STS

Paleolithic Age

Occurred from 2.5 million - 8000 B.C.

Neolithic Age

Significant development of agriculture.

Great Ziggurat of Ur

Constructed primarily with sunbaked bricks.

First alarm clock

Credited to Ctesibius.

Cuneiform

First writing system developed by the Sumerians.

Roman civilization

invented the newspaper.

Fertile Crescent

Located in the Middle East.

Egyptian civilization

Known for using cosmetics for health and aesthetics.

Code of Hammurabi

Set of laws governing Babylon.

Indus Valley Civilization

Primary agricultural products included barley, mustard, peas, and cotton.

Nile River

Offered fertile soil for agriculture in Ancient Egypt.

Great Wall of China

Primary purpose was to keep out foreign invaders.

Pythagorean Theorem

Known from the Greek philosopher Pythagoras.

Hanging Gardens of Babylon

Built by King Nebuchadnezzar.

Atlatl

Invention that allowed early humans to throw spears farther and faster.

Epic of Gilgamesh

Created by the Sumerian Civilization.

Archimedes

Invented the odometer during the First Punic War.

Ancient Chinese porcelain

Primarily made from clay.

Movable printing press

Developed by the Chinese Civilization.

Roman Ballista

Long-range artillery for military use.

Mesoamerica

Means Middle America.

Mesoamerica region

Includes Northern Mexico to Central America.

First major Mesoamerican civilization

Olmecs.

Olmec civilization

Developed in Mexico’s Gulf Coast tropical rainforests.

Olmec writing system

Developed pictographs.

Mayas

Developed a hieroglyphic system of writing and an accurate calendar.

Mayan farmers

Required to pay taxes to support the city-state.

Mayas in mathematics

Understood the concept of zero.

Decline of the Maya civilization

NOT caused by invasion by Romans.

Aztecs' wealth

Became wealthy through collecting taxes from conquered people.

Aztec education

Mandatory for all children regardless of social class, gender, or age.

Aztec agricultural method

Developed chinampa.

Aztec pyramids

Served as temples for their gods.

Ruler of the Aztecs

Called Tlatoani.

Conqueror of the Aztecs

Hernan Cortes in 1521.

Largest Mesoamerican civilization

Aztecs.

Incas' record-keeping

Used knotted strings called "quipus."

Incan emperor

Considered to be the son of the Sun God.

Terrace farming

Practiced by the Incas.

Conquistador of the Inca Empire

Francisco Pizarro.