People and Groups
These people were the first to settle in Mesopotamia and created the first form of writing, known as cuneiform.
Sumerians
Euphrates
After meditating under a tree for a whole month, Siddhartha Gautama became enlightened. Today, his followers refer to his as ___, which means teacher.
Buddha
Before humans began farming and raising animals, they were nomadic __, going from place to place to find their food.
Hunter-gatherers
This mountain range includes Mt. Everest, the highest point on earth, and separates India from the rest of the continent of Asia.
Himalayas
In Hinduism, this strict social hierarchy splits all people into four main groups: Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas, and Shudras. This is the simplified version, though, as there are actually thousands more!
Caste System
This Babylonian king created the first code of laws, 282, to be exact.
Hammurabi
Fertile Crescent
Each Mesopotamian city-state was built around a large pyramid called ___, where priests and priestesses would worship the gods through ritual sacrifices.
Ziggurat
Today, this community of over 200 million Indians is forced to work dangerous jobs such as cleaning sewers and toilets.
Dalits
Ur
In Sumerian mythology, this god became leader of all other gods by defeating the Tiamat by shooting an arrow down her throat.
Marduk
This group, long ago, conquered Sumer took control, and became the world's first empire.
Akkadians
These mountain ranges reside on India's coastlines. To the east, they border the Bay of Bengal, and to the west, they border the Arabian Sea.
Ghats
Hindus believe that after death, a soul is reborn into a new form such as a human, animal, or even a plant! This cycle is called __.
Samsara