Mesopotamia
Name the 2 rivers that ran through ancient Mesopotamia
Tigris and Euphrates
The river that runs through Egypt and supported the growth of ancient Egypt
The Nile River
The river that ran through the Ancient Indian civilization
The Indus River
Which river did the Ancient civilizations of China develop around?
Huang He of Yellow River
What physical feature did all of the earliest civilization develop around?
Rivers
The writing system of ancient Mesopotamia
Cuneiform
The process of preserving the body for the afterlife by drying it out and wrapping in linen.
Mummification
Can historian interpret written records from the Ancient Indus Valley Civilization?
No, a cipher (like the Rosetta Stone) has not yet been discovered.
Name a major invention of Ancient China
Paper, Seismographs, printing, crossbow, sundial, water clock
What key feature of settled cities led to a regular food supply and in turn population growth?
Agriculture/farming
A place of worship in ancient Mesopotamia
Ziggurat
Ancient Egyptian religious focus on this aspect of the stage of life.
The afterlife (after death)
The largest city from the Ancient Indus Valley, Mohenjo-Daro, has these relative advancements for a city of it's era. Name one.
Organized city-planning, running water, and sewage system
In Ancient China people worshiped ___________ instead of Gods.
their ancestors (past family members)
Name for land stretching from the Nile river to the Tigris and Euphrates, where some of the earliest civilizations developed
The Fertile Crescent
When a city acts independently, like a country with its own ruler
A city-state
Name for the method of controlling the flow of water through channels for farming
Irrigation
What is the name for seasonal wind patterns that hit the India Subcontinent: wet weather in summer, dry weather in winter.
Monsoons
Most written records from the Shang Dynasty of Ancient China has been found on these artifacts.
Oracle Bones
Finely ground soil that is good for growing crops, found near rivers after a flood
Silt or loess
A set of 282 Laws designed to organize the daily life and consequences in Ancient Mesopotamia, made by the king of Ur
Hammurabi's Code
The writing system the ancient Egyptians used
Heiroglyphics
After the Aryan invasion in Ancient India this system was created and divided people by classes which were decided at birth. One group, the Untouchables, were deeply oppressed by the system.
The Caste System
The idea that there was only one ruler of China at a time, and this ruler had the blessing from beyond the physical earth to rule over China
The Mandate of Heaven
Identify and briefly explain a key difference between any 2 of the Ancient Civilizations.
Various answers accepted