Introduction to history-rise of ancient civilizations

Question 1

What does history refer to

Answer 1

History refers to the record and study of past events

Question 2

reasons for studying history

Answer 2

• to draw lessons from the past
• to have a deeper understanding of the present world

Question 3

Primary source and secondary source examples

Answer 3

primart source: official records, letters, diaries
secondary source: history book, research essays

Question 4

earliest people lived in ____ more than ____ years ago

Answer 4

Africa; 4 million

Question 5

what does BC and AD, BCE and CE stand for

Answer 5

BC: before christ
AD: anno domini (latin ‘in the year of our lord’)
BCE: before common era
CE: common era

Question 6

the period of the birth of Jesus Christ is called Anno Domini, latin for _______

Answer 6

in the year of our lord

Question 7

____(1000 years), ____(100 years) and ____(10 years) are used to out years.

Answer 7

millennium; century; decade

Question 8

which century is 1BC

Answer 8

1st century

Question 9

historians divide history based on when ______.

Answer 9

writing was invented

Question 10

what is the period before and after the invention of writing

Answer 10

before: pre-historic times
after: historic times

Question 11

around ____BC, the ____ invented the world’s first writing

Answer 11

4000; Sumerians

Question 12

stone age was divided into ___ and ___

Answer 12

old stone age; new stone age

Question 13

difference between stone tool-making skills in old stone age and new stone age

Answer 13

old stone age: made stone tools by striking stones together, stone tools were coarse and unpolished
new stone age: improved stone tools by polishing; stone tools were sharper and smoother, learned to make pottery

Question 14

difference between clothing in old stone age and new stone age

Answer 14

old stone age: naked first, then used animal skins and leaves
new stone age: used silk, wool to make clothes

Question 15

difference between food in old stone age and new stone age

Answer 15

old stone age: hunting, fishing; unstable food supply
new stone age: farming, keeping livestock; stable food supply

Question 16

difference between settlement in old stone age and new stone age

Answer 16

old stone age: moved from place to place, lived in caves
new stone age: lived together and formed villages

Question 17

sources of fire in old stone age

Answer 17

• lightening
• rubbing dry sticks
• striking stones together

Question 18

benefits of using fire in new stone age

Answer 18

-keep warm
-scare away predators
-to cook
-to light

Question 19

old stone age people and places their remains were discovered

Answer 19

lantian man:shaanxi
peking man:bejing, china
neanderthal man:neanderthal
java man:java, indonesia
cro-magron man: cro-magron,france

Question 20

after stone age came to an end, humans entered ___

Answer 20

metal ages

Question 21

Features of a civilized society (5)

Answer 21

• people settle in cities
• invent writing to communicate
• set up a government to protect lives and properties
• have religous beliefs
• develop science and technology based on their needs

Question 22

when did the four ancient civilizations start

Answer 22

around 4000BC

Question 23

where is the fertile crescent civilization and who created it

Answer 23

iraq,syria,turkey,iran
the summerians

Question 24

where is the nile valley civilization and who created it

Answer 24

egypt
the ancient egyptians

Question 25

where is the Indus valley civilization and who created it

Answer 25

pakistan the dravidians

Question 26

where is the huanghe valley civilization and who created it

Answer 26

shanxi and henan, china shang people

Question 27

reasons for rise in river valleys (6)

Answer 27

- provides water for drinking, cooking, washing - can hunt animals that come to drink water - can catch fish to eat - can transport goods easily - can use water to water crops - land near river is fertile, good for farming