Mesopotamia
This is the term used for the belief in many gods.
What is polytheism?
Rivers that have waterfalls, boulders and churning rapids.
What are cataracts?
The study of basic questions about human life.
What Philosophy?
This plant was used to make paper in ancient Egypt
What is papyrus?
Mesopotamia is located in which present-day country?
What is Iraq?
The Ruler In ancient Egypt. Was also the highest on the social class.
What is the Pharaoh?
A philosophy based on the ideas of respect.
What is Confucianism?
The continent China is located on.
What is Asia?
He was the king of Upper Egypt and united all of Egypt during his reign.
Who is Menes?
This set of laws is famous for the principle of "an eye for an eye".
What is Hammurabi's Code?
This group of people were at the lowest end of the social hierarchy.
What are slaves?
What are ancestors?
The name of the 2 deserts that protected China
What are the Gobi and Taklimaken Deserts?
Name at least reasons the Taklamakan Desert is called the Sea of Death.
What are boiling temperature, poisonous snakes, little water, sandstorms, freezing nights.
This is the process of a new idea or product spreading from one culture to another.
What is cultural diffusion?
He was the youngest ruler of Egypt and died at the age of 18.
Who is King Tutankhamen?
Borders that keep people from crossing or passing through in China.
What are natural barriers?
The name of China's 2 rivers that provided sources of water and transportation
What are the Huang He (Yellow River and Chang (Yangtze Rivers?
The belief that the ruler of China is chosen by the gods
What is the Mandate of Heaven?
The belief and worship of only 1 god.
What is monotheism?
The system of writing used for record keeping in ancient Egypt.
What are hieroglyphics?
Belief that people are born bad and needed to be controlled through harsh punishments.
What is legalism?
The name of the hightest mountains in the world. Helped to protect China from invaders.
What are the Himalayas?
Series of rulers from the same family
What is a dynasty?