Mesopotamia
Developed along these rivers
What are the Tigris and Euphrates?
Located on this subcontinent
What is India?
Ancient Egyptian kings were called this
What is
Pharaoh?
This geographical feature acted as a natural barrier and isolated China from the Indus River Valley
What are the Himalaya Mountains?
“If a son has struck his father, they shall cut off his hand. If a nobleman has destroyed the eye of a member of the aristocracy, they shall destroy his eye…”. This quote comes from which code of laws?
What is Hammurabi's Code?
Had this style of writing
What is Cuneiform?
Seasonal winds which brought rain for crops in the summer months
What are monsoons?
Geographical feature found on either side of the Nile
What are deserts?
Claim that ancestors (the gods) gave the right to rule
What is "The Mandate of Heaven" or The Dynastic Cycle?
The belief in many gods. Most ancient civilizations were this.
What is polytheistic?
Nickname given to Mesopotamia because of how fertile the area was
What is the "fertile Crescent"?
The discovery of no palaces lead social scientists to believe this about Harappa’s and Mohenjo Daro's social structure
What is there were no social classes?
The social structure of ancient Egypt was this ……… meaning ……… the higher you are in the social class system, the more power you have
What is hierarchical?
Another name for a Ruling Family
What is a dynasty?
Three reasons why civilizations developed near rivers
What is... Fertile soil, access to transportation, trade, irrigation, drinking water, bathing
The digging of dams and ditches and the building of floodgates are also known as this......
What is irrigation?
Archaeological studies of the Indus Valley cities of Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro show evidence of....
What are urban planning (grid patterned city) and indoor plumbing
A hand-operated device for lifting water, it is one example of how ancient Egyptians innovated to meet their needs.
What is a shaduf?
Developed along this river
What is the Huang-He?
Two reasons why a written language was significant
What are.... Record Keeping, Communication, gives Social Scientists a better understanding of their culture
Type of government led by a king or a queen in which power is given by God(s)
What is a monarchy?
The cities of Harrapa and Mohenjo Daro formed along this river.
What is the Indus River?
Developed along this river.
What is the Nile?
Used to create farmland in the mountains. The technique involves cutting land away from a hillside to create flat surfaces that look like large steps.
What is terraced farming?
How did inhabitants of Early River Valley Civilizations innovate to meet their needs?
China- used terraced farming, Irrigation ditches Mesopotamia- Wooden fences built used as dams, Irrigation ditches dug... India- Irrigation ditches, pools for irrigation, indoor plumbing, grid patterned cities... Egypt- dug irrigation canals, mud dried bricks. All of this led to a surplus of food, job specialization, art and architecture