SocialStratificationThe categorizationof people intodifferent groups,based on a varietyof factors.CentralizedPowerIntegral to aKingdom Periodin Egypt, this isone ruler usingauthority.EgalitarianismA socialorganization inwhich mostpeople aretreated equally.MandateofHeavenThe authorityto rule givento Chinesedynasties byHeaven.StandardizationThe practiceof makingthings in auniform way.MonsoonSeasonal windpatterns that affectthe agriculturalpractices of Southand East AsiaCulturethe customs, arts,social institutions,and achievementsof a particularnation, people, orother social groupExileThe practice offorcibly movingpeople out of theirhomeland. Usedby Assyria tocontrol.DynasticCycleThe pattern bywhich Chinesedynastiesbecome crueland eventuallyare overthrown.PolytheismAlmost allancient religionsshare thiselement - thebelief in multiplegods.8000-4000BCEThe time in whichhuman societiesaround the worldadoptedsystematicagriculture.FeudalismA socio-economicsystem in whichplots of land aregiven to nobles inexchange forloyalty, taxes, andmilitary service.Ma'atThe Egyptianvalue of Harmony,Order, andBalance.Personified by agoddess.ExportThe act ofsending goodsto anotherregion/kingdomfor sale.DynastyA familywho rulesinsuccessionUrbanPlanningThe intentionaldesign andconstruction of acity to serve aparticularpurpose.Contextthe circumstancesthat form the settingfor an event,statement, or idea,and in terms of whichit can be fullyunderstood andassessed.City-StateAn Independentkingdom thatrules a city andthe surroundingfarmland.PastoralismNomadiclifestyle thatinvolvesherding animalsfor foodOralTraditionThe way in whichknowledge andstories are passeddown fromgeneration togeneration in non-literate societies.PatriarchyA socialorganization inwhich men havemore power,opportunity, andsocial status thanwomen.TheocracyA system inwhich religiousleaders (priests)rule in the nameof the gods.TerraceFarmingThe practice ofcutting steps into ahillside in order toincrease theavailable flat landfor farming.ImportThe act ofreceiving thingsfrom anothernation/kingdomto purchase.DecentralizationThe process of asingle rulerlosing power,relative to localrulers. (EX:Nomarchs)AfricaThe originpoint for allbiologicallymodernhumansLateBronzeAgeCollapseThe period inwhich all majorempires in theEastern Med. andNear East wereweakened orcollapsed.EpicGenre ofliterature thattells heroicmythical storiesin the form oflong poetry.c. 3500BCEThe approx.date of theinvention ofcuneiform, theworld's firstwriting system.SocialStratificationThe categorizationof people intodifferent groups,based on a varietyof factors.CentralizedPowerIntegral to aKingdom Periodin Egypt, this isone ruler usingauthority.EgalitarianismA socialorganization inwhich mostpeople aretreated equally.MandateofHeavenThe authorityto rule givento Chinesedynasties byHeaven.StandardizationThe practiceof makingthings in auniform way.MonsoonSeasonal windpatterns that affectthe agriculturalpractices of Southand East AsiaCulturethe customs, arts,social institutions,and achievementsof a particularnation, people, orother social groupExileThe practice offorcibly movingpeople out of theirhomeland. Usedby Assyria tocontrol.DynasticCycleThe pattern bywhich Chinesedynastiesbecome crueland eventuallyare overthrown.PolytheismAlmost allancient religionsshare thiselement - thebelief in multiplegods.8000-4000BCEThe time in whichhuman societiesaround the worldadoptedsystematicagriculture.FeudalismA socio-economicsystem in whichplots of land aregiven to nobles inexchange forloyalty, taxes, andmilitary service.Ma'atThe Egyptianvalue of Harmony,Order, andBalance.Personified by agoddess.ExportThe act ofsending goodsto anotherregion/kingdomfor sale.DynastyA familywho rulesinsuccessionUrbanPlanningThe intentionaldesign andconstruction of acity to serve aparticularpurpose.Contextthe circumstancesthat form the settingfor an event,statement, or idea,and in terms of whichit can be fullyunderstood andassessed.City-StateAn Independentkingdom thatrules a city andthe