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Geographic Feature
River Valley Civilization
Gov't/Law
Empire
Vocabulary Word
100
This feature helps people travel & trade. It's also good for irrigation.
What is water
100
This river valley civilization is situated between 2 rivers. It is often called "the Fertile Crescent." It has flat plains. It was polytheistic and the style of writing was cuneiform. Hammurabi's Code came from this region.
What is Mesopotamia. (Sumer & Babylon are acceptable answers.)
100
This type of government means the people rule.
What is democracy
100
These 2 Chinese dynasties believed in Confucianism. Their Golden Age led to many inventions such as: civil service exam, calligraphy, gun powder, and block printing.
What are Tang & Song dynasties.
100
This term means bringing water to crops.
What is irrigation.
200
This geographic feature is a piece of land surrounded by water on three sides. Examples include: Italy and India.
What is a peninsula.
200
This river valley civilization is centered around the Nile River. There is a lot of desert surrounding this area. The people were polytheistic, believing their rulers (pharaohs) were 50% human & 50% god. They wrote in hieroglyphics.
What is Egypt.
200
Rome had this type of government in which people vote for representatives.
What is a Republic.
200
This civilization was located on a peninsula with many mountains that divided the land into city-states. They were polytheistic, believing in gods like Zeus, Poseidon, and Athena. They used columns in their architecture and served as home to the philosophers: Socrates, Plato, & Aristotle.
What is ancient Greece.
200
This is the term for the scientist who studies the exchange of goods and services.
What is an economist
300
This geographic feature is a type of weather. It occurs frequently in India. It creates massive flooding.
What is a monsoon.
300
This river valley civilization surrounded the Huang He (Yellow) River. It was isolated by mountains, deserts, jungles, and oceans. The government was ruled by dynasties. They wrote in pictograms and were polytheistic.
What is China.
300
This set of laws was created in Babylon (Mesopotamia). They were the first posted set of laws and were very harsh! A common example is: "an eye for an eye."
What is Hammurabi's Code
300
This empire was best known for their Republican form of government, the 12 Tables, and extensive set of roads. Famous rulers include: Julius Caesar and Augustus. They used aqueducts to move water into the cities and many buildings featured arches and domes.
What is Rome.
300
This term means just enough to survive.
What is subsistence.
400
China & Greece were both affected by mountains. How did mountains affect each of these ancient civilizations?
What is China was isolated & Greece was divided into city-states.
400
This river valley civilization is located on a peninsula, known today as India. They are remembered for their urban planning skills (grid systems like Manhattan.) They were also polytheistic.
What is the Indus River Valley Civilization.
400
This set of laws was used in ancient Rome. One example is: "Innocent until proven guilty."
What is the 12 Tables.
400
This Indian empire experienced a Golden Age during which the concept of zero and the decimal system were invented. The primary religion of this empire was Hinduism, and they used the caste system.
What is Gupta.
400
This word means lover of wisdom.
What is philosopher.
500
These 4 civilizations were the first permanent settlements. They all settled around rivers.
What are Mesopotamia, Egypt, Indus River Valley, & China
500
These 2 rivers run through Mesopotamia.
What is the Tigris & Euphrates Rivers.
500
This set of laws was made in China during the Qin dynasty by Shi Huangdi. It uses many ideas from Confucianism. Most laws are very harsh!
What is Legalism.
500
This man conquered a lot of land, bringing together Greek, Persian, Egyptian, and Indian cultures to form Hellenistic culture.
Who is Alexander the Great.
500
This term refers to a type of map that shows nature-made stuff like elevation and land features.
What is a topographic map.