Civilizations
What civilization used the Indus River?
The Indus Valley
What is a dry period with little to no rain called?
Drought
What does Paleolithic mean?
Old Stone Age
The Indus Valley civilization was located in which present-day country?
India
What did Egypt call their rulers?
Pharaohs
What civilization used the Tigris and Euphrates river?
Mesopotamia
What is the mix of sand and soil left after floods called?
Silt
What does Mesolithic mean?
Middle Stone age
The Code of Hammurabi is associated with which ancient civilization?
Mesopotamian
What was the name of the guy who made the Code of Hammurabi?
King Hammurabi
What civilization used the Nile river?
Egypt
What is it called when you make a ditch from the river to your farm for water?
Irrigation
What does Neolithic mean?
New Stone Age
Papyrus was primarily used by which ancient civilization?
Egyptian
King Hammurabi was king of what empire?
Babylonian
What civilization used the Yellow River
China
What is the name given to the writing style from Mesopotamia?
Cuneiform
Why is it called prehistory?
It is before written language
"Mandate of Heaven" is a concept from which civilization?
Chinese
Which Civilization used Oracle Bones?
Chinese
What is it called when a city had its own government and grew their own food? (City and surrounding land that makes it own food)
City-States
What form of government is it when religious rulers are in charge of the people?
Theocracy
When did farming begin?
What was the main purpose of the pyramids in Egypt?
Tombs
What civilization do we know the least about?
The Indus civilization