Mesopotamia
Nickname for Mesopotamia
Fertile Crescent
Region of the world where this civilization developed?
India/Pakistan
Two rivers that the civilizationd developed around?
Yellow River and the Yangzte
Definition of a city-state
Political unit that operates similarly to an independent kingdom or nation although it shares culture with surrounding areas.
Region/Nation was the site of the first civilization.
What is Sumer?
Present day region where ancient Egypt existed?
What is Africa/Egypt?
Most advanced technology of the Ancient Indus River Valley people?
Cities built on grids, plumbing/sewer systems.
The supreme god during China's first several hundred years as a civilization was Shang Di, who along with other gods was consulted through the use of ___________.
What is Oracle bones.
What is Polytheism?
Belief in many gods
Creator of the world's first empire?
Who is Sargon of Akkad
Extreme rapids in the Nile River.
What are cataracts?
A government based on religious authority.
What is a theocracy?
China's first citiies arose along the Huang He River where yellow silt called ____________, made the valley fertile.
What is loess?
Series of rulesr, all from the same family.
What is a Dynasty?
The land between the Tigris and Euphrates is often called ______________.
What is Mesopotamia?
Main purpose of the pyramids of Egypt?
Ruins of Ancient Indus River valley show us the buildings were constructed of ______________.
What is limestone?
The massive size of China's territory prompted its rulers to establish a system known as _________ in which all land is owned by the king, but nobles are granted rights to use it in exchange for their loyalty. (simple governemnt)
What is feudalism?
What ruler was considered to be a King and a God?
What is a Pharaoh?
The oldest piece of written literature was titled: ________________________________.
What is the Epic of Gilgamesh?
The process of mummification was connected to the Egyptian belief in ______________________.
The Afterllife.
Largest two cities in the Indus River Valley?
Harappa and Mohejo-Daro
Depsite it's severity, ____________ reinforced the idea that government had the responsibility for what occurred in socity. (China)
What is the Mandate of Heaven?
Who was the first emperor to establish the first set of written laws?
Who was Hammaurabi?