Mesopotamia
Who were the first people who settled in city states.
Sumerians
This is black land with fertile soil
Kemet
Who were the lowest in the cast system and some considered them outside of society?
The Untouchables
Yellow River, “China’s Sorrow”
Huang He
This separated city-states making them more independent
mountains and seas
What were most people in Mesopotamia?
farmers
spells and prayers to prepare for the afterlife
Book of the Dead
What religion consisted if Siddhartha Gautama founded, 4 noble truths, 8 fold path, nirvana?
Buddhism
What came to China from India along the Silk Road
Buddhism
What two forms of dramas are there?
comedy and tragedy
large, step shaped temple
Ziggurat
writing using pictures and symbols
Hieroglyphics
What where the three main rivers in India?
Indus River, Ganges River, Brahmaputra River
Inventions such as...
compass, metal plow, waterwheel, paper
Sparta, ruled by a small group called a....
Oligarchy
How did their classes work?
kings, priests, artisans, farmers, enslaved people
Dynasties divided into what kind of kingdoms
the Old Kingdom, Middle Kingdom, and New Kingdom
Gupta kings encouraged trade with who?
China, Southeast Asia, Mesopotamia, and Egypt
Zhou emperors believed the _______ __ ________ gave them power.
Mandate of Heaven
This is a market place in the center of a city-state, used for government, trade, education, etc.
Agora
oldest known story, over 4000 years old
Epic of Gilgamesh
Demanded tribute from who
defeated peoples
Ancient India made what along with grid pattern, brick houses included wells.
indoor bathrooms
connected China to Europe
Silk Road
how could you be classified as a citizen?
male, free, land-owners