Terms, Terms, and ya more Terms
Egypt
Mesopotamia
China
Indus
100
Explain what a Theocracy is?
Where the government and religion are ran by the same people.
100
This is the river most important to Egypt.
Nile River
100
These are the two rivers important to Mesopotamia
Tigris and Euphrates River
100
This is the idea that the next of kin of the king should rule the country usually the first son
Dynasty
100
What was the important River for the Indus civilization
Indus River
200
This was the writing system of Mesopotamia
Cuneiform
200
The Great Pyramid of Giza is an example of what important part of Egyptian society.
Egyptian architecture
200
Much like the Greeks later on Mesopotamia were divided into smaller nations called
City-States
200
This is the important river for early Chinese society it is sometimes called China's Sorrow
Huang He or Yellow River
200
Why do we not know much about the Indus River Valley Civ
We do not understand their writing system
300
This was the first law code of the world, it was written by a Mesopotamian ruler.
Hammurabi's Code
300
The Feather of Truth test and saving of worldly items for the afterlife would be an example of what Egyptian belief.
Religion and Beliefs
300
In order to control and move the waters of the rivers of Mesopotamia they would create...
Irrigation Systems
300
Who was at the top and who was at the bottom of Chinese Social Classes
Top Emperor and Family/ Nobility Bottom Farmers, Merchants, and Craftsman
300
We the Indus traded because we have found these all around the known world at the time.
Seals with their writing on them.
400
This allowed for modern man to understand ancient Egyptian writing.
Rosetta Stone
400
This was the writing system of the ancient Egyptians.
Hieroglyphics
400
The area around the Tigers and Euphrates Rivers was called what
Fertile Crescent
400
This was the important trade route to China it connected east with west
Silk Road
400
In their cities we have found evidence of these two things built into their cities which shows they were advance.
Sewer and public water systems
500
This term is the movement from hunting and gathering to farming.
Neolithic Revolution
500
This was the famous female ruler of Egypt she would rule during the old kingdom.
Hatshepsut
500
How were the Egyptian and Mesopotamian Rivers different from each other and how did this impact their societies. Think Flooding and Afterlife.
Nile predictable good afterlife Mesopotamian unpredictable and negative afterlife
500
This was the idea that allowed for leaders of China to claim power power when the took over the throne
Mandate of Heaven
500
Give three ways Historians think the Indus River Valley civ ended. You need to have three
Natural Disaster, Attack, or they left for new areas
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