Vocab
Karma
Good or Bad
Major contribution of the Egyptians
Calendar
Track the flood cycles (seasons)
What are the 2 mountains ranges in India?
Himalayas & Hindu Kush
What are the two main religions in India?
Hinduism & Buddism
What does the term Mesopotamia mean?
Land between two rivers
Reincarnation
belief that a person's soul or consciousness is reborn into a new body after death.
Explain the role of the afterlife
Very Important - Everyday revolved around religion
Pyramids
How does India survive? Think crop production
Monsoons in the summer
What are the two major empires to come out of India?
Gupta Empire
Mauryan Empire
What is a major advancement of the Sumerian people?
Cuneiform Writing
Polytheism
Belief in more than one God
Ramses the Great
Military Might
Statues / Architecture / Monuments
Peace treaty with Hitties
Geographic Features of Egypt
Varies
Nile River
Desert
Which religion played a role in the Mauryan Empire? How?
Buddhism
How did people worship the gods?
Built ziggurats
Prayed daily / Sacrifices / Rituals
Hinduism - 3 Examples
Many Gods
Brahman (Supreme God)
Vedas
Pick a leader of Egypt (not Ramses) and describe their role
Varies
What provide life to the people of Sumer (Mesopotamia) 2 Examples
Tigris & Euphrates River
What are the two main parts to Buddhism?
4 Noble Truths (suffering)
Eightfold Path
What were the 4 empires of Mesopotamia?
Babylonian
Neo Babylon
Assyrian
Akkadian
Buddhism - 3 Examples
Buddha (NO GOD)
4 Noble Truths
Eightfold Path
Nile is consider Egypt's lifeline? Please provide 2 examples why!
Food
Water (crops)
Transportation
Isolation (cataracts)
Name the river in India and how it plays a role in Indian Society
Ganges
Holy Water - Pilgrimage / Death
How is the Gupta Empire is considered a Golden Age?
Provide examples
Architecture
Medicine
Science
How did Mesopotamia impact future civilizations & the world?
Varies