Mesopotamia
Egypt
India
China
The River Valleys
100
These rivers flowed through the river valley civilization of Mesopotamia.
What are the Tigris and Euphrates
100
This river flowed through ancient Egypt.
What is the Nile
100
These rivers flowed through ancient India.
What are the Indus and Ganges
100
These rivers flowed through ancient China.
What are the Yellow (Huang He) and Yangtze (Chang Jiang)
100
The worship of many gods and goddesses
What is polytheism
200
This king had a strict code of laws
Who is Hammurabi
200
The continent Egypt is located on
What is Africa
200
A concept from Hinduism that is represented in the caste system, not karma
What is dharma
200
In the Huang He River Valley, many people died and homes were destroyed during flooding but rich ________ was left behind.
What is soil
200
The belief in one god
What is monotheism
300
Protected Mesopotamian farmers from floods
What are irrigation levees
300
Pharaohs were considered this, a reflection of religion and government in Egyptian culture
What is a god
300
A mountain range in the north of India, likely the entry point of the Aryans
What are the Hindu Kush
300
A natural defense of the Huang He River Valley, not mountains
What are deserts
300
The most important feature of all early civilizations
What is a river
400
A result of a surplus of food, not everyone had to farm
What is specialization (of labor)
400
Wild rapids, kept enemies from the south out of Egypt
What are cataracts
400
Strong and centralized in ancient India, reflected in advancements such as indoor plumbing and wells
What is government
400
What merchants dealt with in China and were not respected for
What is money
400
A characteristics of all river valleys (ex. cuneiform, hieroglyphics, sanskrit)
What is written language
500
Priests were high in the social structure because they had direct ___________________ with the gods.
What is communication
500
Pharaohs had their bodies preserved through the mummification process so they could reach this
What is the afterlife
500
In the caste system, priests taught how to unite the soul with this
What is Brahman
500
A type of farming that helped agriculture develop in ancient China
What is terrace
500
This river valley welcomed the floods of its river
What is Egypt
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