Mesopotamia
Where is Mesopotamia?
Middle East (Fertile Crescent)
Where was Chinese civilization centered?
The Yellow River.
Where was the first Indian civilization started?
The Indus River Valley.
What was the first empire in Mesopotamia?
The Akkadian Empire.
Who was the ruler of Egypt?
The Pharaoh.
What was the first civilization in Mesopotamia?
Ancient Sumer.
What is the first proven Chinese Dynasty?
The Shang Dynasty?
What was the first major religious belief in India?
Hinduism.
The third of the first three empires of Mesopotamia, led by Ashurbanipal and Sennacherib
Who were the Assyrians
Unlike Mesopotamia, Why Egypt and China able to avoid invasions for so long
What are natural barriers such as deserts
How were the first Mesopotamian kingdoms organized?
City-States
Who the Shang prayed to
The advanced feature that made Harappans cities so clean?
What are underground sewage systems?
Theocracy
First Egyptian to unite both lower and upper Egypt in 3100 BCE
Who was Narmer, or King Menes?
Why did people settle in Mesopotamia?
The good soil made it a desirable place for farming.
What the early Chinese used to predict the future
What are oracle bones
Who replaced the Indus River Valley Civilizations?
The Indo-European Aryan tribe.
It's the oldest recorded record of a government creating a guaranteed set of rules for all citizens to follow regardless of gender or social class. (although punishments varied depending on social class)
What is the Code of Hammurabi important?
_________ = Benevolent Father of His People who embodied the sun god.
______________ = Dutiful & Respectful gentlemen with favor of Heaven.
_____________ = Conquering warriors chosen by the gods.
What was the difference between the Pharaoh, Mesopotamian kings, & Chinese Empire.
What does Mesopotamia mean?
The Land Between the Rivers.
A social and political philosophy that ties the rise & fall of China's many dynasties to their obtaining and losing of Heaven's favor. Is usually dictated based on the ability for the Zhou emperor or subjects to adhere to a contract
What is the Mandate of Heaven?
Why did the Indus River Valley Civilization collapse?
Why were the Akkadians important?
They created most of the institutions, ceremonies, and political traditions emulated by later Mesopotamian empires.
It created a safe and reliable waterway which served as the basis for Egypt's agriculture and trade.
What is the Nile River?