Geography
The world’s longest river that was central to Egypt
The Nile River
The belief in many gods.
Polytheism
A city with its own government...Mesopotamia’s first civilization was made up of 12 of these.
City-State
Massive monumental tombs build to house the bodies of the pharaohs
Pyramids
The lowest group in India’s society...These people were considered impure and had to do the dirty and unwanted jobs.
The Untouchables
The vast scorching desert that surrounded the Nile
The Red Land
The Egyptians believed a dead person’s spirit needed a body to live in and would need to recognize the body after death, which is why they made ________.
Mummies
The first form of writing created by the Sumerians
Cuneiform
An Egyptian king
What river did they take Harry to bathe in because Hindus believe it has healing powers?
The narrow stretch of land that ran along both sides of the Nile, where the river’s waters and nourishing dark silt allowed plants to grow and people to live
The belief that the soul is eternal and is reborn in different bodies over different life cycles
Reincarnation
He created the first written code of law.
Hammurabi
His tomb was discovered completely intact and made him famous because of all of the treasures inside.
King Tut
Why was Koly abandoned in Vrindavan?
It is where widows go to get taken care of because they can get food and money for chanting all day at the temples.
What two rivers is Mesopotamia in between?
The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
The three most important gods in this religion are Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva.
Hinduism
A huge pyramid-shaped temple and the most important building within a city-state
Ziggurat
Egyptian writing
Hieroglyphics/Hieroglyphs
What is the traditional flower for Hindu weddings and funerals?
Marigolds
The mountain range with the world’s highest mountains that formed the northern border of India and protected them from invaders
The Himalayas
What religion is based on the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama, a prince who lived a life of luxury until he encountered suffering and went on a quest to learn how to end it?
Buddhism
Known as the purple dye people, this group of people were expert ship-builders and traders and spread their culture and alphabet.
The Phoenicians
A great female pharaoh that helped Egypt grow wealthy by expanding trade
Hatshepsut
The rigid system of hierarchy that was hereditary and could never be changed.
The Caste System