Where is the Nile River Valley located?
1. continent
2. country
3. river
1. Northern Africa
2. Egypt
3. Nile River
100
What modern day country is the Huang He River Valley located?
China
100
What modern day country is the Indus River Valley located?
India
Pakistan
100
What is a culture hearth?
A region/location where human civilization first began.
200
What two rivers is Mesopotamia near?
Tigris and Euphrates
200
What is the ancient writing system of the Ancient Egypt?
What is papyrus?
Hieroglyphics
A reed-like plant found along the Nile river used to make paper.
200
Where was ancient Chinese writing written?
animal bones & turtle shells
200
What is different about the Indus river valley's writing system compared to the other culture hearths?
We still do not know how to read it.
200
Identify 3 common characteristics of most culture hearths.
1. located near river(s)
2. agricultural based
3. controlled important trading routes
4. innovative ideas
300
What is the ancient writing system of Mesopotamia?
Give a brief description.
Cuneiform: developed for keeping records; symbols/shapes written into clay tablets by scribes.
300
What historical artifact helped us to learn to read hieroglyphics?
Rosetta Stone
300
What two rivers did civilization first begin in China?
Huang He River
Yangtze River
300
What was the Indus River Valley civilization known for?
1. largest culture hearth
2. organized/complex city structures
300
Identify the four culture hearths we have studied.
1. Mesopotamia
2. Egypt River Valley
3. Huang He River Valley
4. Indus River Valley
400
What are the two nicknames of Mesopotamia?
Fertile Crescent
Cradle of Civilization
400
Identify the form of government for Ancient Egypt.
Identify the type of religion of Ancient Egypt.
1. theocracy
2. polytheism
400
Ancient Chinese writing will eventually develop into modern day ________.
calligraphy
400
How did the Indus River valley decline?
There are many theories, but no one knows for sure.
1. conquest
2. environmental disaster
3. earthquake=shifted river flow
400
Identify 4 of the 8 characteristics of a "civilized" society.
1. writing system
2. organized government
3. art
4. military
5. organized cities
6. religion
7. social classes
8. specialization of jobs
500
Why is Hammurabi's Code an important historical event?
First written set of laws/codes in history.
500
Identify 3 achievements of ancient Egypt
1. geometry
2. numeric system based on 10
3. engineering/architecture
4. calendars based on astronomy
5. advancements in medicine (mummification)
500
What are the two nicknames of the Huang He River valley?
Why are is it called this?
Yellow River= yellowish fertile soil (loess) gives river a yellow tint.
China's Sorrow= unpredictable flooding causes destruction and sometimes even death.
500
Provide 3 examples that demonstrate the Indus river
valley's advanced city planning.
perpendicular streets
multi-level buildings
uniform brick sizes
natural air conditioning
clean and sanitary
underground sewer systems and plumbing