INDUS RIVER V.
Name a major city in the Indus River Valley Civ.
Mohenjo Daro/Harappan
Yellow River
Huang He
The age of human history before people figured out how to melt down iron...
Bronze Age
Someone who can write (well) and writes religious/official documents
Scribe
Where does the Nile river start?
South of Egypt (in eastern-central Africa)
What was the main gathering place for many cities across the Indus River Valley?
Great Baths
Tortoise shells or bones with ancient Chinese symbols thrown into fire to "predict the future"
Oracle Bones
A system of government where un-elected officials manage things (taxes, regulations, etc)
Bureaucracy
The main river in Egypt (ancient and modern!)
Nile!
Why do experts think the Indus River Civ. was generally peaceful?
-Very few weapons were ever found.
What technology allowed Indus River Valley people to be more hygienic than most other Bronze Age peoples?
Sewer system!
Ruler of an empire...
Emperor
The (mythical) emperor-super-hero who is in charge of technology and invention...
Yu the Engineer
The main rivers of Iraq/Mesopotamia
Tigris/Euphrates!
What is ... this?
T-pose
What are the great rains called that made the Indus River flood? (Would have caused great calamity every year if not for the complex irrigation and dam systems created)
Monsoon!
Thousands of clay statues found in the tomb of China's first (real) emperor...
Terracotta warriors/army
A ruling family where power is passed from generation to generation
Dynasty
The temple/storage of the great cities of Mesopotamia
Zigurrat
What where the religious chants from the Indus River Valley called? (They would go on to become the foundations of Hinduism)
Vedas
What happened to the Indus River Valley Civilization? (theories)
-drought
-Floods
-Invasion
A method of farming that creates flat areas on hillsides to best capture water
terrace farming
Was the Huang He civilization the only major civ. in Ancient China?
Nope
What is the moral of the Epic of Gilgamesh?
No one is immortal but you can be remembered for your deeds (Gilgamesh built up the city of Uruk)
What is Daequan's catch phrase?
"C'mere bwoy"