History Of Eveything Flashcards
(50 cards)
The universe began with the ___ ______ about 13.8 billion years ago.
Big Bang
Earth formed around ___ billion years ago.
4.5
The first life appeared about ___ billion years ago.
3.8
Dinosaurs went extinct about ___ million years ago.
65
Homo sapiens first appeared around __________ years ago.
200,000
Humans migrated across the world around _________ years ago.
50,000
The ____________ Age describes early hunter-gatherer societies.
Paleolithic
The ____________ Revolution around 10,000 BCE brought farming and settlements.
Neolithic
The first civilization arose in ________________, known for cuneiform writing.
Mesopotamia
Ancient ______ built pyramids and developed hieroglyphs.
Egypt
The ______ Valley civilization had advanced city planning in South Asia.
Indus
They began building the Great Wall of China around ____ BCE, during the rule of Emperor Qin Shi Huang.
Construction, rebuilding, and extension continued over many dynasties for about _______ years.
221
2,000
Ancient ________ developed democracy and philosophy.
Greece
The ________ Empire was famous for roads, law, and engineering.
Roman
The Olmec, Maya, and Inca were early civilizations of the ____________.
Americas
The _______ religion is considered the world’s oldest major religion.
Hindu
_________ taught Four Noble Truths and the path to enlightenment.
Buddha
__________ is the first major monotheistic religion.
Judaism
____________ was founded in the 1st century CE and spread through the Roman Empire.
Christianity
The fall of the Western Roman Empire happened in ____ CE.
476
The Eastern Roman Empire became known as the ____________ Empire.
Byzantine
The religion of _______ spread rapidly from Arabia in the 7th century.
Islam
Northern raiders known as _________ attacked Europe in the early medieval period.
Vikings
Medieval Europe developed a system of lords and vassals called ____________.
feudalism