Fossil evidence shows that the earliest humans originated in Africa and spread across the globe. The word Mesopotamia literally means "land between rivers" referring to the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers. Judaism, with over 3,000 years of history, is the oldest monotheistic religion in the world. Early civilizations were polytheistic and technological breakthroughs like farming and domesticating animals occurred around 10,000 years ago.

3. Fossil evidence shows that the earliest humans
originated in _________ and spread across the
globe.

4. Africa

5. The word Mesopotamia literally means ―land
between rivers‖ in Greek. What two rivers?

6. The Tigris and the Euphrates

7.  With over 3,000 years of history, Judaism is
the oldest ______ religion in the world.

8.  Monotheistic

10. This system of writing was invented in Sumer
around 3000 BC. It uses wedge shaped
writing drawn on a clay tablet.

11. Cuneiform

12. A city-state or _____, is a city and its
surrounding villages; 50 to 500 square
miles and was the main political unit in
Greece.

13. Polis

14.  What roles do karma and reincarnation play
into the Hindu caste system?

15.  Good karma collected
over your life helps
you be reincarnated
into a higher caste.

17. All of the early, river valley civilizations were
_________________, believing in many gods.

18. Polytheistic

19.  Breakthroughs in technology came around
10,000 years ago when humans ___________.

20.  Learned how to farm
and domesticate
animals

21. Alexander the Great had conquered as far
east as India. Following his death, the
lands he had conquered started
adopting Greek culture. The blending
of local and Greek cultures created a
new age known as the
____________________.

22. Hellenistic Era

24. About 621 B.C., __________________ — rule by
the people— develops in Athens

25. Democracy
Demos – People
Kratia - Power

26. What was unique about the city of
Harappa in the Indus Valley?

27. Well planned in a grid
system and had plumbing.

28. Which civilization is the oldest,
continuous civilization in the world? It
has been a settled society for over
4,000 years!

29. China

31. ______ are complex societies with cities,
government, religion, jobs, public works,
social classes, arts and writing.

32. Civilizations
Organized
Religion
Social
Classes
Art &
Architecture
Cities
Roads,
bridges,
temples,
etc
System
of
writing
Jobs
Central
Government
What is a
civilization?

33. Around 1650BC a people named the Shang
created the first _______, or a time
period of a series of rulers from the
same family.

34. Dynasty

35. In ancient Egypt, the kings ruled as gods
known as Pharaohs. This government
based on religious authority is called a
______________.

36. Theocracy