Mesopotamia
Egypt
China
Indus River
Mystery!
100

In what form did Mesopotamian people write in?

cuneiform 

100

What was the gift of the Nile River?

Every July rain and melted snow from the mountains of East Africa caused the Nile to flood the banks. This provided silt. 

100

What were the major river system/systems?

Huang He and Chang Jiang.

100

What was their type of government?

Strong Centralized Government

100

What form of writing did Egyptians use? 

Hieroglyphics

200

How did Mesopotamians get their food sources?

Exclusively farming and grain

200

What were Egyptians thoughts on the afterlife?

They thought the afterlife was a continuation of your life.

200

What was made to improve trade? 

coined money 

200

What river/rivers was it located by?

Indus River and Ganges River

200

What were royal and elite Egyptian bodies preserved by? 

mummification

300

What river/rivers flooded Mesopotamia every year?

Tigris and Euphrates

300

Who ruled the government?

Pharaohs

300

Who were women expected to obey? 

Fathers

Husbands

Sons  


300

what were the natural barriers that protected the civilization?

River, deserts, and mountains 

300

In China were spirits gods?

No 

400

What did Mesopotamian's think of the afterlife?

They thought it was a bad/dark place and lost their status.

400

What was Egypt surrounded by that acted as barriers?

Deserts.

400

What was their form of writing? 

Ideographic- Symbols 

400

What was effected when monsoons didn't occur? 

crops

400

Were Indus River Valley floods predictable?

NO

500

Rank the people in the levels of social classes.

Highest class: Kings, landholders, and some priests.

Middle Class: Wealthy Merchants 

Lowest Class: Slaves

500

Who built pyramids?

Peasants.

500

What were the dynasties? 

Xia, Shang, Zhou

500

What is the one thing that we know about social classes? 

That they gave better protection to higher social classes

500

What were Ugallu's powers? 

He protected humans from evil demons

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