Mesopotamia
Greek meaning of the word Mesopotamia.
Land between the rivers
Area where most Egyptian settlement took place due to its large amount of fertile land.
Nile River Delta
Two early advanced cities of the Indus Valley laid out in grid-like pattern.
Harrapa & Mohenjo-Daro
Dynasty that created feudalism
Zhou
People who wander from place to place in search of food.
Nomads
The two rivers civilizations were built around in Mesopotamia
Tigris & Euphrates
Pharaoh buried in the Great Pyramid of Giza
Khufu
Main book of Hinduism
the Vedas
Potentially fictional dynasty of Yu the Great
Xia
the taming of animals and plants for human use, such as work or as food
Domestication
"An eye for an eye"
Hammurabi's Code
The boy King
Tutankhamun
Wind storms that bring wet & dry seasons
Monsoons
Divine right to rule
Mandate of Heaven
Occurred around 10,000 b.c.(e.) and signified a shift from the nomadic hunter gatherer Lifestyle to farming and the domestication of animals.
The Neolithic Revolution
First known conqueror in world history
Sargon of Akkad
Fiscally responsible kingdom that put an end to large pyramid building and instead focused on correcting the mistakes of the past
Middle kingdom
Siddhartha Gautama
The Buddha
the estimated economic impact of a loss of life or quality of life, or the cost of injuries
Human cost
Situated in modern Turkey, this city is widely believed to be the first human settlement.
Catal Huyuk
King who allowed peoples he conquered to keep their culture and religion
Cyrus the Great
God of the Nile Flood
Hapi
Hinduism believes that the circle of life is fulfilled when this joins with the brahman
Atman
Ruler of the Qin dynasty who instituted legalism
Shi Huangdi
specialized workers, advanced populations, advanced technology, complex institutions, record keeping
5 Features of Civilization