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Mesopotamia
Egypt
Indus Valley
China
Mixed Bag
100
This is a method for trading goods and services without money.
What is bartering?
100
This is a method for preserving bodies which involves embalming and drying the corpse to prevent it from decaying.
What is mummification?
100
The Indus Valley Civilization is often referred to this term--based upon the many archaeological discoveries made at that site.
What is Harrapan civilization?
100
The yellow silt found in China.
What is loess?
100
The major change in human life caused by the beginning of farming--that is, by people's shift from food gathering to food producing.
What is the Neolithic Revolution?
200
This is a skilled worker who makes goods by hand.
What is an artisan?
200
Egypt was a polytheistic society--that is, they worshipped multiple gods. What is another term for gods or goddesses?
What are deities?
200
Seasonal winds that dominate India's climate
What are monsoons?
200
A series of rulers from one family.
What is a dynasty?
200
This Mesopotamian ruler created the first written set of laws.
Who is Hammurabi?
300
This is made possible by the production of a surplus of food.
What is specialization?
300
These Egyptian god-kings were thought to be almost as splendid and powerful as the gods of the heavens.
What are pharaohs?
300
The sacred literature, which left a picture of Aryan life.
What is the Vedas?
300
A political system in which nobles, or lords, are granted use of lands that legally belong to the king.
What is feudalism?
300
The belief that spirits are present in animals, plants, and other natural objects.
What is animism?
400
Sumerian scribes invented this system of writing.
What is cuneiform?
400
This writing surface was invented by the Egyptians to replace stone and clay tablets.
What is papyrus?
400
This group of people entered the Indian subcontinent and settled in Anatolia.
Who are the Hittites?
400
In Chinese history, the divine approval thought to be the basis of royal authority.
What is the Mandate of Heaven?
400
The good or bad deeds which follow from one reincarnation to another.
What is karma?
500
A pyramid-shaped monument found in Mesopotamia.
What is a ziggurat?
500
This is a government which is based on religious authority.
What is a theocracy?
500
This group of people migrated from the Caucuses and settled in India.
Who are the Aryans?
500
One of the animal bones or tortoise shells used by ancient Chinese to communicate with the gods.
What is an oracle bone?
500
A state of perfect understanding, which is the ultimate goal in Hinduism.
What is moksha?