Sumer
True or False: Sumer was the first civilization ever
True
What were the pyramids used for?
Tombs for pharaohs
Why do we not know very much about early civilization in India?
Their language hasn't been translated
What did the Chinese think about other people who were not Chinese?
What is a city-state?
What did the Sumerians mostly use cuneiform for?
Business transactions
True or False: Egyptians believed the pharaohs were gods or demigods.
True
What were three of the main features of a Harappan city?
Grid streets, sewer system, citadel, granary/warehouse, houses,
True or False: Family was not important in Ancient China.
False
What was the geography of Egypt like?
Surrounded by desert, only green along river, predictable river
What was the Sumerian afterlife like?
Sad and dull
What river flowed through Egypt to make the land farmable?
Nile
Which two rivers flowed through India to make the land farmable?
Indus & Ganges
What is a dynasty?
A series of rulers from the same family
What was the geography of Sumer like?
Surrounded by desert, only green along rivers, unpredictable rivers
Tigris & Euphrates
List at least two of Egypt's religious traditions.
Mummification, polytheistic, weighing heart ceremony, pyramids, burials
We don't know
Which two rivers flowed through China to make the land farmable?
What was the geography of India like?
Surrounded by mountains & deserts, monsoon seasons
List at least two Sumerian inventions.
Wheel, Cuneiform, Sail, Plow, Pottery Wheel, Bronze
What was the paper that the Egyptians made called?
Papyrus
Why did the Harappan civilization not have very many weapons?
They were protected by natural barriers
List at least two of China's religious traditions/beliefs.
What was the geography of China like?
Surrounded by deserts & mountains, heavily forested