Mesopotamia
What is a nomad?
A person who travels with their herd, never settling down
The river the Egyptian civilization was built on was called:
The Nile
Not too much or too little of anything, __________, was one of Buddhism's main teachings
moderation
What is a bureaucracy?
A system in which A worker is appointed (chosen) and then trained for a job
give one example of polytheism and monotheism
Hinduism/pagan, Islam, Judaism, etc
What is an empire?
A nation and the city-states it conquered
A Dynasty was:
A series of rulers from the same family
The ______ empire was considered a golden age of India
Gupta
What did a seismograph do?
Detect earthquakes
Mesopotamia and Ancient Egypt gained great land for farming from the same source:
Flooding rivers bringing fertile soil
What are the 2 rivers that Mesopotamia existed between?
Tigris and Euphrates
Ancient Egypt and ______, a kingdom to the south, fought for control of the land for thousands of years
Kush
What is the name of the man who created Buddhism?
Siddhartha Gautama
how did the feudal system work?
A noble (governor) was given land by the king. They owned the land, while the serfs (peasants) farmed on it to make a living. The king got a cut of the food as tax.
Ancient Egypt was known for 3 main achievements:
A better calendar, accurate medical journals, and art that preserved their history
The code of ___________ was a set of laws, including "if a freeman has destroyed the eye of another freeman, they shall destroy his eye"
Hammurabi
Hieroglyphics used ________ to stand for ________, ________, and ________
pictures, objects, ideas, and sounds
The ______ was a book that held hymns and poems about Aryan religion and life
Vedas
List 3 dynasties given in the chapter (in order):
Xia/Shang/Zhou/Qin/Han
Chinese silk was made from:
silkworm cocoons
Assyria and Babylonia fell in similar ways, both fought to keep their empire's land, but _____________________________________
did not make life better for the people they conquered
____________ was a female leader who ruled for around 20 years. She was best known for supporting trade and restoring damaged buildings
Hatshepsut
What are the 3 jewels of Buddhism?
The Buddha, the Dharma (law), and the Sangha (community)
The 5 basic relationships of Confucius are:
Husband/wife, Father/son, Older sibling/younger sibling, Friend/friend, and Ruler/subject
Monsoon season in the Indus Valley region was usually from the month of _______ to the month of _______
April to October