Sumer
What was Sumerian writing called? What did they write on?
Cuneiform; they wrote with sharp reeds on mud tablets
What was the name of ancient Egyptian writing? Describe:
Hieroglyphs - used pictures to represent sounds and ideas.
What is a megalith?
A giant stone structure.
What is the name of the tribe who became the first dynasty is Chinese history?
What is the Indus Valley and where is it located on a modern day map?
The area surrounding the Indus River, located in modern-day India and Pakistan. The location of an advanced ancient civilization.
What are some things the Sumerians invented?
Irrigation, the wheel, the sailboat, math, how to tell time, writing
What is polytheism? What is Religion?
The belief in multiple gods - the worship of a god or gods with accompanying beliefs about right and wrong, the purpose of life, etc.
What is the name of an island off the coast of Europe?
Britain
Who was Yu the Great?
Legendary first emperor of China. Built canals to help control the flooding Yellow River.
What famous mountain was near the Indus Valley separating it from the rest of Asia?
Himalaya Mountains
What is culture?
The beliefs and social customs of a group of people. It also includes the religion, stories, art, architecture, and music of a group of people.
Name three gods/goddesses from the Egyptian pantheon:
Ammit: Egyptian goddess who devours the dead with heavy hearts.
Anubis: Egyptian god of mummification.
Isis: Egyptian goddess. Powerful sorceress. Married to Osiris.
Osiris: Egyptian god. Ruler of Egypt until he was murdered by his brother Set. After being restored by his wife Isis, Osiris became the ruler of the land of the dead.
Ra: Chief Egyptian god. Creator of the world.
Set (sometimes called Seth): Egyptian god of disorder and violence. Killed his brother Osiris to try to become ruler of Egypt.
What is the culture that inhabited Britain and parts of Europe after the people who built the megaliths?
Celts
What are Oracle Bones?
Bones the Ancient Chinese would write on and then heat in a fire until they cracked. The cracks would be interpreted to predict the future. First use of writing in China.
What was the name of the first city discovered in the Indus Valley? How was it found?
Harappa - It was discovered when Great Britain was putting in a railroad.
What is Sumer?
The first ancient civilization to start in Mesopotamia.
How and why were mummies made?
So a person could continue living in the afterlife; by removing internal organs and drying out the body; wrapping the body in linen cloth; protecting the body with amulets and spells
What is the name of the prehistoric culture that covered large parts of Europe and Britain; built megaliths including Stonehenge?
Beaker People
What is the name of the two rivers where early Chinese civilization was built?
Yellow River (North) Yangtze River (South)
What is a bath house?
a public place, similar to a swimming pool, used for bathing.
What are the two rivers Mesopotamia was located between (Sumer and the city states in this region)?
Tigris and Euphrates Rivers.
What is a pyramid?
The large tombs Egyptians built to be buried in with four triangular sides
What is Silbury Hill?
A round prehistoric man-made hill located near Stonehenge.
What is the name of the second dynasty in Chinese history?
Shang
What was life like in the Indus Valley Civilization?
They were peaceful; everyone was equal; public bathing; flushing toilets; trash collection; no slaves; unknown government