Mesopotamia
True or false
"Mesopotamia" means "the land between two rivers"
True
Why did Egyptians mummify dead bodies?
Passage into the afterlife.
True or False: The Mandate of Heaven claimed that the heavens granted a dynasty the right to rule.
True
What are monsoons?
seasonal winds -lot's of rain during wet season and dry in the dry season.
True or false: Majority of Mesopotamians were traders.
False
What is a delta?
When a river splits up into smaller rivers into the ocean.
China traded with civilizations in the west using a land and sea route called the:
Silk road
Hinduism worshiped many gods while Buddhism did not worship gods.
What was Mesopotamian money called?
Shekles
What is a Spinx?
Head of a pharaoh and a body of a lion.
What was the lowest social class in China's social structure?
Merchants.
What do Buddhism and Hinduism both believe in?
Karma, Reincarnation, and enlightenment.
What is "polytheism"?
The worship of many gods.
The written language of the ancient Egyptians was...?
Hieroglyphics
A ____________ is a line of rulers from the same family in that held power in China.
Dynasty
The Brahmins make up what part of the social class?
Priests the very top