Beginnings and Beliefs
What is mesopotamia?
The river valley where the first civilizations began.
What is a king?
This title was given to rulers believed to have divine authority.
What is the Indus River Valley?
The river valley home to early Indian civilization.
What is a myth?
a traditional story, especially one concerning the early history of a people or explaining a natural or social phenomenon, and typically involving supernatural beings or events
What is Divine right?
What are the Tigress & Euphrades?
The two rivers that surround Mesopotamia.
Who is Tutankhamun?
This young kings tomb was famously discovered nearly untouched.
What is the Caste system?
This system divided people into social classes
What is the afterlife?
Egyptians believed this happened after death
What is Tyranny?
This happens when leaders rule with an Iron fist.
What are ziggaurats?
What is the Nile river?
This river made Egyptian civilization possible
What is Hinduism?
The belief system teaches reincarnation and karma
What is mummification?
This process preserved bodies for burial in Egypt
What is intimidation or force?
This shows how fear can be used to control people
Who is Gilgamesh?
The early king was said to be part god and searched for immortality.
What is stability / reliability?
Egypt's predictable flooding represented this idea about order
What is the Yellow River?
The Chinese River known as "China's Sorrow"
What are hieroglyphics?
What is justice vs. Injustice?
This question asks whether laws are always fair
Who is Sargon of Akkad?
The ruler who united many cities into one of the first empires.
Who is Hatshepsut?
This female pharaoh ruled successfully, and expanded trade.
This dynasty is the first recorded ruling family in China.
Who is Osiris?
The god who judged the dead by weighing their heats.
A system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives: