Beginnings of Human Society
to study about the past, recorded events is?
History
Belief in one god is called?
Monotheism
Paper made from reeds
Papyrus
Strong seasonal winds
Monsoon
Valuable cloth made only in China
Silk
Passing stories by word of mouth
Oral tradition
A story that explains one's beliefs
myth
Egyptians buried their rulers in these triangular buildings
Pyramid
A large landmass that juts out from a continent
Subcontinent
To protect lands from flood waters
Dike
A time in the past before there was writing
pre-history
A period of time when there is no food and people are starving
Famine
Egyptian ruler
Pharaoh
To focus the mind inward
Meditate
Muddy yellow-brown soil in the Huang River
Loess
A system used to water crops
irrigation
Belief in many gods
Polytheism
A seroes of rulers from the same family
Dynasty
A person who spreads religious beliefs to others
Missionary
Many aspects of life were controlled by this service
Civil
Modern humans and ancestors of us are called?
hominids
Many territories and people governed by one government
Empire
Strong flood or rush of water
Cataracts
A lasting peace sought by Buddhists
Nirvana