Mesopotamia
Ancient Egypt
Indus River Valley
Ancient China
Civilizations
100
This is another name given to the Mesopotamian region because of its good soil.
the Fertile Crescent.
100

The style of writing found on ancient Egyptian artifacts is called this.

Hieroglyphics.

100

This Mountain Range that lies on the northern border of India was a natural barrier for this civilization.

The Himalayas.

100

The trade route created by Ancient China was called...

Silk Road

100

The most important thing needed for a civilization is a...

river

200

This was the largest and most important structure in Mesopotamia.

a ziggurat.

200
People whose job was to write and keep records were called ______.
scribes.
200

The Indus valley used this system to build the cities.

Grid system

200

Some items invented during the ancient Chinese civilization include

silk, coins, measurements, Chinese calendar, tools

200

A form of communication and documentation

Writing

300
These are the names of the two main rivers that flow through Mesopotamia.
the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers.
300

Ancient Egyptians preserve bodies of the dead through mummification, to...

To ensure they went to the afterlife.

300

The Indus River Civilization is the first place to develop this system, which allowed them to portray themselves are hygenic.

Sewage System (plumbing)

300

One of the rivers in China is Huang He (Yellow) River. The other river is called...

Yangtze River

300

True or False: people in civilization came together when they had opposite values and religions. 

False - Shared values & religions were important in forming civilizations. 

400
The process by which Mesopotamians brought water from rivers to their fields is called ________.
irrigation.
400

This quality made the Nile River unique.

It flowed south to north.

400

Where did ritual purification through water take place?

The Great Bath

400

This is the order of the major dynasties. (5)

Xia, Shang, Zhou, Qin, Han

400

Surplus production means having: extra goods or not enough goods?

Extra

500

Hammurabi's Code of Laws was so important because...

It was the first written code of law.

500

According to Egyptian beliefs, what happens when a person's heart is lighter than a feather? If it's heavier?

Lighter: happy afterlife; heavier: fed to a monster.

500

These are the names of the two main cities in tthe Indus River Valley.

Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro

500

Name two major religions in Ancient China. 

Confucianism and Taoism

500

This activity allowed people to form civilization due to creating social groups, jobs, food and trade.

Farming

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