Vocab
Indus River Valley
Egypt
China
Mesopotamia
100
Define Paleolithic.
Old Stone Age
100
Why do we know so little about the Indus River Valley?
We have not deciphered their writing.
100
What were the two writing systems in Ancient Egypt, and what were they each used for?
Hieratic Script: Record Keeping
Hieroglyphs: Sacred Writing
100
What was the Mandate of Heaven?
Divine Right to rule
100
Why did the Mesopotamians have a negative view of the afterlife?
Because the Tigris and Euphrates flooded unpredictably.
200
Define City State.
An independent city and it's surrounding territories
200
What was the artifacts that large numbers were found of in the Indus River Valley?
Cylinder Seals
200
Who was Akenaten?
New Kingdom Pharaoh, King Tut's father, attempted to convert Egypt to Montheism
200
What artifact/s were found the most in Ancient China?
Oracle Bones and Bronze pottery
200
Why did writing first emerge?
To keep records
300
Define Civilization
An advanced state of human society, marked by progress in arts and science
300
What geographical an phenomenon (besides flooding) did the Indus River valley deal
Seasonal monsoons
300
Who invaded Egypt to end the Middle Kingdom and introduced bronze tools to Egypt?
The Hyksos
300
Which Chinese dynasty ended in the Warring States Period?
The Zhou Dynasty
300
Name the four Mesopotamia civilizations discussed in class in order from oldest to most recent.
Sumer, Akkad, Babylon, Assyria
400
Define divine right to rule.
The belief that rulers of a given civilization were ruling on behalf of the gods/god
400
Which group migrated to the Indus River Valley around the same time as their civilization was collapsing?
The Aryans
400
Describe Social Stratification in Ancient Egypt.
400
Which Chinese dynasty would you describe as decentralized and why?
The Zhou Dynasty because they had a feudal system where land and soldiers were divided amongst different lords
400
Which Mesopotamian civilization is the Ishtar gate associated with?
Babylon
500
Define Decentalized
The division of powers amongst multiple groups, specifically in government
500
What were the names of the two major cities that were found in the Indus River Valley and which one was the civilization named after?
Harappa, Mohenjo Daro
Harappa
500
Where was king Tut Found, and who was father?
Valley of the Kings
Akhenaten
500
What was the name of the ruler who united China after the Warring States period?
Qin Shi-Huangdi
500
What was the Sumerian number system a base of?
60