Mesopotamia
The rivers that ran through ancient Mesopotamia and modern-day Iraq
Tigris and Euphrates
The river that runs through Egypt and supported the growth of ancient Egypt
The Nile River
The river that ran through ancient India
The Indus River
One of the rivers that flowed through settlements in ancient China
Yellow River or Huang He
fertile land stretching from the Nile river to the Tigris and Euphrates, where some of the earliest civilizations developed
The Fertile Crescent
The writing system of ancient Mesopotamia
Cuneiform
The writing system the ancient Egyptians used
Heiroglyphics
DAILY DOUBLE!!!!!!
Religion that began in ancient India
Hinduism
Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism are all _________ practiced in ancient China
religions
People who moved around regularly in search of food and resources
A place of worship in ancient Mesopotamia
Ziggurat
The process of preserving the body for the afterlife by drying it out and wrapping in linen.
Mummification
City from ancient India remembered for its well designed and organized cities as well as cleanliness with running water and sewage systems.
Mohenjo-Daro
Trading route stretching from Europe to China where goods like porcelain, silk, paper, tea and grain where traded
The Silk Road
Method of controlling the flow of water through channels for farming
Irrigation
When a city acts independently, like a country with its own ruler
A city-state
A collection of spells and prayers made to guide the dead through the afterlife
The Book of the Dead
Writing system used LATER in ancient India
Sanskrit
The Mandate of Heaven
Finely ground soil that is good for growing crops, near rivers
Silt
A set of 282 Laws designed to organize the daily life and consequences in Ancient Mesopotamia, made by the king of Ur
Hammurabi's Code
The god of the underworld in ancient Egyptian mythology
Osiris
Ancient text that outlined the caste system in ancient India
The Sutras
Paper, Printing, Gunpowder and the Compass are referred to as the __ _______ _________ of ancient China
4 Great inventions
What key feature of settled cities led to a regular food supply and in turn population growth?
Agriculture/farming