Mesopotamia
Name the two rivers of Mesopotamia
What is Tigris and Euphrates
The river of Egypt
What is the Nile
The river of ancient India
What is the Indus River
The river of ancient China
What is the huang he (yellow river)
Series of rulers from one family
What is a Dynasty
Nickname for the lands of Mesopotamia
What is the Fertile Crescent
means of preserving dead bodies
What is mummification?
Name the seasonal wind pattern that dominates India's climate
What is Monsoons
the reason the Huang He River is also known as the Yellow River because it leaves behind this material
What is silt
One of the oldest stories every written, about a King from Sumer
What is the Epic of Gilgamesh?
name the earliest writing system
What is cuneiform
The Egyptian king had this title
What is a pharaoh?
Twin cities that developed along the Indus River valley and left behind many artifacts.
What are Harappa and Mohenjo -Daro
China's first dynasty
What is Shang Dynasty
The most famous pharaoh, whose tomb was discovered untouched
Who is King Tut
stepped pyramid used for religious purposes.
What is a zigguart
The writing system of the Ancient Egyptians is known as
What is hieroglyphics
We know that the Indus Valley Civilizations were advanced without writing because of what other factors?
What is city planning, pluming/ sewage systems/ artifacts/ pottery/ jewelry
The justification for the Chinese dynastic cycle
What is the Mandate of Heaven
Method used in China to communicate with god.
(considered China's first method of writing)
What is an Oracle Bone
Name of the civilization that invented the wheel, plow, and first writing system.
What are the Sumerians?
These were built as tomb's for pharaoh's
What is the Pyramids
After the collapse of the Indus Valley civilizations this Indo-European group conquered the area
What are the Aryans
The characters of the word China translate to this, which would shape China's relationship with the rest of the world for centuries to come
What is central kingdom
This Babylonian King who wrote the first legal codes
Who is Hammurabi