Writing
What is the name of Egyption Pictogram writing?
Hieroglyphics
The Huang-Ho river in China is known as the Yellow River, Why?
Because of the colour of the silt
If a man knocks out the teeth of his equal, ...
... his teeth shall be knocked out
Beer
Egypt
How would you describe the layout of the streets in Moenjodaro?
straight streets, meeting at right angles (grid)
Tradesmen who were responsible for reading and writing were known as what?
Scribes
A succession of Chinese rulers from the same family is known as what?
dynasty
If a son strikes a father, the son shall ...
... have his hands cut off.
Wheel
Mesopotamia
The Indus Valley Civilization developed next to what river.
The Indus River
What is the name of writing Mesopotamia?
Cuneiform writing
In Chinese social organization, what group helped the king rule?
Nobility
If a builder builds a house poorly, and it collapses killing the owners son, what happens.
The builder's son is put to death.
Make up
Egypt
In 2900 the Indus River Civilization was born around 2900 BCE and did what in 1500 BCE?
Disappeared
In 1799 what document was deciphered by Jean-Francois Champillion.
The Rosetta Stone
Some of the earliest forms of Chinese writings is attributed to fortune tellers known as what?
diviners
How did punishments differ between a peasant and the elite.
A peasant would be punished more severely than a member of the elite for the same crime.
written code of law
Mesopotamia
Early Indian writing which consists of nearly 400 symbols has never been what?
deciphered (translated)
As paper was not invented yet, people of Mesopotamia engraved their writing on what?
clay tablets
In China, the power of the king is symbolized in what mythical animal?
the dragon
For Crimes against persons, the guilty person would be subjected to the same damage he subjected the victim to. This is called ....
The law of retaliation, (an eye for an eye)
Sewage
Indus Valley
The cities of Moenjodaro and Harappa, some 640 km apart, were built according to the same plan, meaning what?
Overseen by a strong central government