Chinese
Akkadian
Indus River Valley / India
Egyptian
Vocab Review
100
This river is central in the "birth" story of China.

Yellow

100

These two rivers helped create the "Cradle of Civilization".

Euphrates and Tigris

100

The main religion of the Indian people.

Hindu

100

This river was known as the Giver of Life.

Nile

100

The belief in more than one god.

Monotheistic

200

This man was a fierce leader who conquered vast territories that became China. He was feared as a ruthless Mongol barbarian.

Genghis Khan

200

The Akkadian people were known for their extensive engineering of irrigation systems which led to their success in this area.

Agriculture / Farming

200

Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa are two civilizations in India. Name two points in their city designs that were revolutionary for other civilizations after. 

Public baths, city blocks / grid pattern, drains that went to sewer systems.

200

King Tut was known as the "Child King" but archaeologists have used modern science to reveal that he was actually what age when he died?

19

200

Individuals that devote their lives to seeking spiritual truth.

Mystic

300

The primary religion for the majority of Chinese people.

Daoism

300

This ruler was credited with forming the first formal army where warriors trained and learned war strategy.

Sargon

300

Names for the top and the bottom of the castle system.

Bhramin - top

Dalit - bottom

300

The Nile Delta is by what water source?

Mediterranean Sea

300

Moral standards of behavior

Ethics

400

What dynasty do modern Chinese associate themselves with?

Han

400

In the documentary of Akkadian civilization, archaeologists noted that there was a burnt layer in the soil. What did research attribute this to?

Volcano eruption / Lightning storm 

400

Name one country that borders India.

Pakistan, China, Tibet

400

This king is credited with building the first step pyramid?

King Djoser

400

Social groups in which people are born and cannot leave.

Caste

500

The Terracotta Warriors were discovered in what year and by whom doing what?

1974 by a farmer who was digging a well

500

The modern country associated with the Akkadian Empire.

Iraq

500

The books most important within the Hindu religion are known as this.

Vedas

500

This God was the guide through the underworld journey.

Anubis

500

The process of new ideas, customs and technologies spread from one people to another.

Cultural diffusion

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