Meopotamia
Nile River Valley
Ancient Chinese Dynasties
Indus River Valley
Terms
100

Massive temples that are in the center of Mesopotamian cities and have several functions

Ziggurats

100

The part of Egypt that is furthest away from the Mediterranean Sea is called

Upper Egypt

100

What are the names of the two rivers in China that are important to their survival?

Yellow and Yangtze

100

Name of the first known city in the Indus River Valley

Harappa

100

This is the term we use to describe the organization of people into tiers based on income/jobs, or etc.

Social hierarchy/stratification

200

The worlds first laws were written down by this guy?

Hammurabi

200

What do we called the rulers of Egypt

Pharoahs

200

People in ancient China wrote important questions on these to get answers about the future

Oracle Bones

200

This group of people who entered modern day India and brought lots of stuff with them?

Aryans

200

This is the term that means the belief in multiple gods and goddesses.

Polytheism

300

Name of the writing system used by Mesopotamians

Cuneiform
300

Writing system used by Egyptians

Hieroglyphics


300

Name of the dynasty that started to shape the China of today

Zhou

300
What is the name of the religion that was brought to ancient India by those herders?
Hinduism
300

This is the term that describes people who move from place to place so that their animals can graze/eat

Pastoralists/Herders

400

What is the name of the rivers that allowed for the Mesopotamian regions to thrive

Tigris and Euphrates Rivers

400

In Egypt, this class of people are missing because the rulers own or are in control of all the land.

Nobles

400

When a ruler in China was doing a crappy job, this was passed to a new ruler after a successful rebellion

Mandate of Heaven

400

The name of the social hierarchy system in ancient India.

The Caste System

400

This is the term that describes all the people who work for a government

Bureaucracy

500

What the name for the land between the rivers

Mesopotamia

500

This is created as a guide for how people should behave in the afterlife.

The Book of the Dead

500

Chinese name for heaven where all the ancestors spirits live

Tian

500

What is the name of the Priests in the caste system?

Brahmins

500

This is the name of Mr. Rowley's puppy

Dug