wall A 4,000 mile long network of trade routes from China to Europe is called the ____ ______. Silk Road

23. The spread of ideas from one culture to another is called _______. Diffusion Which religion is the largest religion in India today, believes in reincarnation, and the caste system? Hinduism

24. Name the founder of Buddhism. Siddhartha Gautama “The Buddha” Name the founder of Judaism. Abraham What is the name of the journey where Moses led his people out of Egypt. Exodus

25. Followers of Judaism are called ____. Jews Name the holy book of Judaism. Torah

26. What is the name of the holy book of Christianity? Bible Jesus’s rise from the dead is called? The Resurrection

27. Name the founder of Islam. Muhammad Followers of Islam are called? Muslims

28. The holy book of Islam is called? Qur’an The name for the god of Islam is called? Allah

29. Slaves in the Spartan society are called? Helots Who was the military commander who was the son of Philip of Macedonia, conquered most of the entire known world, and helped spread Greek culture? Alexander the Great

30. Who was the king of the gods and god of the sky? Zeus Italy is located on the continent of? Europe

31. What geographic form does Italy represent? Peninsula What is the name of the 2 brothers who helped found the city of Rome? Romulus and Remus

32. Name the Roman dictator who was killed on the Ides of March. Julius Caesar Which part of a map shows what the map is about? *1 st thing you should look at title

33. Which part of a map shows what direction north, south, east, and west lie on the map? Compass rose Which part of a map gives the distance between 2 points on the map? Scale

34. Which part of a map displays what the symbols on the map represent? Map key or legend Name the form of government where it began in Athens, and people rule themselves. Democracy

35. Name the type of government where a king or queen is in charge, and the position is inherited. Monarchy This type of government only has a few people in power, and Sparta is an example. Oligarchy

36. This form of government is religious, and is led by religious leaders. Theocracy During the Middle Ages, the ____ was everything. Church

37. Name the empress who married Justinian I, and helped give more rights to women. Theodora Who was the leader of the Franks that believed greatly in education? Charlemagne

38. Which set of laws forced the king to obey the laws like everyone else? Magna Carta Name the event that was caused by the fleas on rats and killed ¼ of Europe. Black Death

39. Name the great seafaring people who traveled by longships, and traveled to Europe and Asia. Vikings

40. Name the person who helped establish feudalism in England, and became king of England in 1066? William the Conqueror Name the woman who helped rally the French troops against the English in the Hundred Years’ War. She eventually was burned to death. Joan of Arc