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Indus Valley
Huang He
Olmec
Maya
Miscellaneous
100
What is the name of the river the Indus Valley people lived near?
Indus River
100
What kind of ruler was the last Shang King, King Zhouxin?
Mean, ruthless, unfair...etc
100
Who did the Mayan borrow many of their ideas from?
Who are the Olmecs
100
A seasonal wind that brings heavy rain. (We have them during the summer here in Arizona)
What is a monsoon
200
What is the name for a place where grain is stored?
What is a granary
200
Which tribe overthrew the Shang Dynasty?
The Zhou
200
What continent were the Olmecs located?
What is North America
200
Mayan writing were called ____ a picture symbol that represented objects, ideas and sounds.
What is glyphs
200
A large fort-like structure that contained government buildings and palaces.
What is a citadel
300
What are written messages that are stamped into artwork called?
Inscriptions
300
A story handed down from earlier times is called a...
What is a legend.
300
Who borrowed ideas from the Olmec and made them their own?
Who is the Maya
300
Where did the paper for the Mayans come from?
Fig tree bark
300
Which civilization was known as the Mother Civilization of the Americas?
Who are the Olmecs?
400
To keep the villages above the flood level, the people of the Indus Valley built their villages on top of large mounds of
What is mud and stones
400
The system of writing used by the Shang people eventually turned into the writing that ____ uses today.
Who are the Chinese.
400
The Olmec culture are probably best known today for... a ceremonial centers b carvings and artwork c invention of the wheel d a game they played with a rubber ball
b. carvings and artwork
400
The Jaguar god was responsible for?
Rain
400
When buildings are covered by plants and the jungle, it's called
reclaimed
500
Which of these civilizations did the people of the Indus Valley River not trade with? a. Central Asia b. Mesopotamia c. Mesoamerica d. the Persian Gulf
C. Mesoamerica It is in Central and South America, so the Indus Valley people could not get to them to trade because the Pacific Ocean is too large to cross with their boats.
500
The most important evidence of the Shang rule was
What is the writing found carved on animal bones and turtle shells.
500
Olmec culture most likely spread through
What is trade
500
How many days were in the Mayan Calendar?
365 days
500
Which culture had giant 9 foot heads around their cities?
Who are the Olmecs?