Mesopotamia
The first large city in Mesopotamia
Sumer
The longest river in the world
The Nile River
Large storms that hit the Indus River Valley yearly and spin in the opposite direction of hurricanes
Monsoons
The northern river that allowed Chinese civilization to develop
Yellow River (Huang He River)
The people of the land of rubber
The Olmecs
City famous for its hanging gardens
Babylon
Pictographic writing system reserved for elites and priests
Hieroglyphics
The world's first public water tank
The Great Bath of Mohenjo Daro
Early Chinese dynasty that is (probably) fictional and predated the Shang Dynasty
Wooly camelids domesticated by the Chavin people of Peru
Alpacas
Mesopotamian empire known for their brutality and intolerance
Assyrian Empire
Period of Egyptian history nicknamed the Pyramid Age
The Old Kingdom
City that gives the first people of the Indus River Valley their name
Harappa
Zhou Dynasty
Root vegetable farmed at the top of the Andes mountains
Potatoes
Epic poem that is one of the first examples of literature
The Epic of Gilgamesh
Chariot-riding people who invaded Egypt and ended the Middle Kingdom
The Hyksos
Holy scriptures of the Vedic people that rhythmically rhymed
Vedas
The correct or divine way
The Dao
Ritual murder for religious purposes
Human Sacrifice
The two rivers that allowed civilization to thrive in Mesopotamia
The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
Pharaoh who defeated the Hittites at the the battle of Qadesh, the largest chariot battle in history
Ramses II
Written language of the Vedic people
Sanskrit
The idea that rulers are given permission by heaven to rule and that subjects are allowed to rebel against unjust rulers
The Mandate of Heaven
Ballgame played by Olmecs using the hips
Ulama