Nile River Valley
Mesopotamian River Valley
Indus River Valley
Huang He River Valley
Geography
Origins of Judaism
Mystery
100
Where is the Nile river located?
North Africa (Egypt)
100
What are some inventions of the Mesopotamia people?
wagon wheel, bronze, plow, math, geometry, sundial
100
What modern-day country is the Indus Valley located at today?
Modern-day Pakistan
100
What two rivers were in Ancient China
Yellow (Huang He) and Yangtze
100
Which river and civilization is shown by letter A?
Nile River and Egypt
100
What land is considered the Jewish Home land?
Isreal
100
What is monotheism?
Belief in one god
200
What are the large monuments called where the Pharaohs are buried?
Pyramids
200
What two rivers make up the Mesopotamian civilization?
The Tigris and Euphrates.
200
What river is this civilization located on?
Indus River
200
What was the Mandate of Heaven?
The right to rule China
200
What is the Bottom River "B" and Top River "C"
Bottom River = Euphrates
Top River= Tigris
200
What is the sacred text of Judaism called?
The Torah
200
What geographic feature do Egypt, Mesopotamia, India, and China all have in common?
Rivers
300
__________: writing system of Egypt
Hieroglyphics
300
What is considered the first written law code?
Hammurabi's Code
300
How did we know that they had a central government?
well planned cities, grid systems, uniform housing, and sewer system
300
How was Mandate of Heaven and the Dynastic Cycle connected?
New dynasty, everything good, gets old, stops working as hard, dynasty loses Mandate of Heaven, new dynasty takes over.
300
Which River is shown by letter "F"
Indus River
300
Who is the founder of Judaism and who is credited with writing the Torah?
Founder is Abraham
Writer of the Torah is Moses
300
What is Polytheism?
Belief in more than one god
400
What is the name of the irrigation technology that was used in Ancient Egypt?
Shaduf
400
What was Mesopotamia's writing form?
cuneiform
400
What are the two main cities?
Harrappa and Mohenjo-Daro
400
Two official dynasties of China?
Shang and Zhou
400
What River is shown by letter "G"
Huang He River aka Yellow River
400
What is the name of the law code of the Jewish people?
The Ten Commandments!
400
What does exile mean?
made to leave
500
Why is the Rosetta Stone important?
Gave us the ability to translate hieroglyphics
500
Was Babylonian Society Equal or Unequal? How do you know?
Unequal. Punishments were different based on social class.
500
What group of people invaded/ migrated into India from the north?
the Nomadic Aryans.
500
What is feudalism?
A system where the government gave lords land to rule but owed the king military service and support.
500
What geographic feature is shown by the letter "H"
Gobi Desert
500
Which King caused the Jewish people to leave Isreal and go into captivity in Babylon?
King Nebuchadnezzar II
500
Where is Mesopotamia located...modern day?
Iraq