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100
What were the first settlers of this area called? (Fertile Crescent)
Who are the Sumerians
100
Why is the Nile considered a gift?
What is without the Nile, Egypt would be nothing but desert
100
What is the oldest known legal system?
What is Hammurabi's Code or The Code of Hammurabi
100
What important contribution did the Phoenicians give to our world?
What is the first phonetic alphabet
100
Define prehistory
What is the time before writing
200
What was their system of writing?
What is cuneiform
200
What did the Egyptians call their kings?
What is Pharaohs
200
Why were the Babylonians said to have treated their women fairly? (This was unheard of at the time)
What is Babylonian women could own property and engage in business
200

What were the two major cities in the Indus Valley?

Harappa and Mohenjo Daro
200
Define nomadic
What is constantly moving from one place to another in search of food
300
Name one of their inventions
What is wheel, arch, plow, sailboat, cuneiform
300
What type of writing did the Egyptians use?
What is Heiroglyphics
300

What do most of the laws relate to economically in the Code of Hammurabi?

Agriculture

300

What is the river valley in Ancient China?

Huang He
300
Describe the Neolithic Revolution
What is The change when people stopped hunting and gathering and started growing food and domesticating animals
400
What does Mesopotamia mean?
What is "the land between the rivers"
400
Which "rock" made it possible for us to read Hieroglyphics?
What is the Rosetta Stone
400
What are some characteristics of Hammurabi's Code?
What is strict, harsh, clear, "an eye for an eye"
400

Which civilization was known for their trade of goods and cultures along the Mediterranean?

What is the Phoenicians

400
What is an advanced form of human culture that includes writing, living in cities, and are skilled in science and technology AKA: a complex, highly organized social order
What is a civilization
500
Sumer was made up of what?
What is multiple, independent city-states
500

What was the Nile Delta in Ancient Egypt?

Flowed into the Med Sea.

500
What did the Babylonian's work in astrology allow them to discover?
What is they were able to recognize planets and foretell eclipses
500

What is the Mandate of Heaven?

Cycle that determined whether rulers would stay in power or not in Ancient China based on events and the gods pleasure or displeasure

500

Identify three patterns or characteristics that all river valley civilizations share

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