Mesopotamia
What country was Mesopotamia located in?
Southwest Asia
Where is India located?
Southern Asia
Where is China located?
East Asia
Where is Egypt located?
Northern Africa
What continent is north of Africa?
Europe
Name the 2 rivers that supported the Mesopotamian river valley
Euphrates, Tigris
Name the 2 rivers that supported the Indus river valley
Indus, Ganges
Name the 2 main rivers in China.
Huang He River (Yellow Rice)
Chang Jiang River (Yangtze)
What river is located in Egypt?
Nile River
What 2 continents did all the river valleys develop?
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Sumerians were ________________. This means they believed in more than one God. When the Israelites arrived they introduced a monotheistic religion called ______________________ .
Polytheistic, Judaism
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Indian farmers rely on ________________ season to water their crops. This refers to strong wind storms.
Monsoon
Name China's 3 major belief systems
Daoism, Confucianism, Buddhism
Egyptian gods were depicted with the bodies of ________________ and the heads of _____________
People, Animals
Which direction would you have to travel to go from the Indus River valley to the Fertile Crescent
Northwest
What is a ziggurat?
Large temple, built to be a place of worship.
What were India's 2 main religions?
Hinduism, Buddhism
Why was the Great Wall built?
To protect China from invasions
Pharoah
Which civilization is located furthest East?
China
What is the fertile crescent & why was it important?
Land surrounding the Tigris and Euphrates River.
Provided rich soil for farming.
The belief that a persons soul is reborn into a new body is called:
Reincarnation
Which achievement helped sailors navigate long distances safety?
Compass
What is one way Egyptians adapted to their environment?
developed irrigation systems to bring water to their crops
What is older, a temple built in 377 AD or a temple built in 377 BC?
377 BC