Mesopotamia
comes from ancient Greek root words “meso”, meaning “middle”; and “potamos” meaning “river”. It thus translates to “(land) in the middle of rivers”.
What is Mesopotamia?
What is a shadoof?
a type of religion that worships one god over all
What is monotheistic?
A subcontinent located in South Asia
What is India?
The shoulder blades of oxen or shells of turtles which were used to communicate with ancestors and deities, who were believed to have the power to bestow fortune, disasters and guidance on the living world.
What are oracle bones?
A writing system consisting of wedge shaped characters written on clay tablets
What is cuneiform?
A writing material out of river reeds from the Nile.
What is papyrus?
Members of a community without a fixed home, which regularly moves to and from the same areas.
What is a nomad?
Always blows from cold to warm regions. The summer _____ and the winter _____ determine the climate for most of India and Southeast Asia.
What is a monsoon?
An ancient trade route that linked the Western world with the Middle East and Asia. It was a major channel for trade between the Roman Empire and China and later between medieval European kingdoms and China.
What is The Silk Road?
The first urban civilization in Mesopotamia, it was the southernmost region, which is generally considered the cradle of civilization
What is Sumer?
This person was both the head of state and the religious leader of their people.
Who is the pharoah?
The liberation of the people of Israel from slavery in Egypt in the 13th century BCE, under the leadership of Moses. This is known today as a "mass emigration or departure"
What is exodus?
The layout of these cities in this civilization is surprisingly neat and orderly. The cities had not only brick-lined streets but also a brick-lined sewer system.
What is Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro?
A line of rulers who all belong to the same family.
What is a dynasty?
This code of laws, a collection of 282 rules, established standards for commercial interactions and set fines and punishments to meet the requirements of justice.
What is Hammurabi's code?
She reigned peaceably, building temples and monuments, resulting in the flourishing of Egypt. After her death, Thutmose III erased her inscriptions and tried to eradicate her memory.
Who is Hatshepsut?
This person led the Israelites out of Egypt after Israelites were enslaved by the pharoah and ordered to be killed.
Who is Moses?
This system divides Hindus into four main categories - Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas and the Shudras. Many believe that the groups originated from Brahma, the Hindu God of creation.
What is the caste system?
According to Zhou rulers, a heavenly law that gave the Zhou king the power to rule.
What is the mandate of heaven?
The sixth ruler of the First Dynasty of Babylon who created a set of laws
Who is Hammurabi?
Several layers of social classes. The classes near the top of the pyramid had fewer people and enjoyed higher status. The classes nearer the bottom had greater numbers of people but lower status.
What is the Egyptian Social Pyramid?
Abraham's grandson, who raised 12 sons that started the 12 tribes of Israel
Who is Jacob?
The Enlightened One who rediscovered an ancient path to release clinging and craving and escape the cycle of birth and rebirth. He taught for around 45 years and built a large following,
Who is Siddhartha Gautama?
The second-longest river in China, after the Yangtze River, and the sixth-longest river system in the world at the estimated length of 5,464 km (3,395 mi). It's name comes from the color of the muddy water in the lower course of the river, which arises from soil being carried downstream.
What is the Yellow River?