Egypt
Egypt Hierarchy
Indus River Vocab
Buddhism/Hinduism
100
What were two advantages of Egypt's location?
What are natural barriers and the Nile river?
100
What culture would you have found this painting in?
What is Egypt?
100
What is karma?
What is the accumulation of good and bad deeds in both your current and past lives?
100
How do you get good and bad karma in Hinduism?
What is through your actions in life?
200
What was the original purpose of the pyramids?
What are burial chambers for the Pharaoh?
200
What is a dynasty?
What is a family of rulers that pass down power?
200
What is a theocracy?
What is a government based on religious beliefs?
200
How are the different social levels/hierarchy determined in Hinduism?
What is your job/profession?
300
What is cultural diffusion?
What is the spread of ideas and goods across vast distances to other cultures
300
Which social classes would have worked on the the pyramids and other buildings?
What are farmers and slaves?
300
What is reincarnation?
What is the process of being reborn after you die?
300
What is the concept of Nirvana in Buddhism?
What is Enlightenment (or exiting the cycle of reincarnation)?
400
What are hieroglyphics?
What is the form of writing in Egypt most commonly shown as pictures but with lots of meanings?
400
Which social classes would have advised the Pharaoh on important decisions?
What are Viziers, nobles, and priests?
400
What is a Varna?
What is the different social classes in Hinduism?
400
What are some of the famous achievements/inventions of Harappan civilization?
What are sewers/plumbing, and weights and measurements?
500
What are some things that we have talked about with Egypt that were similar to Mesopotamia?
What are writing, irrigation based on rivers, polytheism, and metalworking?
500
What are some treasures that would have been found inside of the pyramids as well as other tombs?
What are colored wall paintings of life, gold jewelry, mosaics of stained glass?
500
What is Nirvana?
What is Enlightenment; exiting the cycle of reincarnation in Buddhism?
500
What are the 4 Social Classes (Varna) in Aryan society?
What are Brahmin (Priests), Kshatriya (Warriors and Kings/Princes), Vaishya (Merchants and Craftsmen/artisans), and Shudra (laborers and farmers)?