Vocab
Define silt.
good dirt
What rivers was Mesopotamia developed on?
Tigris and Euphrates
What was their major source of water?
Nile River
What made China isolated?
Mountains
What does rule of law mean?
No one is above the law.
Define scarcity.
when you don't have enough of something
Earliest known writing system.
Cuneiform.
hieroglyphics
List two belief systems from Ancient China.
Buddhism
Daoism
Legalism
Confucianism
Why did they create aqueducts?
Carry water from the mountains to cities
Define nomad.
When someone doesn't have a permanent home.
What is hammurabi's code?
first set of harsh laws
What was the purpose of pyramids?
Resting place/tombs for pharaohs
How did Buddhism get to China?
Through the Silk Road
Who named himself dictator for life and death ended the republic?
Julius Caesar
What is metallurgy?
Working with metals
Why were scribes important?
Recorded important information
Why did they practice embalming and mummification?
Preserve bodies for the afterlife
Why was the Huang He river known as "China's Sorrow"?
Floods that caused death and destruction
How is Ancient Rome's and the U.S. governments similar?
Both are republics- we vote for representatives.
Both have three branches.
What is a plebeian?
Working class, considered poor in Ancient Rome, made up majority of their population.
List three achievements from mesopotamia.
wooden wheels, wooden plows, sails
List three achievements of Egypt.
Embalming/mummification, 1st medical book, hieroglyphics
List three achievements of China.
Silk Road, Great Wall, gunpowder, stirrup, bronze, silk, etc.
List three achievements of Rome.
Aqueducts, The Colosseum, Road system, roman numerals, arches/domes, etc.