Mesopotamia
Ancient Egypt
Indus Valley
Ancient China
All Civilizations
100
What was the name of the Mesopotamian writing system?
Cuneiform
100
What is papyrus?
A reed plant that Egyptians wrote on
100
What was the name of the Indus Valley language?
Sanskrit
100
What are pictographs?
Characters that represent objects
100
Which civilization invented writing?
The Sumerians
200
When did the Sumerians invent writing?
Sometime before 3000 B.C.
200
Which three mathematical terms did Egyptians invent?
Addition, Subtraction, Division
200
Did people from Indus Valley write things down?
No
200
What kind of writing had over 2,000 symbols?
Shang writing
200
What civilization did not write things down?
The Indus Valley peoples
300
What did Sumerians write with?
Stylus/Pointed stick
300
What where books first written about?
Religion
300
How were the Indus Valley communities formed?
They were made out of groups that spoke similar languages
300
What did the Chinese write things down on?
Animal bones
300
Which civilization had the most advanced system of writing?
The Ancient Chinese
400
What math skills that the Sumerians invented are still used today?
Division of a circle into 360 degrees OR Hours divided into 60 minutes/minutes into 60 seconds
400
What did Egyptian engineers use math for?
To find precise measurements for construction
400
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400
Was Chinese writing advanced?
Yes
400
Which two civilizations invented math facts?
Mesopotamians and Ancient Chinese
500
What did Mesopotamians use clay tokens for?
For receipts of payments
500
What was Egyptian's first writing?
Pictures of objects
500
Name three things the Indus Valley peoples wrote down.
Songs, Stories, Poems, Prayers, Sales, Trades
500
Name all four ways the Chinese preserved their writing?
Bones, Shells, Tablets of Wood, Bamboo
500
Did all civilizations have some form of writing and/or counting?
Yes
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