civilization
Where is the main river where people settled in Mesopotamia
Tigris and Euphrates river.
Whose belief in monotheism spread because of the movement of the ancient hebrews?
Abraham
What three things did the Sumerians exchange for dried fish?
Copper, tin, and timber
A government by divine authority?
Theocracy
What did the Mesopotamians develop for transport?
They developed the wagon wheel
What are the Four Ancient River Civilization
Nile River Valley (Egypt)Indus River Valley, Yellow River ( Huang He) , Mesopotamia
The belief of many gods?
polytheism
What are the Mesopotamians known for in their work?
Woolen textiles, pottery, and metalwork
This was formed for the basic units of Sumerian civilization?
city-states
What number system did the Mesopotamians devise?
They devised a number system based on 60.
Where did China form the civilization?
Yellow(Huang He River)
What Monuments built for gods.
Ziggurats
Rich luxurious fabric created in China
Silk
Who held a great deal of power?
The priests who supervised the temples
What did the Mesopotamian’s develop for art?
glass and lamp making
In North Africa what area was it connected with?
the Nile river
what Concepts developed by the ancient Hebrews?
Only one god called Yahweh, creator of the world and everything.
God ruled the world
Created nature but was not in nature
The stars, moons, rivers, wind and other natural phenomena were not gods, as other ancient peoples believed, but God’s handiwork.
The Covenant, law, and prophets were 3 aspects of the Jewish religious tradition.
What are the Sumerian city-states three major social groups
Nobles, commoners, and slaves
What ruled hand in hand with politics?
Religion
What did the Mesopotamian invent to improve farming?
He invented Water storage, and irrigation.
In order to be a civilization what must a society have?
central government ,cities, division of labor, social levels, trade, advanced farms, use of metal tools, writing system, religious system, language,Calendar
What did the Mesopotamians believe in?
they believe that supernatural forces control the world
What was important in the Mesopotamian economy
farming,trade and industry was important.
Who was in charge of the Mesopotamian temples?
Priests and Priestess
what is ¨Wedge-shaped¨
system of writing