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"Land Between the Rivers"
Mesopotamia
Time period in which agriculture was first developed
Neolithic Period
Boomerang-shaped region often called a "cradle of civilization"
Fertile Crescent
This set of laws was created by a Babylonian king
Code of Hammurabi
Wedge-shaped writing developed by the Sumerians
Cuneiform
Writing system developed in ancient Egypt
Hieroglyphs/Hieroglyphics
Term for the Egyptian king
Pharaoh
The first Chinese dynasty for which we have definitive archaeological evidence
Shang
A series of rulers from the same family
Dynasty
A social class made up of people who hold special titles, privileges, or high social status, often inherited through family lineage
Nobility
Mesopotamian structure consisting of several stepped platform with a temple at the top
Ziggurat
This geographical feature separates the Indian Subcontinent from the rest of Asia
Himalayas Mountain Range
This river valley featured two wet seasons due to monsoons
Indus River Valley
The type of diet consumed by Paleolithic hunter-gatherers, which led to them tending to be healthier than early farmers
Broad spectrum diet
First Chinese dynasty, but could be legendary since we don't have archaeological evidence for it
Xia
These two separate river valleys had gentle, predictable flooding
Nile (Egypt) and Yangzte (Southern China)
__________ was the first Indus city to be rediscovered; ___________ was the largest Indus city.
Harappa; Mohenjo Daro
This metal is an alloy (mixture) of copper and tin
Bronze
Strong natural barriers allowed these two civilizations to develop in relative isolation with strong cultural continuity
China and Egypt
Early Chinese inscriptions like these were used to try to tell the future
Oracle bones
The _____________ occurs when the old dynasty loses the _________________ and a new dynasty rises to take its place
Dynastic Cycle; Mandate of Heaven
Term for the rich, clay-heavy fertile soil deposited by the Yellow River floods
Loess
The flooding in Egypt led to their society developing a _________ outlook about the gods and afterlife
Positive/Optimistic
This legendary hero is the subject of a Sumerian epic poem
Gilgamesh
The flooding in Mesopotamia led to the societies there having a generally __________ outlook about the gods and afterlife
Pessimistic/negative