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Ancient Egypt
Ancient China
Indus River Valley
Mesopotamia
Vocabulary
100
The place in which the pharaoh was laid to rest after his death
What is a pyramid
100
Ancient Chinese regarded ____ as the center of all Chinese society
What is family
100
The modern day country of the Indus River Valley
What is India
100
The modern day region in which Mesopotamia was located
What is the Middle East
100
A professional writer
What is a scribe
200
The river along which Ancient Egypt developed
What is the Nile river
200
The 2 rivers for which Ancient China developed along
What is the Yangtze and Huang He Rivers
200
The 2 major rivers of the Indus River Valley
What is Ganges and Indus Rivers
200
The 2 major rivers Mesopotamia lied between
What is Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
200
A plant that was made into paper in Ancient Egypt
What is papyrus
300
The religion of Ancient Egypt consisted of many gods. What is that form of religion called?
What is Polytheism
300
What are the 2 major philosophies/religion developed in Ancient China?
What is Confucianism and Taoism
300
The mountain range that separates India from the rest of Asia
What is the Himalayan Mountains
300
Another name for the region Mesopotamia was located
What is the Fertile Crescent
300
A large region that is a part of a continent but separate from the rest of the continent in some way
What is a subcontinent
400
These are the lower class of Ancient Egypt responsible for food production and paid high taxes
What is peasants
400
The rulers of China all came from the same family. This is called a _____.
What is dynasty
400
These were well planned and often very organized (grid system, plumbing, garbage and sewage)
What is cities of the Indus River Valley
400
Name 2 reasons as to why early civilizations were established along rivers
What is 1) transportation 2) flooding for fertile soil 3) irrigation 4) water for people
400
A public order or announcement that has authority
What is an edict
500
The soil left behind after the flooding of the Nile River
What is silt
500
This allowed dynasties to rule China
What is the Mandate of Heaven
500
The 2 major religions in India today.
What is Hinduism and Buddhism
500
One of the five (5) characteristics of civilization
What is 1) growth of cities 2) Specialized workers 3) complex institutions 4) advanced technology 5) form of writing
500
A seasonal wind (often occurs in India)
What is a monsoon