Civilization began where?
Fertile Crescent
Mesopotamia was located between these two rivers.
Euphrates and Tigris Rivers
Seasonal winds that brought heavy rains and shaped farming in India.
Monsoons
This river was the lifeline of ancient Egypt.
Nile River
What 3 geographical features did China have that isolated it from the rest of the world?
Mountains, deserts, bodies of water (seas)
All ancient civilizations practiced some form of this religion.
Polytheism
Earliest written laws
Hammurabi's Code
The rigid class system in India was known as this
Caste System
This title was given to the rulers of Egypt.
Pharaoh
In China, rulers claimed the right to rule from the gods. This is known as:
Mandate of heaven
Most ancient civilizations had this form of government (3/4)
Theocracy
This Mesopotamian temple was built in the center of cities for worship.
ziggurat
Ancient Indians believed in karma. What does Karma mean in the Hindu religion?
if you perform your dharma (your duty/caste) in this life, you will will be rewarded in your next life (reincarnation) by moving up the caste system.
What evidence do historians have that the Ancient Egyptians believed in the afterlife?
tomb paintings, hieroglyphs decorating/placing objects of value in tombs, mumification process
This Chinese philosophy was put in place to restore order during the Warring States Period
Confucianism
A system that ranks people in a society based on their occupation/power, where some people have more influence or privileges than others is called
Social Hierarchy
What is Mesopotamia today? (country)
Iraq
What is the name of the world's oldest religion that began in Ancient India?
Hinduism
How did one become Pharaoh in Ancient Egypt?
They inherited it
This process of rise, decline, and replacement of the previous ruling family in China is called the:
Dynastic Cycle
What are the 7 characteristics of civilization?
Cities, government, religion, social structure, writing, art, technology
Rather than being one cohesive kingdom, Mesopotamia was divided into separate ___ _____.
city-states
Due to lack of evidence of a formal social hierarchy, historians believe that the Indus Valley was an _______ society.
Egalitarian (equal)
What could women do in Ancient Egypt that most other ancient civilizations would not allow women to do?
Women could own property
Women could own a business
Women could testify in court
Women could get divorced
What governmental system developed during the Zhou dynasty?
Feudalism