Egypt
The name of the world's longest river...
The Nile
Strong seasonal winds in the subcontinents climate
monsoons
wet and dry season
Name of river earliest dynasty emerged from
Huang He
aka Yellow River
(due to Loess)
What is Mesopotamia Greek for
"between the rivers"
the belief in many gods and goddesses
polytheism
Written language of Ancient Egypt
Hieroglyphics
Two planned and organized cities from Indus Valley
Mohenjo Daro, Haraappa
How dynasties selected their ruler
Mandate of Heaven
Two rivers Mesopotamia lies in between
Tigris and Euphrates
The people in society who knew how to read and write
Scribes
In order to reach the after-life Egyptians believed the body should be properly preserved or...
mummified
name of river and present day location
Indus
Pakistan
Shang
Oracle Bones
First written language and what it was written on
Cuneiform. Clay tablet and stylus
When power is passed down from the mother's family vs father's
matrilineal (mother)
patrilineal (father)
Purpose of Pyramids
Mausoleum to store dead Pharaohs and their families
3 pieces of evidence to support Indus Valley was advanced
Drainage System to dump sewage
Cities on mound for defensive and preventive flooding
long distance trade
large populations in cities with food being able to feed everyone
Great Bath
Name of the dynasty who first used the Mandate of Heaven
Zhou
first written law code
Hammurabis Law Code
Dynasties
Name of chief official to the Pharoah
Vizier
Theory on what happened to Indus Valley
Combination of environmental factors such as climate change, shifting tectonic plates, change in course of rivers
What dynasty unified China after 250 years of warfare and turbulence?
Qin
Name of structures in Sumer built to honor their gods and perform religious rituals
Ziggurats
Ancient Egyptians used this to write on
Papyrus