Vocabulary Terms Unit 1
Mesopotamia
China
Indus Valley Civilization
Egypt
100

The belief and worship of many Gods 

Polytheistic 

100

The change from hunting and gathering to farming 

Neolithic Revolution 

100
Devine permission from gods to rule over China. Must be a just ruler.
What is Mandate of Heaven
100
Along what river did Indus Valley Civilization develop along
What is Indus Valley River
100
rulers that were believed to be God-Kings
What is Pharoah
200

The spread of ideas, customs, and technology from one people to another 

What is Cultural Diffusion 

200

What rivers did Mesopotamia develop along 

What is Tigris and Euphrates 

200

Name the two rivers Chinese civilizations developed along

What is Huang He river (yellow river) and Yangtze River

200
What caused the decline of the Indus Valley Civilizations
What is Environmental disaster and earthquake
200

What river did Egypt develop along 

Nile River 

300

Wedge-shaped writing of the Ancient Sumerian Civilization (Mesopotamia) 

Cuneiform 

300

First set of written laws 

Hammurabi Codes 

300
The philosophy _____ emphasized personal and governmental morality, correctness of social relationships, justice and sincerity
What is Confucious teaching
300
Name 2 reasons why we believe Indus Valley Civilization was advanced
What is Traded with Mesopotamia, Advanced Cities, Indoor Plumbing, Multi-level homes
300
What are the five features of a civilization?
Advanced cities, written system, complex institution, Technology, social classes
400

Form of picture writing developed by the Ancient Egyptians 

Hieroglyphics 

400
A place of worship stepped pyramid in Mesopotamia
What is Ziggurat
400
What Chinese Dynasty left written records
What is Shang Dynasty
400
What are the seasonal winds called that dominated India's climate
What is monsoons
400
These were elaborate tombs
What is Pyramid
500

The preservation of the dead in Ancient Egypt 

Mummification 

500

Which of the following was a development in the Paleolithic Age 

Fire and stone tools 

500

Name three of four technological advances found in China

What is build roads, canals, coined money, used quality Iron production not matched by Europe until the Middle Ages and I

500
name the two major city-states we have covered in class (found in Indus Valley Civilization)
What is Harappa and Mojen-Daro
500

This ancient discovery helped decipher the Egyptian writing system 

Rosetta Stone 

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