Mesopotamia
What two rivers flow through Mesopotamia?
Tigris and Euphrates
What river flows through Egypt?
The Nile
Along what river did early civilizations in India develop on?
The Indus
Along what rivers did early Chinese civilizations develop?
The Yangtze and Huange He
Who is the father of the Hebrew people?
Abraham
A pyramid-shaped temple dedicated to a Sumerian city’s chief god.
Ziggurat
Title of Egyptian king whom ancient Egyptians believed was a god in human form
Pharoah
Sacred writings about Aryan history and society
Vedas
When a new dynasty took over it was because the old dynasty had lost the
Mandate of Heaven
Hebrew leader who led his people out of Egypt
Moses
The worship of many gods
Polytheism
Egyptian writing made up of 600 signs, pictures, and symbols to represent words and sounds.
Hieroglyphics
Two major cities of the Harappan civilization.
Harappa and Mohenjo Daro
Was built to keep nomadic invaders out.
Great Wall of China
The belief in one God
Monotheism
What was Sumerian writing called?
Cuneiform
What was the process of preparing the dead for the afterlift?
Mummification
divisions of social classes that determined what jobs one could hold and whom a person could marry.
Caste System
A trade route that stretched from China through central Asia to Europe
The Silk Road
Laws given to Moses by God for the Hebrew people to follow.
Ten Commandments
King of Babylon famous for his code of laws
Hammurabi
What three major periods is Egyptian history divided into?
Old Kingdom, Middle Kingdom, and New Kingdom.
What two religions developed in India?
Hinduism and Buddhism.
What dynasty gave China its modern name?
Qin (Chin) Dynasty
Judaism, Christianity, and Islam