Mesopotamia
What were Mesopotamia's main rivers?
Tigris and Euphrates
What's the lifeblood of Egypt?
Nile River
What were the 3 main rivers for India?
Indus River, Ganges River, Brahmaputra River
What were China's two main rivers?
Yellow River and Yangtze River
What sea separates Ancient Greece and Anatolia?
Aegean Sea
What type of religion did Mesopotamia have?
polytheism
What are the spells and prayers to prepare for the afterlife?
The Book of the Dead
What were India's 3 main religions?
Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism
What were their 2 types of writing?
Pictograph and Ideograph
How did the Ancient Greeks honor their gods?
ceremonies, festivals, and the Olympics
What is the oldest story known to man?
Epic of Gilgamesh
Who invented the alphabet and was a trade partner to Egypt?
Phoenicians
What were the priests called in Ancient India?
Brahmins
What connected China to Egypt?
The Silk Road
What kind of democracy did Athens have?
Direct Democracy
Where were the main trading places for Mesopotamia?
Egypt and India
What were the dynasties divided into?
Old Kingdom, Middle Kingdom, New Kingdom
Who did Gupta kings encourage trade with?
China, Southeast Asia, Mesopotamia, and Egypt
Who made up the middle class? (2 types of people)
Artisans and Merchants
Which civilization existed before Ancient Greece?
The Minoans
What were the four empires of Mesopotamia?
Akkadians, Babylonians, Assyrians, and Chaldeans
What did women have more of then in any other civilization?(Be specific)
Rights such as divorce
Which cities used a grid pattern, brick houses included wells and indoor bathrooms?
Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro
What were Ancient China's 3 philosophies?
Confucianism, Daoism, and Legalism
Where did women have more rights in Ancient Greece?
Sparta