Mesopotamia
Cuneiform
What is the name of the form of writing in Mesopotamia?
Egyptians
People who lived along the Nile, had pharaoh rulers and believed in many gods.
The Indus River and Valley
Where did the people of India settle?
The Yellow River
What is the river in China, that brought the Chinese people rich fertile soil?
Sahara Desert
Polytheism
What is the name for the belief in many gods?
Nile River
Where did Egyptian farmers plant their crops in rich silt (caused by the flooding that would happen once a year)?
The Arabian Sea
What was the body of water that the people of India used to trade with the cities in Mesopotamia?
Huang Di
Who is the leader that united the villages of the Yellow River Valley into one kingdom?
Anansi
Who is the Spider African storytellers used as a favorite character?
Hammurabi
Who is the leader that created the first set of laws in Mesopotamia? One example was 'an eye for an eye'.
God-Kings
What is the definition of a Pharaoh?
Mohenjo-Daro
What is the mysterious city found in the Indus Valley that was deserted by their people?
Silk
What is the luxurious and soft fabric made from cocoons of silkworms?
Cassava, plantains, and rice found in "Anasi and the Make-Believe Food"
What are the foods Anansi found in the different villages?
Dictatorship
What it's called when people have to obey the government without asking questions or having any say in the laws/rules?
The desert
What is a geographic feature that allowed Ancient Egyptians to avoid outside invaders?
Citadels
What are huge circular mounds that protected a city?
Pictograms
What are words that look like pictures (early Chinese writing)?
Pollen from trees and seeds from grasses and flowers
What did archeologists find when they dug down through the hard dirt of the Sahara?
Ur
What was one of the cities in Sargon's empire, where Abram lived?
Rosetta Stone
What is the name of the stone that allowed historians to decipher Hieroglyphics using Ancient Greek?
"The Hunter and the Quail"
What is an ancient story passed down from the people of India, that may be a clue as to what happened to Mohenjo-Daro?
Dynasty
What is it called when one family has control of a country for many, many years, passing the crown along?
The rains got scarcer and the grass and trees dried up.
What happened in the Sahara?