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World History Unit !
Introduction to History and World Civilizations Quiz one
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Historiography | the writing of history especially : the writing of history based on the critical examination of sources, the selection of particulars from the authentic materials, and the synthesis of particulars into a narrative that will stand the test of critical me |
| Homo Sapien | : MANKIND, HUMANKIND |
| Neolithic | Latest part of the Stone Age beginning about 10,000 BC in the Middle East (but later elsewhere) |
| Paleolithic | Earlier part of the Stone Age beginning about 750,00 to 500,000 years BC and lasting until the end of the last ice age about 8,500 years BC |
| Names of ancient river valley civilizations and their rivers | Egypt, , Nile , Mesopotamia, Tigers, Euphrates,, Indus River Valley, Indus River, Ancient Civilization of China, Huang He River |
| The names of Mesopotamian City-states | Babylon, Ur and Urk, Sumer, Akkad |
| The Epic of Gilgamesh | Stones are up to 4000 years old (about 2100 BC) Similar to the Noah's Arc story |
| King Hammurabi | He was King of Babylon. He made Hammurabi's code. It was a set of laws to keep his growing kingdom under control. |