Mesopotamia
Egypt
India/China
Judaism
Hinduism/Buddhism
100
another term for Mesopotamia, refers to the fertility of the area.
What is the Fertile Crescent?
100
This organ is left in the body during mummification.
What is the heart?
100
River Valley Civilization that we know the least about.
What is Ancient India?
100
-Promise from God to Abraham in exchange for Abraham's loyalty.
What is God's covenant?
100
Place of origin for both Hinduism and Buddhism
What is Ancient India?
200
-Ancient Sumerian writing that is also used by the Babylonians, Hittites, Assyrians and Chaldeans.
What is cuneiform?
200
Ancient Egyptian writing that is made of symbols and pictures.
What are hieroglyphics?
200
Two major Indian cities: Harappa and ?
What is Mohenjo Daro?
200
The most sacred text of Judaism
What is the Torah?
200
belief that the atman is released from the body at death and later reborn in another body in this process
What is reincarnation?
300
-This Mesopotamian civilization turned to trade for their livelihood because of their location on the Mediterranean Sea.
What is Phoenicia? (Who are the Phoenicians?)
300
Egyptian Pharaoh who changed the society to worship Aten, the God of the Sun.
Who is Akhenaten?
300
Made up of servants, this is the lowest class in Vedic society
What are sudras?
300
-A collection of law from God, of which the first and most important is "Thou shalt have no other Gods before me."
What are the Ten Commandments?
300
accepting that suffering is part of human life is key according to this
What are the four noble truths?
400
According to this system of law, punishment is based off social status.
What is Hammurabi's Code?
400
This Pharaoh restored Egypt to polytheism after the reign of his father
Who is King Tut?
400
Ancient Indians depended on this to bring seasonal rains to flood rivers and produce fertile valleys.
What are monsoons?
400
-Israel split into two kingdoms over a disagreement as to who should become king after this man.
Who is King Solomon?
400
This branch of Hinduism is created because of a belief that too much emphasis has been put on ritual
What is Jainism?
500
Most brutal and violent of the Mesopotamian city-states.
Who are the Assyrians?
500
Ancient Egyptians would bury possessions with the body to sustain this in the afterlife.
Who is ka?
500
This era resulted from clan rebellion under Zhou rule.
What is the warring states period?
500
First king of Israel.
Who is king Saul?
500
This lifestyle is key to Buddhism. It is the idea of not taking too much or too little for sustainability
What is the middle way?
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