Mesopotamia
This river flooded every year bringing silt and rich nutrients to the farmlands of Ancient Egypt
Flooding of this river provided irrigation for farming in Ancient China
What is the Yellow River?
The Indus River Valley is bordered by this mountain range to the north
What are the Himalayas?
This connected Asia and Europe for trade, started in China and facilitated trade of silk and other goods, and ran east to west across Asia
The was the first written language, which was pressed into clay tablets in Mesopotamia
What is cuneiform?
The Egyptian style of writing that uses symbols
What are Hieroglyphics?
This book by Sun Tzu is a military text still studied today by military leaders.
This mathematical concept began in Ancient India
What is zero?
The first written laws, based on social class. These codes were written to keep order and stability in Ancient Mesopotamia.
What is Hammurabi's Code?
Mesopotamia developed the first set of written laws, called this
What is Hammurabi's Code?
The leader of Egypt, which means "great house"
Who is a pharaoh?
A family that rules a country for a long period of time.
A division of people into different classes, who each have different roles.
What is the caste system?
The first written language of Mesopotamia; used to keep records and helped trade in ancient Mesopotamia
What is cuneiform?
Besides being a religious temple, this structure was also the civic center for education and trade
What is a Ziggurat?
An Egyptian job that required literacy, the ability to read and write.
What is a scribe?
The trade route that connected China with other parts of Asia and Europe.
What is the Silk Road?
The job performed surgeries such as cataract surgery for the eyes and plastic surgery.
What is a doctor (or surgeon)?
Early large-scale societies that developed along rivers
What are River Valley Civilizations?