Mesopotamia
What river allowed for the rise of Chinse civilizations?
The Yellow River
What is the belief in multiple gods?
Polytheism
Where did Sumerians go to worship and keep the gods and goddesses happy?
a ziggurat.
What did the Egyptians use to write on and easily carry around?
papyrus
How were Harappan cities built?
with bricks in a grid pattern
The type of government where lords are granted land from the king
Feudalism
The key to unlocking ancient Egyptian text
Rosetta stone
Who created the first empire and what was it called?
Sargon Akkadian Empire
Why and how did ancient Egyptians preserve bodies of the dead?
To ensure they went to the afterlife.
Embalm and mummify
What did the Chinese river people use to rationalize new leaders?
The dynastic cycle
Seasonal winds that impacted India's climate
Monsoons
What is the wedge-shaped writing on stones from Sumerians called?
cuneiform
What king united upper and lower Egypt?
Menes/Narmer
What do we believe caused the decline of Indus civilization?
Natural disasters (earthquakes/floods) or Aryan Invasion
What philosophy did Qin Shi Huangdi use?
Legalism
The marshy land where the Nile river ends and provides fertile soil
delta
What was Hatsheput foreign policy?
To build trade relationships
What two religions began in India?
What was the fertile soil along the yellow river called?
loess
Canopic jars