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What was their system of writing?
What is cuneiform
100
Why is the Nile considered a gift?
What is without the Nile, Egypt would be nothing but desert
100

The oldest known legal system?

What is Hammurabi's Code or The Code of Hammurabi

100

Having multiple Gods

What is polytheism? 

100
Define nomadic
What is constantly moving from one place to another in search of food
200

The area where the first civilization settled is called this

What is the Fertile Crescent? 

200
What did the Egyptians call their kings?
What is Pharaohs
200
What are some characteristics of Hammurabi's Code?
What is strict, harsh, clear, "an eye for an eye"
200

The River where the Chinese River Valley civilization was located

What is the Huang He/ Yellow River
200
Describe the Neolithic Revolution
What is The change when people stopped hunting and gathering and started growing food and domesticating animals
300

Mesopotamia is located between these 2 Rivers

What are the Tigris and Euprhates

300
What type of writing did the Egyptians use?
What is Heiroglyphics
300

This was one of the first recorded written stories

What is The Epic of Gilgamesh

300

This religion still practiced in modern day was influenced by the Indus Valley Civilization

What is Hinduism?

300

A form of government where religion plays a big role and they rule in the name of the Gods

What is a theocracy?

400
Name one of their inventions
What is wheel, arch, plow, sailboat, cuneiform
400
Which "rock" made it possible for us to read Hieroglyphics?
What is the Rosetta Stone
400

The Mesopotamians made a calendar consisting of this

What is 12 months

400

This type of weather where there are big changes in winds leading to a heavy rain season or long dry season are present in India

What are monsoons?

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

What does Mesopotamia mean?

What is "the land between the rivers"

500

The last Queen of Egypt before it became part of the Roman Empire

Who is Cleopatra?

500

This was the name of the Empire that Hammurabi ruled in Mesopotamia

Who are the Babylonians? 

500

The term in China where they believed their leader had the right to rule from the Gods

What is the Mandate of Heaven? 

500

to spread ideas and culture among many different people

What is cultural diffusion