Mesopotamia lies in this region, which is partially named after one phase of the moon.
What is the fertile crescent?
100
This river flows through Egypt.
What is the Nile river.
100
These two rivers flow through China.
What are the Yellow and Yangtze rivers?
200
Ancient civilizations that were polytheistic believed in many of these.
they believed in many gods
200
The Indus valley is located in present day India. India is considered a ______________ because it is a distinct land mass, not just a country
What is a subcontinent.
200
These two rivers that flow through Mesopotamia.
What are the Euphrates and the Tigris rivers?
200
This is the term for the king-god that the Egyptians worshiped.
What is a Pharoah?
200
These were the first two dynasties in China.
What are the Shang (1500 to 1050 B.C) and the Zhou (771 BC to 256 BC)?
300
The Neolithic Revolution diminished the amount of these types of people.
Hunter gatherers
300
The Harrappan Civilization was known for this
(multiple answers choose 1)
Urban planning; grid-like cities
plumbing; sewer system
300
This form of writing was created in Mesopotamia.
What is cuneiform?
300
The Egyptians created this system of writing.
What is hieroglyphics?
300
This is one of the many contributions to come out of the Yellow River Valley (name one).
What are Gunpowder, the compass, paper making, and printing?
400
This was the most important contribution from the Neolithic Age.
the domestication of animals and farming
400
The fact that the Indus people were able to create a grid-like city indicates they had a well-organized one of these.
A well-organized centralized government
400
These were the pyramid-like structures that the Sumerians created.
What are ziggurats?
400
This term describes the way that the Egyptian government was based on religion.
What is a theocracy?
400
Which factor led to the development of these ancient civilizations?
(1) political harmony
(2) favorable geography
(3) religious differences
(4) universal education
2. Favorable geography
500
What was an important result of the Neolithic Revolution?
(1) Food supplies became more reliable.
(2) New sources of energy became available.
(3) People became more nomadic.
(4) Populations declined
1. Food supplies became more reliable
500
The Indus valley experiences many of these, which cause heavy winds and a lot of rain.
What are monsoons
500
This Babylonian king is responsible for the first code of law known to man. His law birthed the idea that one was innocent until proven guilty. It is often thought that his code was harsh considering it is also known as 'an eye for an eye.'
Who is Hammurabi?
500
This stone was found in 1799 near a Nile delta village, it was inscribed with three different languages on it. These languages were: Greek, ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics, and a simpler version of hieroglyphics.
What is the Rosetta Stone?
500
Which geographic factor had the greatest influence on the early history of South Asia and China?
(1) river valleys
(2) island locations
(3) vast coastlines
(4) tropical rain forests