stone age
what are the two major time periods?
Neolithic and Paleolithic
what are the two rivers that this civilization revolved around?
Euphrates and tigris
what did everyday life revolve around?
nile river
they had a _____ system that ran under the city
sewer
how can a dynasty end
they get over thrown or run out of children.
chopper
how long was Mesopotamia inhabited?
12 thousand years
what is their writing called?
hieroglyphics
Very few of these were found showing that this civilization was peaceful
weapons
what did they invent that we use every day to know when to leave class
the clock
what did they use for shelter in the Paleolithic?
mammoth bones and wood
system
what did they use to make paper
papyrus
when did this civilization end
1750 BC
what was the first main dynasty of china
shang
what changed around the world during this time?
climate
what two empires were formed when this empire broke apart?
Assyrian and Babylonian empire
how long did the civilization last?
3000 years
they had a giant pool called what
the great bath
what is the main metal they used in early china
broze
What is one of the biggest advances of the human race during this time?
agricultural revolution
what was the code that was one of the first forms of laws?
Hammurabi's code
who is the Egyptian king of the underworld?
Osiris
what didn't they build
they didn't build temples and other giant monuments
what is mandate of heavan
if they ruler is not being a good ruler then he or she will be over thrown but if they are a good ruler then they will stay in power