Israelites & Egyptians
The religion of the Israelites.
Monotheistic
The Book of the Dead was filled with writings meant to guide the dead into the ______________.
afterlife
How were carved animal bones used in early China?
To try to learn about the future.
Which river is further north: the Yangzi or the Huang He?
Huang He
The moral laws of the Israelites that they believed Moses received from God.
The Ten Commandments.
Egyptians used this writing to tell stories about the gods and their everyday life.
Hieroglyphics
This concept of Confucius's teaches that children should respect, be obedient, and take care of their parents and elders.
Filial Piety
Which river is further west: the Indus or Ganges?
the Indus
True or false: the Tanakh and Talmud are both important religious texts for the Jewish people.
True!
What did Akhenaten try to change that made him an unpopular pharaoh?
Egyptian religion
Zhou kings were given the ___________ of ________ to rule.
Mandate of Heaven
Which mountain range is a northern border for India and a southern border for China?
Himalayas
This river was known to "give life to Egypt" by revitalizing the land and ensuring a good harvest.
The Nile River
Just like other ancient cultures, the Indus valley depended on ______________ to help their crops grow.
river flooding
The Zhou developed a _________ ___________ to separate kings from nobles and peasants and it made their lands easier to control.
Feudal System
Directly north of the Himalayas is the __________ of Tibet.
Khufu's pyramid was known as the "_________ Pyramid" because it was the tallest human-made structure in the world for thousands of years.
True or false: the Indus Valley civilization was an advanced society because they had simple villages with no organization.
False! They had well-planned cities, built tools, and vehicles like the chariot.
The Qin dynasty built this to try to keep invaders from the north out.
The Great Wall of China
The ________ Desert is a northern border of early China.
Gobi