Religion
In ancient China, this belief system focused on respect for family and ancestors.
What is Confucianism?
Ancient Egyptians wrote using these picture-based symbols
What are hieroglyphics?
A large dry area in China with very little rainfall.
What is the Gobi Desert?
The main river Egyptians used for transportation and trade.
What is the Nile River?
The long river that was crucial to Egyptian civilization
What is the Nile River?
The special tomb where pharaohs were buried.
What is a pyramid?
his material made from plant reeds was used by Egyptians as an early form of paper.
What is papyrus?
The founder of Buddhism who achieved enlightenment.
Who is Buddha (Siddhartha Gautama)?
The sea route connecting India with Arabia and Africa.
What is the Indian Ocean Trade Route?
Massive desert covering much of northern Africa near Egypt.
What is the Sahara Desert?
Ancient Chinese emperors believed they had this special permission from heaven to rule.
What is mummification?
The first known form of Chinese writing, found on animal bones and turtle shells.
What is oracle bone script?
The advanced irrigation technique used in agriculture.
What are canal systems?
The system of trade and cultural exchange.
What is cultural diffusion?
The mountain range that forms the highest region in China.
What are the Himalayan Mountains?
The meditative practice of sitting quietly and focusing the mind.
What is meditation?
The social philosophy emphasizing respect for family and ancestors.
What is the caste system?
Egyptian word for a royal tomb with a pointed top.
What is a pyramid?
The title for the ruler in ancient China.
Who is the Emperor?
This sea was important for Egyptian trade and communication with other civilizations.
What is the Mediterranean Sea?
The process of preserving bodies for the next world.
What is mummification?
The wedge-shaped writing system used in ancient Mesopotamia.
What is cuneiform?
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The ancient Chinese system of canals and waterways used for transportation and farming.
What are irrigation systems?
The major river in China that was crucial to early civilization.
What is the Yellow River?
The geographic feature that helped protect ancient China from invasions and influenced its unique cultural development.
What are mountains and deserts (surrounding China)?
What are mountains and deserts (surrounding China)?