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The civilizations we have studied all believed in two or more gods. That means they are ________________
Polytheistic
Egyptians buried their rulers in giant ______________.
Pyramids
India was best known for advancements in________________________. (word meaning "the system of pipes, tanks, fittings, and other apparatus required for the water supply")
Plumbing
These two rivers allow the people of Mesopotamia to thrive.
Tigris and Euphrates
The Shang and Zhou are examples of _______________________. Meaning a line of hereditary(family) rulers of a country.
Dynasty
All the civilizations relied on being near ______________ to provide them with fertile soil, a source of water and easier travel and transportation.
Rivers
What was the form of writing in ancient Egypt called ?
Hieroglyphics
Indian civilization was also known as _____________________________ civilization.
Harappan
(Named after its largest city Harappa)
Cuneiform
Chinas biggest export was ___________________ people would travel hundreds of miles on the "______ road" just to get it from China.
Silk & Silk
Why was the ability to create bronze tools and major advancements for ancient societies?
It meant that they had stronger tools and weapons that wouldn't easily break.
The Pharaohs could be best described as ___________-______________.
"God-Kings"
The massive wind and rain storms that flooded India were called_________________________.
Monsoons
Akkadians
when the people of ancient China prayed they felt as if they were talking to who ?
Their ancestors.
How did ancient civilizations like Egypt and India predict when floods and storms were coming ?
They created calendars
Delta
The name for a strict social structure that included multiple Varnas (levels/classes)
Caste system
Sumer was an example of a densely populated area ruled under a large governing body. That would make it a ________-__________.
City-State
If the Dynasty of China was overthrown it was because they lost the ___________ of _________________.
Mandate of Heaven
Name a Natural barrier for protection for one of the four civilizations we studied AND what civilization it protected.
Ra and Osiris were examples of what from ancient Egypt?
Gods
Why have archeologists determined that ancient India was a peaceful society ?
There is little evidence of weapons or violence.
The __________________________ was an established set of laws in which each crime was given a specific punishment. It was made to discourage crime.
Code of Hammurabi
Explain why oracle bones were important to ancient Chinese people.
They would write questions on oracle bones and then a priest would break them interpret what the spirits were telling them from the way the bones broke.