Ancient china
What are oracle bones
are animal bones or turtle shells with written characters
What is a delta
An area of sediment
In ancient times there was no country called ______
Greece
What did the Famers of Middle Ages developed
Crop rotation
Around 800 B.C a small settlement called ____ was built by the _____ river
Rome and Tiber
Why did they build dikes
To hold back water
The Nile river is the world's longest river it begins in ------------
East Africa
Less than one quarter of land could be used to grow ____
Crops
During the 1200s and order of monks called ______
Cistercians
Historians do not know how _____ was founded
Rome
What are the Shang Artisans known for
Bronze metalworking
What did the pharaoh relied on
Bureaucracy
What became important trade goods and brought in wealth
Olive oil and wine
In towns ______ could be traded for other goods
Crops
What is a republic
A government in which citizens have the right to vote and elect the officials
How long did the Shang Dynasty last for
600 years
Who was the first pharaoh in the united Egypt
Narmer
Around 1450 B.C what was mysteriously destroyed
Minoan palaces and towns
In the Middle Ages _____________ had shrunk
Trade networks
The _____ Valley was a natural east west route for trade
Tiber
What are the two main rivers of China
The Huang and the Chang
what is a dynasty
A ruling family
The _____ and the _______ shaped the Greek culture
Iliad and the Odyssey
Some places became famous for a specific ___________ product
Manufactured
What is a forum
A open area in a city filled with public buildings temples and markets