Ancient China
True or false: Human sacrifices were part of Shang burials.
True
This area in Mesopotamia has the soil that was good for crops.
Mesopotamia’s Fertile Crescent
What river is associated with the Indus Valley
Indus River
What were the Egyptian Pyramids at Giza used for?
They were used as tombs for pharaohs when they died.
What is a dynasty?
a line of rulers from the same family
What religion eventually made its way to China?
Buddhism
Which rivers are associated with Mesopotamia
Tigris and Euphrates River
Which feature of Mohenjodaro were they known for?
sewer systems
People believed that this role in the Egyptian social pyramid were gods.
The Pharaohs
Define the term Agricultural Revolution
The switch from hunting and gathering to farming
Which river is associated with Ancient China
Huang He River (Yellow River)
Was Hammurabi’s Code harsh or loose laws?
Harsh punishments that were different depending on the crime.
Where was the first known settlements in ancient India?
Indus River Valley
Why were Pharaohs mummified?
to prepare their body for the afterlife
This is an ancient Mesopotamian temple that has a shrine at the top.
Ziggurat
what were rulers called in Ancient China?
Emperors
This is the name of the writing system in Mesopotamia.
Cuneiform
True or false? The Indus River valley contains some of the best farmland in the world.
True
This river is the main water source for Ancient Egypt
The Nile River
This innovation allowed the earliest civilizations to preserve and spread information.
Writing System
How did constant warfare contribute to the fall of the Shang Dynasty?
Constant warfare severely drained the economic and human resources of the Shang Dynasty
Cuneiform, the wheel, pottery wheel, the plow.
Name 1 crop that was grown in the Indus Valley.
field peas, sesame, and cotton.
This is the name of the writing system in Ancient Egypt.
hieroglyphs
What is irrigation?
Supplying land with water