What did all these rivers have in common that made farming possible around them?
Regularly flood
Daily Double What is the chinese name of the river in this civilization?
Huang He River
What ancient civilizations built ziggurats?
Mesopotamia
What type of religion did the Egyptians practice?
Polytheism
What was one very advanced characteristic of the cities of the Indus Valley Civilization?
Carefully planned (built on a grid), Plumbing/sewer system?
Name one aspect of Chinese religious belief.
Ancestor worship, Family/Parental respect, Oracle bones, Mandate of Heaven
Which of these civilizations is also called the "Harappan" Civilization
Indus Valley
What is special about the writing system of the Indus Valley Civilization?
It has never been translated
Daily Double What is not a geographic feature in China?
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What type of metal was most used for tools and weapons in these ancient civiliations?
Bronze
Name one city-state of Mesopotamia.
Ur, Uruk, Lagesh, Kish
What was the Egyptian system of writing called?
Hieroglyphics
Few weapons found
Name one of the Chinese dynasties
Shang, Zhou
Which of these ancient civilizations has periods of its history called the "Old Kingdom" and the "New Kingdom?"
Ancient Egypt
Assyrians took over through force.
Ramesses II
What religions follows the Eightfold Path?
Buddhism
What happened to the Harappa and Mohenjo- Daro?
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