surroundingfarmland.PastoralismNomadiclifestyle thatinvolvesherding animalsfor foodOralTraditionThe way in whichknowledge andstories are passeddown fromgeneration togeneration in non-literate societies.PatriarchyA socialorganization inwhich men havemore power,opportunity, andsocial status thanwomen.TheocracyA system inwhich religiousleaders (priests)rule in the nameof the gods.TerraceFarmingThe practice ofcutting steps into ahillside in order toincrease theavailable flat landfor farming.ImportThe act ofreceiving thingsfrom anothernation/kingdomto purchase.DecentralizationThe process of asingle rulerlosing power,relative to localrulers. (EX:Nomarchs)AfricaThe originpoint for allbiologicallymodernhumansLateBronzeAgeCollapseThe period inwhich all majorempires in theEastern Med. andNear East wereweakened orcollapsed.EpicGenre ofliterature thattells heroicmythical storiesin the form oflong poetry.c. 3500BCEThe approx.date of theinvention ofcuneiform, theworld's firstwriting system.

World History Unit 1 - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. The categorization of people into different groups, based on a variety of factors.
    Social Stratification
  2. Integral to a Kingdom Period in Egypt, this is one ruler using authority.
    Centralized Power
  3. A social organization in which most people are treated equally.
    Egalitarianism
  4. The authority to rule given to Chinese dynasties by Heaven.
    Mandate of Heaven
  5. The practice of making things in a uniform way.
    Standardization
  6. Seasonal wind patterns that affect the agricultural practices of South and East Asia
    Monsoon
  7. the customs, arts, social institutions, and achievements of a particular nation, people, or other social group
    Culture
  8. The practice of forcibly moving people out of their homeland. Used by Assyria to control.
    Exile
  9. The pattern by which Chinese dynasties become cruel and eventually are overthrown.
    Dynastic Cycle
  10. Almost all ancient religions share this element - the belief in multiple gods.
    Polytheism
  11. The time in which human societies around the world adopted systematic agriculture.
    8000-4000 BCE
  12. A socio-economic system in which plots of land are given to nobles in exchange for loyalty, taxes, and military service.
    Feudalism
  13. The Egyptian value of Harmony, Order, and Balance. Personified by a goddess.
    Ma'at
  14. The act of sending goods to another region/kingdom for sale.
    Export
  15. A family who rules in succession
    Dynasty
  16. The intentional design and construction of a city to serve a particular purpose.
    Urban Planning
  17. the circumstances that form the setting for an event, statement, or idea, and in terms of which it can be fully understood and assessed.
    Context
  18. An Independent kingdom that rules a city and the surrounding farmland.
    City-State
  19. Nomadic lifestyle that involves herding animals for food
    Pastoralism
  20. The way in which knowledge and stories are passed down from generation to generation in non-literate societies.
    Oral Tradition
  21. A social organization in which men have more power, opportunity, and social status than women.
    Patriarchy
  22. A system in which religious leaders (priests) rule in the name of the gods.
    Theocracy
  23. The practice of cutting steps into a hillside in order to increase the available flat land for farming.
    Terrace Farming
  24. The act of receiving things from another nation/kingdom to purchase.
    Import
  25. The process of a single ruler losing power, relative to local rulers. (EX: Nomarchs)
    Decentralization
  26. The origin point for all biologically modern humans
    Africa
  27. The period in which all major empires in the Eastern Med. and Near East were weakened or collapsed.
    Late Bronze Age Collapse
  28. Genre of literature that tells heroic mythical stories in the form of long poetry.
    Epic
  29. The approx. date of the invention of cuneiform, the world's first writing system.
    c. 3500 BCE