Geography
What is the name of the material that is deposited after a river floods?
Silt
The worship of MANY gods is called_______.
Polytheism
The Babylonian emperor created a list of laws and named it after himself.
Hammurabi's Code
A scribe was also known as a professional _______.
Writer
According to Hindus: bad _____ brings more suffering in the next life, while good _____ leads to a good life
Karma
Seasonal winds and rainstorms
monsoon
What did Egyptians believe they needed to do in order to overcome death?
preserve their bodies for the afterlife (mummification)
The Sumerians created a wedged-shaped writing to help communicate. This writing was called ______.
Cuneiform
Egyptian rulers; considered gods on Earth, and therefore powerful
Pharoahs
According to Hindus: when people die there is a _____________ or rebirth of their soul into a new body
reincarnation
Farmers began to control how much they watered their crops. This is known as ____.
irrigation
Ancient Aryan collection of thousands of sacred hymns
Vedas
A special building used to hold surplus grain.
granary
What was the name of the group at the very bottom of the caste system in Ancient India?
Dalit (untouchable)
Symbol that stands for a word, idea, or sound
Hieroglyphics
Which ancient civilization included vast desert areas of burning sands known as the Red Land
Ancient Egypt
In Buddhism this is a state of blissful peace without desire or suffering
Nirvana
Why was Egyptian papyrus such an important achievement?
it was easier and more efficient to write on than clay tablets
In Hinduism this is the word for a person's duty or what is right
dharma
Idea that all members of a society - even the rich and powerful - must obey the law
Rule of Law
Another name for "land between two rivers"
Mesopotamia
A pyramid shaped Sumerian temple was called a _____.
ziggurat
Villages grew into _______, a city that governs itself and its surrounding territory.
City-state
Name of the first female pharaoh; increased Egypt's wealth by expanding trade
Hatshepsut
A region with good conditions for growing crops that stretches from the Mediterranean coast east through Mesopotamia to the Persian Gulf
Fertile Crescent