Mesopotamia
Egypt
Indus River Valley
Religions
Vocabulary
100

These 2 rivers border Mesopotamia

What are the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers

100

This was the name given to the ruler of Egypt.

Who is the Pharoah?

100

The Indus River Valley can be found in this country today.

What is India (Pakistan)?

100

This is the effects of a personal actions in this and in previous lives.

What is karma?

100

to calm and clear the mind, often by focusing on a single object

What is meditation?

200

This was invented by the people of Mesopotamia.

What is the ....  wheel

                 .... plow

                 ....  calendar

                  ....  levee

200

This river made the area of Egypt fertile.

What is the Nile River?

200

This was invented by the people in the Indus River Valley.

What is a ... sewer system

              ...  public water system


200

This religion was started by a rich prince who gave up his wealth to find happiness.

What is Buddhism?

200

This is the triangular formation of a river when it flows into a large body of water such as an ocean.

What is a delta?

300

This was the writing used by people in Mesopotamia.

What is cuneiform?

300

These were large structures built as tombs for the Egyptian rulers.

What are pyramids?

300

This was a large fortified area thought to be the center of government for cities in the Indus River Valley.

What is a citadel?

300

This religion believes that suffering is part of life and the suffering makes you better.

What is Buddhism?

300

This is the belief in more than one god.

What is polytheism?

400

Hammarabi's Code was the first set of these that were written down.

What are laws?

400

The Egyptians created this substance out of plants to use as paper.

What is papyrus?

400

This was a cash crop for the people of the Indus River Valley.

What is cotton?

What is teak wood?

400

This religion is based on sacred texts called Vedas.


What is Hindusim?

400

This means rebirth.

What is reincarnation?

500

This group of people from the Mesopotamian area became great traders and were the first to use trade ships.

Who were the Phoneicans?

500

DAILY DOUBLE

This is the stone used to decode Egyptian writing.

 What is the Rosetta Stone?
500

This was a building to store a surplus of food, particularly grain.

What is a granary?

500

This religion was spread across Asia by merchants.

What is Hinduism?

500

This is a state of blissful peace in Buddhism.

What is nirvana?

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