Mesopotamia was also called the _______________________________ because of its rich soil.
What is Fertile Crescent
100
The ruler, or __________________________ was thought to be a god, many workers worked to build him a pyramid so that he can rule in the afterlife.
What is Pharaoh
100
The _______________________ blow dry air into India during the winter months and bring storms during the summer months.
What is Monsoons
100
The River dynasties in China and Mesopotamia were similar because they_________________________.
What is Were between two rivers
100
What were the names of the temples used by the Sumerians in Mesopotamia?
What is Ziggurat
200
The Tigris and the ________________________________ are the two rivers that surround the Fertile Crescent.
What is Euphrates River
200
_______________________ was the type of government in which rule is based on religious authority.
What is Theocracy
200
The reason it is hard to study the Indus River Valley Civilization is that _________________________.
What is have not deciphered writing
200
The Huang He, or _________________________ had sandy colored silt called loess.
What is Yellow River
200
Which group was known to be constantly at war?
What is China
300
The ____________________________ were a set of 282 unified laws pertaining to family relations, business conduct and crime?
What is Code of Hammurabi
300
The _______________________ were built using stone blocks weighing over 2 ½ tons, reaching 481 ft high, as tombs for the pharaohs.
What is pyramids
300
The fact that the cities were well planned out and organized suggests that ______________________.
What is strong government
300
China had difficulty trading with other groups, due to _________________________.
What is natural barriers caused isolation
300
What were the different chambers in the pyramids?
What is Kings chamber, Queens chamber, subterranean chamber
400
Five characteristics of a civilization are: advanced cities, specialized workers,_______________________, record keeping and improved technology .
What is complex institutions
400
The _______________________ helped archaeologists translate the hieroglyphics to Arabic and Greek.
What is Rosetta Stone
400
The Indus River Valley Civilizations had many children’s toys, this is evidence of _________________________.
What is civilization is prosperous
400
One of the most important things in the Chinese culture was _________________________.
What is Respect and obedience
400
Which group was the first to introduce coins, or money?
What is China
500
One solution to Mesopotamia’s problem of having no natural barriers was to _____________________________.
What is Build walls with mud bricks
500
In order to preserve the body for afterlife, the Egyptians used the process of _______________________ in which they removed organs and wrapped the body in bandages.
What is mummification
500
Using satellite images, scientists found evidence of _________________________ which led to the destruction of Indus River Valley peoples.
What is Earthquake
500
The political system in which nobles or lords are granted use of lands that are legally owned by the king, is called_________________________.
What is feudalism
500
What was the Mandate of Heaven? (China)
What is A just ruler had divine approval, a bad king could lose the mandate and must be removed