Key words
Polytheism
The belief in more than one God.
Environmental challenges in Mesopotamia?
-Unpredictable flooding combined with periods of time with little to no rain.
- No natural barriers
- No natural resources so there were not materials to build.
What are some things Sumerians of Mesopotamia created.
Arithmetic and Geometry - they developed a number system. With a base 60.
Monsoon
Seasonal Winds that bring heavy rain.
Cultural diffusion
Ideas or product spreading from one culture to another.
How did the Sumerian's of Mesopotamia keep their gods happy.
Built temples and impressive ziggurats they also offered sacrifices of animals, food and wine.
Architectural advances the Sumerians created.
Arches, Columns, Ramps and the pyramid shaped design.
Dynasty
A series of rulers from a single family.
Theocracy
Government ruling is based on religious authority.
What did Egyptians do to honor their gods? who were the three most important gods?
Egyptians built temples. The three big gods were Re, Osiris, and Isis
What are pictographs? who used them?
Egypts earliest form of writing was called pictographs.
Empire
An empire brings together several nations, people, or previously independent states under one ruler.
Narmer
A king of Egypt who is thought to have united upper and lower Egypt.
The Nile flooded and caused problems for which civilization?
Egyptian
What are Oracle bones and who used them?
Bones that you can scratch questions and wording on. This was used in China.
Pharaohs
Egyptian kings who were believed to be relatives of Gods.
Feudalism
A system where nobles or lords are granted use of land by the king.
Which Culture believed in Spirits and ancestors.
Chinese
What are some Egyptian advances
Egyptians had a calendar for floods, a system of written numbers for counting adding and subtracting.
Hammurabi
An emperor who ruled from 1792 BC - the 1750 BC
City state
Different cities with their own laws all brought together.
What were the two major river systems in China?
The Huang He and Chang Jiang
What civilization developed Hieroglyphs?
The Egyptian civilization.
Hieroglyphics
A form of writing in Egypt that means Sacred Carvings.
Fertile crescent
A curved shaped land that had rich soil.
Why was Huang He called chinas sorrow?
It caused great floods and destroyed villages.
What is papyrus used for and by who?
Papyrus is a reed that Egyptians used to write on.
Mandate of heaven
Rulers have approval from the gods.