Maps
Which civilization is located by letter A on this map?
Egyptians
What river did the Egyptians live off of?
Nile
What river did the Mesopotamians live off of?
Tigris and Euphrates River
What river did the Indus Valley civilization live off of?
Indus River
What river did the Huang He Civilization live off of?
Huang He or Yellow River
Which civilization is located by letter D on this map?
Huang He or Yellow River
What type of writing did the Egyptians use?
Hieroglyphics
Name one major city in Mesopotamia
Baghdad, Babylon, Nippur
What major mountain is found North of the Indus River Valley Civilization?
Himalaya's and Mount Everest
How did the Yellow River get its name?
The silt that came from the river gave it a dirty yellow tint
Which civilization is located by letter B on this map?
Mesopotamia
What was found in Egypt that helped people translate hieroglyphics into something that we can read now?
Rosetta Stone
Were Mesopotamians MONOtheistic or POLYtheistic? And what does that mean?
Polytheistic. They worshipped more than one God.
What is one major city found in the Indus Valley Civilization?
Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro
The Huang He Civilization is found in what modern day country
China
Which civilization is located by letter C on this map?
Who were buried in tombs and pyramids?
What kind of writing did the Mesopotamians use?
Cuneiform
The Indus River Valley Civilization is found in what modern day countries?
Pakistan and India
What word means "many rulers from one family"
Dynasty