In what form did Mesopotamian people write in?
cuneiform
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.
What were the major river system/systems?
Huang He and Chang Jiang.
What was their type of government?
Strong Centralized Government
What form of writing did Egyptians use?
Hieroglyphics
How did Mesopotamians get their food sources?
Exclusively farming and grain
What were Egyptians thoughts on the afterlife?
They thought the afterlife was a continuation of your life.
What was made to improve trade?
coined money
What river/rivers was it located by?
Indus River and Ganges River
What were royal and elite Egyptian bodies preserved by?
mummification
What river/rivers flooded Mesopotamia every year?
Tigris and Euphrates
Who ruled the government?
Pharaohs
Who were women expected to obey?
Fathers
Husbands
Sons
what were the natural barriers that protected the civilization?
River, deserts, and mountains
In China were spirits gods?
No
What did Mesopotamian's think of the afterlife?
They thought it was a bad/dark place and lost their status.
What was Egypt surrounded by that acted as barriers?
Deserts.
What was their form of writing?
Ideographic- Symbols
What was effected when monsoons didn't occur?
crops
Were Indus River Valley floods predictable?
NO
Rank the people in the levels of social classes.
Highest class: Kings, landholders, and some priests.
Middle Class: Wealthy Merchants
Lowest Class: Slaves
Who built pyramids?
Peasants.
What were the dynasties?
Xia, Shang, Zhou
What is the one thing that we know about social classes?
That they gave better protection to higher social classes
What were Ugallu's powers?
He protected humans from evil demons