Vocab
belief in many gods is known as...
polytheism
Name of the river in Egypt
Nile
How did human beings control water and flooding
Irrigation
On which continent is China located?
Asia
title for Egyptian Kings
Pharaoh
skilled workers who makes things by hand
artisan
name of the two rivers in Mesopotamia
Tigris and Euphrates
name of the symbols used by the Egyptians for writing
Hieroglyphics
On which continent is Egypt located?
Africa
name of land in Mesopotamia where civilizations first formed due to good farm land
The Fertile Crescent
a government made up of a city and the land surrounding it
City State
river settled by the Ancient Chinese
Yellow or Yangtze
animal bones used to ask questions of god in China
Oracle Bones
What are seasonal winds that bring a rainy season to India?
Monsoons
the Egyptians built these to honor rulers who died
Pyramids
a line of rulers from the same family
Dynasty
most important river in India
Indus
how did the Harappans arrange their cities?
Grid System
Which mountain range separates India from China?
Himalaya Mountains
China was ____________ from the outside world because of the many natural barriers surrounding them
Isolated
The Chinese idea that rulers were chosen by god and therefore were powerful
Mandate of Heaven
What is the largest river in South America
Amazon
a law system created by the Sumerians that taught "eye for an eye"
Hammurabi's Code
The mouth of a river where silt deposits leaving the soil fertile.
Delta
social system in which lords pledged loyalty to the king in return for land
feudalism