Early World History

Question 1

Egypt

Answer 1

Nile River: flooded at predictable time each year & gave them fertile farmland
surrounded by desert: pervented invasions
governed by pharaohs
polytheistic - powerful priests
hieroglyphic (writing system) & papyrus (paper)
Great Pyramids-geometrically perfect

Question 2

Ancient Greece

Answer 2

no irrigation, nonfarming land
mountains: isolated Greeks, started city-state governing, direct democracy
islands: safety for ships, sea traders helped spread Hellenistic culture
Golden Age: no war, art flourished, the parthenon

Question 3

Silk Road

Answer 3

long trade route from China to Europe
traded goods and ideas (paper, gunpowder, compass)

Question 4

Indian Ocean Trade

Answer 4

wind patterns affect sea travel
people took seasonal routes based on wind direction

Question 5

Fall of the Roman Empire

Answer 5

too large to govern - Division of Roman Empire (Western and Eastern Empires
- decline in army loyalty
-invasion of Germanic tribes
Dark Ages