Civilizations
The time before people developed writing.
What is prehistory?
The founder of Buddhism.
Who is Buddha (Siddhartha Gautama)?
A geographical feature that blocks a civilization off from travel, communication, or movement.
What is a natural barrier?
The name of the river in Egypt.
The idea that the ruler has the divine right to rule
What is the Mandate of Heaven?
The way of life of a group of people.
What is culture?
A word that means scattered people.
What is diaspora?
A natural barrier that blocked Ancient Egypt off from the rest of the African continent.
What is a desert?
A line of rulers from one family.
What is a dynasty?
The traditional culture of China.
What is a strong sense of unity, family, national pride, etc.?
The exchange of goods and ideas between civilizations and cultures.
What is cultural diffusion?
A religion based on doing your social duty.
What is Confucianism?
The location of the Indus River Valley.
What is India or South Asia?
The first single, uniform set of written laws.
What is Hammurabi's Code?
One of the Ancient Chinese Dynasties.
What is Shang, Zhou, or Qin Dynasty?
Two examples of a technology.
What is irrigation, writing, pottery wheel, loom, wheel, etc.?
A religion that rejected social structures and specific roles in society.
What is Daoism?
A geographical feature that civilizations develop around.
What is a river?
A city that functions like an independent country or nation.
What is a city-state?
Two of the social classes in India.
The five aspects of civilization.
What is advanced cities, specialized workers, advanced technology, record keeping, and complex institutions?
A religion that believes in a universal spirit (god) and the ultimate goal is to become one with this force.
What is Hinduism?
Three civilizations in the Fertile Crescent.
What are Sumer, Babylon, Assyria, Persia, etc.?
The nation that conquered Egypt.
What is the Persians?
The two cultures that diffused in India.