Mesopotamia
Ziggurat
The belief that a person's soul is reborn in a different form after death
Reincarnation
A process used in ancient times to create bronze sculptures
bronze casting
A prehistoric period with weapons and tools made of stone, bone, and wood
The Stone Age
A process used to prevent dead bodies from rotting
mummification
What is the name given to the land between the Euphrates and Tigris Rivers?
Fertile Crescent
Seasonal winds that impacted the Indian civilization
Monsoons
oracle bones
Nomads who moved from place to place in search of food
Hunter-gatherers
A complex writing system that uses pictures
Hieroglyphics
A strict and harsh set of laws in ancient Mesopotamia?
Code of Hammurabi
Ancient India made advancements in architecture and __________________
science
Believed to help protect against evil spirits
taotie masks
A person who studies human history and analyzes ancient artifacts
Archaeologist
Where were dead Pharaohs buried?
in the pyramids
The writing system of the Sumerians that used wedge shapes and clay tablets?
Cuneiform
The written language developed by the Aryans
sanskrit
Travelers on the Silk Road stayed safe by traveling ______________________.
The process of taming animals and cultivating plants
domestication
Which group in the ancient Egyptian society was the most educated?
Scribes
Put the following in order from the top of the Sumerian society to the bottom: Commoners, Nobles, Slaves,
Nobles, Commoners, Slaves
The rigid social categories that determine each person's position in Indian society
caste system
A sequence of rulers from the same family
dynasty
What was the name given to the hominid skeleton who was named after a Beatle's song?
Lucy
What was the social hierarchy pyramid of ancient Egypt used to show?
social status and occupation