Mesopotamia
Egypt
India
China
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100
What are the two important Rivers in this region?
Tigris and Euphrates
100
God Kings
Pharaohs
100
Seasonal Winds
Monsoons
100
Silt that is very fertile, only found two places in the world.
Loess
100
Two challenges for Mesopotamian people
Flooding, no natural barriers, limited natural resources, drought
200
The region's curved shape and the richness of its land led people to call this region?
Fertile Crescent
200
Rule is based on religious authority.
Theocracy
200
India is sometimes referred to as the
Harappan Culture
200
Priests scratched questions on these for the gods to answer
Oracle Bones
200
Two challenges for the Egyptian people
Flooding, drought, deserts forced them to live on a small area of land
300
A city and the surrounding land it controlled.
City State
300
Resting place for kings/pharaohs of the Old Kingdom
Pyramid
300
India is referred to as this because it is distinct from the rest of Asia.
Subcontinent
300
Pattern of rise, decline, and replacement of dynasties
Dynastic Cycle
300
Two challenges for the Indus people
Unpredictable flooding, wet and dry seasons were unpredictable
400
Series of rulers from a single family.
Dynasty
400
System of writing
Hieroglyphics
400
How do we know these people had a strong government.
Planned cities, grid system, sewage system
400
Political system in which nobles or lords granted the use of their land in exchange for military service.
Feudalism
400
Two challenges the Chinese people had to face
Flooding, early settlers had to supply own goods (isolation), natural barriers did not completely protect them
500
Process in which a new idea or a product spreads from one culture to another.
Cultural Diffusion
500
Invented a better writing surface
Papyrus
500
What two features helped protect the Indus people from invasion.
Tall Mountain Ranges and a Desert.
500
A just ruler had this which meant divine approval
Mandate of Heaven
500
List two reasons why Hammurabi's code placed all over his empire?
So everyone knew what the laws were, no confusion, people in charge couldn't treat people unfairly.
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