Mesopotamia
What river allowed for the rise of Chinse civilizations?
The Yellow River
What is the belief in multiple gods?
Polytheism
Where did Sumerians go to worship and keep the gods and goddesses happy?
a ziggurat.
What did the Egyptians use to write on and easily carry around?
papyrus
How were Indus river civilizations organized?
On a grid
The type of government where lords are granted land from the king
Feudalism
The key to unlocking ancient Egyptian text
Rosetta stone
TRUE OR FALSE:
Sumerians were the first to create a number system?
True
Why and how did ancient Egyptians preserve bodies of the dead?
To ensure they went to the afterlife.
Embalm and mummify
What did the Chinese river people use to rationalize new leaders?
The dynastic cycle
Seasonal winds that impacted India's climate
Monsoons
What is the wedge-shaped writing on stones from Sumerians called?
cuneiform
What king united upper and lower Egypt?
Menes
What do we believe caused the decline of Indus civilization?
Natural disasters (earthquakes/floods)
What is the most important virtue in Chinese culture?
Respect of elders
The marshy land where the Nile river ends and provides fertile soil
delta
What group of people took over Egypt at the end of the new kingdom?
Hyksos
Due to the fact we found very few weapons in the ruins of Indus civilizations we can assume:
They were generally peaceful
What was the fertile soil along the yellow river called?
loess
Canopic jars