Ancient Mesopotamia
The Two Rivers surrounding Mesopotamia
The leaders of ancient Egypt
What is a pharaoh?
Body of Water located to the South of the valley
What is the Indian Ocean?
What rives were the most important in Ancient China
The Yellow and Yangtze
The body of water to the southwest of Mesopotamia
What is the Persian Gulf?
The river located adjacent to ancient Egypt
What is the Nile river?
The 2 most prominent cities of the Indus Valley
Harappa, Mohenjo-Daro
What form of government occurred in Ancient China?
Dynastic Government
The two most prominent cities of Ancient Mesopotamia
What are Babylon and Ur?
Tombs built to house the deceased pharaoh
What are the pyramids?
What time period did this civilization exist within?
3300-1300 BCE
What time period did the ancient China civilization occur within?
2100-1600 BCE
Name 3 inventions of Ancient Mesopotamia
Cuneiform, the wheel, irrigation, Code of Hammurabi, Sailing
Name 3 inventions of Ancient Egypt
Hieroglyphics, Papyrus, Ink, 365 day Calendar,
Name 3 inventions of the Indus Valley civilization
Grid patterned streets, elaborate drainage, baked brick houses, Urban Planning
What is the mandate of heaven?
The Emperor would be overthrown if natural disaster, famine, or pestilence occurred
Why was Mesopotamia so easily attacked?
It had no natural barriers and was very flat
Name 3 Gods for the Ancient Egyptians
Anubis, Thoth, Osiris, Horus, Isis, Amun, Hathor
How did this civilization "disband"?
potential climate change, tectonic shifts, or the collapse of trade networks.
What route of Ancient China was used for transporting and trading
The silk road