Egypt
Egyptians settled along this river
What is the Nile River?
Mesopotamia lies between these two rivers
What are the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers?
A pattern of rise, decline and replacement of dynasties
What is a Dynastic Cycle?
This civilization in India settled along this river
What is the Indus River?
A city and its surrounding lands functioning as an independent political unit.
What is a City-State?
A king of ancient Egypt , considered a god as well as a political and military leader
What is a Pharaoh?
This means Mesopotamia
What is the land between the rivers?
Chin'a fist civilization settled along this river
What is the Huang He (yellow river)?
A large landmass that forms a distinct part of a continent
What is a Subcontinent?
Fine soil carried in the water of rivers
What is Silt?
An ancient Egyptian writing system in which pictures were used to represent ideas and sounds
What are Hieroglyphics?
A crescent shaped region that stretches from the Persian gulf to the Mediterranean sea
What is the Fertile Crescent?
The divine approval thought to be the basis of royal authority
What is the Mandate of Heaven?
A wall of mountains that separates South Asia from the rest of the Continent
What are the Hindu Kush, Karakoram and Himalaya Ranges?
A process of embalming and drying corpses to prevent from decaying
What is Mummification?
Used to make paper-like material for writing
What is Papyrus?
The belief in many gods
What is Polytheism?
Animal bones used by ancient Chinese priest to communicate with the gods
What are Oracle Bones?
Considered the earliest public water tank in history
What is the Great-Bath?
A waterfall or stretch of rapids in a river
What is a Cataract?
A government in which the ruler is viewed as a divine figure
What is a Theocracy?
A ruler of the Babylonian Empire
Who is Hammurabi?
Nobles are granted the use of land that belongs to their king in exchange for their loyalty,military service and protection.
What is Feudalism?
A wind that shifts in direction at certain times of each year
What is a Monsoon?
The spreading of ideas or products from on culture to another
What is Cultural Diffusion?