River Valley Terms
BCE Stands for what?
Before Common Era
What were their temples called?
Ziggaurats
What river ran through Egypt?
Nile River
The Social Order/Hierarchy in Ancient India was called what?
The Caste System
China's ruling Families were called what?
Dynasties
What is a Monarchy?
Rule by Kings
What kind of religion did Mesopotamia have?
Polytheistic
This structure was built to protect the bodies of dead kings so they could make it to their afterlife.
Pyramids
Budha was mainly concerned with getting rid of Human _________.
suffering
What are 2 of China's inventions?
Gunpowder, Woodblock Printing, and Paper/Paper Money
What is Division of labor?
People were able to specialize in specific jobs and roles because of food surplus.
What was the written list of laws that everyone in Mesopotamia had to follow?
Hammurabi's Code
This structure was tall and built to worship the Sun god Ra. The Washington Monument is an example of this structure.
Obelisk
What religion does the Four Noble Truths and the Eightfold Path belong to?
Budhism
This Trade Route connected China with parts of Asia, Middle East, and European
The Silk Road
Found in rivers, _____ is very good for agriculture and creating fertile land.
Silt
Complete the sentence: Mesopotamia was situated on the _______ Crescent.
Fertile
Egypt, India, and China are all surrounded by what?
Natural Barriers
India made many contributions to Mathmatics. Name 1.
Algebra
The number system (1-9)
The concept of 0
What was the Mandate of Heaven?
The right to rule, given by the Gods
What is Domestication?
Changing wildlife to into pets or farm animals
Mesopotamia was between which two rivers?
The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
Egypt was divided into 2 parts. What are they called?
Lower and Upper Egypt
Name the different classes of the Caste System in order.
(Remember our acronym)
Brahmin
Kshatriya
Vaisya
Sudra
Dalits
What did Emperor Shi Huangdi do for China?
He united China into 1 empire