Mesopotamia
These Rivers Make up the Mesopotamia River Valley
Tigris and Euphrates
This River was in Egypt
Nile
This was the river for this civilization
Indus
This was the river that ran through China
Yellow
This is the time before writing.
Prehistory
This was the first set of laws formed in the world
Hammurabi's Code
Pharaohs had absolute power in Egypt. Why was this?
Convinced Followers they were gods
This was their form of writing
Sanskrit
This is why the Chinese built the Great Wall
Protection from Mongols
Roads, banks, and dams are an example of this characteristic of a civilization
Public Works
Sumerians developed this form of writing
Cuneiform
This object translated hieroglypics
Rosetta Stone
This civilization developed into what country that exists today
India
This was the reason most early civilizations were near rivers.
Access to water for themselves, crops, and livestock.
All other groups in Mesopotamia were polytheistic except for this group of people
Hebrews
Egypt differed from most civilizations in the ancient world with their views towards women. How were Women's Rights in Egypt?
Relatively equal with men
This is why we don't know much about this civilization.
We cannot translate their form of writing
China believed that when rulers changed it was supported by God. What was this called?
Mandate of Heaven
This is the term for the spread of ideas, customs, and technologies from one person to another.
Cultural Diffusion
What was the goal of Hammurabi's Code?
To set fair laws across all of Mesopotamia; eye for an eye
Egypt was able to focus on building structures such as Pyramids because life was relatively easy. Why was this?
The flooding of the Nile made farming easy
This religion became an influential religion from this region
Hinduism
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What was found in Jarmo that showed they used trade?
Obsidian