Geography
Mesopotamia
Egypt
India
China
100
Two major rivers in Mesopotamia.
What are the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
100
Political units that Mesopotamia is divded into.
What is a city-state.
100
Worship of many Gods.
What is polythestic.
100
The first civilization in India was founded by what body of water?
What is the Indus River?
100
Introduced this as a weapon of war
What is the chariot.
200
Reason ancient civilizations arose round river valleys.
What is close to water, and provided needed food sources to provide for growing populations.
200
Harsh code of laws. "An eye for an eye".
What is Hammurabi's Code
200
Egyptian for God-King
What is a pharaoh.
200
Also called the "rainy" season.
What is a monsoon.
200
First Chinese dynasty to have written records.
What is the Shang Dynasty.
300
2 important rivers in China
What are the Huang He and Yangtze Rivers.
300
Arc of land between the Mediterranean Sea and Persian Gulf.
What is the Fertile Crescent.
300
King that established first Egyptian dynasty.
Who is King Menes.
300
Another word for a type of fort.
What is a Citadel
300
This was the first civilization in China
What was the Xia?
400
Longest River in the world.
What is the Nile River.
400
United the city-states under one rule.
Who is Sargon of Akkad.
400
Type of government in Ancient Egypt. Pharoah controlled government, religion, and army.
What is a theocracy?
400
This evidence suggests a strong ruler
What is sophisticated grid network and a plumbing and sewage system?
400
This region provided for the population growth in China
What is the Heartland?
500
Name all four barriers that isolate China.
What are the Himalayan Mountains, Pacific Ocean, Gobi Desert, and the Takalman Desert.
500
Ancient epic from Mesopotamia.
Epic of Gilgamesh.
500
Process of preparing the dead for the Afterlife.
What is mummification.
500
The two major cities of the Indus Valley Civilization
What are Harrapa and Mohenjo-Daro?
500
Respect for parents
What is filial piety?
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