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Nile River Valley
Mesopotamian River Valley
India
Ancient China
Mystery
100

Where is the Nile river located at?

 Egypt

100
Where is Mesopotamia located at? (Modern-day)
Iraq
100

What was one of the 2 main cities?

Mohenjo-Daro or Harappa

100

What is the word for the Huang He river?

Yellow River

100
What is monotheism?
Belief in one god
200
Embalming and drying the corpse to prevent it from decaying
What is Mummification?
200
What two rivers make up the Mesopotamian civilization?
The Tigris and Euphrates.
200
Mountain range in northeast India and serves as a natural barrier from China
What are the Himalayas?
200

What was built to keep invaders from the north out?

Great Wall of China

200

What was the key to unlocking hieroglyphics?

Rosetta Stone

300
In which direction does the river flow?
South to North
300

What was built to worship the gods?

ziggurats

300

What are seasonal winds?

monsoons

300
A series of rulers from a single family
What is a Dynasty?
300

Belief in more than one god

What is polytheism?

400
__________: Symbols with meaning, came out of Egypt.
What is Hieroglyphics?
400
Writing in Mesopotamia
What is Cuneiform?
400
This made the Indus Valley Civilization unique. This Made them way ahead of their time.
Planned Cities and Sewer Systems
400
The trade routes to the far east
What is the Silk Road?
400

What is an important achievement of Mesopotamia that is still used a lot today?

wheel

500
Resting place after death for Egyptian Pharaohs
What is a Pyramid?
500
282 specific laws dealing with everything that affected the Mesopotamian society.
What is Hammurabi's Code?
500

What is one of the two religions started in Indus?

Hinduism or Buddhism

500

What is an achievement or invention of the Chinese?

paper money, silk, gunpowder, compass

500

What is the fine soil floating in a river called?

silt