Geography
What is the name of the river that provided water for Ancient Egypt?
The Nile
Who was the leader of the Ancient Egyptian Government?
Pharaoh
What job did most Egyptians have?
They were farmers.
What is Ka and Ba?
Life force and Personality
What did Ancient Egyptians use to make records? (What did they write on?)
Papyrus
What were the two rivers that gave Ancient China water?
Huang River (Yellow River) and the Yangtze River
What protected the emperors tomb?
Terracotta Warriors
What road connected Ancient China for trading?
The Silk Road
What was the purpose of the oracle bone?
To make predictions about someones life
What did Ancient China write on?
Bone
What is the geography of Ancient Greece?
What was Ancient Greece ruled by?
Small city-states
Why did Mesopotamia trade?
or
How did Mesopotamia trade?
Because it lacked resources.
or
Riverboats and donkeys.
What structures did the Ancient Greeks build for their gods?
Temples
What two cultural things have been passed down from the Ancient Greeks into todays world?
Architecture and Olympics
Where did the Aztecs build their capital city?
On a lake.
What made the Inca government different than any other governement?
Women had power
The Incas got free clothing, food, education, shelter, in exchange for what?
They paid a tax in labor
What did the Aztec's believe about the sun?
That they had to sacrifice and build temples to keep the sun moving.
Who drew the Nazca lines?
The Inca
Why was the Mediterranean important to Ancient Rome?
It allowed them to trade and conquer other lands. It also offered them a natural barrier of protection.
Name three things that shows the Indus Valley Civilization had an organized government.
Multi-story homes, street systems, natural a/c, and city sewage.
Who traded with Mesopotamia?
The Indus Valley and Egypt
What was the largest building in the Indus Valley used for religious ceremonies?
A bath or pool.
What civilization has a language we haven't decoded yet? It is called Harappa Script.
The Indus Valley Civilization