Mesopotamia
What two river helped with farming in Mesopotamia?
Tigris and Euphrates
Fireworks, gunpowder, silk, paper, wheel, flamethrower, etc
Why did the Mayans sacrifice to their gods?
To please their gods, so their gods would take care of them.
The belief in more than one god.
What was the name of the writing system in Mesopotamia?
Cuneiform
What was the Huang He River also called?
The River of Sorrows
Could the Inca civilization of South America adapt to their environment?
yes
Who was the Pharaoh?
The leader of Egypt.
Who's law was an eye for an eye?
Hammurabi's Law
Why was the Huang He called the river of sorrows?
Floods destroyed crops and villages.
What did the Aztec's and Inca's have in common?
A strong central government
What was the most important river for the Egyptian people?
The Nile River
What did Mesopotamia have in common with other civilizations?
How fertile the land was.
The civilization produced and their were important to them.
Silk and ancestors
What did the Mayan's, Inca's, and Aztecs have in common?
Good architecture
What was the real name of the Mayan Ball Game?
Pok-o-tok
Why did people build levees and reservoirs?
To increase agriculture or farming.
Why the Huang He sometimes called the Yellow River?
The flood would wash the mud into the rivers which would cause a yellowish color.
What did the Sumerians, Egyptians, and Mayans have in common?
Irrigation System
Where is one specific place the Mayan Ball Game is located?
Chitz-i-niza Mexico