Sumer
True or False: Sumer was the first civilization ever
True
What were the pyramids used for?
Tombs for pharaohs
What was the first major civilization in India?
Harappa
How could a dynasty lose the mandate of heaven?
Mismanaging situations (floods, invasions, natural disasters, bad crops, etc.)
What does every early civilization need in order to exist?
At least one river
What did the Sumerians mostly use cuneiform for?
Business transactions
True or False: Egyptians believed the pharaohs were gods.
True
What were three of the main features of a Harappan city?
Grid streets, sewer system, citadel, granary/warehouse, residential houses
True or False: Family was not important in Ancient China.
False
False
What was the Sumerian afterlife like?
Sad and dull
What river flowed through Egypt to make the land farmable?
Nile
Which two rivers flowed through India to make the land farmable?
Indus & Ganges
What is a dynasty?
A series of rulers from the same family
What is the good soil that flooding leaves behind called?
Silt
Tigris & Euphrates
What was religion in Egypt like?
Mummification, polytheistic, weighing heart ceremony
We don't know
Which two rivers flowed through China to make the land farmable?
What is a city-state?
Who created the first empire ever?
Sargon
What was the paper that the Egyptians made called?
Papyrus
Why did the Harappan civilization not have very many weapons?
They were protected by natural barriers
What was the first proven dynasty?
Shang
What is a theocracy?
A government where the ruler is also a spiritual leader.