Vocabulary
"Neolithic Revolution"
Changed from hunting gathering to farming, food surplus, created new jobs, patriarchy developed.
Monarchies were inherited, forming _____ (rule passed through family lines)
Dynasty, Dynastic rule
Was Egypt a Monarchy or Theocracy
Theocracy
The Indus civilization was located in parts of modern-day
Pakistan and India
Who engineered Canals to help with flooding
Yu the Great
"Judaism"
Monotheistic religion, founded by Abraham, book Torah, Ten commandments, covenant between God and people.
Who used strict laws and the threat of harsh punishment to govern his empire
King Hammerabi
Egyptian monarchs were called
Pharaohs
Indus civilization was advanced in
Urban Planning
What was Chinas first Dynasty
Xia Dynasty
"Hammurabi's Code"
Legal system, set up rules, settled disputes, unequal punishments based on gender and social class.
What was the Mesopotamian writing system developed in the city-state Sumer
Cuneiform
Ancient Egyptians wrote in ____________, a form of pictorial writing that was recorded on stone as well as papyrus paper
hieroglyphics
one of the earliest-known civilizations to structure cities on a
Grid system
Under which Dynasty established Social Statuses in China
Shang Dynasty
"Theocracy"
government that is both political and religious, rulers power comes from God.
The discovery of the _______, the sail, and the plow
Wheel
Egyptians are known for
accurate calendar and mummification
Indus Valley used a standardized system of _____ and ______to trade with merchants
Weights and Measures
Chinese civilizations traded crops and luxury goods using
Copper coins
"Monarchy"
government by King, right to rule passed to children.
The Mesopotamians built religious temples called
Ziggurats
Egyptians built _________ as religious tombs
pyramids
Aryans began migrating to Indus Valley and developed what type of system to distinguish themselves from Indigenous people
Caste System
used to predict the future and help people make decisions
Oracle Bones