Geography
What is the name of a large land mass? (EX. Asia, Africa)
Continent
A fertile region in the Middle East spanning modern Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Palestine, and parts of Turkey and Iran.
Fertile Crescent
This river was the central to Egyptian life.
The Nile
This river was important to early Indian civilization
The Indus
This river is called the Yellow River...
Huang He
Lines that run east to west are called....
Latitude
This writing form used wedge- shaped symbols and was the first form of writing...
Cuneiform
Egyptian rulers were called....
Pharaohs
The sacred text of Hinduism is knows as...
The Vedas
China's early rulers came from this system...
Dynasty
The climate describes what about a place?
The weather
A city with its own government is called..
A City State
What did Egyptians use for paper/ writing
papyrus
This religion was founded by Siddhartha Gautama
Buddhism
Legalism believed in this.
Harsh rules and Strict punishments
A high flat area is known as a...
Plateau
What did Mesopotamian's use to make tools?
Bronze
Egyptians believed in what after death
The Afterlife
Trade in India spread what?
Religion/ Culture/ Ideas
Who was the first emperor of China
Qin Shi Huangdi
A narrow strip of land connecting two areas is called an....
Isthmus
What was the first civilization in Mesopotamia?
Sumer
A government ruled by a Pharaoh is known as...
A monarchy
Aryans brought this system....
The Caste System
Explain the Mandate of Heaven.
is an ancient Chinese belief that a ruler (Emperor) held the divine right to govern, but only as long as they ruled justly and cared for their people. If the ruler became corrupt or incompetent, Heaven would withdraw its approval, leading to disasters, rebellions, and the rise of a new, worthy dynasty.