Ancient India & China
The first Indian civilization was centered in the city of...
Harappa
The ancient ______ became famous sailors.
Phoenicians
Egypt was the gift of what River?
Nile
The sacred book of the Jewish people is the _______.
Bible
Describe the Assyrians.
Warrior tribe in Mesopotamia. People feared their armies. They had iron weapons, archers, war chariots, and cavalry. They were cruel to defeated peoples.
For the Hindus of India, everything is God, or...
Brahman
_____ led the Hebrew people out of slavery in Egypt.
Moses
_______ was the name of the sun-god of Egypt.
Ra
A ________ is a seasonal wind.
Monsoon
Describe the Chaldeans.
Capital was Babylon. Nebuchadnezzar made it beautiful. Jews were brought to Babylon as slaves. Chaldean priests were astronomers.
The Great Wall of _________is a wonder of the ancient world.
China
What army had iron weapons and could easily defeat other people?
Assyrian
What did the Hebrew religion have in common with the religion of the Egyptian pharaoh Ikhnaton?
Believed in only one god.
One of the earliest written languages was _________.
Sanskrit
Describe the Persians.
Good roads connected parts of the empire. Rulers treated other people well. Not merchants, but encouraged trade. Men and women lived separately. Zoroaster brought a new religion, which saw life as a fight between good and evil.
The first dynasty, or family of rulers, of China was the________.
Shang
Who made Babylon the most beautiful city in the ancient Middle East?
Nebuchadnezzar
The Egyptians thought their rulers were ____.
Gods
What is the difference between a country and an empire?
Describe the Phoenicians.
Built city-states in Canaan. Became ship-builders, sailors, and sea traders. Made maps of the seas, and used the North Star for navigation
The Sumerians built city-states in the land between two rivers known as _______.
Why are rivers so important to ancient civilizations?
Can transport goods & people.
Who was the first woman pharaoh.
Hatshepsut.
What is cuneiform?
Sumerian writing. The Sumerians invented writing.
Describe the Hebrews.
Believed in only one God. First books of the Bible tells their story. Abraham was their first great leader. Were desert nomads for many years. Then they became slaves in Egypt. Settled in Canaan. They believed God had promised them this land.