Mesopotamia 1
Meaning of Mesopotamia
What is the land between two rivers?
What Cuneiform is written on
What is a clay tablet?
What are the Himalayas?
Brahmanism taught that a well-organized society was divided into social classes. Europeans later named this system.
What is the caste system?
The Buddah believed that that this ended people's suffering
What is Enlightenment?
Another name for Mesopotamia that signifies that the land was good for crops to grow
What is the Fertile Crescent?
The importance of Cuneiform
What is the first ever written language?
Festival celebrated by Hindu communities worldwide, lasting from 2-5 days, where people decorate their homes and Hindu temples with small oil lamps to celebrate the victory of good over evil
What is Diwali?
This placeholder number was first introduced in India about 1,700 years ago
What is zero?
The beliefs, customs, foods, traditions, education, arts, and behaviors of a group of people
What is culture?
The ingredient that made the soil in Mesopotamia rich
What is silt?
Mesopotamia is home to this first city state
What is Sumer?
The teachings of the Buddha and the foundation of Buddhism
What are the Four Noble Truths?
The Indian Emporer who conquered Kalinga and later rejected war
Who is Ashoka?
The set of rules written on a large black stone in Mesopotamia.
What is Hammurabi's Code?
The world's oldest piece of literature
What is Gilgamesh?
The invention that allows for easier transportation
What is the wheel?
Polytheistic religion that teaches that the soul never dies and that this continuous process is called reincarnation
What is Hinduism?
Indian religion founded by Guru Nanak who believed in one god called Naam
What is Sikhism?
This Jewish prophet is referred to as the "Father of the Hebrews"
Who is Abraham?
The two rivers bordering Mesopotamia
Tigris and Euphrates
The economy of Mesopotamia
What is barter/trade?
Oldest sacred texts of Hinduism
What are the Vedas?
What are the Indus, Ganges, and Brahmaputra?
Massive, pyramid-like templesbuilt in ancient Mesopotamia from mud bricks
What are ziggurats?